Pursuit For Lucidity (Crashing Waves) (55 page)

Laura was just as excited as I was about my upcoming surprise weekend ge
taway.  She wanted to hear all about it when I returned to work on Monday.  I was getting excited and a little nervous as well.  I was skeptical that I would receive another strange email from Mark that afternoon, but I didn’t.  I was able to concentrate on work and patiently await five o’clock, so I could change and meet Alex by his car.  Laura wished me a fantastic weekend and gave me a hug before she headed home.  It was time for me to head out soon after and so I did.

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Alex was already dressed in his jeans and his black long sleeve cashmere v-neck sweater.  We almost matched, except my sweater was ivory.  He smiled when he saw me and opened the car door for me.  Stefano had asked us to meet him at his favorite pub.  It was so cold outside, but so warm and cozy inside the pub.  Stefano and Mandy greeted us at the entrance along with Kristen and a few others from the studio.  I hugged Stefano and wished him a happy birthday, as he did to me.  I introduced Stefano and Alex to one another and gave Mandy and Kristen a hug as well.

“
Nice to meet you, Stefano,” Alex greeted warmly, yet a bit conservative.

“
Likewise.  I’ve heard a lot of great things about you from Claire,” Stefano said.  It was funny that he said that as I had only mentioned that Alex was married to Angela and how sad I was to have found that out.  He winked at me when Alex wasn’t looking.  I could see Kristen was getting a very good look at Alex.  When she noticed me looking her way, she smiled and gave me two thumbs up.  When everyone arrived, the hostess escorted all of us to our big booth.

Alex sat very close to me with his hand on my thigh
, as if he didn’t hold onto me, someone would kidnap me.  Stefano and Alex both sat on opposite ends of the booth with us girls on the inside of the booth.  I laughed to myself as I thought they looked like bodyguards.  Keisha, one of the girls from my class asked Alex what he did for a living.

“
I work at the hospital where Claire works,” he replied, briefly.

“
Oh that’s nice.  I didn’t know you two worked together.  What do you do there?” she asked.

“
I work for the environmental services department.  I make sure the toilets and floors are clean after the patients use the restrooms.  I go around dusting and vacuuming the physicians’ offices,” he replied.

I looked around the booth and the reaction on the girls’ faces was priceless.  I began to laugh,
as did Alex.

“
He’s just joking.  He’s a plastic surgeon,” I clarified.

“
Reconstructive surgeon,” Alex corrected.

“
Oh yes, sorry.  He’s a reconstructive plastic surgeon.  If your ear or nose ever falls off, he will put if back together as new,” I said.

“
That was a good one, Alex,” said Stefano, still laughing. Alex’s cell phone rang just then and he excused himself from the table and went outside to take the call.

“
Claire, you didn’t tell me he was a plastic surgeon,” Kristen began.  “Does he have a brother?  Preferably an identical twin brother, please,” she added.

The waitress brought our drinks and appetizers.  The pub had the best appetizers that always filled us up more than the other food they had on the menu.  Alex returned after quite a long c
onversation on his cell phone.

“
Is everything all right?” I asked after he sat down.

“
Yeah, baby.  Everything is fine,” he smiled, putting his arm around me.

Everyone toasted Stefano and I for our birthday.  It was tu
rning out to be a great night.

“
What do you have planned for your birthday tomorrow, Stefano?” I asked.

“
Well, Mandy is taking me wine tasting this weekend,” he replied, putting his arm around Mandy.

“
That’s sweet.  I hope you guys have a blast,” I replied.

“
What about you?  Any plans?” he asked.

I turned and looked at Alex,
“Well, Alex has a surprise weekend getaway planned for us, but I have no idea where we are going,” I replied.

“
You will know soon, baby,” he replied with a grin.

The waitress arrived and handed Alex the check.  Stefano stood up and tried to get it from Alex
, but the waitress said it was all taken care of by Alex.

“
Come on bro, why did you do that?  I was going to cover it, since I invited everyone,” Stefano said.

“
It’s your birthday, Stefano.  It wouldn’t be fair.  You’ll take the next tab,” Alex promised.

“
Thank you, Alex.  You really didn’t have to do that.  It was very generous of you,” Stefano replied, genuinely.

“
Happy birthday,” Alex said.

We all headed outside and said our goodbyes.  We would all see each other at dance class the following Monday and share our weekend stories.  It had turned out to be a good evening with good company.  On our way home Alex took my hand and kissed it.

“That was very sweet of you to pay, Alex.  Did you have a good time?” I asked.

“
Yeah, baby.  I had a great time.  Motorcycle guy is not that bad after all, however, I can tell from the way he looks at you that he does have feelings for you. I trust you, Claire, so I’m not going to make a big deal of it.  Let’s go home and pack.  I’m planning on spending an amazing weekend with you,” he said as he kissed my hand again.

Chapter
21

Alex drove to his house after the pub
, so he could pack his things for our weekend trip.  He watered some plants around the house as they were beginning to dry up, since he hadn’t been there for a few days.  He packed his things in a large suitcase and said I could add my things on top.

“
Just pack your undergarments and toiletries.  We will go shopping and buy new things on our trip.  I think this suitcase is big enough to fill with our new items on our way back,” he said, pointing to the large Louis Vuitton suitcase.

“
Alex, I will just pack what I have at home.  I don’t need new things,” I replied.

“
Just pack the necessary items to get you by for half a day.  We will get you new things, baby,” he repeated.

“
Where are we going anyway?” I asked.

