"It is," Roth confirmed.
Ruby glanced over at Roth, her eyes catching his and realized that it wasn't the park below that he was referring to. She ran a shaky hand through her hair. She was beginning to become familiar with the look he was giving her. His look was dark, heated and sexy, making her stomach do flip flops and her pussy ache.
"Roth..." The ferris wheel came to a full stop just as their car topped the ride. Their car rocked with the sudden stopping and Ruby immediately focused her attention on their surroundings and the people in the other cars muttering their displeasure from the stop. They could see everything. The fairgrounds and well into the city of Portland. It was a breathtaking view. She glanced over at Roth who was grinning. "You paid him to stop the wheel didn't you?"
"Guilty."
She sat back in her seat and snuggled closer to him, "How long do we have?"
"Five minutes was as long as he would stall it."
"Hmmm. Well, I guess that rules out sex on a ferris wheel," she teased, turning partway in her seat so she could look up at him. His whole demeanour was relaxed and carefree. She liked it. At that moment she was able to forget that he was her boss and she was his employee, and that he was severely out of her league - a thought that kept creeping into her mind.
"Well, Miss Ruby Dawnson that is a very appealing idea. Perhaps I should have offered him more money." He cupped her chin in his hand and lowered his mouth to hers, giving her a deep and passionate kiss.
She smiled as his lips touched hers. As usual, the simple touch of his lips set her body aflame. With a sigh, she parted her lips to him needing to feel more as she slid her hand around his neck, urging him to take more. He obliged, his tongue sweeping past her parted lips to caress hers. She ached to reposition herself over him, straddling his lap, but the bar kept her seated and their contact restricted.
"My God, what you do to me Ruby," he murmured, pulling his lips from hers slightly as he touched her cheek.
What she did to him? Then he must have had no idea her body's reaction to him. Ruby couldn't speak. She could only stare up at him. She felt the same way. Why of all men did she have to find herself falling for Rothdam.
When she was growing up she had a tendency to bring home, as her mother would call them, the riff-raf of the community. Men who were destined to be incarcerated for some crime or who had a promising career as a grocery store clerk. Her mother would tell her that it was just as easy to love a rich man as it was a poor one. She never believed it, but here she was with the most amazing man she'd ever met and she was falling.
Before she had a chance to respond his lips claimed hers once more, harder and with more urgency than before. She fisted the front of his black t-shirt, as the throbbing between her legs increased. "I want you Roth" she whispered against his lips.
He growled low and deep, slipping a hand to the back of her head and fisting her hair. She yelped, more in surprise than from the slight pain as he gave her hair a jerk, exposing her neck to him. His lips touched her neck, his tongue flicking at the sensitive flesh. She closed her eyes and moaned softly as pleasure rushed through her.
Oh-my-God, is this real? It felt like a dream. Like one beautiful, romantic dream, sitting atop a gigantic ferris wheel while such a beautiful, amazing man touched and kissed her so expertly. Roth's mouth made its way down her neck until he reached her collarbone and as if on cue when he reached that point the wheel squealed and jolted forward. Their time was up.
"I just have to take a moment and make a few phone calls. I won't be long." Roth released her hand and strode off towards the wing of the house that contained his office, leaving Ruby sitting on the sofa in the living room the big screen 3D television in front of her and the big pink teddy bear sitting in the armchair to her left.
Ruby began to flip through channels almost mechanically, but nothing was catching her attention. Her thoughts were completely of Roth and their day together. Maybe she'd been too hard on him. Maybe she did mean a little more to him than a convenient fuck. Sure, he was hardy in love with her, but he liked her - smitten even.
Just when she found herself a reality television show that caught her interest the doorbell rang. At first it didn't seem peculiar to her that someone would be at the door, but by the time she reached the front door it occurred to her that the person on the other side of the massive oak door knew the passcode to get past the front gate without being buzzed in.
Who in the hell can it be? She crinkled her nose as she flung the door open and came face to face with a tall, slender blonde-haired woman wearing a trench coat that fell to her knees. The woman looked oddly familiar, though she couldn't quite place her. She had a sinking feeling in her stomach however.
The woman glared at her with open hostility, her eyes travelling up and down Ruby, making her feel extremely self-conscious about her ripped blue jeans and tank top. "So you're the new help, I assume." She brushed past Ruby, without waiting for a proper invitation.
What the hell?
"Where's Roth?" Ivana questioned, asking no one in particular.
"Ummm... He's - " Ruby tries to say where Roth is, but ivana already cut her off.