His Hired Girlfriend (15 page)

“Sorry.”

“About what?”

“All this. You’ve just arrived
and then you have to meet all those people. You need your rest.
Promise tomorrow will be a relaxing day for you.”

“That sounds real good, thank
you,” she replied, closing her eyes, her head sinking deeper into
the cosy duvet. “Do I get to go sightseeing, by the way?” she
murmured so that he could hardly hear.

Jay thought she looked like a
toddler falling asleep before dinner, with her little bottom up in
the air like that. He knew she was about to fall sleep if he didn’t
do something fast. He straightened, and in two long strides, he was
beside her and scooping her up in his arms.

Alex flashed her eyes open.
“Uh? What are you doing?”

“You need to take that lovely
dress off and shower before you sleep, Madam,” he replied and
strode to the bathroom.

Alex wiggled herself in his
arms. “Please put me down, Jay. I’m not so sleepy anymore. I’ll go
and get this dress off and shower now.”

“You sure you don’t want
help?”

Alex nodded,
wondering if he meant carrying her into the bathroom or helping her
undress and then shower.
Whoa!
The very idea brought on a delicious shiver down
her spine.
Good God! Such thoughts in her
mind?

“All right,” Jay reluctantly
put her down.

Alex’s feet landed quietly on
the soft carpet. She blushed as she gazed up at him through her
thick lashes and seeing him grinning down at her. Then she rushed
into the walk-in-wardrobe to find her things, at the same time
telling her heart to stop beating so fast.

“What are you doing?” his voice
vibrated from the door.

“Finding my stuff,” she said,
trying to think what this stuff was that she was looking for. Then
she remembered that it was her PJ’s. Yup, she told herself, her
brain was completely dead tonight.

She found what she wanted and
rushed back to the bedroom. She collided against Jay’s hard body
who was inconveniently standing at the door way. She looked up at
him, telling him to please move his body so that she could pass. He
didn’t get her drift and just stood there, gazing down at her, his
arms folding across his chest.

“Have to go and shower,” she
said.

“Of course,” he replied.

Alex shook her head and simply
squeezed herself between him and the door and rushed toward the
bathroom. “Gosh, what a long day this is,” she muttered.

“Yeah, totally agree,” he said
loudly so that she could hear him.

“Absolutely,” she shouted back.
She was just about to close the door when she poked her head back
out and said, “Night,” with a lovely smile.

Jay grinned. He couldn’t wait
to see her reaction when she realised that they were sharing a room
and a bed.

A moment later he heard the
shower going and knew she must be having a good time. He wondered
why she didn’t make a bath for herself instead. It was kind of
therapeutic after all. That was what Britney had told him at dinner
anyway.

Oh yeah she had definitely
emphasised that point very clearly to him – that she really loved
to take long, warm bath, especially with romantic music and soft
candlelight. And she loved to drink champagne while she relaxed in
the bath.

He wondered if he should
mention to Alex that taking warm bath was therapeutic – especially
when she was tired.

As he went about retrieving his
pyjamas, he whistled to himself. Back in the bedroom, he poured
himself a glass of red wine and proceeded to drink slowly, enjoying
the sweet, aromatic flavour.

Then he saw her coming back
out, her dark hair wet down her back, her face fresh and clean and
her eyes sparkling. He knew she didn’t have her contact lenses on
because she was squinting her eyes as she went about the room,
trying to get her vision to focus. Not to mention that the only
thing she had on to cover herself was a thin towel.

Shit!

Jay swallowed the wine in his
mouth loudly.

“Oh, you’re still here?” she
said, her face going quite red.

Jay didn’t know how to reply to
that. This was his bedroom after all and was he supposed to sleep
in the kitchen when bed time came?

He swallowed his now empty
mouth, still staring at her.

“I forgot my night cream,” she
said and then rushed into the wardrobe, her face flaming red.

Jay watched her little bottom
as she ran, his mind reeling with ungodly thoughts.

Shit!

The next second she rushed back
out, her lips clamping and her eyes downcast as she raced into the
bathroom.

