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RIAN POV

The water cooled our bodies and I was only slowly recovering from this absolutely intense orgasm until she pulled away from my shoulder and cupped her hands on my cheeks to look deep into my eyes.

"I need you too," she whispered, gently stroking my cheek with her thumb while she ran the other through my wet hair and looked at me like I was the biggest thing in her life.

This woman managed to make my heart race with her looks alone!

"Let's go upstairs," I whispered in her ear, worrying that one of my security guards could come around the corner at any moment.

By God, if they saw Keeva like that, naked in the pool, I would have to shoot them all, and that's exactly what I wanted to avoid.

"Wait a minute," I instructed and reluctantly pulled away from her to step out of the cool pool right next to her.

I stood up, pulling my boxer shorts over my wet body and looking down at her again, her head resting on her arms at the edge of the pool and looking up at me, wide-eyed.

"You're beautiful," I smiled at her, proud that she was mine, watching in fascination as her cheeks turned that reddish color again.

She blushed at such words, but she had just presented her breasts to me without batting an eyelash.

"Thank you," she breathed in embarrassment, biting her lip as I grabbed my shirt and gave her my hand.

I carefully pulled her out of the pool and immediately put my shirt on her, which made her kiss my cheek.

I grabbed the rest of my clothes in one hand and put the other around her shoulder and then quickly walked with her into the villa to lead her upstairs to our bedroom.

When I got there, I put her in front of my bed and looked for her fresh clothes from my closet while she suddenly took a deep breath.

"I need to talk to you," she said seriously, giving me the immediate impression that something was wrong.

With a worried look in her eyes, I handed her one of my pajama pants and a clean shirt while she accepted the items and gave me an uncertain look.

"So?" I asked coolly, really hoping she wouldn't start a fight with me now. I hated arguing after sex, especially with her, and I didn't want to leave her alone again, but I wasn't a man who liked to argue.

"I know it's your house and I have no right to say anything," she began and I immediately raised one of my eyebrows and placed my hand on her warm cheek.

"You're my wife, Keeva. This is your home as much as mine," I let her know, watching her smile at me and put my clothes on the bed next to us.

"Are you serious?" she asked with wide eyes and I couldn't understand why she was even questioning that. Wasn't she just there in the pool? Or had she misunderstood my words?

"Of course. When I say I need you, I don't mean the sex, I mean you," I explained and for a moment I couldn't believe I was saying that to a woman. Never in my life could I have imagined letting someone get so close to me.

She was beaming from ear to ear, but I finally wanted to know what she wanted to talk about, so I took her hand and squeezed it gently.

"So what did you want to say about our home?"

Her eyes turned serious again and she glanced down at the ground as if searching for words down there before shyly looking up at me again and nervously ruffling her wet brown hair.

"I want all new security guards. Those idiots out there strike us as totally incompetent. They're always on their cell phones, don't even realize they're being watched if someone is right behind them, and besides, they let themselves be p-"

She suddenly stopped and avoided my gaze, which immediately made me grab her chin to force her to meet my eyes.

"What are you getting?" I immediately wanted an answer, but she just looked at me and shook her head.

"Not that important! It's just that I don't feel safe and I want to change that. Especially on evenings when you and Odran aren't there."

Her eyes let me know just how serious she was and of course I immediately nodded and kissed her gently on her forehead, which was still beaded with water from her hair.

"I'll sort that out first thing in the morning. Don't worry."

She wrapped her arms around my neck and gave me several tender kisses on my cheek before she looked into my eyes gratefully and I could almost feel that she still had something on her mind.

"And I want a cell phone so I can reach you anytime. I also want to call my dad now and then."

Oh my god... I completely forgot to give her the cell phone I got her a few days ago.

"I'll sort that out in the morning too," I whispered to her soothingly and then took the shirt that she had put on the bed to take my shirt off her and put the shirt over her. "Now let's sleep first."

Still smiling, she nodded as she pulled on my pajama bottoms to settle comfortably on her side of the bed.

I also changed quickly, sat down carefully next to her and pulled her tightly to my chest to watch her happily yawn.

How much cuter did she want to be?

"Good night, Rian," she breathed on my chest and snuggled so close to my body that I could even feel her heartbeat, which was beating so calmly and rhythmically that I, too, found rest faster than usual.

"Good night Keeva."

***

When I woke up the next morning, the first thing I was pleased about was that I didn't have to go to my father's office today because he had something to do outside.

This allowed me to spend time with Keeva, who I quickly wanted to hug, but my grip fell flat.

