Trevor finished rucking out the stalls and headed in the direction of the smokehouse to pick out one of the hams that he slaughtered recently. Almost everything they ate was grown on the plantation under his watchful eye. He picked out the perfect ham and strolled, leisurely back to the main house.
He put the ham into the over and turned his attention to a basket of mustard greens which he cleaned and put into a large kettle with a ham hock. His mind wandered to the feel of Kayla as her body pressed against his, the scent of her hair as it wafted to his nostrils and he felt his length burgeoning beneath his faded jeans. It had been a long time since a woman had affected him like this. He had long ago blocked out all memories of his ex wife and the years he spent in prison because of stupid mistake he made.
He had to stop dwelling on the attractive woman upstairs. There was no chance that she would be interested in a lowly, hired hand. Yes he had done his homework on Miss Kayla Moody. She was the only daughter of a wealthy family from Long Island. She had spent most of her life in prestigious, boarding schools and had graduated from a very, prestigious college with a Doctorate in English Literature. She was way out of his league. He had barely, graduated from high school and most of what he learned be learned himself the hard way.
Upstairs, Kayla awoke from her short nap and reached for her laptop which was on the nightstand. She disciplined herself to try and write a little each day. For what seemed like hours, she stared at the blank page of the word processor. The nagging, hunger gnawing at her innermost, depths intruding into her thoughts, The sumptuous aroma of the ham cooking in the over wafting up to her room also causing a nagging, gnawing feeling in her stomach as she realized she was hungry.
Shutting her laptop she slid her legs from beneath the covers and winced in pain as she put her weight on her ankle. Limping, she managed to hobble to the door and slowly made her way downstairs. The alluring aroma of the cooking ham guiding her way to the kitchen.
"I thought I told you to stay off that ankle..." he barked!
"Really it doesn't hurt at all..." she replied.
"You know you make a rotten liar...." he chuckled. "Well...as long as you're here and so stubborn you may as well make yourself useful..." he remarked snidely; "can you get me the wine glasses there in the cupboard right over your head?"
She reached up for the wine glasses when she felt his hot breath on her neck. His arm's encircling her waist. His lip's grazing the flesh of the nape of her neck. She could feel the length of his burgeoning, erection against the crease of her buttocks. Smell the manly, musk of him. "Got them..." she choked. Turning around she stared into his aquamarine blue eyes.
Taking the wine glasses from her hands, he placed them down on the counter. His eye's gazing deeply into the liquid depths of her jade green eyes. His lip's, inches away from her pouting, lip's. Bringing his lip's closer he brushed her moist lip's with an exploratory kiss. "I've wanted to do that all day..." he said softly.
She grew weak in the knees as there lips met in the fleeting kiss. Nearly swooning, "I think I have been wanting that all day too", she whispered. Her nostrils filled with the musky scent of his aftershave. A shiver running through her body as their lip's met again. This time in a lingering kiss, His tongue exploring the sultry wetness of her mouth, her arms, encircling his broad, muscular back, Feeling the heat of his burgeoning, length even through the harsh, denim,his burning, blue eye's gazing into her emerald eyes. Without a word spoken there lip's met. His nostrils filled with the intoxicating scent of jasmine.
There kiss lingered. Her hands, slowly roaming down the broad expanse of his back as they both eagerly accepted each other's probing tongue. Her torso melding against his as she relaxed in his arms, Her steadfast, resolve weakening under his ardent, kiss she wiggled out of the lascivious embrace."I just need a little more time..." she murmured; "I hope you can understand its not you it's me. "
Would you care for some wine", he offered as he poured her a glass.
"Yes thank you very much", she replied.
"There's no need for an explanation..." he smiled taking a sip of his wine.
"Yes there is...", she interjected; "my mother and father messed me up they kept me hidden away from the world in expensive boarding schools while they went merrily about there lives...it wasn't till after their divorce that I found out they sent me away to boarding schools so that I wouldn't see them fighting tooth and nail...I guess I have afraid to let go and meet a man and get on with my life for fear I end up just like them...instead I immersed myself in my studies and my writing career...so you see I am damaged goods...."
"Were all damaged one way or another..." he murmured.
"I'm sorry I've never admitted that to anyone before..." she apologized.
"It's ok we all need to get stuff off our chests once in awhile", he replied.
"Dinner is almost ready would you care for some more wine", he asked pouring himself another glass?
"I really shouldn't but I could use some more..." she remarked; "are you trying to get me drunk...?" "Believe me that's the farthest thing from my mind", he said a sarcastic tone to his voice as he carved the ham and put the meat onto a platter and placed it on the kitchen table along with a heaping bowl of mustard greens and a bowl of mashed potatoes. There was already a basket of corn bread and a gravy boat with her Grandmother's red eye gravy on the table. He courteously, held out the chair for her as she hobbled to the table. "It doesn't hurt badly huh..." he chuckled.
"You're such a smart ass...only when I walk on it", she retorted tongue in cheek. She was so close to him she could smell the piquant, scent of his masculinity as he pushed the chair for her. She wasn't sure if it was the wine or the fact he was so close to her as she felt a heat course through her body.
"Mm...everything looks so good...I don't know where to begin..." she murmured as she surveyed the bounty of food in front of her.
"Try the red eye gravy...it's your Grandmother's recipe and I think I came close..." he murmured.
Fond memories of Sunday dinners with her Grandmother came flooding back to her as she sampled the sumptuous wares on her plate. "I think it's absolutely perfect..." she smiled. "I just realized...I do not know a thing about you..." she inquired?
His eyebrows, raised and his lip's curled as he mulled over her question. "You wouldn't be interested..." he murmured as he tried to dodge her probing query.
"Try me..." she replied; sensing by his demeanor that she had struck a nerve!
Seeing there was no way to avoid her probing, question he took a sip of his wine as he mulled over his answer; "You tell me...", he began; "I grew up in a small town in California. I went through the whole surf board thing. I had dreams of being an actor...you know the whole Hollywood thing. I even tried it for awhile had an agent and everything but it didn't pan out. So I moved here to Georgia and that's when I met your Grandmother. I was out of work out of money so I answered a classified ad for a live in caretaker...."
She sensed that there was something he wasn't telling her but she didn't want to pry. He would tell her when he was ready.
Her writer's brain began to whirl as she cast him as the perfect,alpha male for her novel. So far her time at the plantation had given her plenty of fodder for her novel. But, there was one crucial, element she needed for her novel that her research would not be complete without. They sat and talked as they finished the bottle of wine. She arose from her seat, her head spinning from the wine so that she stumbled forcing her to lean against the table to regain her balance. "Oh I think I had too much wine..." she giggled.
"Let me help you upstairs..." he offered, gallantly, wrapping one sinewy, arm around her shoulder and taking her hand.
"Are you insured..." she giggled; "against bodily injury...?"
"I'll check my policy later..." he chortled. His strong arm, wrapped about her they slowly, negotiated the staircase making their way to her bedroom. He held onto her as she went to slide beneath the rumpled, covers. Her legs, gave way beneath her and the sudden shift in weight caused them to both tumble onto the bed. Both erupting into a chorus of uproarious laughter, His torso coming to rest between her splayed thighs for a brief, moment before he rolled off her.
She grabbed his hand, "Stay with me please..." she asked; "just until I fall asleep...."
"I'm not sure that would be a wise idea..." he chuckled.