Tessa wasn't waiting for him in the front of the building. She wasn't waiting for him in his office. Getting a weird feeling in his stomach he was walking to the common elevator with her sweet tea when Jaxon swooped him by his arm out of no where and started to walk him back to the private elevator. "You need to get use to this one now." Jaxon said flatly. "Why?" "You are going to be with the owner as of tomorrow. When you come to her, you come through here. Think of it as an order from all four of us. You can bring Axel to. We like him." Giving him a slight smirk. "I thought she would already be with you until I got this. Running a little late myself today. Thought I'd ask you about it first." Giving his phone to Gage as he stole the sweet tea and started to help himself.
'Hey bro she been pacing quietly for a while now she got here at six according to the cameras. She's even more quiet then usual mumbling to herself. Better check her out.' It was from Hunter who tried and got nowhere with her for a good thirty minutes while Dre' was out with meeting from the underground runners. Knowing he should probably have knocked but the only thing Gage was thinking about was getting to Tessa who needed him. Jaxon and Gage presence slowly brought Tessenia back to reality. "What are you doing here so early?" "Tess baby it's almost nine." Gage told her confused. "Well today is already seeming to just slip away from huh." She laughed ff rubbing the back of her neck.
"What kind I do for you gentlemen?" Smiling to them. "Well you can start but telling me what's up with you." Gage told her raising his eyebrow giving his sweet tea o her, since Jaxon downed hers already. "That's really good babe thank you." "Tess stop side stepping and spit it out." Jaxon told her in a snippy voice. "I just go a little stressed out for a moment and I was just getting it all together." "What's got you wo worked up babe?" Gage asked rubbing both his hands up and down her arms calming her instantly. Just making her theory so much more realistic. "You know what. Nothing it's really nothing. Everything just coming together. "I'm already over it." Looking into her eyes he could only see the truth. Weird Gage thought to himself.
"You know Tess if its too much meeting them tonight we could just." "No Gage it's nothing like that. I'm perfectly ready I'm looking forward to it. I'm not going to have time to change into anything too fancy so I hope this is good enough. In her tight black office dress. Highlighting her curves making her body look even more beautiful and luscious in his eyes. Black eyeliner highlighting her beautiful eyes. Hair half up and half down with big loose curls he wanted to run his fingers through. "You already look perfect don't change a thing. Are you sure you're ok?" Kissing him deeply then pushing him back. "I'm fine, now get to work. Tomorrow you will have a new boss and I hear she can be quiet the bitch." Winking to him. "Well that's not what I've heard." "Really and what is it you hear." "Maybe later tonight I'll tell you." Whispering and nobbling on her lobe. "Back to work than." Walking away leaving her blushing and frustrated.
After he was long gone. "You were freaking out because you are meeting his uptight mother aren't you?" Jaxon asked. "A little. Just you know finding some new things out last night." Looking at her smiling to himself. "What great findings did the dark angel find in that even darker mind hmm?" Jaxon asked coming to her walking around flicking the back of her hair. "Did the great beast finally figured out she is finally falling for a beast of her own?" Jaxon asked her batting his eyelashes quickly to her. "Don't you have work to do Mr. James? Sitting back down avoiding his gaze.
"HOLY SHIT! I'm right aren't I? Hell has finally frozen over. A monkey ahs finally typed Hamlet. Tessenia Angel Alderman is finally falling for an actual man. Like with feelings and everything. We got to mark this day as a Holiday. History books we'll look back on this day where time stood still and the worlds heart started beating again." "JAXON!" Turning to look at her. "If you wish to walk out of this room without any extra holes in your body, leave now and shut your trap." Tessa eyes dark looking at him. "Yup there she is, there's my girl." Winking to her as he walked out it wouldn't be the first time she shot at him, nor will it ever be the last.
