"Kiss him and find out?" a voice said in her head and she shook it off immediately. There was no way she was going to initiate a kiss between her and this man before her.
Kissing him was definitely going to be harmful to her and she was not willing to take that risk.
"Leonardo, stay away from me" she pushed his hand away from her cheeks.
"You are my wife, I can chose whatever I want to do to you" he said but he took his hand off her
"You can't keep doing this to me like I'm some sort of toy" she lamented bitterly
"What am I doing to you?" he asked her with a smile on his face, but the smile did not reach his eyes.
She stayed mute, deciding it was not safe to tell him that he was turning her on. He could use it against her when she least expected.
"I'm waiting for your response Alisha, what am I doing to you?" he smirked with a devilish grin planted on his face.
"Nothing" she said in a whisper, he almost did not hear her.
"Good girl" he stroke her cheeks once more and returned to drive the car.
It was a surprise the turn of event, she had started the conversation to annoy him, but in the end she was the one annoyed and also a horny wreck.
Alisha was quite the rest of the trip and even when Leonardo made a stop for them to grab something to eat, she barely said ten words.
When they arrived at San Francisco, she thought he would drive her to her apartment, but he drove to the mansion instead.
"Pick a room of your choice and all your things will be moved in there's Leonardo said heading up the stairs to his own room.
She nodded and started her tour around the house on her own. She was tired from the road trip, but she wanted to chose the most comfortable room.
She found one that the window gave her a perfect view of the street and was looking out of the window when there was a knock on her door.
"Come in" she ushered who ever was there, yet she did not leave the window.
"I brought you a cold drink" the lady who Leonardo had told was in charge of cooking and cleaning told her.
"Thank you" she smiled at her taking the glass.
"They are freshly made orange juice," she said feeling proud of the work she had done.
"Thank you Mary, it is perfect" she took a sip and gulped down the entire content of the glass.
"I could get you a hug, seems you love it's Mary suggested seeing that her glass was empty already.
"If it would not appear as if I am a glutton, then I will love that's she said handing her the empty glass.
"I think it's exactly what you need from the tiresome journey, I will bring it in a bit."
Mary came in later with a mini jug filled with the cold orange juice. She took her shower and eat with the jug and a novel.
She paused her reading and called her boss at the bar.
"Alisha, I was contemplating sacking you for taking an extra long vacation break, but business had not been the same without you, when would you like to resume?" he asked her, he sounded desperate for her and she was tempted to ask for a raise.
"I"d come by the bar tonight" she assured him and he sang his thanks.
Leonardo stepped into her room the moment she dropped the phone beside her.
"There is an act called knocking" she rolled her eyes at him
"I see no reason why I should knock the door in my own house." he said nonchalantly and went to the window. Taking in the view, he spoke again.
"You will be moving from this room" he did not turn to face her.
"Why? Where would I move to?" she asked she had a feeling she was not going to like what he was about to say.
"Grandpa Alexandra and Nana can visit unannounced, I would not want them to come and find out that we are a couple but do not share a room" he finally faced her and spotted the almost empty orange juice jug by the table in the room.
"I'm not going to share a bed with you again" she did not like the idea, he was a danger to her body.
"I never said anything about you being in my bed, although I know you badly want that's he smirked
"Don't be silly"
"There is an adjoining room to mine, you will stay there, it's easier to confuse them if we are just a door apart"
"But that door must stay locked except there is a need"
I decide when the door is to be opened; its a good thing the lock is in my side of the room.
Id move in tomorrow, for now I just want to sleep and then get ready for work afterwards
There is no way you would continue to work at the bar, I dont want men all around my wife, besides you already earn a salary from me, why do you still need to work?
I already used up the whole of my salary from you on Annas surgery, I still need to make money, and besides you cannot dictate everything about my life, you cannot dictate my sexual life and still want to dictate work, I need to work to stay sane, to distract myself.
Distract yourself from what? he asked and sat close to her on the bed, she moved away from him, shifting farther into the bed.
She wanted to tell him that she needed distraction from his lips, and his body, she needed distraction from thinking about what his hands can do to her, and what his lips would feel like on hers.
