Page 75 of Their Courtesan
“I guess the thing I like the most is how comfortable I am around you. From the first time we met, you were conscious ofme.Most clients aren’t like that. I mean, you were buying my services for the night, but you were considerate even when you were splitting my pussy in two.” Her renewed smile was otherworldly.
Miguel dropped the crop and cupped her breasts with both hands, lips hitting hers as his tongue entered her mouth and stroked whatever it could find. One hand meandered from breast to ass again.How is she so irresistible?He kissed her throat, feeling her breath on his cheek and her taut flesh in his hands. “Do you want me, Judith?”
“Of course, Miguel. I wanted you the moment you walked into this room for the first time. There was… is… something about you that I’m drawn too. I hope you feel the same way.”
Did he? God, yes, he did. “Do you like having sex with me?”
“Yes.”
“Talking to me?”
“Absolutely.” Judith leaned forward, as much as she could with her arms hanging above her head. “Now tell me your tale, Miguel. Your secrets are safe with me. I want to know more about you.”
His throat went dry. It was now or never. As memories flooded his mind, Miguel snatched the crop from the bed and rolled up his sleeves.
And spoke.
“A long time ago, when yours truly was fresh from grad school, I met a girl named Rosa Diaz at a party. Long story short, we fell in love after only a few weeks of dating.”
It was the first time he said the name “Rosa Diaz” out loud in years. Perhaps longer. Had he ever said her name since the day she left him?
“Only time I’ve ever been in love like that. She was everything to me. The most beautiful woman I had ever laid eyes on. She knew how to crack a joke and make a guy feel comfortable. I was so in love with her that I seriously thought about marrying her. My parents objected. Foolishly, I listened to their objections, because I was young and still making my own way through the world. Now I can tell them to go fuck themselves because I’ve made my millions upon millions.”
Judith continued to stare at him through those wide hazel eyes, but said nothing.
“So I thought… maybe we could keep our relationship a secret. I could bide my time until I was in a better position to marry without my parents’ permission. Rosa seemed game for it. She split her time between Grenada and her parents’ home country of Venezuela, so I figured we could meet here in America. Who the fuck would know? I paid for everything. She paid her way most of the time. She was from a wealthy family like mine, so money wasn’t an object.”
Judith’s lip curled. “What happened?”
After heaving a mighty sigh, Miguel continued, “We were supposed to meet in Miami for the Fourth of July. We were going to go dancing, watch the fireworks… sun on the beach. She never showed up to our hotel. I feared the worst… plane crash, car crash, illness… but who could I call and ask? Nobody knew we were still seeing each other. All I could find out was that she never got on her plane to Miami.” Something burned in the back of Miguel’s throat. Not tears. Definitely not tears. Instead, he channeled his negative energy through the crop, slapping the bed beside Judith’s right knee. “After worrying myself sick, a mutual friend of ours forwarded me an internet article. I’ll never forget the fucking headline.”
Judith didn’t say anything, waiting for him to continue.
“‘Heiress Weds Salvador Moreno II In Surprise Marriage Ceremony.’” The crop twitched in Miguel’s hand.That fucking picture of her and that weasel.“I couldn’t believe my eyes. They had hitched in Jamaica on the day she was supposed to come meet me. She had to have known she was going to do that. Why thefuckdid she agree to come to Miami if she was going to ditch me all along?”
“I’m sorry, Miguel.”
No matter how many times Judith said sorry, it wouldn’t change the past. “The next day, she called me and asked me to meet her in Miami. I was so hungover when I went to see her for lunch. I still couldn’t believe it. The first thing out of my mouth waswhy?”
“Did she answer you?”
“Not at first. Then, when she spoke, she held not a bit of remorse. She said she was pregnant with Moreno’s kid. Can you believe it? Turned out she had been cheating on me for over a year.”
“Oh my God.”
“The Morenos aren’t the best family around, ethically speaking. Lots of rumors that they’re in a certain trade I don’t want to talk about.”
“Of course.”
“I guess Rosa had a thing for families of sin. My family and their casinos… Salvador’s and the…mierda.”The crop was coming close to breaking in his hands. “They’re still together. They have three kids.” He finally dropped the crop, hands hanging limply at his sides. “Sometimes I wish that kid could’ve been mine. Then my parents couldn’t object to us getting married. They’re a little old fashioned like that.”
“It wouldn’t have mattered.” Judith’s sudden words surprised him. “She would’ve kept on cheating on you, Miguel. Your happiness would’ve been fleeting. I know it hurt, but it was for the best in the end.”
“Don’t you think I’ve thought about that constantly over the years?” He loved Rosa like he loved his own life, but it wouldn’t have been enough to keep her.My love is worthless.That was the same conclusion he always came to. Not like Miguel didn’t know what a “catch” he was. If even a guy like him couldn’t inspire a woman to stay true, then how good was he, really? Money didn’t matter. Looks didn’t matter. Charm and a big cock he knew how to use didn’t fucking matter. He would’ve given Rosa the world, and she still would’ve played around. If not with her now husband, then with someone else. “Right after she dumped me and went back to her honeymoon, I went to an escort service and took whomever they would assign to me. That’s been my life ever since.” He snorted. “Only I’m more discerning now, of course.”
“So you buy sex instead of procuring it for free, like most people.” Judith was not smiling. Nor was she frowning. How was it possible for a woman to be so relaxed and imparting her wisdom when she was strung up like that? “If you pay for it, then you’ve built that barrier between you and the other woman. If it’s free, then there’s the danger of emotions, and you might get hurt again.”
“I don’t want to think about how much of my life I gave her, and she didn’t even care.” Damn these feelings flooding his mind, his heart, and his fuckin’ loins!Iwouldget a hard-on thinking about it.That’s how weak he was. “I hadn’t been with any other woman since the moment we met.”
“I’m so sorry, Miguel.” Judith’s arms trembled. “That’s a lot of pain to be carrying around for so long.” She regained her composure. “You’re here with me now. You’ve demanded this kind of night for a reason.” The look of determination on her face almost made him shudder. “Take it all out on me. Go on. I can handle it. Do whatever you want. I’m yours, Miguel. I’m not going anywhere. Tonight, you are the only man I’ll be thinking about. I am the most transparent woman you have ever met.” Her smile melted his worries. “Now use me unlike you’ve ever used a woman before.”
Easier said than done. For her, he might chance feeling those emotions again.
