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Chapter 15 

-A Dream locked in a Reality

Kara is slowly waking up but her eyes are tightly closed she doesn’t want to open them.  She’s getting to the good parts of her dream. 

My body is going insane, raging with desire for him.  His touch is intoxicating my senses.  I’m writhing against him he groans when I nip his earlobe.  His tongue trails a path from my throat to my collarbone, licking in broad soft strokes.  He kisses every spot he licks.  The slow sweet exploration he conducts of my body is causing such a buildup. I’m arching forward, his head is now between my thighs.  I'm panting and moaning I'm almost there, I don’t think I can take anymore.  He's so good. His tongue makes me feel such exquisite pleasure.   

Kara is breathing heavy.  She doesn’t realize she is whimpering and moaning with anticipation in her sleep.  He takes his time with her, she likes how it makes her feel.  He savors every lick, every kiss and seductive caress.  Her dream feels so real.  Her hands slide across his body feeling her way around his solid muscles. Caressing his chest she moves down his torso, she slides her hand lower until she feels something that’s very hard.    

She is almost lying on top of Braylin.  There’s moisture between her legs. Her body writhes against his hard muscular supposed to be sleeping presence.  As she nuzzles her face against his chest her ears pick up the increased rhythm of his beating heart.  It causes her eyes to pop open waking her up to what’s real.  She gazes cautiously at her surroundings.   

Her legs are entangled with his.  Her hand is buried inside his boxers.  What she’s got a firm grip on definitely doesn’t feel like a banana.  It’s bigger, longer and much, much harder.  It moves when she shifts her hand, instinctively she closes her hand over his girth unable to help herself, she likes the feel of him in her palm.  His hand slides between her legs cupping her.  He holds it there.  Just the feel of him touching her so sensually has her aroused.  He doesn’t move his hand any further but she’s sure he will feel how sexually aroused she is if he wakes up.  Now fully awake she wonders how did they end up in such an intimate position?   

Oh no, please, she silently prays she didn't.  She closes her eyes tight as if it will make it all go away.  He still doesn’t move.  She doesn’t know if he is awake, he’s not giving any indication.  What does she do, she can’t see his face her hair is a wild mess spread out all over her head and splayed across his muscled chest. 

He lets out a sleepy sigh or is it a moan, his arms shift locking around her like a vice.  Her hand is caught in his boxers and he’s keeping it that way.  His arm is lying over hers the way they are positioned with her engulfed in them she can’t get away without waking him up. He can't find her like this it's going to be embarrassing,he will never let her forget it.

She looks down at the bulge in the covers.  He’s probably awake but pretending to be asleep.  What if he's pretending ? She has to know.  Gripping his member between her hands, she caresses and massages it.  She tweaks the tip between her fingers. His legs move, his hand disappears from touching her so intimately to grip the sheets.   

His heart beat increases again, she hears his breathing get heavier.  A little moan escapes him, he’s unable to contain it.  He’s definitely awake and enjoying this. 

Kara opens her hand letting it slide down and around until she gets a caressing hold on his twins of manhood.  His moans get harder to contain, he's fully aroused.  His arms shift around her, his hands grip her butt cheeks squeezing them.  She smiles to herself then licks his right pec following it up with a few little kisses just before she starts to squeeze tighter and tighter causing him to yelp in pain as she holds on. 

“Ow…ow….let go, let go.”   He yells.  Her arm is freed, she slides her hand out of his boxers only to use it to slap him around the breast area she just thoroughly kissed. 

“Shit, he rolls over hiding his face in the pillow then looks up at her with a mischievious quirk while holding himself protectively. 

“Damn you Kara.  Sometimes you just got to go with your instincts.”  He says through gritted teeth. Grabbing another pillow he puts it behind his head.  He has the gall to look smug. 

“Goddamn you Braylin.”  She sits up in the bed to stare at him.  “That wasn’t instinct, I was dreaming you asshole.”  She picks up another pillow hitting him with it. 

He grabs the pillow while she’s still holding it to keep her from hitting him again.  “Yeah, you were dreaming about me.  Why dream when you can have the real thing.”  He winks at her. 