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Picking up his phone texting Angelo everything that just happened. Jaxon was actually excited he was happy for his friend finally having happiness no one ever thought she would. The only thing he wanted was for her to end up with someone who wasn't from their world directly. He didn't think any of them were man enough; but to have someone convert to their world being the man she needs that man will be truly the strongest of them all. He was praying down in his soul that would be Gage. Angelo felt the same. Angelo felt something so strong within that boy. He knew in time Tessa will bring him into the exact man he's meant to be. Angelo felt a little at piece his daughter was finally letting herself live her life as normal as she could get. The only thing he could do was pray this man won't hurt her anymore than she has been. Angelo did not think she would be able to survive without cutting off all feelings that would ever make her be or feel human again. If anything like should happen to his little girl God help the man who dare take that from her and show that man mercy because God knows Angelo will not.
It was finally time and Gage who was still just wearing his black dress slacks and black shirt with his sleeves rolled to just before his elbows. Going down stairs he noticed Tess was already waiting by his truck. "I'm starting to think you like riding with me?" "Do you now?" Wrapping her hands around his neck. "It's either that or you like me lifting you. Getting my hands wrapped around you and keeping you close to me?" Whispering again lowly in his husky deep voice in her ear making her blush. "Maybe it's a bit of both. Maybe you're like my little habit. My own little drug and I am your addict. I'm already addicted to you now. Especially when you taste so good." Whispering the last part in his ear he could help but grind into her just a little his forehead resting pressing against hers breathing deep letting her scent surround him calming and exciting him at the same time. "We better hurry up before I change my mind and just take you home." "Promises, promises." She sang to him in mockery. "Get your ass up there." Making them both laugh as he shut the door behind her.
They pulled up to the fanciest Italian places in the city. Just pulling up to the valet everything screamed money. It was definite they were under dressed and neither one of them gave the tiniest fuck. Walking in the hostess eyeing him up and down ignoring Tessa's presence. "We're part of the Brooks party." Wrapping his arm around Tessenia's waist a little tighter. Making the hostess smile turn into one of distaste. "Yes right this way. The rest of your party is already here." Leading the way Tessa took a breath. I handle the mafias known over the world. I control every government system with it, I can handle one judge mental woman for Gage. Lost in her thoughts until she came up to the table looking at a good-looking couple who looked quiet young for their age just like her father.
"Mom, dad I would like you meet Tessenia Moretti. Tess, baby these are my parents Sean and Maddison Brooks." Gage was beaming with pride as Tess smiled brightly reaching her hand out to shake. Sean wasted no time returning the smile. "It's a pleasure to meet you Mr. and Mrs. Brooks." "Please, none of that makes us feel older than we need to. Just call us Sean and Maddie." "Please call me Tess, or Tessa." Sean and Gage both held the chairs out and helped the women in the seats. Maddison just smiled to her husband. "Thank you Gage." Tess told smiling at him in appreciation. Maddison looking at their clothes in disapproval.
"Son you couldn't' be bothered to dress for dinner?" His mother teased. "Well sorry to embarrass you mom we had to come straight from work. Long day at the office getting ready for tomorrow and some up coming projects and all." "Well now work is important. Speaking of which. Tess child, what is it that you so. Gage tells you work in his building as well." "Well that is true I work on the top floor and I am getting a promotion actually. So pretty excited about that. I've been working hard on it for many years." Tessa said feeling proud of her self for the first real time.
"Yup my girl here is a genius. Top of her class too. She actually attended the Dark Heights Academy, graduated top of her class and valedictorian." Gage was bragging as he was truly proud of her. "It's not a deal babe, you were all those things as well." Winking to him turning red. "You were in Dark Heights Academy?! Gage applied every year and just always barely missed the acceptance exams." Maddison was looking at this woman in shock. She did not look like much, of course she had a pretty face and eyes and all but their was more to a person besides all that. Maybe she was jumping the gun on her prejudgment. Deciding maybe to get to know this girl more could actual be more beneficial how wonderful would it be to brag that your daughter in law attended Dark Heights. None of her other friends or associates have even been acquainted with such people. Only very few top of the top in society.
