“I think they’re about to abandon us,” David told Nat.
Sure enough, Alex and Chloe bailed on the rest of the evening.
After they left, Nat and David continued with their class.
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For dinner, Nat wanted to go somewhere nice, so she suggested Gastroteca. They were seated on the terrace so they could enjoy the pleasant evening breeze. David glanced around, and he could see they were underdressed. Before he could worry about it, a man in his sixties came to their table.
“Miss Sandoval, it is so good to see you again. Is it just you and your gentleman friend, or will your dad be joining us?”
“Arturo, this is my friend David. He’s here for Alex and my birthday,” Nat said, then turned to David. “Arturo runs the restaurant.”
“It’s nice to meet you.”
“Are you American?” Arturo asked.
“Yes. This is my first time in Colombia.”
“You look familiar.”
“David’s an actor,” Nat said.
“Yes! Bond, Ian Bond,” Arturo remembered. “You must let our chef make you her house specialties to try. You will tell us how we compare to others.”
“Maybe start us with the octopus,” Nat suggested.
“Of course. And I have an excellent wine to pair it with,” Arturo said and then hurried off before David told him that he really didn’t drink.
Nat leaned over the table with a conspiratorial smile.
“Arturo fancies you.”
“That’s nice. He seems like a nice man.”
“No. Arturo fancies you.”
“Oh, boy.”
“Do me a favor and smile at him because I really want to find out what the chef comes up with,” Nat said as she gave him a cute pout.
“Only if you protect my honor if I get drunk,” David said in mock seriousness.
“Of course.”
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By the end of the meal, David felt a bit buzzed because Arturo said he had to try the wine pairing that came with each dish. He had to admit that he was glad he did. Everything was excellent, and David promised to recommend Gastroteca to anyone that came to Cali.
Their next stop was a professional salsa show. David was simply wowed at the skill they exhibited. He and Nat then went to a couple of clubs where he tried out some of the moves he saw at the show.
The two of them got to know each other better. When they got in the car to head back to the compound, Nat snuggled up next to him.
“I’m glad we were able to spend some alone time. I hope we can do more of this when I return to LA,” Nat said.
“I’d like that. I think we can be great friends,” David predicted.
She glanced up at him.
“With benefits?”
“No.”
David was learning that it was better not to try to explain why in situations like this. When he did, they latched onto it and either thought they could change his mind or were offended. It was best to be honest and direct and just bottom-line it.
She thought about what he said and then gave him a sideways look.
“Will you at least walk me to my door and give me a kiss goodnight?”
“I would love to.”
He did just that.
When he got back to his cottage, he shook his head. Chloe and Alex had decided to use the guest house as their love shack. It sounded like Alex was no longer a virgin.
Thankfully, something he’d learned by living in a dorm was how to go to sleep when there were loud noises through the wall.
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Chapter 52
Chloe
Bright sunlight streamed through the French doors. Chloe squinted and raised her hand to block the worst of it and then rolled to her side and buried her face in her pillow. Her whole body had a wonderful ache. She was sore between her legs in a way that wasn’t necessarily bad, just tender. She glanced down and saw she was naked and not alone.
Her eyes widened when she realized it was a man—Alex. The curve of his muscular back was peacefully rising and falling with each breath.
‘Did last night really happen?’
She ran the palm of her hand down her face and blinked to clear her sleep-addled brain. Alex had spent the night … after.
Yesterday had to have been a dream. In the morning, David’s incredibly sexy body had covered hers, and he’d made her a woman. Then, just a few hours later, she found herself in Alex’s strong arms. She’d been a wanton little slut as she’d spread her legs and accepted him inside her. They’d done it again and again until Alex could no longer get hard.
Sweet Jesus. Chloe knew that if she had been brave enough, she would have left Alex after he fell asleep and awakened David for more. Maybe she should just slip away and have Nat help her hide out for the rest of the trip because if either one of them got near her …
“Fuuuck,” whispered from her lips.
She felt out of control with a desire that made her loins throb. She needed to find her clothes and do something. She gently moved to the edge of the bed and swung her legs to the floor, being careful not to wake Alex.
“Hey, babe,” Alex quietly muttered, his voice full of sleep.
Chloe’s body betrayed her as it crawled back into bed. She felt a mixture of disbelief and shame that a boy could make her so weak. Alex reached out, draped his arm across her hip, and pulled her close to him, causing all those negative feelings to flee her mind. Her skin came alive at his gentle caress.
This was no dream; this was real. Her secret high school crush was in bed with her, and they’d had sex last night. She squeezed her thighs together as she remembered Alex above her as they made love. She tried not to squirm as she recalled him making her body sing. And if his reactions were genuine, she’d rocked his world, too.
A noise at the door made her rise up a little to see over Alex. Standing there was David, smiling at them in only his boxers. She collapsed back onto the mattress and tried to bury her head into the pillow to hide. The mattress sank softly as David climbed into bed, putting her in the middle.
“You two were noisy last night. It’s lucky for you that Nat and I didn’t get in until nearly two, or I might have come in to see if Alex needed any help.”
She rolled over to face David and tried to wrap her head around his words. Their noses were only inches apart as she looked into his eyes. He gave her one of his teasing, naughty, unbelievably sexy looks that made her knees go weak. She found her hand slowly rubbing his chest.
Alex woke up more and pressed into her back with his head lying on her ear.
“I don’t remember you in bed with us last night,” Alex said.
“I was just checking on you both. You must have been doing something right because Chloe was begging you,” David said.
“I didn’t beg,” she mumbled.
Alex flopped on his back.
“Please, Alex. Fuck me, Alex,” he mimicked teasingly. “I think David is right. You did do some begging.”
Her cheeks went hot, and her head whipped around to glare at Alex. Her whole body remembered that moment as her groin throbbed at the thought of his hard cock pushing into her.
“You wanted it as bad as I did,” Chloe said.
“That I did,” Alex said as he smiled at the ceiling, lost in his own memories.
She knew that she was in trouble with both of them in bed with her. She should leave right now, but she couldn’t seem to get her body to move.
“Are you okay with what happened last night?” Alex asked as he rolled toward her with a serious look.
He asked it softly with a lot of care in his tone. It made her stomach clench with desire.
“You’re safe,” David added. “You can tell Alex how you really feel.”
Weren’t boys supposed to jump you and then go off to brag with their friends about what a lousy lay you were when they couldn’t perform? She’d seen it time and again in high school when one of them would slut-shame their latest conquest. Boys weren’t supposed to ask you if you were okay or tell you that you were safe with them. Were they?