In Love With Mr. Billionaire

CHAPTER 32- CANDLE LIGHT DINNER

Aaron helped me out of the bow rider. I looked around myself. The island had certainly looked smaller from a distance. The house had too.

Watching the island from afar I had expected a little wood cottage or a small, cozy house. I felt stupid for thinking that way. Nothing associated with Aaron Woodwords was ever less than the most extravagant thing possible. The house—rather the villa—standing proudly in the middle of the ocean was twice as big as my father's residence.

Tobias arrived on the island on a second boat with our luggage, a few minutes later. As if on cue, the doors of the villa opened and a woman emerged.

"This is Margot. Tobey's wife. They both work and live here," Aaron introduced her.

Margot congratulated both of us with a pleasant smile. She then led us inside the villa. Our bags were sent to our room and I excused myself to freshen up while Margot was setting up the dinner table.

Aaron had taken the balcony to attend a phone call. I rummaged through the bag and ended my search on a breezy, printed maxi dress. Nadia had helped me pack most of these bags. She, in particular, had bought this one for me. 'His surprise could be a beach cottage' she had said to me. I could have never guessed she knew about it.

Also her 'beach cottage' was a very humble use of words for a villa on an island.

"Allow me to help," I heard Aaron say as I was going towards the bathroom.

I turned to look at him as he tossed his phone on the bed. His hands went around my waist and he pulled me closer. His lips touched my cheek. A soft kiss, light as a feather caressing the skin. When his lips moved to claim my lips, gone was the softness. Aaron's hand slid up my back to the zipper of my dress. I gasped at the first tug.

"I- I need to get ready," I said. Our noses were touching, our breaths were mingled together and I felt Aaron smile over my lips.

"I know. I'm helping."

"You're not helping. Dinner is being set up." My arms were around his neck, my body fitting into his arms like it always belonged there. I don't think I was helping either.

"Dinner can wait," Aaron whispered. He dipped his head to trail kisses down my neck. I closed my eyes and swayed to his rhythm.

It was the ringing of his phone that broke the spell, yanking us back into the real world. I took a step away from him. Aaron groaned in frustration as he reached for his cellphone.

"This better be important, Carter," he threatened over the phone.

I hadn't realized how erratic my breathing had become until I pulled back. My knees were jelly as I picked up the maxi dress from the floor. I had no idea when it got there.

'I'm going to change,' I mouthed to Aaron. He put the phone away from his ear to whisper in my ear. "Hmm. I can wait."

He walked back to the balcony. I had to take a moment to get my heart under control before rushing inside the bathroom.

When I walked out of the bathroom, Aaron wasn't in the room. I put on a little makeup and walked out of the room to search for him. I found him standing near the foyer, still on a call. He had changed into black shorts and a white shirt. He was mesmerizing. He took my breath away every time I looked at him.

As if he could feel my eyes on him, he turned to me. His face which had been lacking any sort of expression until now looked amused. Aaron smirked. He knew I was ogling at him.

He stretched his hand out for me and I walked to him with happy, bouncy feet to take it. By the sound of it, his conversation with whoever was on the phone was far from being over. Though it didn't stop him from directing the person to end the call.