Jay took another mouthful of
his wine and then placed the glasses down on the table. He waited.
Then a full ten minutes later she reappeared, fully dressed in her
very decent PJ’s. It was light pink with little pictures of tweedy
bird everywhere. He thought she looked really cute.

“So, umm, aren’t you going to
go to your own room?” she asked stupidly. “Oh, right. You want to
make sure I feel comfortable first. Ok then. I’m comfortable, and
my head doesn’t ache at all despite the fact that my eyes are
really, really sore. Happy?”

“Yeah, I supposed. Just make
yourself at home,” he said and strolled into the bathroom.

Alex cocked her head to one
side, wondering why he had just entered her bathroom. Maybe he was
busting and thought he couldn’t get to the toilet at the corridor
or the one in his own room in time. She shrugged her shoulders and
jumped on the bed. She giggled and made herself comfortable.

Sitting cross-legged and with
the huge LCD TV on, she began to stroke her long, wet hair. When
five minutes later he still hadn’t come out she wondered if he was
all right in there. She was about to go and knock when she heard
the shower going.

“Huh?” She scratched her head
and began to doubt that it was only peeing that he needed. Why
would he want to shower in her bathroom anyway? But of course she
couldn’t very well go and knock on the door and tell him to get out
since this was, after all, his house and not hers.

She continued to stroke the
strands of her hair and watch TV when finally ten minutes later he
came back out, dressed in nothing but a small white towel wrapped
about his waist.

Holy Mother of God!

Alex nearly flipped and her
mouth nearly dropped down to her lap – if that was possible. God
help her, why did Jay have to present himself to her in such a way?
She couldn’t help herself and so she just stared at the handsome
man. She loved his toned muscles and not to mention the droplets of
water on his tan, smooth skin. He looked like some really hot model
in an advertising poster, maybe for a perfume or something, half
naked. She was pretty sure all the women would be drooling if they
saw him right now.

Alex suddenly
wanted to purr like a cat and leap on him.
Holy Smoke!
She wanted to leap on
him and kiss him silly. Well, until she was silly. No wait! She was
silly right now for thinking of such things. Her inside shuddered
with a longing excitement.
‘Ah! Stop it,
Alex! Stop it!’

Jay winked at her and then
stroked his fingers through his short hair.

Alex’s heart
nearly jumped out of her chest.
‘Calm
down, Alex. Just calm down, you stupid girl!’
She cleared her throat and said, “Why did you shower in
there?”

“Because I was stuffy and
needed a good shower. I feel much better now, thank you.” He ended
his reply with a smile and then strolled into the walk-in wardrobe.
At the door he paused and said, “Forgot.” He returned to the bed,
picked up his PJ, and then began to pull on the T-shirt.

Alex just stared at him,
wondering if he had just gone mad. “Why are you getting dress in
here?”

Jay popped his head out of the
shirt and said, “Because I brought my clothes here.”

“Right.”

When he put his hands to his
waist and was about to pull the towel, Alex screamed. “Don’t!
Please don’t.”

Jay laughed. “Sorry.” After
grabbing for his trousers, he went into bathroom.

Alex placed her palm on the
left side of her chest. She could feel her heart pumping hard and
fast. “It’s okay now, Alex, calm down. He’s going to go to his room
when he’s out,” she whispered to herself. “He’s just being a very
nice host,” she murmured. “Too nice for my liking.”

She laid down and stared up at
the chandelier, taking in deep, slow breaths. “When he’s gone I’ll
be able to sleep until morning in this wonderful bed. Hehe.” With
that wonderful thought in mind, she began to roll about like a
puppy in a mud puddle, smiling.

“I see you’re real comfortable
there.”

Her rolling came to a complete
stop. She saw that he was fully dressed now –very decently too. She
smirked at him and said, “I love the bed.”

Jay came around and sat on the
side of the bed. “I do, too.” Then he got in between the
sheets.

Alex shoved
herself back –
shock
. “What are you still doing here?” She couldn’t help herself.
She knew it was rude to ask him that.

Jay raised his brows. Then he
laughed, loud and clear.

“Hey, what’s so funny?”

