One Weekend with the Billionaire novel Chapter 45

I wake up with Julia in my arms. I haven’t been asleep long at all. After I made love to her most of the night, I finally fell asleep with her resting her beautiful head on my chest, my arms wrapped tightly around her in a protective arch. She is still asleep, which is just as well. I don’t have to get up to get ready for work for another hour, and she doesn’t have to get up until she is ready to. I will have my driver take her home later, if that is what she wishes. As I gaze at her lovely face, I wish that I could find the words to change her mind, to convince her to stay here with me, to leave Jeff and all that she knows of her married life behind.

She doesn’t seem to think that is an option, though, for reasons I can’t quite understand. I wish that she would explain to me what it is that is keeping her from telling Jeff off and leaving his ass behind. He doesn’t deserve her! Surely, she can see that now, can’t she?

I don’t know what Julia thinks of herself at this point, but I hope that I have convinced her of just how amazing she is, how she deserves someone who can love and treasure her the way that I can. But… as I gaze at her peaceful, still face, I know that she is going back to him. I can only pray that his betrayal, that his signing of the contract, his cheating, his pornography addiction, will be too much for her now that she knows about it and when she sees that he has no intention to change, she will send him on his way.

Or rather… send herself on her own way--right back to me.

I take several deep breaths, trying to be silent so as not to wake her, but Julia stirs, and then she is looking at me, her eyes wide open, a smile on her face. "Are you okay?" she asks me.

I nod, but it isn’t the truth. How can I ever be okay without her next to me? I can’t imagine living the rest of my life without her by my side. Though it’s only been a weekend, it’s enough. It’s enough for me to know that she is meant to be with me, and I am meant to be with her.

Rather than plead my case to her again, I kiss her, hoping all of the feelings I have inside for her come through. Julia kisses me back, her arms wrapped around my neck, and I can’t help but push the blankets aside. I need to be with her again. I need to make love to her in a way that will stay with her long after we have parted ways. As I pull her close, she spreads her legs, ready for me, and I move inside of her.

I take my time, thrusting deep and strong, doing my best to meld our bodies together. The feel of her muscles as they grip me, sliding along my shaft, her hands on my back, her lips pressed to my neck… how can I last a day without her? I know that I can’t.

Eventually, I can’t hold back anymore. She has brought me to the brink of ecstasy yet again, and I spill my seed inside of her, taking her over the edge as well. I want to keep her there forever, but I know that I will not last now that I have reached my pentacle. I drop my head against her shoulder, savoring the feel of her beneath me. If I never get to share another moment like this with her, this one will stay with me forever.

"I love you, Julia," I tell her again. "I love you so much. I know it doesn’t seem like long enough to you, but it has been. Trust me. I want you to be here with me. I don’t ever want you to go."

She looks up at me, her eyes wet and wide. "I love you, too, Braxton. But… I’m married. I made a promise to Jeff. I can’t just… forget about it. If I were to do that, I wouldn’t be any better than he is. Surely, you have to understand that."

I can’t understand it, not at all. "I can make you happy, Julia. I can give you the life you deserve. Please. He doesn’t deserve you, Julia! He’s a horrible person, and you’re so… perfect. I wish you could see that."