Like No Other Man

Chapter 6

"Charli, you have a visitor." I looked up from my desk to see Julia the floor's receptionist.

"Ok, let them in." I said, smiling politely at her.

She nodded her head and let the person enter.

Demetrius Carlson stepped through the door with a broad smile and I nearly choked on the tea I was drinking.

"Mr. Carlson. It's been a while." I stood up and greeted him.

"So, it has Ms. Rose. I came to see you today." He stated and sat down in front of my desk.

I took a seat and smiled politely at him. 

He was dressed in a dark suit with his hair combed back. He looked surprisingly well for being 46 years old.

"I've heard about how successful you are right now, Ms. Rose. You are a wonderful event planner and I know that first hand since you've helped me multiple times." He said,

He was smiling and being professional, but all that went south.

"I want to know why you're participating on a trail against me." He got right down to it.

“Wow and here I thought you wanted an event planned.” I snickered and watched as his posture went cold and he gave me an angry glare.

"Well, Mr. Carlson. My sister-in-law who happens to be a culinary student of yours came to me seeking help. You have sexually harassed her. As someone who could provide a bit of assistance to her, agreed to help her in any way I can." I calmly stated,

He gritted his teeth angrily. I tried to hold back my smug smile as I leaned against the desk with my hands crossed.

"This isn't over, Ms. Rose. Success doesn't last very long." He said and got to his feet.

He looked at me silently for a moment before he walked out. I had a feeling that wasn't the last of me seeing him.

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I took a deep breath as I stood outside.

It was 6:30 p.m. and I was trying calm myself down. Jonah was with Grace at the house.

I told Gracie all about what happened with Mr. Carlson and even asked her for Luca's address.

So now I stood outside his house which was right next to a lake.

It looked nice and large, made from hardwood and steel along the way.

I took a deep breath and held it as I quickly rang the doorbell.

I stood there frozen, waiting for him. After a moment no one came, and I frowned. I tried again and yet no answer.

I couldn't even check for a car because there was a garage on the side, but it was closed. I sighed and turned around, walking back to my car.

A trip wasted for nothing. It took a whole hour to get here from the city which was too long in my opinion.

I opened the door to my car and was about to get in when the front door was suddenly opened.

"Charli?" I looked up at the sound of my name to see Luca.

He stood halfway out the door, staring at me confused.

"Uh- Luca." I said almost surprised and caught off guard.

"What are you doing here?" He asked, stepping out.

He briefly looked around before his eyes settled on me again.

"I, umm... came to see you." I said, trying to find words to say.

He walked down the steps towards me.

"Why?" He asked,

"Because Mr. Carlson paid me a visit today." I said slowly,

"I thought I should tell you about it since it's not good to hold back information it'll help Grace's case." I added,

"Come in, I'd like to know what happened and record it." He said,

I nodded my head and followed him into his house.

The house was large and beautiful as we walked through.

I gasped as I looked around in awe.

The inside was made from dark wood and made to perfection.

Furniture was dispersed all around the place and as you entered the front door, on the side was a set of stairs, leading up to the next floor.

We stepped into the living room which had four sets of windows on one side showing trees and the other side simply had French windows, leading to a small deck.

Luca plopped down on the sofa and I sat beside him. He grabbed a notepad and pen from the coffee table and looked at me.

I told him everything that happened, not holding anything back. He wrote everything down and place the notepad down when I was done.

"Did he try anything with you?" He suddenly asked,

I shook my head and he leaned back, letting a deep breath.

"Would you care if he did?" I softly asked,

"Of course. I wouldn't like it if someone touched you." He stated, brushing the back of his hand against my cheek.

I let out a shaky breath and our eyes connected as we shared a heated look. He licked his lips slowly and I couldn't help but lean in close.

"Can I?" He softly asked and I nodded my head.

We both leaned in, meeting halfway. Our lips molded perfectly against each other and I didn't hesitate to wrap my arms around his shoulder and pull him closer.

He sucked my bottom lip into his mouth and sucked hard on it.

I sighed in pleasure and he slipped his tongue into my mouth.

My hands tightened in his hair, making him groan and pull me closer to his body.

We slowly pulled away and I stared up at him as he smiled at me.

His fingers played with my skin underneath the shirt I was wearing.

"Where's Jonah?" He asked,

"He's with Grace. I wanted to come talk to you alone." I said, teasing him.

"It's a good thing we're pretty far from other people huh?" He said in a deep husky voice that went straight down to my core.

"Yeah. Why don't you give me a tour of the house? Show me the rooms." I whispered into his ear.

I saw him close his eyes and take a deep breath.

"Let's start this way." Luca said and pulled me up to my feet.

"Alright." I said and we began the tour.

We walked from room to room, Luca showing me things he bought from other cities and countries.

I nodded my head, sometimes letting my hand touch things.

We walked out to the back deck to reveal a large backyard. There was a large wooden fence separating all the deep, dense trees from the house.

We walked back inside and up the stairs. There were six rooms in all, and he showed me them.

"Come, this is the last room." Luca said with a grin on his face as he pulled me to the last door.

I rolled my eyes at him but entered. My eyes widened at the size of the room.

My bedroom was big yeah, but this was just simply huge! It was basically a suite.

