***
“Oh my god, that was fun.” Kayla gushed out as they were getting into the car to head back to the hotel. After driving around in the desert dunes for about an hour, they’d stopped to walk around, take pictures and ride on camels. It had been fun. “Thanks for taking me.”
“My pleasure. Now time for some pampering at the spa. You up to it?” Dean asked with a grin.
“Oh yes.” Kayla squealed, making Dean bark with laughter.
“Good. When you finish changing into your robe, come and call me from my room. I have some emails that I have to quickly respond to.”
Kayla did just that. After changing into a large fluffy white robe, she left for Dean’s suite. It wasn’t locked so she simply entered. Dean was behind his iPad hitting away at the keys so she simply wandered around, taking in her surroundings. It was huge and simply elegant. She went up the stairs to check out his abnormally huge bedrooms. But then, it was the presidential suite so it was only to be expected. Hers was the deluxe one-bedroom suite and even that was big.
Dean had explained that he always slept in the presidential suite on his trips to Dubai though it was rather huge for just one person. Only God knew what and who he did in his suite on his trips. A sharp pang of jealousy swirled through Kayla even as she tried to suppress it. What was her problem? She didn’t have any hold on Dean. She had made her choice on that Friday two weeks ago. She, therefore, didn’t have any right to feel jealous of any woman he chose to bring to his bed did she?
“Kay, I’m done.” Dean called from downstairs, startling Kayla.
She went out onto the landing and looked down just in time to see Dean take off his top, revealing his bare sexy hairy abs. Kayla couldn’t control her gasp. If Dean heard her sharp intake of breath, he didn’t acknowledge it. He started unbuckling his jeans whilst climbing the stairs. When he got to Kayla, he took her hand and pulled her into the bedroom.
“Huge huh?” He grinned. “You should test the water bed.” He said, stripping out of his jeans, leaving on his white boxer briefs which did nothing to conceal the large bulge at his groin. Kayla’s breath was coming out fast. Was Dean doing this on purpose? She was a second away from jumping him. She gave a sigh of relief when Dean pulled on his robe. “Go on, jump on it.”
“Rain check…” Kayla said in a voice she barely recognized as her own. “Maybe later.”
“Tell you what, why don’t we have dinner in here? Then we can use their water bed as a trampoline. What do you say?” Dean said with a naughty look.
Kayla promptly dissolved into laughter. “Sounds like a plan. You’re crazy you know that?”
“You should see what my brothers and I could do when we were kids and still do even now. I want to have only daughters when I start making babies. Boys are terrible.” Dean said casually throwing his arms across Kayla’s shoulders and walking out of the suite. Kayla’s heart started beating rapidly all over again. Babies? Dean Broody talking about making babies? She must be hearing wrong.
***
“God, I’m full.” Kayla said with a stretch, feeling all relaxed, thanks to the great massage at the spa earlier. They were in Dean’s suite eating dinner. As usual, the food was great.
“Let’s sit for a while before we start the jumping game,” Dean said with a laugh, moving to sit on the couch in front of the TV with a bottle of Hennessey and two glasses.
Kayla went to sit beside Dean on the couch and took the half-filled glass of Hennessey he offered. She leaned against him and sipped at her drink, watching but not listening to the newscaster on CNN. She felt so much contentment she just wanted to cuddle against Dean. After a while, they moved into the bedroom, lying on their sides facing each other. They talked about themselves, their careers, and generally, about their expectations in life. Dean delighted Kayla with stories about his crazy brothers. Whilst most were hilarious, others were so touching Kayla wished she had gotten the privilege of having siblings.
“My parents kept hoping for a girl. That’s why my mum ended up in the labour ward all those times. I told her the other day that God probably wanted to punish them.” Dean drawled making Kayla burst into laughter.
“You are nuts.”
“They actually named one of my brothers Hilary…well, that was his middle name.” Dean deadpanned. “That’s how bad it was.”
Kayla laughed so hard she started wheezing. Dean dashed to the fridge and brought her a bottle of water.
“Are you okay?” He asked concerned.
“You mean besides the fact that you want to kill me?” Kayla asked trying to catch her breath. “I’m peachy.”
Dean grinned his adorable dimples on full display. Kayla just melted. Without thinking, she drew his head down and touched her lips to his. It was a soft slow kiss full of emotions that were threatening to burst free. They both lost themselves in the kiss.
“Dean…” Kayla breathed against his lips. “I…I…”
“Shh…” Dean placed a finger on her lips. “Just sleep here with me.” He drew her head to lie on his shoulder and held her like he never wanted to let her go.
After a while Dean heard Kayla breathe evenly and knew she was sleeping. What had she been about to say. A repeat of her last speech? She had probably been about to tell him she wanted to go to her own suite. He just wanted to hold her. Come morning, he wouldn’t be surprised if Kayla gave another speech to let him know there was no future for them. But Dean didn’t think he was strong enough to let her go as she obviously wanted. It would be like ripping his heart out Dean thought and promptly gasped.
“Oh fuck!” He was in love with Kayla. No one could tell him otherwise. He just knew it. She had come to mean so much to him he couldn’t see himself with any other woman. Dean heard Kayla whimper in her sleep and immediately loosened his hold on her. He had been unconsciously squeezing her to him. Shit!
Kayla had better get ready because he wasn’t going to take no for an answer. This time, he was fighting for his life. Because without Kayla, he didn’t think his life was worth much.