Page 4 of One Hot Deal

"And you should get married.If you had a baby, it wouldn't bother you so much that I'm away at school."

For a moment, I can't speak.Will I never get used to the way children blurt things out?But it's more than the way she said it that caught me off guard.It's what she suggested.Can the girl read my mind?No, of course not.Besides, this is hardly the first time she's commented that I need a husband.I do not need one of those, not ever again.But I have been contemplating a plan that meshes with what Pippa suggested.I can't tell her that, though.My idea is…radical.

"Are you away with the fairies again?"Pippa asks.

"No, of course not," I say, rather too sharply."I'm sorry, pet.It's been a long day, and I need some rest.So do you.Even a mature fourteen-year-old shouldn't stay up this late."

"All right, all right.I'll go to bed if you will."

"It's a deal."

Silence follows, but I can hear her breathing."Why did you send me away?Did I do something wrong?"

"No, love, of course not.I wanted you to have the best education available, and a boarding school seemed the most appropriate choice.You have friends there, don't you?"

"Yeah.But I want to come home."

A pang stabs into my chest, and my throat tightens.I miss Pippa more than I could ever tell her."We can discuss that later.Good night, love."

"Good night, Diana."

After we've ended our call, I curl up under the covers and try to sleep.My thoughts keep returning to Derek Hahn.That dark hair.Those deep blue eyes.Those kissable lips.And that body.My word, that deliciously sexy body.How could any woman fall asleep while thinking about Derek?He's too young for me, but I only need one thing from him.A small donation.Hardly anything at all.

I drift into a semi-slumber, not completely asleep, but not really awake either.In this state, my mind conjures images of Derek Hahn naked.He crawls up my bed, under the covers, his nude body skating over my flesh.The sensual friction of his skin on mine spurs me to moan and writhe while I rub my hands over his back.His cock brushes against my mound, hot and hard and ready for anything I want him to do to me.The fantasy becomes so vivid that I swear I can feel his cock pushing inside me, filling me up until I can't breathe anymore.Heaven help me, I need him to fuck me in real life.

My lids fly open as a realization hits me.Oh, this will be even better than my original plan.A simple donation?Why should I settle for that?I can get everything I want with no strings attached.Assuming he agrees to my plan.

Have I gone barmy?Perhaps.But Pippa was half right.I don't need a husband, but I do want a baby.I've wanted it for some time now, wanted it more than I probably should.I'm forty-five years old, so this might be my last chance.

Yes, I will do it.Tomorrow.

Now that I've decided what I want and how I want it, I fall asleep quickly and don't wake again until morning.I feel more relaxed than I have in a long time, which might explain why I drift back to sleep before I've even pulled the covers off.

"Wake up, Diana."

Did someone speak?I must have imagined it.That voice sounded like Derek's, and that surely means I've fallen back asleep.

"Wake up, Diana," that stern yet sexy voice commands."You'll be late for work if you don't get out of bed right now."

If I were awake, I wouldn't appreciate his tone.But in my lustful dreams, I love the way he's talking to me in that bossy tone.I mumble, "Why aren't you under the covers with me?"

"Excuse me?"

Now he sounds confused.Well, this is my dream.I can change his attitude anytime I want."Tell me how you want me to suck you off."

Silence follows.The kind that doesn't seem appropriate in a dream.Derek clears his throat.That definitely does not seem like something I would imagine in a fantasy.But I must be asleep, mustn't I?

"Uh, Diana…what are you talking about?"

I spring up, shoving the covers off me, and stare wide-eyed at Derek."What on earth are you doing in my bedroom, Mr.Hahn?It's highly inappropriate."

Standing there in a dark blue suit that tastefully highlights his physique, Derek lifts one brow and smirks."I think you just offered to do something that's outside the requirements of our contract."

"What?"I swing my feet off the bed but trip and almost fall.I would have fallen, for sure, but he catches me.For a moment, I'm frozen with my body pressed to his and our gazes locked.Then I push away from him."You could have used the intercom.It wasn't necessary to enter my bedroom."

"I tried the intercom.Guess you were so into whatever dream you were having that you didn't notice."He smirks again."Now, would you like to tell me about that dream you were enjoying so much?"

Lifting my chin, I give him my haughtiest look."I have no idea what you are talking about.But leave my bedroom this instant."

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