50. Weekend Stay
It was Saturday morning when Rowan called Kaitlyn telling her that he won’t be attending the monthly meeting for the corporate strategy team. He had never canceled his attendance, the fact made Kaitlyn pause for a couple of seconds before she asked him, “Are you sick? do I need to go there and bring you some soup?”
Rowan laughed and told her that he was fine. “No. I have company, I’ll see you Monday.”
“Uh, wait, the young woman from the restaurant?”
“Kaitlyn…” he didn’t want to discuss Cassidy with his PA because she was not one of his conquests. He had never felt so strongly towards a woman, Cassie means more to him and he wanted to shield her from Kaitlyn’s gossipy tendencies.
“Okay, okay. So, I’ll see you Monday, submit the minutes meeting and let the guys know that you won’t be coming this morning. Or will you at least do a video conference? Do you have an important issue that you want Connor to discuss with the team? I’m sure that the guy would ask questions, I think he might be intimidated by you not being there.”
Rowan laughed telling his PA that the guy was always paranoid. “I think he still couldn’t shake the feeling that not everyone is coming to get him. He should relax, and start doing his work. I’ll personally call him and give him some pep talk.”ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .
“Aw… Boss, you’re the greatest.” Kaitlyn cooed annoyingly making Rowan laugh. They talk some more before he ended the call minutes later, then he continued to call Connor and talk to him about the meeting and what Rowan wanted the guy to do, how he wanted Connor to lead the team for the meeting.
Rowan went back to busy himself by the kitchen counter after the calls. He took his black coffee and decided to fix a cup for Cassie.
The sun was shining on her back when Cassidy wriggled in the fresh sheets. She couldn’t believe that Rowan took great care of her. She felt like a princess in his arms, and she felt disappointed when she woke up alone in his bed.
“Hey, you’re up.”
Cassidy flushed when his eyes roamed her naked front, her hands grabbed the sheets instinctively trying to cover herself which only make him let out his sexy chuckle.
“I already saw everything, and you’re beautiful. Don’t cover your beautiful figure from me.” He shook his head, smiling thinking that the woman who stripped naked for strangers can act like a true virgin after their first sleepover.
But the thought of her stripping made the anger inside of him bubble, his skin shimmering with annoyance.
“Thank you,”
Her words snapped him out of his early brooding state when she took the fresh cup of coffee from his hand.
“Um yeah, so, what are your plans for today?” Rowan move to sit on his side of the bed, he was in his pajama pants and white undershirt. He smirked thinking about the stark difference between his fully clothed body to the naked young woman by his side.
“Do my homework,” she shrugged, her posture showed that she was not at all wanting to go through what she had planned for today.
“Have you thought of another major you’d like to switch to?”
“I haven’t, I was just trying to get through the week. One day after another. After mom and dad were gone things seemed more meaningless… I don’t know,” Cassidy felt it months back when the subjects were getting too much for her when her brothers were acting up at school when she found out that their lawyer was not doing his work properly.
“I’m just trying to be there for my brothers, and I’m tired, sometimes. Even too tired to think of a whole other major and start fresh,”
Rowan didn’t like thinking that Cassidy was going through this alone. But he likes it when Cassidy put her cup down and scooted closer to where he was sitting. He finished his coffee and put his cup aside.
“Why don’t we have a relaxing morning then? I’ll accompany you with your homework later in the afternoon after a nice lunch, while I catch up on my work.”
After his ex-wife Rowan carefully distanced himself from women, he didn’t do sleepovers until Cassie. He didn’t do the morning after, but everything feels right with her.
“And how do people have this relaxing morning?” Cassie was being cheeky, she still couldn’t believe she lost her virginity to the man she got the hots for forever. She was happy, she wanted the feeling to last, she was even prepared to cram her homework until the last minute just to spend more time with Rowan
“By ordering dinner for breakfast and eating them while bingeing on zombie apocalypse series. Tell me, what’s your favorite dinner meals, pizza, seafood, steaks?”
“Seafood? for breakfast?” Cassie couldn’t help herself to laugh but grinned widely wanting to be adventurous and silly at the same time. “Okay, let’s have a big seafood platter, get some scallops and clams and get messy while watching zombies eating people. We’ll see how you cope. I hope you’re not squeamish.”
“Challenge accepted, I’ll order breakfast.” Rowan got up to get a fresh t-shirt and boxers from his drawers. ” Here, you can wear this while I put your clothes in the washer and dryer, you can use the bathroom, there’s a new toothbrush by the sink.
“Thanks,” Cassie took his t-shirt and boxers and waited for Rowan to get out of the bedroom before she slipped into the adjoining bathroom.
Cassidy took care of her morning bladder, wash her face, and continued to brush her teeth. Then she watched her reflection and smiled, she looked happy, and even her bed hair made her appear sexier.
She adjusted Rowan’s boxers and rolled them up just to make them fit better. His t-shirt was still too big for her but she liked it, she never did wear a man’s t-shirt. She watched movies about girls wearing their boyfriend’s stuff and she bit her smile looking at the mirror all dolled up in Rowan’s clothes.
Her gaze was wandering when she bumped into Rowan on her way to the living room.
“Hey,”
“Fuck! don’t do that!” Cassidy yelped when Rowan was suddenly in front of her. Well, he actually walked to her front but Cassidy was too busy looking out the windows when he startled her.
“Like what you see outside?”
“I didn’t see the pool yesterday.” Cassidy liked pools, she enjoys sunbathing and reading by the pool. She had to let that go when her family home was rented out, she never did like to go to public pools. Maybe people would think of her as a snob, but she enjoyed her privacy. She also misses having the privilege to sleep the late afternoon away and having quiet nights by the pool.
“Come on, I’ll give you a tour while we wait for our seafood breakfast.”
“There are seafood restaurants open in the mornings? wow, people do eat seafood for breakfast.” She shook her head and Rowan let out his deep sexy laughter which made her inside hummed with needs. Cassidy couldn’t believe she was wanting him again after last night, she thought she’d be sated but the craving was still there.
Rowan put his hand on her waist as he made her inched closer and kissed her temple softly. Adored, this was what she always imagined being with an older man. College guys don’t do gentle affection, or at least that’s what she thought since she never dated one.
“This is nice, I like it.” Cassidy more than likes the almost Olympic-size swimming pool. The lounger looked inviting and Rowan noticed her longing when he decided to take her hand and invite her to sit in one of the sunken pool loungers.
“I wish I bring my swimsuit.”
“We’ll go out and buy one after lunch, your clothes should be done by then. We can do our work here,” Rowan pointed at the outdoor dining table and sofas by the wall complete with side tables.
“I really need to get back to my place.” She hesitated with his plan.
“I’ll take you back, get your stuff and you can stay another night here. I’ll take you to school on Monday.” He blurted out his words without thinking, Rowan was baffled by himself. He didn’t know where he had the mind to invite her for another sleepover, though he found himself anxiously waiting for her answer.
Twenty years of age difference, he practically watched her grow up. He shouldn’t, but he wanted her. Rowan knew his big sisters were going to lecture him when they find out.