Chapter 68: Chapter 68

“Need help with that?” I heard myself say.

I was a little disappointed when she barely spared me a glance before she responded. I wanted to catch a glimpse of her hazel eyes again.

“Duh. Don’t just stand there, help me please.”

Ah, I sighed mentally. Her voice was soft but firm with just a hint of frustration. Her fingers were trying unsuccessfully to tie her unnecessarily complicated bikini ties. Why do women do this to themselves? But she looked good though and some new wicked part of me wanted to watch her struggle. What is this new feeling in my chest anyway? I felt like teasing her so she could stay longer and talk to me but then again I felt sorry for her as the ties continued to slip from her hands so I moved forward, smiling like an idiot, and took the strings from her hands.

Tying them was easy. I have dressed Carol too many times than I care to count.

“There,” I said stepping back once it was tied and secured enough to hold without falling off again. “All done. Got it tied and hard.” The aroma of her wafted into my nostrils. She smelled so good and expensive too. My body was reacting quickly but worst of all was my mind and before I could think twice about it I heard myself say, “Wouldn’t want to show those nice titties to those boys out there, am I right?”

I will be lucky if she doesn’t slap my cheek off.

When she whirled around to face me, hazel eyes flashing with righteous indignation, I expected to feel the impact of her hand on my face for my rudeness but she simply opened her mouth and stared.

I soon realized that she was staring at my face, my chest…hmm maybe Alex was right. Maybe I do look good enough to attract girls to myself. I never thought I had it before but here is the confirmation I needed.

Her cheeks burned bright as she continued to stare. I returned the favor too. It was hard not to stare like a stupid love-struck fool when you are standing in front of a hot girl with lovely eyes and soft, very kissable lips. I must have an alter ego or something because my confidence grew to levels I never knew existed and I leaned forward. To kiss her but my sanity chose that moment to return.

“This is the part where you say ‘Thank you’,” I whispered.

That seemed to shake her out of whatever she was thinking and her eyes burned brighter. God, who knew I could get this excited!

Even before she opened her mouth I already knew I was in trouble, it took everything I had to keep from laughing.

“And this is the part where you apologize for talking about my boobs.”

Ah yes, a very sensitive subject in more ways than one. My instincts told me to stop right there but why bother when my hormones were raging around her? Besides a new kind of boldness was running through me and I felt like Alex right there and then, he has no problem flirting with girls and I have seen him do a lot of it to know what to say.

So I leaned forward and from my vast knowledge of Flirting 101 I said, “But they are nice, aren’t they? A bit on the small size but I’m not a man of discriminating taste.”

Okay, now where did that come from? I really am lucky that she didn’t slice my head off right there and then. But the fiery sparks in her eyes were the motivation I needed to continue to tease her. And as we spoke I realized that never in my life had I enjoyed teasing someone the way I did her. I never even knew I was capable of teasing until then. In fact, it seemed like every word from her was a weapon for me to continue to see how bright her eyes would burn before I drowned in them.

Even watching her chest rise and fall from her frustration with me was exciting and like an idiot my eyes followed her chest, watching it move with every breath.

And I accept, I may have made some rude comments about a woman’s breasts and whatnot and I apologize.

But I wish I had had the chance to apologize to her because eventually my less-than-stellar behavior and even less-than-stellar words sent her off saying these words, “And try learning some manners, you idiot!”

Ah yes, manners. My manners seemed to have gone on a holiday during our conversation. And I even referred to my dick during our conversation! What the hell came over me?!

And as she stalked away I was sad to see her go but I found myself looking forward to talking with her again. I got the feeling, I don’t know where that with this girl in my life, I will never have a bored moment. I never even got her name yet I feel like I have known her forever with just a little conversation.

My heart was racing excitedly as I made my way away from the spot. But I had barely gotten far enough when Alex called me. Apparently, he must have seen me talking with a blonde and assumed it was Siobhan Hayes. He said I was doing a great job and that whatever I did had to be working. Then he told me to ramp up the bad boy in me and get back to work.

It wasn’t easy getting back to work because my conversation with Bianca that day got me thinking.

There is a whole lot more than gangs and money and a broken-down business out there, there is a world where people like me just live every day as it comes. That is the kind of place where Bianca lives, I thought to myself. It felt like freedom and I wanted that freedom for myself.

Even as I headed back to the hotel where the Hayes were staying for another opportunity to get close enough to Siobhan so that I could snatch her away, I was already making plans for my freedom.

Maybe I was wrong. Maybe I wouldn’t be able to build the business back up but what I can do is forge a path for myself in this world. Dad would love that. Mom would have wanted that.

Freedom.

It sounded so good in my head. So good that I began to daydream and in that daydream was the lovely blonde with the hazel eyes sparking up at me as we teased each other and suddenly I bumped into someone on his way out of the hotel.

To my surprise, it was Mr. Hayes and his wife.

I apologized quickly but he barely acknowledged me as he spoke into his phone.

Well, I was caught up at crossroads. The goal was to snatch the Hayes girl. I could have done that by offering tourist services to them at the beach but I had been so caught up in teasing and daydreaming that I forgot. But what if I suggested it to Mr. Hayes instead, I asked myself as I watched him speak on the phone.

Mrs. Hayes on the other hand had gone into the car and was waiting for her husband.

“The girls and I are on vacation, can’t we do this when I get back?” he paused to listen to the person on the other side. “I wish you would inform me when you do things like this. The girls and I had planned to see some sights and dine together but…” He was silent then he suddenly looked back and I turned away, afraid to be caught eavesdropping. “You there!”

My heart started to beat and all kinds of imagination ran through my mind. What if he knew what I was up to?

Tentatively, I spun to face him giving him my bravest face.

“You are one of those tour guides aren’t you?”

“Y-Yes, sir. Mainland’s Attraction…we offer…”

“Good. How much does it take to employ you?”

I told him wondering if he could see the truth in my face but on a closer look he barely even seemed to register I was there. Sure he was talking to me but he had that occupied look in his eyes that I have seen in Dad’s eyes too many times to count especially when I know he is going to be occupied at work.

“Good. Tonight I need you to pick up my girls and show them around. Do you have a card or something with a number I can call you on?”

I provided that to him, my hands shaking. Thankfully he didn’t notice. He just snatched the card from my hand and without a word made his way to the car where he slid in beside his wife.

That had gone – smoothly I guess.

Sure enough, I got a call that evening from him and he was crisp and straight to the point.

“The girls will be downstairs, you can wait in the lobby and pick them up.”

When he cut the call I stared at the phone in my hand. Carol was beside me, I had told the rest of the gang about meeting Mr. Hayes.

“Well?” Carol asked.

“He wants me to pick the girls for sightseeing tonight.”

“Good,” Alex said. “Don’t fuck it up.”