"Well you must be really busy putting in long hours at the office poor dear. What do you do for fun?" Sean asked after they all got their orders. Maddison shocked at the pasta, salad and breadsticks amount Tessenia ordered she was not afraid or shy when the food comes out. Gage and Tessa pick at each others plates and enjoy it. Both getting a little messy on their face. Maddison thinking they were like kids. Sean thinking his son is lucky to find someone to be himself with. Like the world didn't exist around them. It was exactly what he was hoping his son would find.
"I like to jog and work out. I love to read, maybe watch a movie. I love to cook and bake." "You cook?" "Amazing too best cooking I ever had ma. Old fashion home cooked meals too. Tess can straight up put her foot in it." Gage was bragging to his dad. "How often do you cook for my son working those long hours at the office?" Maddison was curious. Looking at Gage trying to think it out. "About four days a week. I think." "Yeah four so good. For about the last two months yeah. If she don't make dinner she brings us lunch from home." Gage was beaming with pride. "Don't they have a café and stuff around the building. Some of the best chiefs in the world work there." Maddison was confused.
"Yeah but you know it saves on money, we don't have to wait in long line to eat, sometimes it's a little healthier. I enjoy it too it's not a big deal." Tessa waved off. "How about you Maddison do you like to cook any special recipes you can share with me this handsome guy here would like?" Tessa was asking in such a sweet way it actually melted Sean and Gages heart. "Oh honey no, we have a cook for that. Does your maid help you with your cooking while you're at the office?" Maddison asked. "I don't have a maid." Tessa told her with a confused look.
"How does your house get cleaned. I mean you put in like what maybe fifty-sixty-hour days. Plus you cook on top of that. Still have time for this big lug here. How does your house get cleaned?" "I clean Maddison. I'm very neat person. I like things in there place and I take great care of my things personally." "Well, Tessa it's so good to hear things come out of a woman from your generations mouth like that. There are so many woman who can't do any of that. Out there looking for a meal ticket and sugar daddy so they never have to learn a trade, pick up a spoon, or broom. Shameful really." Sean told her shaking his head.
"Well growing up I was raised and close with my three best friends and their all guys more like my brothers. My dad would always warn and told them don't ever bring no broke woman home. He said if the woman doesn't go to school like college, work, cook, clean or at least take care and raise your kids and family she a broke woman and they needed to throw her back. They just had to do at least one of those things. So I thought to myself. I don't want anyone to take care of me. I wanted to take care of myself. So I learned everything I could. Knitting, sewing, first aide treatments, camping, fishing, hunting, cooking, cleaning. Any basic life skill I wanted to know. I never wanted to be considered a brook woman. I want to retire at some point. I think I want a family if I get blessed with one I wanted to share these gifts and skills with my kids. They will always be alright and have a piece of me with them." Tessa shrugged.
Maddison, Gage and Sean all mouths were open at all her honesty. They haven't met a young lady like that Maddison only worked and takes care of her family only by raising her son and loving her husband. She never cooked, cleaned, she made them clothes. Maddison was feeling like she was the one who was mentally dressed down. Emotionally wondering if maybe she failed in some ways. Maybe this girl is better than she thought. The rest of the time Tessa was hanging on every word of stories from when Gage was younger and when the evening was coming to a close. Is when things took a dark turn.
Tess dear you spent the whole night getting to know about our family. What about yours. What was it like when you were little?" Sean asked happily. "Uh ok. I'm just going to be open and honest with you. I really like Gage and now that this is more than just something casual, and you guys being so high in society. I don't anything will every come of it, however I don't want you to feel blind sided by either. I was born to a drug addicted mother, my father wanted me but left me and my mother because he was so certain I would have been a miscarriage due to the overdoses she kept getting. He died when I was six months along in a work accident. Three days after I was born, my mother took me to an orphanage and left me there. With nothing, I mean literally nothing not even a name she stole me form the nursery unit." "You don't have to do this Tess." Gage was holding her hand giving her strength.
