“Ah, I should have guessed,” Josh laughed. “You’re a practical Englishwoman on the outside, and a sexy Frenchwoman underneath. It’s been my job to make you more aware of your French side.”
“I’m afraid I have to agree with you,” Ella laughed.
“In fact,” Josh continued, “I think it’s time to return to our suite so we can explore your French ancestry further.”
He signaled the waiter for the check, scribbled their room number on it, and left a large tip in Costa Rican currency. Rising from the table, he offered his arm to Ella and walked her to the elevator.
The suite was dark except for the night lights. Out on the ocean, anchored far offshore, the lights of a cruise ship glittered through the windows.
Josh took Ella in his arms and pulled her close to him. She accepted his kiss gratefully, tasting his tongue as it carelessly wound around hers. His hands caressed the curves of her waist and then descended to the familiar territory of her bottom.
Ella could feel the ache start between her thighs and felt a lurch of wetness as Josh’s hands lifted and kneaded the cheeks of her ass. He kissed her harder, his lips full and insistent. She could feel his hard cock through the fabric of his trousers, digging into her belly.
They had been so busy on their last trip that there had been no time to open the big suitcase, and Ella wondered if Josh would spank her tonight before they had sex.
The thought made her heart pound with excitement. She was hungry for it.
Her hopes were rewarded when Josh led her to an armless chair, sat down, and crooked his finger, beckoning her to bend over his knee.
“You know what to do, Ella,” he said.
She had long ago stopped pretending she didn’t want Josh to spank her. Eagerly, she bent over his knee. She writhed with anticipation as he pulled her knit dress up around her waist and wrapped his big arm around her waist to hold her still while his other hand peeled down her panties.
As Josh laid the first swat across her bare ass, Ella cried out with pain and pleasure. He continued to spank her, striking his palm against her soft flesh, making her writhe and cry out loud. As the spanking continued, Ella’s mind began to drift away, and in that moment, she realized that there was no place in the world she would rather be.
Chapter 2
A few weeks after their return from Costa Rica, Ella’s cell phone rang. When she saw the familiar digits of Josh’s number on the phone’s caller ID, her heart speeded up.
“Ella, I need you to come over to my house this evening.” Josh’s deep voice was familiar and pleasing in her ear. “I’ll send my car to your place to pick you up at seven.”
“Yes, Josh.”
“See you then,” he said and hung up.
Ella wondered what would come next. Josh had been all business over the phone.
She had been under contract to him for three months. With all the travel and overnight stays, she suddenly realized that she had worked off a fair amount of the money that Josh had agreed to pay her under their contract. She had no idea how much was left, which made her smile to herself. In her old life, before Josh, she would have played her role as accountant and figured out the amount down to the last penny.
Now she didn’t care how much money was left on the contract. She was traveling the world with a gorgeous hunk of a man, staying with him in the best hotels, and having absolutely mind-blowing sex with him.
The truth was, Ella was having the time of her life and didn’t want the contract to end.
After showering, Ella looked through her closet and chose the outfit that Josh had given her the night she had signed her contract with him. The white silk blouse and tight black skirt had served her well at a number of occasions, from business to pleasure. Underneath she wore the peach-colored lace bra and attached a pair of sheer nylon stockings to the matching garter belt, but skipped the panties. The familiar black four-inch heels completed the picture.
She put on her coat and went downstairs to wait for Josh’s car. When it arrived, she settled into the back seat, enjoying the silky feeling of the black skirt against her bare ass.
The driver showed her to the dining room, and Ella seated herself to wait.
Josh came in within a few minutes and nodded a greeting. With a flash of disappointment, Ella saw a manila folder in his hand and knew he had been going over their agreement.
“Ella, it’s time for a reckoning of our accounts,” he announced. He seated himself and opened the folder.
“As you recall, you embezzled $99,468 from InterPlus, which we agreed to convert to a 50 percent down payment by me for your services as my personal secretary, with the same amount due upon completion of your contract, plus a $50,000 bonus if you performed your duties well.”