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  “I don’t care—and do you really think people don’t know about us? Of course they do. I want you so badly, and if I don’t have you, I might lose my mind.”

  She looked so nervous that I kissed her mouth gently, coaxing her back to me. She moaned again as I started to undress her. I couldn’t wait to have her naked body in front of me.

  I cared for her, there was no doubt. I kissed her mouth again, my erection growing. She rubbed her hand against my hard cock the way she knew I loved, and it felt like it was going to burst out of my pants.

  “You are going to feel so good in a minute, I promise you, Katie. I’m going to fuck you really good, baby.”

  I wanted to feel her pussy more than ever now. The fact that she wanted to give herself to me regularly made my cock throb. I picked her up in my arms and carried her over to my bed—it was practically our bed at that point. She rarely slept in her own cabin anymore, opting to sleep with me at night.

  I pushed her down on the bed and spread her legs. Her pussy looked so delicious—I ate her out often just for the fact that I loved the way she tasted. I slipped my hand between her legs. She was already wet and eager for me. I loved that about her. She got excited so easily, and feeling her moist pussy drove me wild. I rubbed her clit gently, moving my thumb in a circular pattern, caressing her gently at first and then harder. She moaned softly, and it turned me on so much. I looked up at her from between her legs, and she was watching me intensely. She was such a hot fuck.

  “Oh, Ben.”

  “I’m going to make you feel really good, Katie.” She loved it when I said that to her.

  All she could do was moan when I slid a finger into her already wet pussy. I fingerfucked her and felt her pussy getting wetter around my finger. She always got really wet, and it made me insanely horny. I couldn’t take it anymore when I heard her whisper, “Please, I want more.” I planned on giving her much more.

  I slid my finger out and started undoing my shorts. I dropped them to my ankles but didn’t bother to get out of them. She lay back on the bed and spread herself before me. Her mouth was swollen from my kisses, and she waited for me. I bent forward so I could suck on her nipples. I took one in my mouth and sucked on it while her back arched. I couldn’t get enough of her little hot body, and if a day ever went by where we didn’t sleep together, I was sure that I would go completely mad.

  When I slid inside her, I made sure to be gentle, but she was so tight I worried I might hurt her anyway.

  She whispered, “I love how big you are.”

  Fuck that was so hot. I almost pushed all the way in after that but focused on not filling her too roughly. I gently rocked into her until I filled her pussy completely. She moaned in delight, and I rode her slowly at first, kissing her face and talking to her softly. When I knew she was okay, I pumped her a little faster until she was crying out my name. It sounded just the way I remembered it—it was my favorite part of fucking her. She was so incredibly hot that just the act of fucking her made me horny to fuck her again. I fucked her a little harder, my hips jerking wildly as I started losing all sense of reason being inside her warm pussy while she screamed my name. She exploded around my cock as I rode her hard, and I spilled into her soon after.

  I lay on top of her for a moment, breathing in her sweet perfume. I lifted my head and kissed her deeply. I gently kissed her face, her throat, and her neck, trailing kisses all the way to her chest.

  “How are you doing, Katie?”

  She smiled. “That was very good. I think we get better every single time. I really can’t get enough of you inside me.”

  “I agree, it feels incredible. Your pussy feels so good. “

  I sat up and exited her gently before cleaning myself off. I looked at the time. “Well, we are definitely late—our lunch break was over some time ago.” I laughed like a man who had little care in the world—and at that moment I didn’t.

  Katie had felt incredible, and I wouldn’t have missed fucking her for anything. I was tempted to go at her a second time just to feel inside her again. When I was inside her and she was squeezing me tight, I felt a sense of completeness that nothing else could give me.

  But I had obligations now, and I needed to be at the site to finish the day. It was important to the whole team that I not flake on them, even though I was sure that everyone knew about us and found it rather amusing. The fact that when one of us disappeared, the other followed shortly after was a pretty good indication that we were always together. Plus, we always got looks when we were at the site together—not that I cared. The looks weren’t malicious. If anything, I felt that people were just happy for us and found the situation funny, especially when we would disappear together.

  Katie sat up and started getting dressed and fixing her hair. She totally looked as if she had just had sex—there wasn’t much she could do to fix her hair. She was so hot that I continued contemplating giving it to her a second time, but I knew we didn’t have time for that. Someone would eventually come looking if we decided not to show up at all. Plus, it would be very disrespectful to do so. The last thing I wanted was to get a reputation for being a playboy when I was supposed to be building a school. I was proud of my accomplishments with the school thus far and didn’t want to disappoint anyone.