“
You will find out soon enough,” he smiled.

Alex locked up before we headed out.  He walked towards his truck and stated he didn’t want to park his Porsche at the airport for a few days and felt more comfortable leaving his truck there instead.

“Airport?  I thought you were going to tell me where you’re taking me, Alex,” I reminded him.

“
Baby, I told you, you will find out soon enough.  Come on, let’s go to your place, so you can pack your things too,” he said and opened the truck door for me to get in.

On the way to my condo, I couldn’t help but wonder where Alex was taking me.  Could it be to New York?  No, that would be too far of a trip for just two nights.
  I loved surprises, but it was killing me.

“
Are we going tonight or tomorrow?” I asked.

“
Tomorrow,” he replied.

“
What time?” I asked.

“
Our flight is at eleven,” he replied.

When we arrived at my place, I headed upstairs, Alex following me to make sure I only pack my undergarments and toiletries and nothing else
, but what I would wear to the airport in the morning.  I packed everything, leaving out what I would use in the morning.  I wanted to apply makeup and put a few curls in my hair, so I didn’t look hideous wherever he was going to take me.  I dumped the contents of my handbag on the bed and decided I would sort through the items to ensure I did not have anything that I wouldn’t be able to take hand carry on the airplane due to travel safety restrictions.  Alex told me he would take care of the packing while I took a shower.

I took a shower and dried and styled
my hair to make life easier in the morning.  When I returned to the bedroom, Alex was sitting on the bed, reading the email from Mark that I had printed and put in my handbag that morning.

“
What the hell is this, Claire?” he asked with his angry tone.

Oh shit!
I thought, “T-t-that’s an email I received this morning.  I printed it to show you,” I replied.

“
When were you planning on showing it to me?  Next year?” he asked sarcastically.

“
I was going to show you after the weekend was over because I didn’t want it to upset you,” I replied.

“
I’m going to call that son of a bitch,” he said, taking out his cell phone.  I took a hold of his arm and pulled the cell phone away from him.

“
Alex, please don’t call him.  I will talk to him on Monday and confront him.  You’re so angry right now that it’s not a good time.  I don’t want to start off the weekend like this,” I pleaded.

“
Claire, give me the phone.  I’m going to call that prick right now and tell him exactly what’s going to happen to him if he even thinks about sending you another email,” he said.

“
This is exactly why I didn’t want to tell you until Monday, Alex.  I knew you would react this way and I was trying to avoid it.  It’s my birthday weekend.  Just do this one favor for me and let it go until we come back from our trip.  I don’t believe a word in that email anyway, Alex.  I know he’s full of it.  Just let it go for now, please,” I pleaded.

“
Ok, baby.  I’m only doing this for you.  Come Monday, his face is going to look like his ass,” he warned.  Alex put away his phone, but was still angry and would be angry for the remainder of the weekend every time he was reminded of Mark.

“
We will not talk about this at all over the weekend, okay?” I asked.

“
Anything for you, baby.  Do you want to know where we’re going?” he asked, changing the subject.

“
Yes! Please tell me,” I pleaded.

“
Las Vegas,” he replied, waiting for my reaction with his sexy smile.

My eyes lit up.  I hadn’t been to Las Vegas in a few years and was itching to g
o, but didn’t have the chance or the finances.

“
Vegas?  Oh, Alex, I’m so excited.  I can’t wait! You’re the best, you know that?” I said, throwing my arms around his neck and kissing him a hundred times.  I imagined how fun it was going to be to go to Las Vegas with Alex.

“
If I knew you were going to be this excited, I would have told you much sooner,” he grinned.  “I know I’m going to enjoy every single inch of you this weekend,” he added, kissing me passionately.

“
I’m going to have a hard time sleeping tonight, Alex.  Maybe you shouldn’t have told me about Vegas until morning,” I laughed.

“Don’t worry, baby.  I know of a few ways to put you to sleep.  I’m going to take a quick shower, then I’m going to fuck you into tomorrow morning,” he said, casually and headed for the bathroom.  My jaw dropped.

I set the alarm on my cell phone, so I could wake up early enough to put myself together and get to the airport on time.  Alex wasn’t kidding when he said he would take a quick shower.  He came out of the bathroom with his dripping wet dark hair over his bright blue eyes and only a towel wrapped around his waist.  Oh my
,
I thought.  He had the
I always get what I want
look in his eyes as he grabbed my bottom with both hands, pulling me closer to him, kissing me, his tongue pushing against mine.  His body was boiling hot from the steaming hot shower he had just taken.  He made me weak in the knees and left me wondering what was next.

We were on my bed before I knew it with Alex on top of me, his chest pressed against my breasts.  He kissed me softly on my lips before heading down south to my breasts.  His tongue circled around my nipple, his warm breath sending shivers down my spine. 
He moved further down south as his tongue moved in circles between my thighs.  He moved my legs as far apart as they could go, putting me in the splits position, as he continued with his tongue, adding his finger.  I was about to lose control when he added another finger, gently sliding his fingers in and out as he continued in a circular motion with his tongue.  Moments later, he sent me into an intense orgasm where I moaned so loudly I knew my neighbors must have heard.

Alex returned back to my breasts, then my lips, “I want you to taste yourself,” he said as he kissed me with his wet lips, “
because you taste so good, baby,” he said as I felt him entering me, his warm breath on my neck.  He groaned as he pushed himself deeper into me, thrusting his pelvis.  Moments later, he came, groaning like a wild animal and rested his chest on my breasts, unable to move for a while.