The Billionaire(13)

Although I'd promised myself not to make complete love to her until she  was older, I knew it was unrealistic to think that I could lie next to  her every night and not touch her. I knew there was going to be a lot of  touching for the next three months.





That night she slept on my chest, her legs snuggled between mine, and  me, the guy who couldn't stand cuddling slept like a fucking baby with  her sweet weight on top of me.

The next morning we were more relaxed with each other. I let her  browbeat me into eating breakfast, at least if was just fresh fruit with  muesli and fresh squeezed orange juice.

She seemed more in her element here, puttering around my kitchen in her  school uniform, the little band around her head making her look even  younger. I almost felt like a perv, especially when I trapped her  between my body and the island and ate at her cherry flavored lips.

"I can't wait to make love to you."

I felt her whole frame shiver at my whispered words, good, maybe I'll  keep her primed between now and her birthday. By the time I actually get  inside her she would be stoked for it.

"Gideon, don't say stuff like that." She was red as a cherry, her face  hot to the touch when I kissed her cheek but she had a little shy smile  as she tried to hide from me.

I needed to get her off to school. I still hadn't listened to the tapes  yet and I wanted to get that done today, then there was a lot to do to  prepare for our future.                       
       
           



       





Chapter 10



I took her to school on my way to work, and didn't that sound fucking  insane? I'm the twenty-six year old head of a Fortune Five Hundred  company and my girlfriend is a twelfth grader, for fuck's sake. What if I  hadn't seen her that day? Or the wind hadn't been blowing in just that  way that made her play in her hair the way she had that caught my eye? I  shudder to think what might've become of my beautiful girl then. No  matter what I'll never regret having her in my life.

Sanders had been right though, there were some who would scoff at the  disparity in our relationship, and some could kiss my ass. I answer to  no one, which meant no one had any say in what the fuck I do with my  life. The only people who mattered were my family and I had no doubt  they'd love my girl. Mom especially would want to mother here, which was  fine by me she could use all the love and attention she could stand.  But first they'd have to stand in line because it was going to be a  while before I felt like sharing my treasure with anyone else.

"Do you get out early again today baby?" We'd pulled up to the school  and some of the kids were checking out the limo but couldn't see beyond  the tinted glass. I'd decided against asking her about friends at school  because I was pretty sure she had none but … "Does anyone here bother you  Blossom?"

"No I pretty much always just kept to myself. I think some of them  thinks I'm weird but no one has ever been mean or anything. And no I'm  not getting our early. Will you still be able to come get me? I can find  my way back I think, it doesn't seem that far."

"Don't be silly of course I'll cone get you." I kissed her cute little nose as the driver came around to let her out.

"I don't want to take you away from anything if you're busy … "

"Hey, I'll never be too busy for you ever okay." That got me a smile and a quick kiss, which only left me wanting.

"I'll see you later sweetheart have a good day." She climbed out after  assuring me she would and I watched her walk into the building. As soon  as she was out of sight and the car was pulling out into traffic my mind  went to what laid ahead. All the planning and moving things around to  make sure she had a smooth transition. The first order of business would  be to clear my schedule for her upcoming vacation. Maybe tonight after  dinner I'd have her pick out a place that she'd like to visit. Or maybe  we'd take the yacht out onto the Mediterranean for the whole summer,  whatever she wanted.

" Good morning Sandy hold all my calls until farther notice and I'm out  to anyone but family or the school." I'd already let those who needed to  know that she was to be put through to me no matter what if for some  reason she couldn't get me on her phone. I'd bought her a new one and  programmed all my numbers into it but I wasn't taking any chances. Until  I'd dealt with her father once and for all everyone was on high fucking  alert. "Yes sir."





I went into my office and set up the tape recorder schooling myself for  whatever fuckery I was about to walk into. Nothing could've prepared me  for the shit that was about to unfold.

I sat in stone cold silence as I listened to Cliff Sanders and Keith  Starks discuss how they were going to get Ashley back. As they argued  the merits of going up against me, compared to the money they stood to  lose from the sale of a human being, I felt my gorge rise. To hear him  speak of her as though she were nothing made the blood in my veins boil.  I wanted his blood in my throat in that moment, had he been standing  before me he would be dead.

After I'd thrown up what little contents I had in my stomach I started planning.

I made copies of the tapes, I couldn't stomach any more for now that was  enough for me for today. Especially after hearing him go after her when  he found the things I had bought her. The things he'd said to her, the  names he'd called her, no man should ever speak to his child like that  and especially not one who didn't deserve it.

I couldn't think about that right now though, I had things to do. I had to combat whatever play they were going to make.

I called up my pilot and had him fuel up the jet, then made some last  minute phone calls canceling some very important and highly lucrative  meetings for the next few days. Too bad, they could wait or they could  go elsewhere, this was more important, she was more important.

I checked my watch as I placed the recordings in my safe, another hour before she had lunch.

I went to the house to pick up a few things and debated calling my mom  but decided to put that off for now. She'd understand I had no doubt.                       
       
           



       





When I pulled up to the school she we just coming out the door. Since  I'd warned her not to go to her tree alone she was headed to a bench  closer to the school.

I got out and walked to the edge of the little grassy area where she sat  surrounded by her peers, though she sat off to the side by herself.

I watched her for a while as she took her lunch out and put her headphones in her ears.

With my hands stuffed in my pockets I made my way towards her.

She saw me coming or sensed me and looked up with a smile as she rose from her seat.

"Hello Blossom."

"Hi, what're you doing here?" She made as if to hug me but then remembered where we were as we felt the curious eyes on us.

"I need you to get your things, did you have tests today?"

"Yeah but we're done, why what's wrong?" She started wringing her hands fear already palpable in her eyes.

"Is it my dad, is he coming to get me?" She looked around like a hunted  animal and I wanted to howl. I bit down on my anger and focused on her  and what I had to do.

"No sweetheart, no one's going to take you away from me, I just need you to come with me okay."

"You promise?" She bit her lip. How could I not touch her? I didn't want  to scandalize the student body so I settled for caressing her cheek.

"I promise, now go get your stuff and do what you need to do in order to leave, do you need me to go to the office?"

"No that's okay, I can do it I'll be back before you know it."

She skipped away, once more reminding me just how young she was. I hope I  was doing the right thing if not I would be screwing up both our lives.

She was back in less than fifteen minutes, taking my elbow as we headed  back to the car. At least she didn't look so scared anymore.

"So where're we going?"

"I'll explain everything as soon as we're in the air."

"In the air, we're flying somewhere?"

She got so excited she grabbed my arm. I knew she'd never flown anywhere  before, today was going to be a lot of firsts for my little Blossom.

I kept the conversation light as we travelled to the airfield, which was  easy because Blossom jabbered the whole way with excitement. The  strength of my feelings for her were very evident to me in that moment  as she took me out of my brewing inner rage with her innocent joy in  something that I so often took for granted.

It's just one of the ways that she gets to me. That first day seeing her  across the way, all I saw was her beauty of form. I had no idea she  would turn out to be this magnificent creature that would wrap herself  around my heart and pull me into her sweetness.