Once he had managed to stop his
laughter, he said, “This is my bedroom. Where do you suppose I go
to sleep? The dining room? The long dining table as my bed? It’s a
bit hard, but I suppose...”

Alex gasped. “Your
bedroom?”

He nodded.

“But I thought—”

“You thought what?”

“That it’s my bedroom.”

“Actually, yes this is your
bedroom, too.”

“No, what I mean is...”

“What do you mean?” He looked
at her curiously, folding his arms across his chest.

Alex hesitantly said, “I
thought we have separate rooms.”

Jay shook his head in the
negative. He reached out his hand for her. “Come here, missy.”

“Why?”

“Come here,” he said,
signalling with his hand.

Alex reluctantly came to sit
beside him on the bed. Jay wrapped his arm around her shoulders.
“We are supposed to be a couple. We are in a very serious
relationship. A relationship so serious that we are in actual fact
telling everyone here that we are going to get engaged and then
married and then have children together very soon.”

“Yeah?”

“So since our relationship is
so serious, what do you think people would say if we sleep in
separate rooms?”

Alex understood then and she
nodded her head. “Oh, you’re right.”

“Are we cool?”

“Yeah.” She nodded her
head.

Jay smiled and then laid back.
Alex watched as he made himself comfortable.

“Well, aren’t you getting in?”
he asked.

“Yeah, sure,” she responded,
her heart beating outrageously fast in her chest.

“Come on, let me help you.”
That said he pulled the duvet back for her and patting the spot
beside him. When she still hesitantly and uncomfortably look at him
as though he was an ogre ready to devour her, he shook his head and
grabbed her by the arm.

His action was so fast that
Alex had no time to respond. She was in his arms and her face
merely inches from his. She could feel his warm breath against her
skin. She gazed into his blue eyes, lost in their wonderful
depth.

He smirked at her and then
tucked her in beside him. He even had one arm under her head.
“Comfortable?” he whispered into her ear.

Alex managed to nod.

“Good.” Then he proceeded to
make himself comfortable again and snuggled even closer to her.
“Good night, Alex.”

She nodded, wondering how in
the world she came to be here – sleeping in Jay’s arms. Only he was
gay so he probably treated her like she was his brother or sister
or best friend and didn’t think anything of it.

Of course he felt nothing
whatsoever toward her. That was the reason why he was so
comfortable with her. But God damn it! She was not comfortable with
him. Honest to God, she really did try to make her heart slow its
furious beating, but it wouldn’t listen to her. In fact it was
doing the exact opposite, speeding up and getting louder like an
old, rusty machine. Not that her heart was old and rusty, of
course.

Oh man, why
did he have to be so warm and cosy and manly and ah...
‘Stop thinking of naughty thoughts, Alex. Stop
it!’

“Jay?” she squeaked.

“Hum?”

“I don’t feel comfortable.”

Jayden opened his eyes. “Why
not? Am I squishing you?”

“Well, kind of,” she lied.

“Oh, sorry.” He moved away from
her, just a bit. “Better now?”

“Well, no.”

“A bit more then?” he
asked.

“Yes please.”

Jay moved a bit more to the
left.

“Maybe a little bit more?” she
suggested, indicating with her hand like she was shooing him
away.

Jay did her bidding. Then
finally he asked her, “Is this good?”

Alex turned her head to one
side and then smiled. “Yes, that’s good.”

Jay nodded, a half smile on his
face. He turned slightly and glanced behind him. He saw that the
floor was not far off. His back was half in the air and half on the
bed. He wondered how he would be able to sleep like that all
night.

Alex saw his dilemma and
sighed. “Sorry, Jay. I’m not used to sharing a bed with a stranger,
you know.”

Jay sat up and put his feet on
the floor. “So I’m still a stranger to you, eh?” Then he grabbed
his pillow.

“Oh no. Now you’re upset with
me. Jay, I’m real sorry.”

Jay smiled at her. “Don’t be,
Alex. I understand.”

“No you don’t. What I mean is
I’ve never shared a bed with anyone before. I’ve always slept
alone.”

“I know, Alex. I understand,”
he said, walking away from the bed.