Page 16 of The Hitman's Secret Love Child

“Just what?” I didn’t like it when people said bad things about Constantine. They didn’t know him like I did. They only saw his bad-assed hard exterior. They all saw a kid whose parents were murdered and who was thrown from foster home to foster home and was always getting into trouble. But there was a kindness about him. Deep down he was a good person, he just needed a chance to be that good person I knew he was. And he treated me like a queen.

“He’s so wild. All the fights and crap he’s been into and the people he hangs out with. Holding back from having sex didn’t seem his style.” She shrugged. “Even his name… So sexy.”

“Constantine loves me and he wanted to make sure I felt safe and secure. Besides, we did other stuff. It’s not like we hadn’t seen each other naked. We just hadn’t made love yet.”

Kelly’s grin widened. “He certainly cleans up nice. All the girls at the prom were oogling him like crazy. You guys were a beautiful couple.”

I felt my cheeks redden, as I lowered my gaze. “Thanks.”

“So come on.” She patted my knee. “Please, just a few details.”

She wasn’t going to give up. “Okay, so after the prom Constantine took me to a motel and he had wine and roses waiting for me.” Excitement filled me as my mind flashed back to the sight of the little room he’d prepared for our big night. “And he had candles and had a CD made of all my favourite love songs that he had playing.”

Kelly’s face lit up as she listened so intently that I could have sworn she was trying to memorize every word in order to transcribe it into a book. “So what about the sex?”

I blushed again. How could I describe the most incredible experience of my life? I gave myself to him, every single piece of me and he consumed me, while giving me everything he was and would be in return. “I’ve never felt so alive. It was painful at first – a little bit anyhow – but he was gentle and patient.” Heat ignited between my legs as I closed my eyes, reliving the moment in my mind.

“Okay. Okay. I don’t need to know anymore.” She rolled her eyes at me, but the grin on her face told me she was happy for me.

I opened my eyes again, longing to see Constantine. He was going to be busy helping his foster dad at the bar, so I had to wait until tomorrow to see him. Bummer. Call me a tramp if you like, but I wanted to make love to him again and again. We’d done it several times the previous night and I couldn’t get enough.

“Okay, well, I gotta go.” She leaned forward and drew me into her embrace. “I’m so happy for you. Kinda jealous to be honest. But happy.”

I hoped one day she’d find a love like mine. There wasn’t a thing in this world that could take me down from this high and I doubted I’d ever find a love like I had with Constantine. We were like Romeo and Juliet. At least that’s what I thought…

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