We entered his penthouse in silence, the only sound of our footsteps. Before I could turn around, Adam had pinned me against the wall and kissed me roughly.
He slid his tongue inside and explored my mouth.
I moaned as his lips trailed me next and he picked me up suddenly, my legs wrapping around his waist as he carried me upstairs to his bedroom.
He lay me down on the bed carefully, tugging at his tie and shrugging his coat off.
He came back to my lips, placing a lingering kiss as his hands roamed my body and he cupped my breast gently. His touch sent a spark through my body, igniting a fire inside of me.
"Adam..." I called out to him and he hovered over me, looking into my eyes.
"I want more." I whispered and he smiled as his eyes grew darker, helping me sit up and his hands went to the zipper of my dress and he unzipped it, letting it fall down slowly.
His fingers traced my collar bone gently as he lay me down again and he unbuttoned his shirt, throwing it aside and I looked at his toned and perfect body.
He reached down, tugging my dress down so that my bare chest was visible to him and so were my white lacy panties.
He sucked in a sharp breath and kissed my collar bone, going down to my breasts and placing feather kisses there.
He squeezed my breast gently and kissed the other, sucking and licking, while I felt the heat rushing to my core.
His fingers trailed down my body slowly, tracing the waist bad of my panties. His fingers circled my area and he took them off in one swift motion and I gasped at the contact.
His fingers brushed over my clit and he rubbed slowly, leaving me wanting more.
"You're so beautiful." He whispered against my skin as he kissed all the way down and his tongue ran over my area, making me clench the bed sheets as he guided his tongue around, tasting me fully.
He kissed my inner thighs and I arched my back when one of his fingers slid inside me and he started moving it slowly.
My hands reached out to him and held them from his free hand suddenly and pinned them down while I squirmed.
Fuck.
He increased his pace, lapping his tongue and moving his finger inside me and I felt myself getting closer to the edge.
I moaned his name, which made him increase his pace even more and moments later, I came, releasing the pressure and falling into ecstasy.
My vision took a while to become clear again as I felt his fingers out of me and he came on top of me, licking at my neck and then kissing my lips slowly.
"You taste so good." He whispered against my lips, his hot breath fanning my face and I closed my eyes, exhaustion taking over me.
He got up and went to what I assumed was the bathroom and came out moments later in sweatpants.
I had put on his dress shirt that he took off just now, closing two buttons in the middle and laid back down on his bed. He smirked at me when he saw me wearing his shirt and got in the covers beside me, facing me.
"You look sexy in my shirt. Wear it more often." He traced a thumb across my lips and placed a lingering kiss there, pulling me closer to him.
My eyes closed instantly as I breathed in his intoxicating cologne. I drew patterns on his bare chest while he ran his hands through my hair.
And just like that, we were asleep in moments.
* * *
I woke up in the morning when the light hit my eyes. I opened them slowly, adjusting to my surroundings and looking at the person beside me.
No one could say he was a cold and ruthless CEO if they saw him right now. His hair tousled and messy, his features calm and relaxed, he looked so handsome.
I placed a small kisses all over his face, causing him to stir in his sleep. He groaned and mumbled something and I giggled, causing him to open his dazzling blue eyes and look at me.
A smile took over his face as he gazed into my eyes, stroking my cheek.
"You're really here." He whispered and I smiled at him.
"I'm really here." I told him and he grinned, getting up slowly.
"Sleep well?" He asked me and I nodded my head.
"Yeah, I did. You?" I asked him and he leaned down to me and pecked my lips.
"The best sleep I've had in years." He said and got out of bed, dragging himself towards the bathroom. I opened my phone and scrolled through numerous notifications, answering all my messages.
My boutique's opening was the latest hot topic at all media sites alongside Adam and I. I stared at the phone screen, squinting my eyes at the pictures of me and Adam together, smiling and holding hands, kissing and laughing with each other.
Apparently, an article said I've tied down the playboy and trapped him. There were some really nice comments saying they were happy for us but some really hateful comments made me upset.
They said I was playing with two hearts and crushing them both, that I was a slut, a gold digger and what not.
Just then I felt a grunt beside me and turned around to see Adam hovering over me and squinting at my phone, all dressed up in a suit.
He snatched it from my hands and scrolled down, his eyebrows furrowing, his demeanor growing colder by each passing second. He picked his phone up and called someone.
"I don't want to see a single hateful comment thrown her way. Do you understand? Remove it or I'll destroy you." He hissed at the other person and threw his phone on the couch, running his hands through his hair.
"I'm sorry." I whispered and he turned around to look at me, but I didn't look into his eyes.
"Look at me Rose." He said and I lifted my gaze to his, and he frowned.
