So I reached down and put my hand on his thigh too. His eyes widened, which told me everything I needed to know about this situation.
‘So what do you do, Jonathan?’ Victor asked, and as Cam opened his mouth to reply, I squeezed his thigh and then slid my hand upwards.
‘Uh!’ Cam jumped in his chair. ‘I . . . I’m . . .’
I was approaching the spot I needed to be in in order to win this round. And fuck it, I was going to. Without a second thought, I trailed my hand higher until I was almost there. I eked out this last part, taking great delight in watching Cam try and explain how he was a crypto trader and how right now it was a bear market.
‘. . . so it would be a great time to invest in bit—’ He coughed as I shamelessly laid my palm across the now very hard cock that was pushing against his pants. ‘Coin!’ He patted his chest again and gave another cough. ‘Sorry, I think maybe I’m coming down with something.’
I applied pressure and his entire body tensed. ‘Comingdown with what, honey?’ I asked, unable to hide my smile as he squirmed.
Now we were even.
But I didn’t tie with people. I won.
‘Oops.’ I deliberately dropped my napkin on the ground and looked at Cam pointedly as I reached under the table to get it. ‘Oh no, it seems to be on your side,’ I said, and then leaned all the way across his lap.
Stiffened wasnotwhat his body did right now. I wasn’t sure what word accurately described his reaction, but with me draped over his lap, wiggling in order to stretch far enough to grab the napkin, he was a goner. I pressed myself against him, and when I pulled back, I made sure that I dragged my entire chest over his cock.
NowI’d won . . .
She thought she’d won, but actually, I had.
And she could tell herself this was all a game, a competition, thatevery single time we touched each other it was just to win, but I knew it wasn’t.
I knew that because when she sat back up, I could see her pulse throbbing in her neck. Could see the moist sheen of sweat beading on her forehead and the soft pink flush that was creeping up her neck. And then there were her eyes. She could try all she liked, but she couldn’t hide the fact that her pupils were bigger now, eyes darker, lids heavier.
And wait . . . did I just see her lips tremble?
I smiled and sat back, crossing my legs and casually draping an arm around her.
‘Did you find what you were looking for down there?’ I asked teasingly.
CHAPTER 34
Back in the villa, I nearly died of relief as the cool breeze from the air con rushed over me. I tossed down the silly little clutch bag I’d been carrying around all night and then did the most important thing, kicked my shoes off.
‘Oh, thank God,’ I moaned at the feeling of instant relief that came as I rid myself of those hell heels. I fell back onto the bed, scrunching my toes open and closed, and for the first time that night actually feeling them.My toes were back!
I lifted my head to look at Cam, who was busy loosening his tie. Little shit, I thought. Thinking he could get me all hot and bothered like that and not suffer any consequences.
‘Well, that was good,’ he said, dropping his tie on the floor. I’d never seen him in a tie before, and I hated to admit it, but he looked hot. He always looked hot; that had never been his problem. ‘Scuba diving with Amber and Victor tomorrow,’ he continued. ‘More time to get close, more time to listen in.’
‘We didn’t really get any useful intel tonight, but I think we achieved what we wanted to do, gain their trust. We did well,’ I added.
‘Yeah,’ he said in a very strange tone, one that made me look back up at him. He was walking towards me now, a predatory look in his eyes. ‘Maybe someone did too well tonight, though.’
‘What do you mean?’ I asked suspiciously.
He was undoing his buttons as he approached, and removed his shirt so quickly I almost didn’t see it come off, like some masterfulsleight of hand. He stopped at the foot of the bed, and that was when I realised what a compromised position I was in, lying flat on my back like this. I sat up quickly.
‘I mean, it seemed to come very naturally to you, didn’t it?’ He looked down at me and smiled. ‘That napkin.’
‘I was just giving you a taste of your own medicine, that’s all.’
‘That’s all?’
‘Yup. Besides, we’re supposed to be a young couple, deeply in love. Who apparently fell in love over an avocado.’
