An Unexpected Love (Complicated Love Series #2) (18 page)

My God, this morning has been dreadful. After last night, I decided to phone work and tell them I needed the morning off. Beth was meeting with Karl, so I thought it wouldn’t be a problem and lucky for me it wasn’t. I informed them that I had a dentist appointment, but the reality was I just lounged on the couch and read a book. I’m laying here in my pink stripy shorts and pink T-shirt.

I can’t stop thinking about my conversation with Karl. He wants me. He said so himself, but I can’t stand him going to her. I know she’s married, but my jealousy is rearing its ugly head and I can’t think straight.
Why does he have to talk to her about the past?
Surely the past should be left in the past. I know he wants to get things off of his chest, but it’s over and no one can turn back time. I sound selfish, but I want him to be mine. We haven’t talked much about what this
thing
between us is, and I’m really scared to talk to him about it. I’m not sure I want a relationship. What if he does feel the same, and then it ends up like my parents? They can’t stand to be in the same room with each other and they sleep in different beds. I’m surprised that they’re still together, to be honest. I don’t even know how a relationship would work, with him being in London and me being here.

I hear a knock on the door. Heading to the door and opening it, I find Karl standing there.

“Karl…what are you doing here? I thought you were meeting Beth?”

“I did meet with her, but I quickly realized that I don’t actually care about what she has to say or about any of my past.” He stands there staring into my eyes and I’m lost in his hypnotic gaze.

“Okay…do you want to come in?” He walks in and he looks a bit nervous. He’s pacing around the living room, and I’m confused by his actions. “Karl, are you okay?”

He whirls around to face me. “Listen, I’m not sure how to say this…”

It doesn’t sound good when he says it like that.

“I realized when I met with Beth that I wasn’t bothered with her excuses. She’s done well for herself I must admit, but she isn’t the girl I knew…not now. She tried to tell me how
I
felt back then, which was an insult. How dare she begin to tell me how
I
felt, especially considering I know that Beth was wrong to do what she did. She hurt me. I don’t need to go back there and revisit everything and hash out the past. It’s not relevant to me anymore.” He walks to me and takes my hands in his. He looks ashen, and I’m concerned he’s going to throw up.

“I’m so sorry for treating you the way I did at Annabelle and Joshua’s reception. I was stupid, and such an idiot for acting that way. I’m not that person anymore. When I saw you in that restaurant for the first time in five years, my heart was beating so fast and I felt so alive. The feelings that I tried to keep buried resurfaced, and they won’t go away. I don’t want them too. The reason why I left you like I did back then was because of these feelings. I was so confused, and I couldn’t understand how I could feel something for you in just a day. It’s crazy, but I know now that it was real. I’ve loved spending time with you these past two weeks and I was absolutely ecstatic when you broke up with Brandon. I’m sorry, but it’s true. You’re smart, funny, and so fucking gorgeous, and I’ve fallen madly in love with you.”

I stare at him open mouthed.

Did he say what I think he did?

“What?”

“I love you, Tracy.”

He crushes his lips to mine before I have a chance to respond, and there’s an urgency in his kiss that I haven’t felt before. He bites my lip and I open for him to slip his tongue into my mouth moaning into his kiss and wrapping my arms around him. He pulls me to him, so we are as close as we can get. His hands are on my bottom and he keeps squeezing me every time he moans. It’s kind of hot. He deepens the kiss and I’m lost in this moment with him. Our tongues are massaging together perfectly, and I’m hoping this is not just a kiss I’m getting. I’ve been frustrated for a while now. It doesn’t take long to find out. Karl breaks the kiss and looks at me. His eyes are full of desire and they are so dark.

“Where’s your bedroom?” He sweeps me off my feet.

“Hey, what are you doing?” I squeal and wrap my arms around his neck.

“I’m carrying you to your bedroom, woman.” I giggle. “Are you going to tell me where your room is because I can’t hold you forever?” He grins at me and I know he’s implying that I’m heavy so I slap him in the chest.

“Hey! Cheeky. Don’t call me heavy.”

“I never said that.”

“Yeah, but you implied it.”

“Woman, be quiet.” He kisses me and I forget what we were talking about.

“Where is your bedroom,” he growls while his lips are still feathering kisses on my lips. I point in the direction and Karl doesn’t take long to cross the room and down the hall to my room. He leaves the bedroom door open and marches over to my bed where he throws me down.

“Oh my God! You didn’t just throw me.” He doesn’t talk, but stands there and takes his T-shirt off. I remember his gorgeous sculpted chest, but now it’s ten times better than I remember. He doesn’t stop with the T-shirt, he removes his jeans too, and I can see his bulge hidden inside his boxer shorts. I try not to look, but my eyes are drawn straight to that monster I’ve been dying to have. I glance up at Karl and he’s smirking at me.