She smugly smirks back at him.  “You don’t know that.  I admit I was dreaming but how do you know it was about you?”  There’s a twinkle in her eye.  It feels good to get her revenge on him but just like that his face changes.  His dimples disappear, the suggestive playfulness he exhibited minutes ago no longer exist.  He hides his emotions from her.  Throwing the covers off of him he gets out of the bed with his hard on still evident he doesn’t seem to care that she can see it or is staring at it. 

“You better be ready or I’m dragging you out of this house anyway you’re dressed at ten o’clock.”  He is definitely annoyed with her.  Walking away from her into his bathroom he doesn’t give her a backward look.  After a few seconds she hears the water from his shower.  She’s been summarily dismissed by him again. 

Damn him.  Kara looks around for a clock but doesn’t see one on his nightstand.  Crawling out of the bed she picks up his cellphone to look at the time.  Elise Neal’s name is the first thing that flashes at her.  She’s left four messages for him the last one was sent just after midnight.  

“What kind of grown woman calls a man after mid-night?  One looking for a hook-up that’s the kind.”  She mumbles to herself frowning.  She doesn't like it.  This woman is trouble.

 She also notices there are two messages from someone named Det. Ronan Farrow.  She wonders what those are about. 

She’s not trying to pry but she is curious.  She doesn’t want to get caught reading his phone messages.  She looks at the time it’s eight-fifty.  She lays the phone back down from the spot she picked it up. 

Hurrying to the bedroom door she turns around taking another look around the room her gaze stops at the partially open bathroom door.  She can see his partial naked body in the shower.  His back is to her, she takes a few steps forward to get a better view.  He. Is. Gorgeous.  She can’t stand Elise but she understands why she called him.  After all wasn’t she just having a wet dream about him while lying in his arms?  She could have had the real thing just like he sad.  Where would they go from there?  She can’t sleep with him, he only wants her so he can take her land away from her.   

Realizing the time she doesn’t have the luxury of standing there lusting after his body.  Hurrying from Braylin’s bedroom to her own, she doesn’t see Anzio coming up the stairs carrying a steaming cup of coffee in her haste to get away. 

The elevator doors open he walks out ahead of her, she is left staring at his back. He didn’t talk to her on the drive over to his job.   She steps out of the elevator into a room filled with his staff.  The room is huge full of cubicles of people coming and going.  Some pass them by saying good morning, others stop what they are doing to stare at them as they walk down the pathway.  Kara catches the snotty looks of a couple of women standing near a copy machine.  There’s a glare on the face of a woman coming out of an office door marked Conference Room D. 

Looking ahead of her, she notices Braylin has stopped walking.  He’s staring at her with exasperation.  His frown deepens when she doesn’t move, perturbed he opens his palms holding them out to his sides in a “what are you doing” type gesture.  She purses her lips feeling rankled and embarrassed in front of the people watching their interaction.  Walking faster she is even with him before he starts walking again.   

The two women at the printer snicker and roll their eyes as they walk pass them.  He turns down a hallway then makes another turn she feels like they have been walking forever, they pass another set of elevators.  This side has only a couple of receptionist desks.  Why didn’t he bring her up this way?  There are no cubicles of people staring at them, there’s just a few doors spread far apart.  It’s the executive side entrance. 

She gets continually irritated as she figures it out.  Why did he do that?  He just paraded her through the staff side of his office on purpose.  They walk pass an empty desk.  There’s a glass partition and door in front of them.  Written on the door is Braylin Hurst, CEO.  He opens it waiting for her to enter ahead of him.  She steps through feeling the eyes of a familiar face looking at her.  It’s the woman she held the conference room door open for that night she and Braylin argued outside his building. 

“Good morning Mr. Hurst, Ms. Santino.  You’re brother and his wife are waiting for you in your office sir.  Would you like coffee and bagels this morning? 

“No, that won’t be necessary Jennifer.  Have the coffee set up in the conference room.  Kara and Michelle won’t be staying with us.  Are Mr. Gilles and Mr. Spector here yet?” 

“Yes sir, they are waiting in the main conference room for you.  Lester is with them.  Your brother Aaron says he is on his way.” 

“Fine Jen, make them comfortable.  Cameron and I will be there in a few minutes.” 

“Yes sir.”  She smiles at Kara.  Kara smiles back waving at her as they make their entrance into Braylin’s office. 

“It’s about time you two got here.  We’re late for the meeting.”  Cameron announces. 

