I wanted to be supportive of Melanie. She was so strong. So we would investigate this theory of hers. I just hoped that it didn’t turn out to be nothing. I wanted as much as she did for her to be able to put this behind her.

Melanie’s phone rang. “Do you mind?”

“No, go ahead and take it.”

I left the room for a moment, looking through the kitchen to see what we could whip up for lunch. I was hungry. My freezer was full of frozen meals that my personal chef had made up for me. I pulled out two, not even looking at the labels, and threw them in the microwave to heat up.

I poured two glasses of iced tea and returned to the guest room.

Melanie was just ending her phone call.

“What was that about?” I asked.

“It was Officer Lee. They found the place where I was held.”

My heart stopped. “Yeah?”

“It’s in a rural area, about two hours from here. It’s owned by some corporation. No names of individuals are on record except for the registered agent, an attorney in Grand Junction. His name is Frederick Jolly.”

I couldn’t help a laugh. “Jolly?”

Melanie smiled. “Yeah, I know. Funny name.”

“Have they arrested Dr. Cates?”

“No, they haven’t.”

“Why the hell not?”

“They questioned him, but he has an ironclad alibi. He was with his wife at the hospital pretty much nonstop during the entire time I was gone.”

“That doesn’t mean shit. He could have hired it out.”

“I agree, but they don’t have any probable cause. Plus, he reported the Eldorado as stolen. A couple days before I was taken.”

“That could all be part of the ploy.”

“I know that, and so do the police. They’re putting some detectives on the case.”

“Well, there’s no reason why we can’t question him.”

Melanie shook her head. “Nope. In fact, he’s rented a small townhome in Grand Junction.”

“Then it’s settled. I have a big day around here tomorrow, but we can go to the city on Tuesday. First, we’ll visit this Mr. Jolly and get some information from him, and then we’ll go and see the esteemed Dr. Cates.”

Melanie smiled and took a sip of the iced tea I’d handed to her. “What do we do in the meantime then?”

I smiled. “I’m sure we can think of something, and I think it might begin in my swimming pool. Right after lunch.”

 

Melanie insisted on wearing her bathing suit for our afternoon swim.

“Each time I’ve been in your pool, you promised me we would be alone. And each time, someone has shown up and embarrassed the heck out of me. Not this time.”

I simply smiled at her and humored her by wearing trunks myself. What she didn’t know was that the suit would be long gone thirty seconds after she got into the pool.

The morning with Felicia had me antsy, so I dived in and swam several laps before worrying about divesting Melanie of her suit.

When I finally took a break, she still hadn’t entered the water. She was lying on a chaise longue, her eyes closed. Her suit was an emerald-green one-piece that perfectly matched her eyes. She looked gorgeous, but Melanie had the body for a bikini.

A purple bikini.

Better than that, purple lace lingerie.

I smiled as I walked to her chaise and stood over her, dripping.

She opened her eyes and jerked upward. “What are you doing?”

“Getting you wet.” I grinned. “And then I’m going to get you wet.”

I picked her up from the chair, walked to the pool, and unceremoniously dumped her in.

She bobbed to the surface, laughing. “That’s the second time you’ve done that to me.”

“And it was fun both times, so don’t think I’ll be giving it up any time soon.”

She laughed again. “Did you do your laps?”

“Yup, and now I’m ready for a soak in the hot tub. Join me?”

She pulled herself up on the edge of the pool and then stood. “Sure.”

“But Melanie, first the suit comes off.”

“I don’t know. Every time—”

I stopped her with a kiss. She opened for me instantly, twirling her soft tongue around mine. It had been a while since I’d simply kissed her. Kissed my woman. And I had missed it. I had missed it a lot.

Her nipples hardened under her suit, grazing against my wet chest. My cock grew in my trunks. I needed a fuck—a good old-fashioned fuck in the hot tub with this beautiful woman. I edged her across the concrete toward the tub, still kissing her. When I broke the kiss and inhaled, she sighed against my neck.

Slowly I caressed the straps of her suit over her shoulders until I had exposed her breasts. Her nipples were turgid and beautiful, and I bent to take one between my lips. Hard. Just the way she liked it.

She inhaled sharply. “Jonah…”

“Relax, baby. No one will interrupt us this time. You have my word.” I continued to suck on her hard nub. Such gorgeous nipples. Fuck, she made me hot.

“Jonah… Oh, God.”

“Mmm, your nipples taste good, baby, but I want to taste something else.” I smoothed the suit over her hips until it lay on the hard concrete beneath us. “Spread your legs.”

She did, kicking the suit a few feet away. I knelt between her legs and slithered my tongue over her slick pussy. God, she tasted so sweet. And she was wet. So fucking wet.

“Mmm,” I said against her vulva. “I could eat you forever.”

She moaned above me. “Feels so good…”

I swirled my tongue over her clit, and she jerked. I stood, moving us over to some soft grass. And then I knelt again as she stood above me, and I continued to suck her sweet cunt. I wanted to make her come. I wanted her to gush all over my face. If I could bottle her scent… Take it with me everywhere…

I continued licking her, flicking her clit. She grabbed my head, threading her fingers through my hair, yanking me toward her. She began grinding on my face. My hard cock throbbed between my legs. I longed to thrust it into her, but I wanted her to come all over my face first.

“Oh!” Her pussy throbbed against my mouth. “I’m coming, Jonah. Oh my God!”

I lapped at her, sucking every last drop of cream from that pussy. I couldn’t wait any longer to have her. I pulled her down and laid her on the grass. I quickly pushed my trunks over my hips and plunged inside her.