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Bailey

I was having anything but a good day. It started off fantastic with Titan making sure I was fully satisfied this morning, and that memory was the only thing putting a smile on my face.

Well, that and Penny finally brought her ass back from vacation.

Those were the only two highlights of my day because when I got to work and opened my email, there was a long ass complaint about a model that was hired to do a commercial for one of my company’s longest clients.

The model was caught snorting lines of cocaine in the bathroom and was too high to do the commercial, and now they needed a replacement model by the end of tomorrow, or they were threatening to end their relationship with my company.

My temper went from zero to a hundred after that news, and I immediately had Marlow in my office discussing possible legal ramifications.

I had Penny making calls to every modeling agency we had a working relationship with trying to find a model at the last minute, while I was jumping through hoops trying to get the CEO of Star Sodas on the phone.

The day was chaotic, but I would be lying if I said that a piece of me didn’t enjoy the rush. Before I knew it four hours had gone by, and I managed to put out the fires that threatened my company’s bottom line.

W hen I got home I sighed in relief as soon as I unhooked my bra and scratched under my titties when I walked through the door.

As soon as I entered my bedroom, I stripped off the rest of my clothes and flopped on my stomach into my bed.

After a few moments, I flipped over on my back and picked up the mail I brought with me.

As I sorted through my mail I saw an invitation to a gala next week that raised scholarship money for Black high school seniors who would be the first generation to go to college.

I opened the envelope and pulled out the invitation.

I saw that Titan’s company was sponsoring the gala, and I was already confirmed to attend.

It didn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that Titan already reserved me a seat.

I smirked as I reached for my phone to call him.

“Hey, baby.” The smile I heard in his voice when he answered made me smile.

“Baby?” I heard a deep voice whisper in the background then I heard a group of male voices say, “Heeeyyyy Baileyyyyy!” in unison.

“Your brothers, I assume?” I was laughing now.

“Unfortunately.” Titan grumbled.

“I see you told them about us.”

“You ok with that, right? Because I’m too fine to be kept a secret,” he said, and I burst out laughing, Titan’s ass was stupid.

“Shut up, silly. Of course I’m ok with them knowing about us. They were going to find out sooner or later, especially since you invited me to your gala.”

“Oh yeah, I meant to tell you about it this morning, but it slipped my mind.” His voice deepened seductively. I knew the reason mentioning his gala slipped his mind was because I was busy deep throating his dick in the shower.

“Well, what should I wear? Gown? Cocktail dress?” I heard his chair creak in the background and then a door close.

“I don’t care what you wear, just make sure it’s easy to slip off or pull up,” Titan’s voice was oozing seduction, and it was making my nipples hard.

“Freak.”

“You love it.”

“You, damn right I do. I may not wear panties, just to make it easier for you.”

“You won’t hear me complain about that.” His voice was damn near a deep growl.

“So, what are you doing tonight?”

“After dinner, I was hoping to do you,” he said it so casually, it felt as though he was discussing the weather.

“I’ve created a nympho I see.” I pretended to be disappointed. “Where are you going for dinner?”

“ You are coming to my house tonight, I’m cooking dinner.”

“What are you microwaving? Or ordering?” I asked sarcastically.

“Girl you trippin’. I could have been a chef had I not gone into tech. Just be ready later tonight. I’ll have Lloyd come and get you around seven.”

“Will do.” We talked a few more minutes then we hung up.

I was in the back of Titan’s Bentley as Lloyd drove up a long driveway that turned into a large circle driveway.

My mouth almost hit the floor when Titan’s home came into view, it was a two-story Mediterranean style mansion and there were lights coming from everywhere.

For some odd reason, I wondered how much Titan’s light bill was as Lloyd stopped and parked in front of the wide walkway that led to Titan’s door.

His entire driveway was made out of stone pavers that were strategically placed to make a checkered pattern.

Lloyd got out and opened my door. He smiled as he helped me out the car, and as soon as my feet touched the pavement, he was leaving.