"Yes I do. They need to know, they deserve that much." She whispered back to them loud enough for them to barely hear. "I was called the little bastard until a man came and adopted me when I was barely nine. He named me, gave me a home, education, a self built family. He gave me everything and he also made me work for everything . Nothing was handed to me. I learned to earn all myself but he made sure to know he was with me the whole time. He's the reason I am who I am today and I will forever be thankful for getting a chance some people never get to have." "What orphanage did you say you came from?" Sean asked her curiously.
"Fallen Wings. It's a little more south of the city from here." "It's like a whole world away from here." Sean added Maddison looking shook to her very core. "Yeah I guess it is." "You poor thing." Maddison felt heart broken for the young girl but it changed the way she looked at her. She was just a nameless woman until someone came along and gave it her. What kind of family is she in now. How could her son do this to her. Surly this wasn't some charity case, right. Having mixed feelings about the dirty dark up bringing Maddison decided to hold her concerns back until she learned more. Maybe this wouldn't be so bad. "Well it was a lovely night. I enjoyed getting to know you all but it's getting rather late and we do have to be up early." Tessenia told them standing up to shake their hand again. Sean and Maddison hugged her instead catching her off guard. Her men hidden in the restaurant went to move to get them off when she discreetly wave them off. Before they left she made sure to warn everyone that the whole family she ate with was under their protection V.I.P status for everything. They only nodded and started making notes and calls.
Pulling up to her drive way she noticed he was hesitant for a moment looking up to her before he got out to get her door. "That went honestly so much better than I thought it was going to. Are you feeling ok?" Gage was concerned from that big emotional step she took for him in front of his parents. "I'm ok. I'm fine it didn't hit me no where as weird as it did last time. I want an open and honest line of communication with your parents. I want them to hear that news from me. I want this to work Gage." "You have no clue how much that really means to me Tess. I never met anyone like you. It's like finally breathing in air when you didn't even know you were suffocating." Taking a deep breath.
"You know if you are serious about what you said Monday I was hoping to take you up on your offer." "What offer?" Pulling up his duffle bag to the center console looking up to her. "Oh! Gage I Want you to know your always welcomed here I cleaned out drawers and some space in my closest for you. I want you here with me, or even at your place when you feel comfortable with that. I'm going at your pace. You just tell me when you ready along the way." Cupping his cheek to know he heard her. "It feels kind of wrong hearing that. Like that's what I'm supposed to saying to you." He laughed to her. "Don't let what society thinks have any say on us. This is our relationship and we will handle it as we want. This isn't us plus everybody else opinions we are the only ones in it. It's just you and me in this alright." "You never ceased to amaze me at how incredible you are."
Getting out the door he picked her bridal style with his bag at his side and refused to put her down even to open the door. Being too short he took her keys unlocked it and locked it back. Carrying her to her room where she showed him where to put his things. Being there so much he knew where everything was at. As he was brushing his teeth her phone rang off. Looking down to her text her stomach turned. 'See you in the morning my angel.' 'Conference starts at nine. Let the guys know if you need help getting settled.' Turning her phone off. Guess Dimitri and Antonio are here. Hopefully his goes well. Not wanting to lose Gage so soon, by him finding out just who she fully is in the world. She did not like not telling him. However thinking if she can get him to fall in love with her like she was, maybe he wouldn't leave her and hey could still keep their shot at happiness. Gage was the only one she ever felt could relate to be her with. The first one to ever make her feel…feel anything. She wasn't ready to let any of that go, ever.
"Was that my phone or yours?" Gage asked smiling o her coming out in his boxers to crawl in bed with her. Her mouth hung open at the view in front of her. Never has she seen a body look this good. How she just wanted to lick it up and down. It was looking like a wash board body and how she wanted to grind her clothes with her in them all over it. "BABE!" "Sorry what?" "You got a little drool there." Teasing her. "Well yeah look at you. I mean fuck. You can't just come out like that with no warning hell I'm only human Gage." Grabbing his side laughing hard at her.
