Page 5 of Irresistible Little Ivy

“Santo Dios,” the blonde who must be Petal said, “she is brave.”

“Or stupid,” Georgiana whispered back. “Either way, it is very entertaining. The Littles I have met so far have been adorably sweet and submissive, but not entertaining. I think I like these Middles.”

“But still,” Petal whispered back, “Caleb has big hands. If he spanks her, she may not be able to sit down for a week.”

I eyed Caleb’s hands.

They were indeed big.

Perhaps it wasn’t the best idea to tease an unknown Dom at a sex-positive resort.

In fact, I was pretty sure I’d read somewhere that they had rules of conduct for guests.

“Um, I’m not checked in yet,” I said as I opened my eyes and ducked out of his loose grasp. “So I’m not breaking any rules by being a brat. And I’m not collared so you can’t complain to anyone about my behavior. I’m… I’m still a civilian.”

I thought Caleb might be mad, but instead he put his hands on his hips and chuckled. Softly at first, then a little louder with a headshake thrown in. His dark, silky hair slid over his tanned skin as he lifted his face to the high-beamed lodge ceiling. The light just seemed to love this man’s face, because every angle entranced me. He wasn’t super handsome, but he was fascinating. I found myself watching him raptly, waiting for his gaze to meet mine again. Wanting to feel that thrill of an unspoken and unacknowledged connection between us.

His laughter grew a little louder, but it still had an intimate quality to it. A sinister smile twisted his lips as his attention returned to me. Those hooded, sapphire-blue eyes of his bored into me like he saw into my soul. In my experience, only very powerful and older Doms had acquired that look. Either he had an old soul or a young face.

“A civilian, huh?”

My response was dumb, but I decided to brazen it out. “Yes.”

The power of his gaze flipped all these unknown switches inside of me, activating emotions and sensations I was unprepared to deal with. Looking into his eyes made me feel new things, ones I didn’t want to face. The feeling of something growing between us grew more powerful by the moment, and I took a step back, my gaze falling to the floor as I sought to regain my mental footing.

I couldn’t think staring into his deep blue eyes, not while my body went up in flames of lust.

The blonde stood up, her voluptuous frame filling out her catsuit. “Don’t let Caleb boss you around. Women look at him and they think, oh he’s such a nice, lovely-on-the-eyes gentleman. He is so polite and sweet, surely he does not have a mean bone in his body. A pretty face. It is a lie.”

Caleb snorted, the laughter on his face fading to a small smile. “I am a nice guy.”

“Yes, but you’re not simple,” Georgiana said as she remained reclined before the fire on the couch, the shifting light of the flames revealing her spectacular figure. “Caleb, you are a very astute businessman. And sneaky. You’ve refused to get distracted by any drama we have thrown at you. I try to flirt with you and you turn me down, I try to argue with you and you ignore me. I even tried to ruin your chances with a woman you are obviously attracted to, and you didn’t let me. It is annoying.” She crossed her arms and gave an adorable pout. “I need you off-balanced for our negotiations.”

Caleb shrugged, then took a step back from me, releasing me from his hold. “Sorry to disappoint.”

My shoulders dropped and I took a deep breath, freaked out by my attraction to this random guy.

Maybe I needed to get laid. I mean, I wanted to drag this guy back to my room and make him fulfill the unsaid promises in his gaze. But I’d promised myself I wouldn’t rush into finding a partner. I had seven days and part of the fun would be being single. Even my inner teenager was picky about our partners.

Though she was totally on board with getting to know Caleb in a biblical sense. Consequences be damned. I’d never felt such an instant attraction to a man before. It was out of character for me, so of course my anxiety decided to make an appearance. My libido, the twisted thing that it was, decided to get even more aroused as I flushed from the center of my chest to the tips of my ears. I never understood why being slightly embarrassed was a turn on for me, yet it was.

Suddenly Caleb turned, his head cocked and his gaze resting on my face. “You have such a sweet blush, Ivy.”

This man was dangerous to my sense of well-being.

I forced myself to not respond to his compliment and instead walk away. “I need to get checked in, shower, and eat. My flight got delayed, then I had to run to catch another one, and I rode this… small prop jet out here and that was scary. I’ve never been on a small plane that landed in the snow before. So, I’m just going to go to bed. Thank you for the welcome to Rawhide. Maybe we’ll see each other around again since it sounds like you work here. I’ll be here all week for the Retro Spirit Week and a couple days after.”

“Homecoming?” I heard Georgiana say from behind me, “What Spirit Week?”

“It’s a charity event,” Caleb responded in a dry voice, “this year they are recreating the feel of the 80s. People dress up and role play like they’re in high school back then or something. Mason knows more about it than I do.”

Petal squealed as Georgiana said, “Oh my gosh, it all makes sense now. I’ve seen so many women in what I swore looked like 80s clothes. And hairstyles. I thought it was just something that people were into. But now it makes sense. Is this why you were trying to hustle us out of here? Because you didn’t want us to be here for Homecoming?” She tossed her head defiantly. “Well, your plan has failed. I am going to the owner right now and asking to attend Spirit Week. I know he will be thrilled to have us.”

“Hold on,” Caleb’s voice came from behind me, loud enough for me to clearly hear, “Ivy, I’ll be seeing you around.”

“Maybe,” I called over my shoulder, nearly stumbling as I got caught up in his gaze. “I’ve got plans to attend a lot of events, I won’t have much free time. Thanks again for warming me up and suggesting the hot chocolate bath.”

He merely grinned and I had to turn away before I tripped over something. It took a great deal of willpower to check into my room, knowing he was watching my every move. There were various large mirrors around the foyer and I could watch him without him knowing. Though it was hard to keep from laughing as the two women obviously ganged up on him after I’d left.

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