I stood in the middle of Titan’s driveway and looked over the beautifully manicured landscape.

Titan also had two big ass garages on each side of his house, and I wondered how many cars he owned as I walked up the walkway to his front door.

I walked across his porch to the ornate black iron and glass double doors and there were windows everywhere I looked from outside of the house.

I could see from the arched window over the door that there was a large chandelier in the foyer.

I was definitely impressed with what I saw.

After I observed the outside of the house, I finally reached out to ring the doorbell, but Titan opened the door before I could press it.

“I was wondering when you were going to finally ring the bell,” Titan said with a big smile on his face.

“I had to admire the beauty of your home first.”

“Well, I rather admire the beauty of you; come in,” he said, moving to the side. When I stepped into the foyer, I heard Titan cuss under his breath.

“Huh? You say something?” I asked smugly, looking over my shoulder. I knew the dress I was wearing tonight would get a reaction from Titan, because I made sure it was short, backless, and most importantly, tight in all the right places.

“I was just admiring your dress,” he said, keeping his eyes on my ass.

“Oh yeah? What do you think?” I asked, spinning slowly.

“I think we need to hurry up and eat so I can get to my favorite dessert, caramel de Bailey.” He grabbed his dick and adjusted himself, and I felt wetness pool between my legs when I saw the massive outline of it through his gray sweatpants.

He then came to me and held my hand and walked me down the hall to his large kitchen.

He pulled my chair out and I sat at the large marble island and watched Titan’s sexy ass maneuver around the kitchen as he finished cooking.

I admired the way his shoulders flexed as he moved the pan to sauté asparagus, and how nice his ass looked when he bent over to take the salmon out of the oven, and how his biceps tightened when he popped the cork on the wine.

“You keep looking at me like that we’ll have to skip dinner altogether.

” His voice made me jump because I didn’t notice that he stopped what he was doing and was now looking at me.

Instead of being embarrassed about eye fucking him, I just shrugged and accepted the glass of wine from his outstretched hand.

A few minutes later he was placing my meal in front of me, and I had to admit that it looked as good as it smelled.

Once he was seated next to me at the kitchen island, he held my left hand and said grace before we began eating.

Our conversation was light and about random topics.

I learned that he was born and raised in Texas and was the first in his family to go to college, which is why he started the charity to raise money for first generation college students.

He told me that his mom and dad were still married and were celebrating their 36 th wedding anniversary in a couple of months and invited me to come.

The topic of marriage made me remember what Marlow told me about Titan being divorced.

I wanted to wait and see if he would bring up the subject because I wanted to enjoy “the honeymoon” phase that Marlow was talking about, but I wasn’t built like that.

If I wanted to know something, I had to ask.

If he didn’t want to talk about it after I asked then I would let it go for now.

“Why didn’t you tell me you were married before?” I blurted the question out once he stopped talking.

I probably could have asked the question better, but I didn’t feel like beating around the bush.

When my question was out I saw his whole body tense like a shock of electricity went up his spine and his hand that was holding mine clenched to the point that I had to pinch him with my free hand to let go.

Once he released my hand, he rubbed both his hands down his face and let out a deep breath.

The air seemed to have left the room and was now replaced by tension so thick you could cut it with a knife.

I thought the question was reasonable, but it was obvious that the subject pissed him off.

I spoke again when he continued to sit there as though warring with some internal conflict.

“Marlow always do background checks on potential clients to make sure we’re not getting mixed up in bad business and she told me you had a nasty divorce.

” My voice was even and calm as though I was trying to calm down a scared animal that was ready to attack because Titan’s whole vibe was on edge now.

“Nasty is a nice way to put it, but the divorce wasn’t the only thing that was nasty, the fucking relationship was too,” he said through clenched teeth.

He was about to drink the rest of his wine but stopped, “I’m going to need something stronger,” he mumbled before he got up and went to the bar on the other side of the kitchen.