"Surly you of all woman have seen better." "There is nothing better than this view in front of me not even close. This is a body on a man to be worshipped. I can't wait for when you let me to do so properly." Kissing him deeply. Gulping hard he brought himself to his first question. "W-was it my phone or yours earlier?" Licking his lips looking down at her long spaghetti strap silk smooth feeling nigh dress that goes up to barely mid-thigh. Highlighting her breast which hung freely without a bra. "It was mine. My friends from Italy, and Russia are here getting settled they wanted me to know they we will see me tomorrow. They will be shocked at first by the sight of you I need to warn you now. Kind of a big deal I haven't officially been with another man since I was like seventeen about seven years is a long time. Not that people didn't try to get me out there, it just never felt right." Taking a deep breath.
"Gage I want us to be open and honest about everything ok. If Antonio, or Dimitri step out of line with you please tell me. We are friends and only friends we've been through so much history together. Sometimes they get in their head that we may or could be more but it will never happen ok. Were just old friends and business partners. It's an odd relationship but it's a strong weird one. The guys and I will keep them in place, hopefully it won't be awkward longer than it has to be from the shock of me being with someone. They are kind of like your mom when described her they think we only belong with our kind of class people. The whole Dark Heights Academy, all owners of business head of families thing. That's never something that I wanted."
"It's alright Tessa. I get it. I will do my best to not make it anymore weird than it is. Do they know your ex?" "Yeah we were all friends since like diaper days, school days." "Maybe it would help if I knew a little more on your ex. Will he be here too?" "No. He won' Ian was like us his family was from the Australian side and he was a rue Aussie man nothing scared him. He was great with crazy creatures and used them well. He was kind of like you. Not as computer savvy. More with nature I guess. He knew how to fight a little too well. He was a great guy. You would have liked him." "Why did you guys break up?" "He died, his whole family go tin an accident and they died."
"Fuck Tess I'm sorry. That must have been hell to lose someone you cared for even loved like that at such an age." "Gage I am fine. It was sad at the time. I will always love him. I just wasn't in love with him. I knew he was and I cared deeply for him. I just when it comes to those love thoughts. Alright here it is all cards on the table. We have been spending two months together I know you so well and we still have so much further to go. When I was freaking out in y office this morning it wasn't because of anything like meeting your parents, or tomorrow. I figured out that I am falling for you and it shook me to my core. I was scared to tell you, because I don't want to scare you off so soon. I just can't handle the thought of holding anything back from you. You are just so important to me Gage. I know it's quick and soon but there it is I am falling for you."
Staring at her for a moment in silence. "You can just gather your things and go the door. I wont hold it against you if I creeped you out I know I said I 'd go slow and that was a bit much." "You lied to me than? When I asked if you were ok and you weren't? You could have had another panic attack like last time only I wouldn't really be able to calm you down when I would have been the source. Why didn't you just tell me earlier?" "I wasn't sure if it was something you would have been ready to hear without thinking I'm like psycho. I'd thought you'd leave me."
"Tess that just sounds like you didn't rust me enough to be honest with me about your feelings. If you don't tell me something for fear of me leaving that is saying you don' have the trust I thought you had in me or us. I get why you didn't admit it. I know you will tell me when I need to know things but don't you hold back from me. I want this open and honest to. I want this to work to." "Are we good?" "No, I don't think we really are." He was still seating on the edge of the bed. "You've done a bad thing and you hurt my feelings I think you should be punished for that." Excitement filled her heart; shock went to her face.
"What" "You heard me. You held back information that could have hurt us, and it hurts me. You need to be punished for it." Gage was a hundred percent serious. "What am I supposed to do?" Feeling lost she's always been a dominant one, never giving anyone control, she was willing to do so for him though. Never did she think he had a side like this, how she was eager to learn. "Stand up. Take off your panties." He's voice was still low and deep but it was turning dark, and commanding. Following his orders, she did as she was told. His boxers were long and covered his thigh. "Straddle my thigh." He helped her get on and find balance. "You like to grind yourself upon from time to time. Ride it." Shock filled her face at the command. "Ride my thought don't me tell you again or this punishment will be so much worse for you Tessenia."
