The Arrangement (unenhanced Edition) by AnnaRCase (books to read now .txt) 📖

After their moment of solidarity, Leo said those magic words to Amberleigh any girl longs to hear.

                “Are you hungry? I saw you left your dinner untouched on the counter. Let me feed you.”

                She grinned at the chef, “Mr. Clemonte, could you get any more perfect? You know me so well.”

                “Well let’s take care of this right away Miss Dubois.  I can whip you something up. You can join me in the kitchen or I can serve you dinner in bed…”

                She knew he didn’t mean it in a sexual way, but it still made her heart beat a little faster indeed. Grayson had never delivered on his promise of dessert after all. And she was fucking starving. But Leo’s food was on par with sex no doubt. Well almost, depending on who was doing the feasting that is.

                “Let me wash my face and I’ll meet you in the kitchen.”

                “Sounds like a plan. I’ll go get started and I can assure you, you won’t be disappointed Miss Dubois.”

                Leo slinked off with a crooked, sexy smile which made her heart beat even faster. And her mouth fucking water at the thoughts of what she would soon put in it. Some chocolate did sound amazing. She was craving something sweet. But she had promised the billionaire she wouldn’t fuck Leo, but had never promised she wouldn’t suck him off. Too bad Leo was so fucking loyal. And not that she trusted herself to just stop at giving the chef head, she would want all of him, inside her warm cunt as she was a greedy bitch. But she also undeniably had feelings for the Godwin too, and he supposedly  shared those sentiments, which made things messy and not so simple. Even if she was still hella mad at him, fucking his best friend wasn’t the right thing to do.

                She washed her face and changed her nasty sweater. She tried to process all which had occurred over the last twenty-four hours, but found her thoughts blurred. The alcohol in her veins was finally coming through like a fucking champ. She ran a brush through her tangled nest atop her head, as she looked like a cracked out lady Chewbacca at the moment. Certainly not her finest hour. On her way out of her room, she made a mental note to bring back the broom and shit to clean up the broken glass. No need to leave it for the maids, it was her mess to clean up after all.

                By the time she made it to the kitchen, sweet Leo already had a juice blend waiting for her to help stave off a nasty hangover. He was already working on creating dough, working that lump of yeast, flour, and water into what would become his orgasm inducing pizza pie. She was drooling already as she took her seat and nursed her juice, watching him knead the dough into shape.

                “I figured I’d play it safe and stick with pizza as you ate four slices last time,” he said with a chuckle.

                “And I love you for that Leo. You really get me. So are you going to tell me about your date?”

                He laughed again, “Are you going to tell me about your terms of the arrangement?” he countered.

                “You can hear them when I propose them to your associate in the morning. But nice try at deflecting Mr. Clemonte. Now, I want the details. Do you think you’ll see her again?”

                “Honestly Amber, it’s nothing serious. And I don’t think I’m ready for a serious relationship just yet. Truth be told, Grayson pushed me into it. He set me up with his father’s personal assistant. She’s a great girl, but I don’t know…”

                Grayson having a hand in it didn’t surprise Amberleigh one bit.  But if she known this tidbit of info just hours ago, she would have thought the billionaire was doing it just to get Leo’s attentions off her. Because Grayson didn’t like competition, didn’t play well with others, and he didn’t like to fucking share.  But now, she believed with all her heart, other factors were at play here.

                “He wants you to be happy Leo. He wants you to have someone and have a fucking life outside of him,” she said.

                Leo decided to skip the display of hand tossing the crust and instead just rolled it out with the rolling pin instead. He buttered the crust with his own special blend. She liked watching him cook. It was clear Leo was in his element and had a true passion for it.

                “I doubt his motives are purely altruistic,” he snorted, “He wants to get me occupied so I want ride his ass so much.”

                “Maybe. But you and I both know his tactics won’t work. Damn it already smells amazing Leo.”

                “It’s kind of what I do. If you are bored, you can feel free to get that fresh mozzarella from the fridge and start grating it while I prepare the other garnishes for this masterpiece.”

                It turned out to be more than just a suggestion as the hot chef handed her the ball of cheese and the grater.  She wasn’t complaining though. Even a month ago, she would have probably only succeeded in shredding her knuckles and cursing. Not like she was ready to be the head chef at a fancy restaurant t or shit, but she would get by if now without resorting to cannibalism, if the city no longer offered take out.

                “So Leo, tell me what Grayson was like. Take me back before his Dad got sick and Adam died,” she asked while she worked the cheese down the blades.

                “I guess you’re expecting me to tell you, he was your typical, spoiled kid with too much money who fucked his way through the equestrian club girls and got shit faced on the weekends. But I’m sorry to disappoint Amber. G-Man was a fucking nerd and I was the bad influence.”

                Leo laughed as he sliced some olives. She found it hard to believe what was he was saying.

                “Yeah fucking right,” she scoffed.