The Seduction of Alex Parker(37)

“He wrapped up early.”

“I see.” He let go of me and went back inside the room. I followed.

“What’s wrong?”

“Nothing. It’s three in the morning. We really should get some sleep.”

I climbed in on my side and Alex climbed in on his. He turned on his side, his eyes staring into mine. His lips softly brushed against mine.

“Get some sleep, Emerson.”

“You too, Parker.” I smiled as I ran my finger over his lips.

He turned on his back and I snuggled tightly against him.

****

Alex

I lay there, holding Emerson as tight as I could. Her leg was wrapped around me and her head lay on my chest. Adam would be home next week, and then, before I knew it, Emerson would leave. The thought of her leaving bothered me more than it should have. We’d grown so close and I had shared parts of my life with her. I didn’t want her to leave California. It had only been two months since I’d first met her, but in some unexplainable way, she had become a huge part of my life in such a short period of time, and I wasn’t ready to let her go. Fuck. I was going to do everything I could to make her stay.

****

I had room service delivered for us since we had barely slept. Emerson had just gotten out of the shower when our breakfast arrived.

“Thank God. I’m starving.” She smiled as she walked past me and smacked my ass.

“Really?”

“Really what?” she asked as she picked up a piece of toast and bit into it.

“You had to smack my ass when you walked by?”

She giggled. “Mhmm, and what a fine ass it is.”

I sighed as I sat down at the table.

“Did you wipe down the table?” she asked.

“Umm. No. Why would I?”

“Have you forgotten that we had sex on this table?”

“Trust me. I haven’t forgotten.” I got up, took my plate, and walked down to the other end of the table. Are you coming?” I raised a brow at her.

She picked up her plate and sat down across from me.

“Your hot ass didn’t touch this area down here, so we’re good.” I smiled.

“Gotcha.” She winked.

“Start thinking about what you want to do after my meeting.”

“I would love to go to the zoo. There’s one only a few miles from here.”

“The zoo? Really?”

“Yes, the zoo. Do you have a problem with the zoo, Parker?”

“No. I haven’t been to the zoo since I was a small child and my nanny took me.”

“Your nanny? Why am I not surprised?” She laughed.

“I’ll have you know that my nanny was one of the best.”

“I’m sure she was. Can I tell you how honored I am, Your Majesty, to be the second person ever to explore the zoo with you.” She took a bow.

I sighed. “Why do you do that?”

The grin on her face widened. “Because I know it pisses you off.”

“Are you trying to raise my blood pressure, Emerson?”

“No,” she spoke with a twisted face. “Don’t forget to take your pill.” She smacked my hand as I reached for the salt shaker.

“A little bit of salt won’t kill me, but a little bit of Emerson just might.” I winked.

“Haha. Very funny, Parker.”

I got up from the table, grabbed my suit coat, and kissed Emerson on the top of her head. “I have to get to my meeting. When I return, we will go to the zoo.”





Chapter 26


Emerson

I finished getting ready, and while I was waiting for Alex to return from his meeting, I poured myself a glass of wine and sat out on the balcony. Leaving Alex was probably going to be the hardest thing I’d ever done, but he’d be okay and so would I. Never stay in one place too long.

I had just stepped inside the room when the door opened and Alex walked in.

“How did your meeting go?”

“It went great. Are you ready?” He asked as he kissed my lips.

“Yes.”

“Great. Just give me a second to go change,” he spoke as he walked into the bedroom.

As we walked through the zoo, Alex had a smile on his face. He was enjoying seeing the animals and I found it to be quite a turn-on.

“OMG! It’s the lemurs. It’s King Julian!” I exclaimed.

“Who?” he asked.

I gave him a perplexed look. “King Julian. You know, from Madagascar?”

He slowly shook his head. “From what?”

“You have never seen Madagascar?” I asked in shock.

“I have no clue what Madagascar or King Julian is.”

I placed my hands on each side of his face. “You have lived a very deprived and boring life, Parker.”

He chuckled and hooked his arm around me.

After a fun day at the zoo, I was feeling pretty tired so I asked Alex if we could have dinner back in our room. Once we made it back, he handed me the room service menu and asked what I wanted while he poured us some wine.

“I want a pizza.”

“Pizza? You don’t want a nice steak, or maybe some fish?”

Climbing on the bed, I shook my head. “Nope. You order that for yourself if you want, but I’m having pizza.”