The Billionaire's Dance(13)

Alex sat on the couch, a few short feet away from Jessica. He knew he  should give her the privacy she wanted but he simply didn't want to  leave the two of them. He liked them being in the room with him. He'd  been giving her some distance and finally decided, enough with the  space. He wanted them to be right next to him and he was going to have  that.         

     



 

He got up and sat down right beside Jessica, so their legs, hips and  shoulders were touching. He then flung his arm over the back of the  couch so her back was pressed up against his chest. He felt her tense at  the close proximity but she kept silent. He said nothing, just  continued to watch the game, although there was no way he could've told  anyone what the score was, or even who was playing. He could only think  of her.

She finished feeding their son and quickly covered up, then transferred  him to her shoulder and began burping him. Jacob's big eyes looked up at  his father sleepily and Alex couldn't resist rubbing his bald head.

"Did you get enough to eat?" Jacob's responses to his father's words  were some coos. Alex chuckled and sat there, enjoying Jessica pressed up  closely to him, as well as their son in her arms. He could definitely  get used to the marriage thing and wouldn't mind having a few more kids  running around in front of him. The thought sobered him. He'd never  pictured himself as the settle down kind of guy but the more time he  spent with Jessica and their son, the more married life appealed to him.

They sat there for a while, Jessica finally allowing herself to enjoy  the two men in her life. She would try to keep her distance but it was  becoming harder with every passing moment. Alex's scent was enveloping  her and she was hard pressed to keep him at an emotional distance. Even  though she'd just slept for four hours, before she knew it she felt her  eyes begin to drift shut. Oh well, she thought, she would just close  them for a few moments and rest.



Jessica woke to find herself wrapped tightly against Alex. His arms were  locked around her and they were lying down, with a cover over them, on  the over-sized couch. "Where's Jacob?" she asked in panic.

"Tina took him a while ago," Alex replied sleepily.

Their faces were inches apart and without another word, he closed the  gap between them and kissed her with all of his pent up need. She  responded without thought. He turned their bodies and was suddenly on  top of her, pressing her down into the couch. His hands were roving over  her, while his mouth worked magic on her body. He broke contact with  her lips and ran his tongue over her throat, causing a moan to escape  her lips.

When his hand ran up from her hip to cup her breast, she throbbed with  pleasure. She wanted him so badly and her body was responding to each  movement he made. He began unbuttoning her blouse and trailing his lips  down her neck, toward her barely covered breasts. She grabbed his head,  pulling him back to her lips. She needed to feel his mouth pressed  against hers.

She pressed her hips into his arousal, making him groan with pleasure.  He fastened his lips back on hers and was close to taking her right  there in the living room where anyone could walk in at any moment. She  finally came to her senses and pushed him away.

"Alex, someone could walk in," she said, panting.

He wanted to ignore her words and continue with the seduction but she  was right. There were too many people in the house and he wanted to take  his time loving his wife without interruption. She would be his again  later that night.

He sat up and she quickly got to her feet. He walked over to the bar and  poured himself a shot of bourbon, downing it in one gulp, then decided  it wasn't enough and decided to take one more. The burning liquid down  his throat did its job and his hormones calmed down somewhat. His desire  was banked down but the flame was still burning. His body wasn't going  to simmer down until he took her again. Finally it wouldn't be in an  elevator a couch. It would be in their bed where he could love her all  night long.

"Would you like a glass of wine?" He finally asked her.

"Yes please but only half a glass. I'm still nursing and can't consume  more than that," she replied. She normally didn't even have that much  but her nerves were frayed.

He poured her a half glass, then walked over to the fireplace to stoke  the flames and add some more wood. He was giving them both the needed  time to breath. They were seriously both ready to explode from the  passion waiting to be ignited fully and then sated.

"We have a few nannies coming in today for interviews," he finally said  after she'd taken a few sips. She immediately tensed up again. "I've  already told you if you don't like any of the candidates we won't hire  them," he added, defensively.

"Fine," she replied and then left the room to check on her son. He was  fine, of course so she had some lunch, then went out to the pool to  enjoy some sun.

About an hour passed before Tina stepped outside. "Mrs. Anderson, you  have a guest in the living room waiting for you," she said.         

     



 

"Thank you Tina. I'll be right in."

Jessica reluctantly dragged herself back inside the house and found Alex  sitting in the living room with a pleasant looking woman. She appeared  to be in her fifties, with eyes that sparkled and had laugh lines around  them. Jessica didn't want to like the woman. She didn't want to admit  the need for a nanny.

"You must be Mrs. Anderson. I'm Julia Scott. I'm hoping to help you take  care of your precious son." The woman stood up and shook Jessica's  hand.

"It's great to meet you, Julia. I'm sure Alex told you I'm still unsure  if I want to hire a nanny." She felt obliged to be fully honest to the  woman.

"I understand it's a scary thing to leave your child in the care of a  stranger. Why don't we just get to know each other a bit and go from  there," the woman replied kindly.

The three of them spoke for a while, then Jacob woke up from his nap.  Jessica fed him before handing him to Julia. Julia had worked for the  same family for fifteen years until all the kids grew up. She was now  looking for a new family. Jessica could find nothing wrong with her and  the thought of someone helping out with the baby was beginning to look  more appealing.

"Your son is very beautiful," Julia said after a little while. Jacob was  sitting on her lap playing with one of his teething rings.

"We sure think so," Alex stated proudly.

"I think all children are a gift and precious of course but Jacob is  very mild mannered. Is this unusual or is he a happy baby for the most  part?" Julia questioned.

"He's an exceptionally good baby. I've heard horror stories of babies  staying up all night and having colic, crying for hours and hours on  end. I've had none of those problems so far with Jacob. He wakes every  few hours, which is normal but he's never had any problems. The only  time he fusses is when he's hungry," Jessica said fondly.

"It wouldn't matter to me either way," Julia said. "If a baby is crying  there's a reason for it. He's either hungry, needs changed, needs some  extra love, or is hurting and trying to tell you about it. One of my  previous kids was very colicky. We would walk the floors for hours on  end. It was just an excuse for me to get to cuddle with him longer," she  remembered fondly.

Jessica could tell she was telling the truth. The woman seemed to have  unending patience, which was definitely a must for a child care  provider. She was shocked to find she did like the woman.

"As much as I hate to leave this precious little one, I will get going  and let you both get back to your day," Julia said and then handed Jacob  back to Jessica.

"We'll discuss things and get back to you within the next couple of  days. I have all your information. We really appreciate you coming by  and spending so much time with us today," Alex said, as he led Julia  from the room.

"Thank you both very much. You have a beautiful family and I would love to be a part of it," Julia replied, then left.

"What do you think?" Alex asked her.

"I think she seemed pretty great. I guess the idea of a nanny wouldn't  be all bad. It was nice to be able to take a nap today," Jessica  conceded. Her face turned a shade of red, as she was picturing the way  she'd woken up from her second nap that afternoon.

Alex's eyes darkened, also remembering the pleasant way they'd awoken. His hands itched to grab her and pull her close.

"I've already run the background check and verified her references. Her  last family couldn't say enough great things about her. The kids all  remain in contact with her and consider her an honorary aunt. They adore  her and the family begged her to stay on with them, even after the kids  had grown but she told them she needed to continue to be a nanny. She  loves young ones far too much to give that up."

"I guess there'd be nothing wrong with trying it out," Jessica conceded.  "Just make sure to tell her we aren't sure if it will be a permanent  situation," she added, not sure if she wanted to commit to a nanny long  term.