As I entered there were couches in a U-shape form. A large flat screen TV was in the center wall in the circle of couches.

There were four sets of windows, two of them being French doors leading to the upper large deck.

I looked to the side to see a large unmade bed. The cover was thrown on the side and the pillows were everywhere on the bed.

Finally, I heard the voice of August Alsina playing in the background.

"Sorry for the mess." Luca mumbled, rubbing the back of his neck.

"It's ok. You should see my room." I said laughing,

Luca smirked at that and I blushed, looking away.

"Maybe I should go over tomorrow then. Make you show me your bedroom." Luca said as he walked up behind me.

My breathing wavered as I felt his hands on my hips and he pulled me back against him.

"Then I guess for now... we'll have to enjoy your bed then." I breathed,

"Definitely." Luca said and gave me a small push towards it.

I smiled to myself as I walked over to his bed and kicked my heels off.

I got onto the bed and sat down in the center and looked up to see Luca staring me. His eyes were dark and when I looked lower, there was a growing tent in his pants.

"What's wrong, Luca?" I taunted him, tilting my head to the side.

"Nothing, just thinking." He said and walked over.

He got onto the bed and leaned against the headboard.

"Come here." He said and tugged me back.

I giggled as he lightly tickled me.

I sighed once he stopped and leaned against him. I laid my head on his chest, sprawled out. We were both silent, my head slowly moving up and down to his breathing.

I turned around and stared up at him. He was silent as he stared back at me deeply. A sudden grin broke onto his face and before I could react, he grabbed my face and kissed me.

I was shocked at first, but then relaxed and kissed him back.

I crawled closer to him and held onto his shoulders as his tongue moved with mine.

My eyes closed on their own accord and Luca grabbed my waist and pulled me onto him.

I moaned softly, fisting his shirt in my hand. He groaned as I let my hands roam down his covered chest to the hem of the shirt.

"Tell me, Luca." I whispered and playfully tugged on the shirt.

"How bad are you?" I asked, biting my lip.

"So bad." He huskily said,

I smiled and pulled his shirt off. I threw it to the side and hummed in satisfied with what I saw.

From his neck down to his narrow hips, were ink carvings running around in one side of his body. Some disappeared to his back.

"Damn." I muttered and traced a couple.

"You like?" Luca asked, kissing my neck.

I giggled, pulling away from him and nodded my head.

"What are they supposed to be?" I asked,

"I'm really not sure. I got drunk one time and woke up the next morning with it there." Luca said,

"I like it. It's sexy." I said, winking at him.

He laughed lowly and I leaned down and kissed his chest.

"You're driving me insane." Luca groaned and pushed me down onto my back.

He crawled on top and kissed me. He pushed my hair back while his other hand disappeared into my shirt.

"We could go further with this if its fine with you, but I think it's for the best that we stop. I want you when you're good and ready." He said, whispering the last part into my ear.

"Alright." I said and sat up.

"Are you hungry?" Luca asked,

"Yeah, but I'm sure takeout doesn't come out for a long time right." I said, raising an eyebrow.

He laughed nodding his head and we got off the bed.

"I have food in the fridge so don't worry." He said as we walked downstairs to the kitchen.

He walked over to the fridge and pulled out some containers.

"How do you feel about rice and chicken?" He asked,

I smiled and nodded my head at the simple meal.

I helped him heat the food up and place a certain amount on our plates. We moved into the dining room where we ate and laughed.

As we finished eating, Luca's phone rang, and he excused himself. I got up and carried our dirty dishes to the kitchen. I washed them and put them away.

Luca walked in and sat his phone on the table.

"Something wrong?" I asked, seeing the deep frown on his face.

"No, just an old client that was having some issues." He said, running his hand through his hair.

I nodded my head, walking over to him and wrapped my arms loosely around his neck.

He stared down at me with a much more relaxed looked and wrapped his arms around my waist. He was about to say something when his phone rang again.

He growled angrily and took the call. I sighed and moved into the living room. I turned the TV on and flipped through the channels. Since Luca wasn't back yet, I decided to call Grace to see how Jonah was.

"Hello." She said, answering the phone.

"Hey Grace. Its me." I said,

"Oh, hey Charli. How's it going?" She asked,

"Everything is good. I'm just calling to see how Jonah is." I said,

"He's good. He's helping me take care of Sophie while I make dinner." She said,

"Ok, thanks for watching him. I'll be there to pick him up soon." I said,

Grace said ok and we hung up shortly.

Luca finally walked over frowning. He sat on the couch beside me and closed his eyes, leaning back.

I silently watched him and pushed my hand slowly through his hair.

His lips parted and I rubbed his head. His body relaxed and he was no longer stiff and angry as before.

"Charli." He mumbled and opened his eyes, looking over at me.

I smiled softly at him and leaned forward, kissing him on the lips.

"I should get going." I stared,

"Yeah, it's getting late and you need to get Jonah." He sighed,

I nodded my head and we both got up.

I collected my things and Luca walked me out.

He held the door open of my car and I got in.

"Call me when you get home. I want to be sure that you've reached fine." He said,

"I will." I said,

He leaned down quickly and kissed me.

A blush came over my face and I quickly looked away before he saw.

He closed the door and I turned the car on. I pulled out of his place and with one last look back, I drove off.