“Good morning to you to brother.”   Braylin lays his briefcase on his desk then walks over to Michelle to kiss her on the cheek.  “Morning beautiful, is he going to be grumpy today?” 

“He’s been up most of the night putting his proposal together.  I think if you don’t get these permits pushed through soon he’s going to have a heart attack. 

“Wait a minute, don’t act like it’s just me.  Who wanted to fly everybody she knows to Vegas just to look at a pile of dirt in the desert.”  Cameron quips looking at his wife. 

“I did not.  Calm down, your being rude.  We haven’t even acknowledged poor Kara in the room yet.  She probably doesn’t have a clue what we’re talking about by the look on her face do you dear?”  Michelle walks over to Kara to hug her. 

“Oh don’t mind me.  I’m here against my will.  I’m just….contemplating.”  She turns her nose up at Braylin. 

“Well good morning, beautiful one.  Planning to do harm to my little brother.  He does bring out strong emotions in people.”  Cameron walks over to hug her, she smiles feeling his comfort.   He’s definitely the nurturing one.   

“I think this time the emotion is anger, Cam.  She doesn’t look happy.  What did you do Braylin?”  One of these days that mischievous streak of yours is going to get you into serious trouble.” 

“Me, what makes you think it was me.  I’m you’re brother-in-law you know me yet you automatically take her side.  Must be some female thing.”  He walks back to his desk passing a look of "I dare you to tell" at Kara. 

“Don’t pout it’s just like you to do something to her.  Come on Kara.  Let’s leave them to their business.  You can get revenge on him by spending his money.  It’s about time he spent it on something else besides inanimate objects. 

Kara catches his eye as Michelle is pulling her to the door.  Braylin doesn’t believe she will say anything, she’s too embarrassed.  

Kara really isn’t sure if all of her dream was really her dreaming or did more happen between them this morning.  He’s not talking about it, he just keeps giving her these looks that make her blush.   

“Michelle, I know you’re excited to buy more stuff you don’t need but can I get a hug, a goodbye maybe a kiss.”  Cameron now pouts. 

“See Kara, this is what you have to look forward to with a Hurst man.  They never let go.”   Michelle smiles as she walks toward her husband to give him a hug and a kiss. 

Kara looks away from them into Braylin’s captivating gaze.  She can’t look elsewhere.  That look of his radiates through her.  Neither realizes they are making their way toward each other.  Both feel the need for contact.  The spell between them is broken when Michelle grabs Kara by the arm pulling her through the door. 

They have a driver while they shop.  Conner is also making himself visible every now and then to watch over them. 

Kara gets a haircut first at a salon picked out by Michelle.  Micelle tries to push her to buy something but she’s bought very little.  She just doesn’t see anything she’s interested in spending huge sums of money for.  She’s still thinking about the way Braylin reacted to her this morning.  Why was he so upset when she told him her dream wasn’t about him?  He can’t possibly be insecure.  His ego is the size of a watermelon. 

They are on Madison Ave at Barney’s.  “Alright, you have got to pick something out here.  I just can’t take it anymore.  We’ve been to two stores and all you’ve bought is a couple of pair of skinny jeans.  Braylin is not going to be happy.  You need a lot of clothes Kara.  Lots and lots of the right kind of clothes.  You have wonderful taste.  I’ve seen it although you do wear a lot of black.” 

“I wear black because of my job, Chell.  I love clothes, especially shoes and bags but it’s not something I need a lot of in my profession.  I’m on my feet all day so I have a lot of shoes in different heights to wear.  I can’t afford the kind of shoes you have on and their just not practical for me to buy a whole lot of them. 

“Alright, you’re not working at the restaurant right now.  You are going to be spending this weekend with some of the richest men in the world with their wives and daughters in tow.  Elise is going to be there.”  Michelle sneaks a peek at Kara as she casually lets that bit of news drop while looking at a pair of shoes. 

“Why….I thought this was a family weekend.  Braylin didn’t tell me that.”  Kara huffs. 

“Did he tell you about the charity event?”  Michelle questions. 

“Mm hmm, so I’ll get a evening gown I guess.”  Kara looks frustrated. 