I rolled onto my side and opened my eyes in confusion, to be instantly blinded by the sun falling into my room. At the same time, I found that there was no trace of Keeva in my bed.

After I had then stretched extensively, I got up in a hurry and grabbed a pair of black suit pants and a fresh white shirt to then brush my teeth in the bathroom before I went to the living room full of anticipation.

Stop acting like a teenager in love!

When I got to the bottom of the stairs, I was already listening to soft pop music playing on the kitchen's small stand-alone radio as I watched Keeva grinning as she worked something in the kitchen with her back to me.

She had tied her brown hair in a high bun and unfortunately she was wearing her own clothes instead of my clothes. A loose white top that completely bared one shoulder of hers, paired with black short shorts.

Fuck! And already my cock reported alone from this seductive sight.

"Good morning," she snapped me out of my gaze at her perfect ass, and when I looked up at her again, her brown eyes met mine, an incredibly sweet smile on her full lips. "I bake muffins."

She turned back to the kitchen island and was stirring something in a bowl, but my gaze fell back down and I watched with pleasure as her hips swayed as I stirred, making her look incredibly sexy.

"Are you watching me?" she asked without turning around and I immediately ran towards her to wrap my arms around her waist from behind and rest my head on her shoulder while my arousal was already pressing against her buttocks.

"Yes," I breathed, kissing her neck gently, then admiring the goosebumps on her neck from my caresses. "And I like what I see."

I breathed those words into her ear and she giggled softly and still kept stirring that crap together.

Did she want to torment me?!

With a jerk I pulled her around by her arm so that she looked at me in shock and I pressed my hips firmly against hers to make her understand what I was asking of her with my eyes alone.

I nodded toward the stairs, biting my bottom lip, making her blush and smirk stupidly.

"Rian," she whispered against my lips, wrapping her arms around my neck to bring her mouth to my ear. "We're not alone," she breathed, and in that moment, I turned to the living room, where Odran was staring at me with a goofy grin.

"Would you leave us alone?" I instructed him and he immediately stood up to protest violently.

"Absolutely not. Do what you want, but I want my muffins first!" he said seriously, looking back and forth between me and Keeva so desperately that I reluctantly let go of her and eyed her with a raised eyebrow.

"How long does it take to cook there?"

"It'll go faster if you help me," she smiled and I immediately shook my head in the negative.

Yes, she had me by the balls and yes, I was totally charmed by her, but I would still retain my dignity and most certainly not start baking!

"No way," I said coolly, then turned toward the stairs when I heard Senan yawn loudly.

"Morning," he said, grinning, and it was completely normal that I and Odran didn't respond to him at all, but when he looked past me at Keeva, I also caught her eye and, without saying a word to him, turned her around turned back to her bowl and stirred it around like a lunatic.

Something was wrong here!

When my gaze fell questioningly to Senan again, he avoided me and ran past me to the patio door to quickly escape outside.

"What was that?" I asked Keeva, but she just wouldn't stop working her dough, ignoring me coldly.

A sign that I really had become too indulgent towards her.

"Keeva," I admonished her, but again no response.

Angry about her behavior, I grabbed the fucking cooking spoon from her and slammed it onto the kitchen island with such force that she took a step to the side and looked at me in bewilderment.

"Say, are you crazy?", she hissed and immediately I took her chin between my fingers and looked deep into her eyes without expression.

"Why don't you answer my question?!" I wanted to know out loud, but she tried to avoid my gaze again, which I didn't allow.

"Because there's nothing to tell! I don't have anything!" she tried to explain and it was almost an insult that she didn't think I would spot her lie right away.

"I'll give you one more chance!"

She glared at me, but she certainly wouldn't win this game.

"We drank yesterday and argued! That's all!"

"Why did you guys fight?!" I prodded, releasing her chin to give her a questioning look while she took a deep breath.

"Because... Oh! It doesn't matter!"

She threw those words at me and wanted to turn back to her keys, but I hit the table again. Sensing how angry I was getting, Odran already got up and started towards us, but I raised a warning hand and pointed at him.

"Keep out of it!"

He didn't say a word, but I could tell how nervous he was.

"Jake was there," I suddenly heard Keeva whisper and immediately looked at her in bewilderment.

"Repeat that again," I demanded angrily and she looked up at me wistfully, simultaneously placing her hands on my chest to comfort me, but I pulled away from her. "You get drunk with Jake and Senan and then throw yourself in the pool half-naked?! Were you even waiting for me?!!?!"

She stared at me wide-eyed, looking like she couldn't believe what I was saying.

And that's when Senan walked in the door again...

That nasty little fucker..