Slowly moving her body grinding on it the friction was slowly driving her nuts as he would tighten and untighten his thigh. Soon as he felt he wetness dripping trails on it he notice her mews and sounds of pleasure were driving him nuts but he had a point to make. Taking his thumb he started to rub and massage her clit as she rode him. Pushing her to a higher point of pleasure. When she got close her quickly picked her up and got her off denying her the ache in her lower belly. She noticed the huge wet marks on his thigh. "Lay down." Taking her scarf and tying her hands to the head board of her bed. Pulling down her top he released her breast out.
Looking down at her for a moment. "You are so beautiful Tessenia." His mouth connected to one as his hand massaged and pinched her other side in ways that had her writhing under him. She felt as if she could cum just by the sensation until once again he stopped. Leaving her disappointed it was starting to hurt not being able to release. He came up to her collar bone and was sucking between her neck and chest, even nibbling her ear. "Open for me baby." Doing so quickly his hand slowly trailed through her belly making little swirling movements down to her achingly wet core.
He felt her inhale deeply as he took his long finger and entered it inside her teasingly slow. Moving it around in ways that had her hips grinding with him. Adding another finger brought her eyes to roll back behind her head. "Eyes on me baby girl." He than starting using his thumb to work her clit over that made her body lift up a little before he pressed her back down. "FUCK DADDY PLEASE!" She cried being overly stimulated like that was starting to bring the pleasure and pain. He stopped looking at her and the words she just use. "Daddy huh?" smirking darkly to her. Something in that made him snap into a side he never thought he had, but he was loving every bit of it. Taking his finger out of her and bringing it to his mouth sucking on one of them moaning at the taste he was now addicted to. Using the other finger to go up to her mouth.
"Open. Suck. Taste yourself and the mess you made." He was slowly growling in her ear as she did each command as he said it. Feeling her tongue swirl around and sucking tight and tighter on his finger. "What is it you begging daddy to do?" He growled again. "Please." "Please what your big girl now come one use them words he told her rubbing the outside of her clit working his way in thrust and twirling lift and curling his fingers driving her closer and closer to the edge. "Please let me cum, please baby it's starting to hurt." Moaning wildly as he was showing her no mercy. "Will you ever hold back your feelings from me again?" "NO!" "You ever going to lie to me when I ask you questions again?" "NO, baby I swear." "Good, I swear to you it will be so much worse than his should you fail this promise baby girl." Nodding her to him. "I'm sorry." "I know you are." Kissing her lips deeply.
He couldn't take it no more. "Nope, damn baby your wetness got me driving nuts, between your erotic smell, to your addicting taste. Come on baby, release that sweet nectar on me. Diving his tongue into her tight hole he had to hold her hips down after a few minutes of eating her like a starving man he went and sucked and nibbled and licked the clit. Using his fingers to keep thrust in her over stimulating her once again. "CUM!" He growled greedy for her taste as she was to release it to him, she finally reached the release she was aching for. Her body trembling hard all through out her body. Never in her life could anything feel like that. Wondering if this is how he felt after she went down him the other day.
She barley noticed he had left until she felt the cold rag cleaning her up putting back on her panties and fixing her shirt kissing each breast as he put it back in. The after care he showed her melted her hear. "I really am sorry." "I know you are baby. Kissing her sweetly. He could see just how tired she was. Turning her to her left side He spooned her placing his hard on between her but cheeks. One arm under her pillow resting under her neck. One arm wrapped up close to her to bring her tightly to him. Both never knew when they drifted off but it was still the most peaceful sleep they ever gotten. For once it didn't feel like something was missing, it finally felt like everything was right where it was supposed to be.