Deception's Game (The Misses Book 2)

9

Grayson shifted quietly from under her touch. “Don’t do that. You know everyone is watching.” Reeza looked away while sliding her hand across his jeans.

"You are working on being a good boy? For who? My dad?" Reed said while sneering in disgust.

"No. I am doing it for us. If I said I had fun and that I looked forward to doing this again but your actions removed that opportunity. Then what?" Grayson shrugged at Reeza.

"You are good with your dad dropping me off the face of the earth or him having someone make sure I stay away from you. Then please by all means, let's enjoy the moment."

Reeza's hand fell from his leg. There was no lie in his words. Her father could easily make him disappear and she would never get the chance to have her first anything with him. She pulled herself together. "I won't rush things. I can't lie though. Everything about being with you makes me want to throw it all away just for a fleeting moment with you."

Grayson looked away and bit his lip. [This young lady is going to be the death of me.]

The afternoon progressed without fail. They continued to ride all of the rides multiple times. When the day ended and the driver dropped him off at his home. His father’s vehicle was parked outside of his home. He had hoped that they would have more time together before it became a political thing.

“Well I guess I have to go and explain to my dad what’s going on?” Grayson muttered with his arms crossed.

“Don’t worry about that right now. Worry about saying a proper goodbye to your princess.” She said with one eyebrow raised.

He patted her on the head and replied, “I had fun. I am looking forward to our next outing.”

“Me too.” She whispered. She was smiling but her eyes looked sad. He had to go. He couldn’t hug her or even kiss her forehead. He smiled back at her and then proceeded to exit the car once the driver opened the door.

He calmly walked through the front door of his home. His butler met him at the door and escorted him to the sitting area where his father waited for him. His father’s bodyguards stood outside of the door.

When he walked in he flipped on his ‘loving son’ charm. His father sat in the large suede chair with his entourage standing behind it. He looked like a mafia king, not a general business owner.

“Father! How nice of you to stop by. What brings you here at this hour?”

“Cut the bullshit, Gray. I received word that you are dating some random child! She doesn’t have any history in our society. Her name doesn’t even connect to the money. Have you met her parents yet?”

“Dad! We are just friends. All of that is not necessary. ” He almost forgot that he could not speak of Reeza’s relationship to the richest man alive. It was not public knowledge.

“Do not get this woman pregnant and make sure you keep her out of the public eye! You understand me! Don’t embarrass me!” His father stood up and was in his face before he knew it. His father and uncle were some of the tallest men in Lagos. His muscular build made Grayson feel small. He had a hard time not cowering from his father.

“Yes father.” Grayson submitted to his father’s demands without question. If he found out he was also doing this favor for his uncle, he would beat him until he couldn’t stand. He needed to be more graceful about his new relationship and job.

To finish getting his point across he forcefully swiped at Grayson’s shoulders as if dusting him off. Grayson worked not to step backwards from the pressure. His father sneered as if he was proud that Grayson did not back down. He walked out and his entourage followed behind him.

“This was their first real date. When did they see us?” Grayson was trying to understand how and when his father gained knowledge of Reeza. Then he remembered the dinner they had the previous weekend. They probably hadn’t seen them together but he was made aware of the invite and that Grayson did not turn it down.

After that day with his father, he made sure to watch his back, to make sure he was not followed. He would have to take longer routes to the club and also request to meet Reeza for their dates in order to clip in tails that might occur from day to day.

His first day at the club as primary owner for Licious was simple. All of the appointments were ninety percenters. He didn’t realize how easy it would be to comfort Licious after each session. He thought it would be disgusting but she just felt like any other woman. So that was how Grayson made it through. After the first 2 shifts, what the men wanted from Licious seemed repetitious.

Months were going by in the blink of an eye. His dates with Reeza were tamed. Movies, museums, aquariums, and plenty of brunches. Since they did not talk during the week, the four hours they spent together were used to catch up on the events for the week. They both had pretty boring lives, especially since they both were working on their masters. Grayson was actually working on two. One in business and the other in thermodynamics. He wanted to make his father happy but make sure he didn’t lose the direction he wanted his life to go in.

It had been six months since their first date and this would be their first date where they weren’t followed around by Reeza's guards or hired help. They were taking a long walk in one of many private parks and trails owned by the Hindricks. It was hidden behind an electric company.

Grayson walked holding his hands behind his back. He wanted to remove her ability or urge to grab his hand. When that got to an enclosed part of the trail, Reeza pointed at some glimmering just past the tree line. He was sure it was probably just a hidden camera but he followed behind her while she was being curious.

They strayed off of the path to find what looked like part of a headlight partially buried in the ground. Reeza bent down to touch it and Grayson grabbed her wrist.

“Don’t touch it. You don’t know how it got there or how dirty it is.” He quickly stated. Reeza stared at his hand around her wrist then pulled it to her face, she gently bit down into one of his fingers. He closed his eyes and groaned. Her tongue gently grazed his fingers.

“Reeza.” Was all he could think to say. He wanted to say ‘I don’t want to lose you or someone may be watching but his body ached for her. She pulled her wrist from his grasp and jumped into his arms, wrapping her legs around his hips. She lightly kissed him and ground her hips against him. “This was a trap.” Grayson thought to himself. She was trying to get him off the trail. She knew that he would never try anything. [Sly fox.]

He returned her kiss. She tasted so sweet. He sucked on the bottom lip and rubbed his hands up and down her back. He was so aroused. That was when panic started to settle in. They needed to get back on the trail. While they were not being followed he was sure they expected to cross into certain sections of the trail within specific time ranges.Her father was far from stupid.

He pulled his lips from her face and then worked to remove her legs from around her hips.

“You know we can’t do this.” He whispered.

“I’m going to get what I want, whether it’s within little moments like this or in defiance of my father. “ Reeza’s haughty demeanor was sexy. She was going to be the death of him.

“Well at least I will die happy.” He said then started to chuckle.

They made their way back on to the path and Reeza continued to smile like a child who had done something bad and was unapologetic.