"I think…mmm… I think Celia is on to us." Reyona said amidst moans that night.
They were in the sunroom where the shimmering-low-toned dripping chandeliers had nothing on the ethereal glow of the moonlight filtering through the garbled, glass roof panels.
The fluidity of soothing light as it penetrated through the roof-to-floor glass walls reminded her of how he had joined her in the swimming pool the night before and turned her into the wanton woman she had never thought she could possibly be.
She discovered more about herself every time she was with him.
She had thought she was conservative when it came to sex until she realised that was because she had never been with him.
Their first time had been mind-blowing as he had unravelled all the defence she had put up that night.
She had been expecting a clean and straight passion-crazed sex that they could both forget as soon as they were done, but somehow he had turned it around on her and turned it into the most sensuous lovemaking she had ever experienced.
Not that she had much reference in that category, yet it had meant something.
It didn't matter how many times they came together or where they were, it seemed new every single time.
Maxwell raised his head from where he was busy laving her nipples with his tongue and he scrunched up his nose as he said "I can't believe you are thinking about Celia right now. Is that a way of saying that I am not doing a good job?"
Reyona laughed softly as she locked her legs around his fine ass, then used the motion to rub herself against him as she said breathily "Oh, trust me, you are doing more than a good job. A thumbs-up review would be an insult to your expertise. That just crossed my mind. She was asking questions earlier. I promise I will stop."
She mimed the movement of zipping her lips as she ran the heels of her feet up and down his back while gripping him closer to her
Maxwell chuckled as he held her hand and sensuously pulled her fingers into his mouth one after the other.
He gave each of them a good suck that had Reyona moaning out loud.
She was writhing beneath him as he said "I understand what you meant though. Andrews wanted to know too."
Reyona's heavily glazed eyes popped open as she asked throatily. "Did you tell him?"
"What do you think?" he asked with a not-so-easy smile as he looked deeply into her eyes and traced his fingers over her lips.
Reyona automatically opened her mouth to speak, and he slipped his fingers into her mouth.
She gave him a look, but he only grinned as he raised his brows at her in a challenge.
She took the challenge and sucked the hell out of his fingers.
She pulled three of them into her hands and gave him a hell of a suck in the most suggestive way that had him groaning even before she wrapped her other hand around his shaft.
"Oh, fuck. Reyona" he breathed harshly.
The way he called her name had always been Reyona's undoing and the effect was not less this time.
She felt a new torrent of wetness gushing out of her as she slowly pulled his fingers out of her mouth and placed the wet digits around her straining breast.
He groaned out loud as he rubbed his fingers over her puckered nipples.
The nipples strained the more he rubbed them and Reyona wriggled closer to his mouth and said "So, did you tell him?"
"Huh?" he asked blankly, then realisation made him shake his head. "Damn."
"No, I didn't tell him. I promised you, didn't I? Though I hate that you don't want anyone to know about us, I am not going to break the promise I made to you, okay?"
Reyona smiled as she seductively licked her lips and said "Okay."
"Good. Now, please shut up," he said gleefully.
Reyona gladly obeyed and showed him the many other things she could do with her mouth.
She flipped him over and took charge.
"Oh, my God. Oh damn. Fuck, you are fucking gorgeous, baby. Fuck. Fuck, I think I am going to cum."
"Hang on" Reyona moaned as she felt herself building up inside.
She increased her pace as she rode him faster and faster.
They both came together so powerfully that the aftershocks rocked them for a while.
Reyona slid down bonelessly on him, and he held her closely as they both tried to get their breaths back.
That was one thing he had always done.
As much as Reyona always wanted to distance herself from him the moment their passion faded, he always wanted to hold her afterwards.
Most times, she would simply pull away and pretend not to notice the look of hurt on his face when she did that.
At times, he would take her again a bit more roughly than before, just as if he was trying to lay claim to her.
Yet Reyona knew there was no claim on either end to lay.
This was only a temporary thing.
Once their arrangement was done, they would get a divorce and everyone would go their way.
She didn't have to worry about the children, since he seemed more than capable of handling their affairs in the best way possible.
Even if her asshole ex and his mistress never resurfaced, she was sure that the kids' future would be well taken care of.
So she would take what she needed just as he was, and when it was time to part ways, their goodbyes would be done without any regrets.
As he held her closer that night and slowly ran his hands through her hair, she told herself she was just too tired to distance herself immediately.
Just a few minutes more and she would be gone.
She was growing drowsy with sleep from the thorough sex and the monotonous rhythm of his hands in her hair was contributing to that effect too.
Then he turned his head and lay a lingering kiss at her temple.
Then, almost to himself, he whispered so softly that she almost didn't catch it, "I love you."
All sense of euphoria vanished from Reyona's body as she froze.
Maxwell's hand also steeled in her hair as he felt the change in her body.
"Shit," she heard him mutter as she suddenly pulled away from him.
"Hold on…Rey…"
A shrill scream pierced the night.