“Ughhh, it’s too bright. And too loud,” Mia said. Her head was throbbing from all the alcohol. She sat up slowly, and opened her eyes to a massive buffet on a tray table next to her. There were scrambled eggs, fresh orange juice, and big, fluffy pancakes.
“I hope you like it,” Xander said, looking uncharacteristically nervous.
“Of course I like it!” Mia said. “This is the perfect hangover cure. That’s very sweet of you, Xander. Thank you.”
“I went and talked to the chef downstairs and asked him to make you the perfect Sunday morning breakfast. He’s done some of the food for Will Golden events in the past. He’s really very good.”
“Wait,” Mia said. “How are you not in a hungover!? How did you have the energy to get up and talk to the chef? I don’t think we even fell asleep until after two last night.”
“Well, you were too drunk to realize, but I was drinking water in between the wine and the shots. I assumed you were doing the same, but clearly I was wrong.”
“It’s been a long time since I’ve been that drunk. Clearly, my partying skills are a little rusty.”
Xander laughed at her, though not unkindly. “Come on, eat your breakfast and get dressed. I have another surprise for you this afternoon.”
Mia was starting to wonder if she should go through with Lillian’s plan. Sure, Xander had done some horrible things, but he also seemed like he was incredibly lonely and sad, and she didn’t want to make that worse. Plus, he was treating her like a princess and she couldn’t remember the last time any man had done that for her.
Xander’s surprise turned out to be that he actually owned a small island off the coast of Southampton. They walked over to a pier from the hotel, where Xander had chartered a boat to take them over to see it.
“I wasn’t even going to show you this originally, because I think it kind of makes me seem like a pompous asshole. But my family’s owned this island for generations. My great-grandfather built a little beach house over here almost a hundred years ago, and the land’s just been passed down through the family. It’s my favorite place in the world,” he said.
The boat ride took about twenty minutes, and if the breakfast hadn’t cured Mia’s hangover, this certainly did. The wind blew through Mia’s hair and hit her in the face, making her feel strangely alive in a way that was rare for her. They got off the boat and found themselves on a small beach surrounded by trees. There was a path up off of the beach that lead to a small, but charming little house.
“Come inside,” Xander said. “I want to show you around.”
The house was just as inviting on the inside as it was on the outside. There was a cute little living room with cozy couches and family photos hanging on the wall. Directly across from that, there was a small kitchen with pale yellow tiling. There was a small spiral staircase that led directly above them to a second floor.
“Come on,” Xander said, taking Mia’s hand, and gently leading her up the stairs. “I want to show you the bedroom.”
They sat down on a large bed in a room with sloping ceilings and floral decor. “So,” Xander said. “Last night was pretty incredible.”
“I had a lot of fun,” Mia said. “But I’m not sure it was the best idea. I mean, you’re my boss. I feel like that’s probably breaking some sort of rule.” Better to break it off now, she thought, than make the situation any more complicated than it needs to be.
But then, Xander grabbed her waist and pulled her towards him.
“How could this be wrong? This feels more right to me than anything I’ve done in a long time,” he murmured, sweetly.
He kissed her, more softly, romantically, than he had before. And Mia decided to stop resisting. She started to kiss him back, and let her hand traveled on his firm muscles. Both of them grinned as she stopped on the bulging piece in between his thigh.
“See how it wants you?” Xander uttered in a very alluring way. Immediately, he pinned her to the wall as he peeled off her clothes. “Please, let me touch you now, Sarah. I want you to make love to me without the alcohol’s influence,” he pleaded.
“O-okay,” she breathed weakly, and soon enough, Alexander’s skillful hand was wandering all over her body again.
“Crazy, isn’t it? I don’t know what you’ve done to me. You are completely bewitching me, Sarah,” he said, and bit her earlobe softly. This sends a strange sensation to her. Suddenly, she wanted to please him.
Cautiously, Mia maneuvered him, and pressed him on the wall instead. She got on her knees, and pulled down his shorts. Alexander gazed at her in anticipation as she grasped her sized. Then, she sheeted her teeth with her lips and put him in her mouth.