“Like what you see, beautiful?” Licking my lips his smirk disappears instantly. I don’t have to say anything because he knows I want him. He stalks to me and gets on the bed. I scoot all the way back until my head hits the headboard. He shakes his head and he doesn’t look happy. With my next breath, he grabs my ankles and pulls me back down the bed toward him. He takes off my top and his eyes darken when he notices that I have no bra on. Karl licks and sucks my nipples, alternating between the two. He pushes me back so I’m flat on my back and I moan when he places little bites on each nipple. His hands are everywhere and they are driving me into a frenzy. He glides his right hand down onto my hip and starts stroking lazy circles. Throw my head back and moaning loudly, he doesn’t take long to whip off my shorts. His right hand is on a mission again and glides down my leg and to my heat. He grazes his finger on my clit, and I let out a little whimper. My God he’s so good, I can’t take much more of this teasing. He starts rubbing his finger on my clit frantically, and I’m in pure bliss. I feel this tingling feeling flowing through my body and pure delightful pleasure is slowly building up.

“Oh beautiful…you’re so gorgeous.” He starts placing kisses across my stomach. He adds a second finger to his pleasurable torture and the pressure increases. I can’t hold on much longer.

“Oh God, Karl…I can’t…hold…” The tingling sensation increases.

“It’s all right gorgeous…come for me.” That’s all I needed for my orgasm to hit while screaming his name as the pleasure erupts through me. I feel like I’m floating out of my body while lying there on my bed feeling satiated. He grins and I stare wide-eyed at him when he places his fingers in his mouth.

“Mmm, you taste good.”

I burst out laughing. “Eww, that’s gross.” I push him on his back and climb on top of him straddling his body. “Now it’s my turn.” I kiss his lips before trailing kisses down his neck and chest, then circling his nipples with my tongue giving them a little bite which he replies with a groan. I love that I can do this to him and I can’t wait for him to be inside me.

Stroking his cock a few times before positioning it at my entrance, I hear, “Tracy, condom?” he croaks.

“I’m on the pill...” He smiles and grabs my hips so I sink onto him and we both moan together. Karl looks at me concerned when he sees that I haven’t moved.

“I love you, Karl.” He didn’t give me a chance to tell him earlier, and I’ve been dying to tell him. He smiles his really charming smile.

“I love you, too.” I start to move and he keeps his hands on my hips. We move in sync and we maintain eye contact while he brings me to another amazing high. He moves one of his hands to my breast and gives it a pinch on my nipple. The pressure builds again while I continue moving in rhythm. Before I know it, I’m flat on my back with Karl above me.

“I’m sorry, but you’re driving me insane and I can’t go slowly anymore.” I see the glint of his dirty side, and I know he just wants to fuck me. He’s tried the making love thing, but it’s not really us, so I give him what he wants.

“Karl…” He looks me in the eye. “Fuck me.”

With that, he doesn’t need any more encouragement. He thrusts into me and I grip onto his back while he drives into me over and over again.

“I’m not going to hold out much longer….you have to come again, Tracy.”

I know, I’m not far off. The pressure is building quickly and I combust with an intense orgasm that hits me hard. It’s so much more forceful than the first. Karl isn’t far behind me and spills his seed inside me. He then rolls to the side and lays on his back while trying to catch his breath.

“Wow! That was…”

“Amazing…” he finishes for me. He rolls over onto his side and wraps his arm over my hip gently kissing me and I snuggle into him. This feels so right being here in his arms.

“I’m so glad we finally got to this,” he speaks and I smile against his chest.

“Yeah, I never would have thought that this would happen. I can’t believe you’re going home tomorrow.”

“I know it sucks after finally getting to where we are.” He kisses the top of my head.

“What does this mean for us? I mean I can always come and visit, and you can always come over here, right?”

Karl is silent for a few minutes before replying. “I guess…but it is far. We won’t be able to be together like I want.”

“We can’t do much else. I have my job here, and you have your company there. It’s not feasible to do it any other way.” He suddenly sits up and knocks me back on the bed. I sit up and look at him while he sits there with a thoughtful expression on his face.

“Karl?”

“I have an idea.” He turns and faces me while taking my hands in his. “I’m selling the company.”

“What?” He waves his hands and I know he wants to say more.

“Let me finish…I’m selling the company because I don’t want it anymore. I’ve never really had the driving ambition to do what I was doing, and most of it was only because of my father. Claudia, my PA rang and told me that I have a buyer. I’m going to sell, and I won’t have anything from stopping me leaving London so I could move here permanently. You’ll still have your job and I could probably ask Brandon if he’ll consider me for a permanent position at the magazine. We could be together. I want you in my life always, Tracy, and maybe we could think about me moving in here. What do you think?”

I think I’ve nearly died. I can’t breathe and I feel this crushing pressure on my heart.
Is he serious?
Yeah, we declared the
“I love you”
but this is too much too soon. He’s selling his company, that doesn’t mean he has to move across here to be with me.
What if it doesn’t work out?
We don’t know each other that well, and he wants to move in with me. I’m feeling too much pressure and I don’t cope well with pressure so I get my work clothes out and quickly start to get dressed for work. I don’t know what time it is, but I have to be at work this afternoon and I need to be away from Karl to think.

“Tracy? What’s wrong?” He seems concerned that I can’t look him in the eyes.

“I'm all right, Karl…I just have to get ready for work. I’m back in work this afternoon.” I quickly twist my hair and put it in a ponytail before grabbing my bag from the chair. I make my way into the living room and collect my phone then grab a bottle of water from the fridge and chug it back. It feels stiffling hot in here. I notice Karl come in wearing his clothes.