Lucas Dow's POV
I was staring at my wife who was sleeping beside me. I did wake her up early in the morning when I felt like I need to be inside of her wet core again. I need to feel her around me and know that it was not a dream.
I was tracing my fingers on her bare arms before she stirred in her sleep. She turned her back to me before I was looking at her ass that was in full view for my sight of the day. I was caressing her thighs before she turned again as she groaned in her sleep. I was smiling as I know that she was waking up now.
"Stop, I'm tired. Let me sleep," she whispered in her hoarse voice as she was screaming nonstop last night. I was happy to know that she did not fake her orgasms that I was giving her.
Her walls clenched around my fingers, tongue, and cock. It was bliss for me and her.
"Wake up, sleeping beauty, we need to go," I said before she was pushing me away. I chuckled before I was kissing her naked shoulder.
"Come on, we have to go now," I said as I was getting out of bed naked when Ari was staring at me. Her eyes dilated.
"Ari, love, we don't have time now,"
"But you're the one that suggested first," she said as she was pouting. I laughed before I was leaning closer to her and kissed her. She was pulling me to her naked body before I was breaking the kiss.
"We can have them later. Right now, shower,"
"Or we can indulge it together in the shower," Ari said seductively before I was groaning as I was scooping her up. Arianna laughed before I was kicking the door to the bathroom opened. I was settling under the shower before I was opening the faucet and closing the door of the shower room.
"Lucas," Ari said as she was coming closer to me before she was pulling me to kiss my lips. I was hitting her bare back against the wet tiles before I was wrapping her legs around my torso. I can sense that her core was wet and ready for me as I was smirking at her.
"So eager,"
"Shut up and kiss me," Ari said as she was kissing me again before I was plunging inside her. She bit my lower lips before I was pumping in and out of her, letting our breaths to mingle and moans to fill the bathroom.
After our dessert in the bathroom, I was drying her brown hair that fell to her waist. She was a natural wavy and I think I liked it.
"I love it when you're putting your hair down. It made me itch to run my fingers between them," I said as I was looking at Ari who was zipping her summer dress. I was smirking before I was coming behind her. I was putting on my black pants and shirt. I was ready to go.
"You have to put on some sunscreen. I don't want you to get burn,'' I whispered before Ari laughed.
"I think the person that needed that was you, my love. I tan when I was under the sun," Ari said as I was kissing her shoulder. She glanced at me over her shoulder before I was smiling.
"Now you're tempting me to soak under the sun,"
"Hush, I am famished and you have to feed me before I attack anyone that coming my way," she said as she was taking her handbag and we're out of the apartment. We were walking into the town square which was a few blocks from the apartment before I was looking for the restaurant.
"Why don't we go here?"
"Do you want an English breakfast? I thought you would want some Greek authentic breakfast?" I asked Ari before she was pulling me inside the restaurant that served English cuisine. I don't even know if she wanted an English breakfast.
"Hi, table for two please," Ari said before the hostess was taking our orders and we were sitting there at the table, looking around the restaurant.
"It's was scarce, no one came here," Arianna said as I was playing with her left hand. The rings were glistening before my eyes. I felt my chest expanded from sight.
"Here you go, two English breakfast, enjoy," the waiter said before I was looking at the hash brown, sausages, omelet, and blood pudding. I don't even know why I was going along with this. I don't even like this kind of breakfast.
But for Arianna's sake, I will endure it.
"Bon appetite," Ari said as she was cutting the hash brown and some omelet. I can see that the cheese was in the omelet before we were trying to get the food down. After breakfast, I paid the meal and we were out exploring again.
"So, what do you want to do now?" Ari asked me and before I can answer it, my phone rang. I pulled it out of my pocket before I was grimacing.
"What's wrong?" Ari asked me before I was smiling weakly at her.
"It's work,"
"Oh," Ari replied before I was picking it up and my captain was asking me the very question that I don't want to answer right now.
"Dow, have you find the Woman in Gold?" He asked before I was looking at Arianna. She was smiling at me before I sighed.
"Yes, sir,"
"And the Citrine of Greece?" He asked before I was rubbing my neck. I don't think I need to explain that right now but I will try to stall him as much as I can.
"It's safe,"
"What do you mean 'safe'? Have you return it to the National Athens museum yet?"
"Sir, I think the citrine was not legally acquired by the museum," I said before I can stop myself. Arianna was looking at me with hope before I was clearing my throat.
"What do you mean Dow?" My captain asked before I was taking a deep breath as I have been preparing to answer this question.
"The Citrine of Greece was stolen from their rightful owner. I think The Woman in Gold was trying to take it to return. I have some information that stated the citrine was a family heirloom to a Greek heiress after her parents died," I said as Ari was squeezing for support. I gripped her hand.
"Are you sure about this, Dow? I hate to break it to you that you will lose your job if you got it wrong after 4 years of searching for that elusive thief," the captain said as I was looking at Arianna.
"Yes, I am sure and it will be my last act as Interpol agent before I resign," I said before the captain was sighing.
"You too? After Lattone, now you wanted to get out of the agency as well?" The captain said as I was smiling while I was looking at Arianna's face.
"I have found something more precious than my mundane life now,"
"I see, it's a woman then,"
"Well, you can say that," I said as Ari was glaring at me. I chuckled before the captain sighed.
"Okay, email me your resignation letter and the case file for the Woman in Gold as well as The Citrine of Greece. If it was as you claimed it was stolen, then we have to find the Greek heiress to return it to her," the captain said as I was nodding.
"Yes, sir,"
"Oh, and Dow?"
"Sir?"
"Congratulations," he said before he cut the line as I was looking at the phone. I was blinking my eyes before I was turning to look at Arianna.
"So, what did your boss say?"
"Well, I can retire and I think it's time for me to take over my family business," I said as I was hugging Arianna when we were strolling down the park.
"Family business? What is it?" Ari asked before she was looking at me. I smirked before we were walking.
"You'll see," I said as we were getting around the park to enjoy our lives together now.
Scott McBaran's POV
"So, what did I tell you?" I asked the captain when he was sighing. He was pinching his nose bridge before I was smirking at him.
"Do not get used to it, McBaran," Addington said as I was shrugging at him.
"You're the one that trained us and now, you wanted to get rid of us. I think you need to retire now as well, Addington. Enjoy life and family,'' I said before Addington, our trainer once upon a time and our godfather was glaring at me.
"Okay, okay. It seems that you don't want to retire until we all settled down,"
"That's the plan, isn't it?" He asked me before I scoffed.
"Me? No, I would not fit in that life anyway, tying down to one woman," I said before. Addington smirked at me.
"We'll see. Besides," Addington said as he was looking at me, "You already got involved with someone after all," he said before I was gripping the armrest. Now that secret was not supposed to be known. Who could have told him? Only one name come to my mind.
Edmond Lattone.
Damn it, I will skin him alive the next time I saw him.