“Honey, you won’t just get a gown, you’re going to need at least two.  One has to be a backup.  You also need a cute little number for the luncheon Saturday, a swimsuit and something sexy for the gathering on Sunday.  You need to get some lingerie Braylin told me.  I don’t mean to pry but I guess you two are getting comfortable with each other.”  Michelle is hoping she elaborates.  

“He told you that?  To get lingerie, that perverted son of a……..oh, he makes me mad sometimes.  He gave me this AE card and told me everything I buy he wanted to see on me.”  She smirks at Michelle knowingly. 

“Ah!  Well I would do it.  I say pick out some kick ass sexy lingerie.  Get him all hot and bothered then kick him out of your room until you’re ready that is.  It worked for me and Cameron.  He thought I would just give in to his arrogance and I had to train him you know.”  Michelle rambles on.  Kara can see she and Cameron are really in love.  She’s going to be a good friend.  Someone she thinks she can trust. 

“Michelle, I’m worried.  I don’t know what to expect, what their grandmother is like?  Is this really going to be as scary as I think it is?  I don’t know if I can pull this off.  Braylin and I, we have this kind of I don’t….  I still don’t know how to describe our relationship.  It’s ah…..” 

“Love and hate.  Happens to the best relationships all the time.  Plus Braylin’s so mischievous behind those Hurst eyes.  They all have those eyes did you notice.  Their either intense blue or grey, except Braylin he got both colors.  You just have to figure out his emotions and you will.  I see a future for you and him.”  She smiles patting Kara on her hand. 

“I don’t see that Michelle.  He's only tolerating me until they get my land.  He’s moody, conceited, he aggravates me on purpose.”  Kara responds. 

“Just like in grade school when the boy liked you and pulled your hair…..”  Michelle grins at her. 

“No…..no.  That’s not it, he wants my land that’s all.”   Kara walks on ahead of her. 

“Okay…..You keep thinking that.  I think I should warn you his grandmother is a bit rough at first.  She’ll eventually come around.  She’s pretty direct.  Don’t let her see fear or she will go all in.  You have to really earn it with her but once you do.  She’s like a mother to you.”  Michelle informs her. 

“Ok, now you’re really scaring me.  How am I supposed to do that?  This is all pretend, Braylin and I aren’t really together you know that.”  Kara says with anxiousness in her voice. 

“Yeah, I know you started out that way but that’s not what I see.  Your attracted to him aren’t you?”   

Kara blushes.  “I think you already know the answer to that.” 

“It’s alright, I won’t tell but the sexual tension is rolling off of both of you.  Now you’ve got to watch out for Elise and her crew.  There’s also someone else…..well, she won’t matter.  He’s not going back down that road again.  Anyway……Elise’s father is one of their business associates and she has a few friends who are married to some of the others.  Don’t worry about it.  I think you can hold your own.” 

“Stop, now you’re really scaring me.”  Kara looks worried. 

“I’m not trying to.  I just want you to know what you’ll be up against.  Kara this is going to be your first introduction to the public as Braylin Hurst girlfriend.  The media is going to swoop down on you like a tornado and so are some of his friends and associates.  Braylin hasn’t had a serious girlfriend for about six years.  I’m not going to lie there have been many women.  Bunches.   He’s confirmed with a capitol C.” 

“Ah….I don’t know about this.  I don’t know.  What do I do?”  Kara stops walking in the store aisle. 

“For now, we shop.  We are going to make you look like nobody else belongs on the arm of Braylin Hurst, CEO and eligible bachelor billionaire of the year for the last three years.  By the time we are through, he’s going to have property of Kara Santino tattooed across his forehead, he’s going to be so attracted to that bootie.”  Michelle taps her on the butt. 

“Now come on, let’s go.  Your bossy boyfriend want’s us back at his office by six.  He doesn’t want to take the plane up, he says he’s driving you two up.  Don’t tell me he doesn’t want to get close to you.  Who drives from New York to the Hamptons when they can fly in luxury?”  Michelle walks on ahead of her. 

“Yeah….I didn’t know about that either.”  Kara says and finds she’s talking to herself.  

Amelia Monroe is seated waiting for the young shoe associate to come back with the shoes she wants to try on.  She scours the area looking for familiar faces.  She wants a few new things to take with her to the Hampton’s this weekend.  Her gaze lands on the two women talking near a Lanvin display.  She gets up from her seat to take a closer look.

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