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She could feel his eyes on her, searching and digesting what she’d said. Ben gently cupped her chin, turning her back to him. “You don’t regret it, but you were unhappy too, Diamond. For that he and Peter can go to hell, and I don’t want you near them ever again. Especially with no clothes on.”

Diamond protested. “You don’t have to worry about Bryce and Peter being involved with each other. They only like men, not women.”

“They are still men. Stay away from them.” He warned.

She turned around, fully facing him. “You cannot keep me from being around men. Ben, I work with them, and I have to be around them during fundraising. If you open your mouth and try to ban me from working or, even more ridiculous, working with men. I will not do that. You need to understand that I am a loyal woman and will only be with you. No one else.”

He stared at her solemnly, and she hoped he could see that she was being honest. She’d not found any man to stir her the way Ben could, even when she was angry with him.

His jaw clenched. “We will discuss this more later.” He spit out as the car pulled to a stop.

Her shoulders slumped, and then she pulled out her purse, opening it and pulling out her compact to apply her lipstick and make sure that her makeup didn’t need to be touched up. He cupped her jaw, turning her to face him. “I’m sorry if my actions made you feel that way too. That I wasn’t paying you any attention. I can’t control myself sometimes and become fixated on things, just keep getting in my face when Ido.” He bent toward her and gave her a soft kiss on her mouth that sent warmth spreading through her.

Ben’s phone pinged again, and they both stiffened. He pulled it out, looking at it, then he frowned, marring his perpetual serene look, bending down and grabbing a brown leather pouch cover, pulling his iPad out. His fingers ran over it, and he studied the information on it.

He then turned to her. “The virus is gone.”

Chapter 15

Ben sat behind his desk and hung up his cell phone. His mother had just called to let him know that they were all coming to see him and Diamond tomorrow. It was time for a family meeting and chat. The blissful two weeks that Diamond and he had were about to get rough with their parents finally coming home. He was sure that this was all coordinated between the two families.

He didn’t want nor need their family interference as he was still searching for the person that created the virus in Diamond’s account. The virus had started to unravel under his new software before it disappeared, and it had left traces of information that soon he would be able to find out who created this intricate malware and then hire them. The funds were no longer in her account, and when she’d checked Hope’s fund account, it was all there, including his own that he’d added to make sure no one knew the money had gone missing. He left the money as another donation from him rather than trying to get it back, bringing unwanted attention to the account that was set up for the bachelor/bachelorette event at his family’s New York hotel opening.

After their return to New York, there was a shift in their relationship. He felt that they were getting closer, and Diamond was developing feelings for him. She was now back at work, but they both took the time to set up a schedule where they would work from home together a couple of days a week and leave only if they were required to go into the office for meetings. Givingthem the time to be in each other’s company before the family interfered and the year was up.

Being at home, they both began to really learn about each other and enjoyed fucking all over the house. His wife was insatiable, matching his stamina and sex drive. He was prepared to scale it back for her, but she wanted him just as much as he craved being with her, and he loved that. She would be talking on the phone, and then her glance would meet his, her eyes darkening, signaling that she wanted him.

But it wasn’t just the physical part of the relationship he was enjoying; he found he enjoyed listening to his wife in action as she spoke to staff and the directors of the charities she worked for in regard to raising funds and up-and-coming events that she needed to plan and coordinate. His wife was a powerhouse and had imaginative ways of getting people to donate funds, and he also admired her for donating her time to help out at the charities she worked for. At some of the shelters, if employees running them felt sick, she would go in and cover for them. She’d also worked just as tirelessly as her staff at Hope and her other charity organization to get everything done, and if that meant working late, she would order food for them while they worked on planning and forecasting what was needed for the upcoming year.

He loved watching her and noticed that she tapped her pen or pencil against her cheek when she was considering something, then she would bite down on it as she used both hands to type out on her laptop. The Diamond he knew before, or thought he did, was all about her image and being on top of the latest trends in fashion, and she still was from the outside, but around him, when they finished work in the evening, Diamond would take off her makeup and hair extensions and be all natural in front of him. He found both sides of her beautifuland was in awe that she was opening up to him like a beautiful flower. Diamond had a hidden depth that he was now coming to see and appreciate.

As if he conjured her up, his wife waltzed into his office. Diamond wore a loose, flowing black skirt and a white top, with a black bolero jacket finishing her look. She wore high-heeled boots as it was a bit nippy outside today. He became semi-hard thinking about fucking her in those boots, her legs behind her head. One of their favorite positions to be in.

She skirted around his desk, and he moved his chair back for his wife to sit on his lap.

“Hi.” She said huskily.

“Hi.” He replied and then lifted his hand to run his fingers along her cheek and jaw; she leaned into his touch.

“Our par−”

“I’m not wearing any underwear.” She whispered and smiled seductively.

What he had to say could wait for later; his wife was visiting him for attention, and he didn’t want to disappoint her.

Their lips met as he shifted his wife on his lap for one hand to slide against her firm, smooth buttocks and the other between her silken legs. He entered both entrances as he plundered her mouth with his tongue. She gripped the back of his head, holding him in place as she suckled his tongue, and he made a pleased rumbling sound. His wife felt so fucking good around his fingers, and she opened her legs wider for him to penetrate her deeper; his fingers moved inside of her and curved up, feeling the moist flesh surrounding him. She lowered her other hand between them and began to tug and flick on his nipple piercings; his cock rose hard between them.

He was about to pull his fingers out of her and lift her onto his hard cock when he heard his name, and still kissing his wife, he turned his head slightly to see his brother Michael standing there grinning.

Ben pulled back, releasing his wife’s lips, and they both stared at his brother.

“Sorry to interrupt.” His brother carried a smirk as he made his way into the office, deliberately ignoring the fact that he and his wife had been sharing a passionate kiss. Ben moved his chair in closer to his desk and continued to finger fuck his wife; the only indication now of what was going on was the slight increase to her breathing. She turned her eyes on him for a second, and he read the warning in her eyes to not stop.

His brother sauntered deeper into the room and threw himself down into one of the chairs near his desk. Silver eyes like his own took in the scene in front of him, his face now serious.

“Glad to see that everything seems to be working out for you, little brother. This is good, especially since I will be picking up mom, dad, Carter, Zahara, and the twins from the airport tomorrow, and after the big family meeting, maybe now Ambra will begin to have her questions answered, and she will be able to start forgiving me.” He said coldly.

Diamond turned to him. “Your family is coming tomorrow?” She asked him huskily.

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