"Why are you sorry?" He asked me in disbelief.
"I'm doing so much damage to your image and causing so many problems for you." I said quietly but he heard me and sat across me.
"No, you're not doing anything love. You're the best thing that's ever happened to me. You don't deserve that hate. The one who does is being seen as innocent and that's not fair. Besides, my reputation is a lot worse than yours." He held my face in his hands and sighed.
"I don't want you to touch your phone for today, I'm keeping it with me. If there's any emergency, you can use mine and anyone who wants to call you can call me. Understood?" He said and I nodded my head slowly.
"Now I want you take a shower and come downstairs, okay? I'll put your suitcase here and you dress here." He said and I got up from the bed and headed towards the bathroom.
My nerves calmed down once I was under the shower. I tried to take as less time as I could and wore a bathrobe that hung nearby.
I walked out and saw my suitcases so I pulled out my black pants and silky button down and quickly slipped them on.
Drying my hair, I went down and saw Adam talking to someone on the phone furiously.
"No, I don't care. I want them gone. Now." He said and hung up and turned around, smiling when I made my presence known.
"Breakfast is on its way sweetheart. Why don't you go sit on the couch?" He said and I nodded, heading towards the living room.
A moment later, the elevator dinged and a blonde woman in a maid's uniform came rolling a trolley full of food with her.
She wore heavy much make up and the buttons on the front of her shirt were open too much, making it very revealing. She frowned when she saw me.
"Who are you? Where's Mr. Thorne?" She asked me, eyeing me up and down and I stood up politely.
"Hello, I'm Isabelle. Adam's coming. You can set the trolley here." I told her and she scowled.
"I don't take orders from you." She said rather harshly when Adam came in, typing something on his phone. She stood up straight immediately as Adam tucked his phone into his pocket.
"Mr. Thorne?" She said but Adam didn't regard her, but walked over to me slowly.
"Um, I put a pink envelope on your dresser yesterday. Did you find it?" She leaned forward, exposing her chest but Adam brushed passed her wordlessly and came to me.
He pressed a kiss to my forehead and smiled.
"What would you like to eat love?" He asked me and I smiled at him.
I see what you're doing.
My smile grew wider when he took a spoonful of cereal and held it to me. I took it in my mouth.
"This is good." I said and he offered me a small piece of a pancake and fed it to me.
"Actually I'll have this one." I said and he nodded, putting some pancakes for me in a plate and adding cream and chocolate syrup on top.
"Just like you like it." He said and sat down beside me.
"Would you like to try?" I asked him and he nodded, so I put a forkful of it in his mouth.
"It's good." He said and took my hand. The girl grew impatient now.
"Mr. Thorne, excuse me." She said but when we payed no attention to her, she huffed in anger.
"Ugh! When will this slut leave?" She shouted and my head snapped in her direction and so did Adam's.
I froze completely as memories resurfaced.
"She's a slut!"
"She uses men!"
"She's his ex! He was so innocent!"
My mind raced at a hundred miles and it felt like I couldn't breathe. She batted her eyelashes at him and licked her lips.
"I put a pink envelope on your dresser yesterday, did you get it?" She asked him hopefully but his face showed extreme anger.
"Get. Out." He said through clenched teeth and she staggered back when he stood up.
"I-I don't understand." She said and Adam clenched his fists.
"Get out or I will call security." He said again, as if each word caused him extreme self restraint. But she held her ground and smiled at him through her fear.
"I'll just come back to clean once this trash piece is gone." She gave me a meaningful glare and looked at Adam seductively.
"GET OUT RIGHT NOW!" Adam's voice boomed through the empty place and she suddenly flinched and stepped back.
"Don't you dare disrespect her or show your fucking face here ever again or I will wipe you off the face of the earth!" He shouted at her and she ran away quickly.
I was still frozen. I couldn't breathe. It felt like I was drowning.
Adam turned to face me but his eyes that were just full of rage suddenly became full of worry and concern when he looked at my pale face. He came to me and kneeled down in front of me and took my hands.
"Hey, hey it's okay, it's okay. I'm right here with you love." He whispered but it only got worse. It felt like his voice was too far away and I couldn't reach it.
"Rose, baby, look at me. Look at me." He said and lifted my chin so I was looking at him.
"Come on breathe, breathe in and out, calm down." He said and rubbed my back. I was closer to him now, I could feel it, just a little more and I'd reach him.
"Calm down, breathe with me." He said and pulled me to his chest so that his heartbeat drummed in my ears, steady, slowly, as I listened to his heartbeat and matched mine with his so we were one.
He held me tightly, and when our hearts became one, I released a shaky breath.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
It's okay.