She wanted to tell him that she needed distraction from thinking what it would be like to be naked under his body. To have him touch her body until every part of her came alive under his touch.
She wanted to tell him that she wanted distraction because she did not want to be thinking of the possible styles they could try out in every part of the mansion.
You are yet to answer the question Leonardo interrupted her thoughts.
What was the question? she asked forgetting what he had asked her before her thoughts drifted away
Why do you need a distraction? he asked her moving closer to her
Everything, I worry about Anna so much, and working will help keep my mind off her once in a while it was not a total lie, she worried about Anna once in a while, but she knew that Anna was fine, she was a fighter, and the surgery had gone well, she was even back to college and was preparing for her final examinations.
Fine then, you can go to work at the bar, I will drive you there.
That would not be necessary she said and he said nothing in response as he got up and left her room, she knew that he was not going to take no for an answer, she just hoped he would not stay in the bar and wait until she was done with work for the day.
Alisha opened the bar, and got straight to work. Leonardo had come along with her. He watched her in her in her work clothes that hid the curves he had come to discover.
No way would he be deceived again when he sees her in her office clothes. Even if he saw her in a bunny costume, he was sure that somehow he would be able to trace her curves with his eyes.
He shook the thoughts of Alisha off his head as she placed a drink before him, it was not his regular, but he could trust her judgment when it came to drinks. So he sipped from the glass, and allowed himself enjoy the drink.
None yet? Alisha appeared again, and he had no idea what she was talking about
None what? he asked her lifting his half-filled glass to his mouth.
No skinny blond for the night?
Before he got a chance to respond to her, a skinny blond haired woman appeared by his side, and was running her fingers on his thigh. Alisha mouthed good luck, enjoy as she left his presence.
Good night he said to her turning his face back to Alishas direction. He gave her a hint that he was not interested, but she was not letting him go.
You can do anything you like to my body she brought her mouth to his left ear and whispered.
Back off he scolded her and she jumped from the unexpected response he gave her.
She frowned her face and left his side. Alisha returned to fill his glass, where is the fling for tonight? he asked him in a mocking tone.
Not interested
Oh you broke the poor girls heart, I heard her telling her friend over there, the one with the red wig, that she noticed you like blonds and she specially got that blond wig so you could take her to your bed tonight. She was so sure you would take her.
"I am a man of surprises, I chose to do what I feel like he drank from his glass, not bothering t look over his shoulder at the lady.
I feel bad for her though Alisha understood how hurtful rejection could be, especially when one was so sure there was not going to get a rejection.
Then take her for the night, pleasure her or rather make her pleasure you, and then pay her when she is done he said disgusted at the ideas that he was thinking about her and her body, and she was recommending someone else to him
Good idea, I wont be coming home tonight, Id take her to my former apartment, so she and I can have so much fun in bed Alisha fired at him
Enjoy the night then he dropped some money for his drink on the counter and left the bar.
Dick she murmured as she took the money and placed it in the small bag around her waist.
Alisha was closing for the night when she noticed that the young girl in blond wig that had approached Leonardo earlier was still sitting in a corner of the bar.
She went close to her to inform her that she was locking up the bar, when she realized that the girl was crying.
She stayed with her, and tried to find out what was wrong. Apparently, the girl was lamenting about not having anyone to take her for the night and she needed money to pay some urgent bills.
Alisha would have ordinarily being unmoved by this story, but she for to understand that this girl was a young orphan trying to navigate through life. She was pushing herself through the university, things were hard for her.
Alisha gathered her tips for the night and gave it to her. Only for the girl to start another round of tears. She had been kicked out of her apartment and didn't have a place to stay.
Alisha called Chloe and asked if she could pass the night with her, she could not risk taking the girl to Leonardo's house.
She and the girl were heading out of the bar when Alisha spotted Leonardo's car at the parking lot.
She decided that maybe he had a woman he was having sex with in his car, and took the girl to her former apartment to stay with Chloe.
"Alisha, I can't believe you could stoop so low" Leonardo ranted the moment she got into the mansion.