The Power Trip

star looks — not all groomed and perfect as was Cliff Baxter. Flynn was more edgy — like a roughed-up Ryan Reynolds with a touch of Alex O’Loughlin, the actor who played Steve McGarrett on Hawaii Five- O.

Another time, another place, and she would’ve definitely hit that.

And talking of hitting that…

Mischievously she leaned over to Taye who was busy sunning himself, his black skin soaking up the sunlight. ‘Hey sexy,’ she said in a low seductive whisper. ‘Remember way back when you and I got it on?’

Taye shot up, startled. Oh shit. Where was Ashley? If she even suspected that he and Bianca had done the dirty, she would have his frigging balls for breakfast, even though it had taken place long before he and Ashley were together.

‘You don’t have to worry,’ Bianca crooned. ‘Wifey’s in the hair salon getting all prettied up for you.’

Taye breathed again.

‘We would’ve made incredible babies,’ Bianca mused, having fun playing with him. ‘Can you imagine how gorgeous they would’ve been with our genes?’

‘Jesus, Bianca!’ Taye muttered, totally alarmed. ‘It was years ago, right? Best keep it to yourself, okay?’

‘If you mean would I tell Ashley, of course not,’ Bianca said guilelessly. ‘Although we were both free agents then, so we’ve got nothing to feel guilty about. It wasn’t like we were cheating on anyone.’

‘Who’s guilty?’ Taye said, manning up. ‘The problem is, my wife has a raging jealous streak. She still goes on and on at me about my first girlfriend, way back when I was a twelve-year- old kid!’

Luca surfaced from his nearby lounger, a huge grin on his tanned face. ‘How come you never told me?’ he said, directing his words toward Bianca. ‘Keepin’ secrets, huh?’

‘Oh fuck!’ Taye groaned.

‘My lips are shut tight,’ Luca said, still grinning.

‘They’d better be,’ Taye grumbled.

Bianca stood up and dived into the pool. Revealing other people’s secrets always made her feel so much better.

* * *

What next? Flynn didn’t know and it was driving him crazy. Apart from his brief underwater interlude with Sierra — where talking was obviously not an option — he had no idea where her head was at.

Did she feel the same way as he did?

Had any of those old feelings resurfaced?

Was it even possible to go back?

He didn’t know. It was up to her.

Hammond’s words still reverberated in his head. She never loved you and she never will.

Bullshit.

* * *

Cliff was behaving like a changed man. Lori wasn’t sure what had come over him, although it was definitely something. She’d never known him to be this affectionate and attentive.

Was it because of the Senator’s blatant flirting with her?

Was it because he was on vacation and the pressures of always playing Mister Movie Star were turned off for once?

She didn’t know and she didn’t care, for this was a whole new Cliff Baxter. This was the man she’d fallen in love with.

After the afternoon’s water sports and the under-the-sea spectacular, Cliff had taken her by the hand and suggested they repair to their room.

That was fine with her. She knew what he wanted and was prepared to oblige. But no, getting blown was not what he had in mind. His intent was to please her.

She was shocked and surprised, for making sure she was satisfied was not high on Cliff’s agenda. When it came to bedroom activities, he was always the star.

Today things were different. Today Cliff was heading in a whole other direction.

He started kissing her the moment they entered their room. The kissing was dreamy, and soon led to him removing her bikini top and caressing her breasts, paying special attention to her nipples as his mouth moved downwards.

Lori shivered with the unexpected pleasure of it all, revelling in his touch. After a while she reached down to fondle his crotch. He quickly pushed her hand away. ‘Not yet,’ he said, his voice a husky drawl. ‘Lay down on the bed, baby. I want to look at you.’

She did as he asked, feeling totally turned on.

Cliff stood over her, gazing at her taut body clad in nothing but the bottom half of her bikini. ‘I never get to see you like this,’ he said. ‘You have a really beautiful body.’

Compliments too! This was unbelievable.

Then he bent down and began slowly peeling her bikini bottom off until she was completely naked. Next he rose and stood back, once more admiring her, his eyes taking in every inch.

Lori shivered with the intensity of it all. She’d never felt more exposed and yet filled with so much excitement.

She gazed up at him as his hands settled on her thighs, gently pushing her legs apart. And after that he did something that he’d only ever done to her once before, and that was the first time they’d made love. He actually began performing oral sex on her.

Lori threw her hand across her eyes and writhed across the bed.

‘Keep still,’ he commanded. ‘You know you like it, baby. You know you do.’

Who wouldn’t? Cliff Baxter, star of a million women’s fantasies, was going down on her, his tongue darting in and out of her most private places.

A mind-blowing orgasm was swift. And the moment she reached the pinnacle, he dropped his shorts and moved on top of her, lazily fucking her until she came again.

It was the best time they’d ever had in bed.

Somehow, Lori had a strong suspicion that dumping her was no longer on Cliff’s mind.

Chapter Sixty-Three

Sergei grunted like a soon-to-be-satisfied pig as he screwed his ex-beauty queen girlfriend doggie-style. Ina was getting fat. It didn’t bother him; he got off on squeezing the rolls of flesh gathered around her waist, then digging into her giant ass with his penis which was not as large as he would’ve liked, although who needed a big cock when a man had endless drug money and a certain amount of power?

Ina was adept at providing other girls for sex when he was in the mood, which was a bonus, for his skinny American cunt girlfriend Cookie felt that she was too special to be shared, and Sergei had always been partial to a threesome.

Lately he’d been thinking of cutting Cookie loose. All she ever did was whine, complain about inconsequential shit, and spend his money shopping for ridiculously expensive shoes and bags.

The upside was that she was an American girl who’d once been in a successful movie, therefore showing up with her boosted his ego when he was invited to grand functions in Mexico City. She was the arm-candy to get him noticed.

Over the years Sergei had done ‘favours’ for a lot of important people, including well-placed politicians and high-ranking members of the police force. In return he was invited everywhere. It was a side of his life he enjoyed;