  I helped Katie finish getting dressed, and I gave her a little tap on the backside. She grinned as she finished getting ready. I started to get dressed myself, wishing that we had more time. I watched her try to straighten things out as I pulled on my shirt and shorts. She reapplied her strawberry lip balm, and I hoped her lips wouldn’t look so red by the time we got back to the job site. She definitely looked like she had been kissed an awful lot, and just thinking about those kisses made me semi-hard again. No matter how hard she tried to straighten herself out, she still looked like she had just been fucked. I liked that look—I would be fine if she always looked that way. It excited me. I couldn’t believe the power this woman had over my cock, and maybe over my heart as well—only time would tell for that one. I wasn’t about to rush into anything, but I also couldn’t imagine her not being in my life.

  “We should probably go,” she said.

  I nodded and kissed her on the cheek. “I’m going to go ahead. Wait five minutes, and then come after me.” She nodded back. I kissed her deeply, taking her tongue and sucking on it. We made out like that for a good thirty seconds, and I wished we didn’t have to stop.

  I left the cabin feeling happy and satisfied. I looked over my shoulder and saw her in the doorway of my cabin. I kept that image in my head all the way to the job site, not wanting to forget what she looked like standing there. Would she also look that way if we ever shared a home together? That thought definitely brought a smile to my face.

  * * *

  Volunteers were arriving weekly, which was a great thing for the site—the more people that showed up, the quicker things were accomplished. I was anxious to get the school completed for the sake of the children in the other building. I didn’t want to hear about something awful or tragic happening because they were inside that ramshackle building. The new school was almost complete, and I could just feel the pride amongst all the workers for a job well done. When I started seeing the finished product, it was just a really good feeling to have. I had been so distracted with the work as well as with Katie that I had almost forgotten about the scandal back home.

  By the time the week was over, we had a rather large team working together, and the work started to come together at a faster pace. Once the school was complete, we would band both teams together to get the hospital completed. It was a much larger project, and the finished product would really help all the local villagers. They didn’t have anything that even resembled a hospital close by, and many people had died because they couldn’t get to a hospital in time. After the hospital was completed, I would most likely return home. I had been there for a week already, and I would need to get back and deal with the issues of the company. At the very least I
would have to deal with the deposition against me, and then maybe even a trial if the charges weren’t dropped—that all depended on whether they found the person responsible for it all.

  Kyle was flying into the job site that day to give me an update on what was going on back home. I was anxious to find out whether or not Kyle had gotten to the bottom of things. It was his job after all, and he had assured me that I would find out who was responsible for the order to start dumping in the ocean.

  I really had been cut off from the world that past week. I had not brought my phone as I knew it would be too distracting, and there was no Wi-Fi unless I went into town—which was a rare occurrence for me. I spent all my spare time with Katie, and that was a lot better than checking social media sites or emails. Not to mention the fact that I would have driven myself nuts by checking the news every night to see what they were saying about me. The whole point of being in Africa was to get my mind off things and to fix my reputation. I didn’t need to worry about any of it as long as I was in Africa. The fact that Kyle was coming to brief me on everything was enough for me for the time being.

  I was on the job site when Kyle arrived. Paul had met with his plane and drove him into the site so that he could meet with me. By the time he arrived, I was enjoying lunch with Katie. We had opted to forgo the sexual lunch affair for that day, knowing that Kyle would be arriving. I didn’t exactly need my right-hand man walking in on me having sex, though it was almost torturous waiting for the opportunity to touch her all over again.

  By the time Kyle found me, I was covered in sweat. By this point, I was used to the heat, but it looked as if Kyle had not dressed appropriately for the sweltering heat.

  “My god, man, it is hot here.”

  “Yeah, no kidding.” I chuckled. “But trust me, you do get used to it.”

  “It looks like you have a killer tan to bring back to New York with you.”

  I smiled. “Yeah I’ve been spending an awful lot of time in the sun, that’s for sure. I’m assuming your flight was good?”

  “Yes, of course. No issue there.”

  I motioned to Katie. “This is Katie. She volunteers with the AIDS program, educating the children in the area. Katie, this is my right-hand man, Kyle.”

  “It’s nice to meet you.”

  Kyle shook her hand with a smile on his face. It was obvious that he liked her by the way he was smiling admirably at her. I couldn’t blame him, of course. She was beautiful, but I also felt a sting of jealousy when I saw Kyle talking to her.

  “It’s a pleasure meeting you as well.” Kyle turned his attention back to me. “I need to debrief you on the situation back home. Can we speak in private?”

  “Yes, of course.” I glanced at Katie, noticing that she looked puzzled.

  “I will catch up with you later on, okay, Katie? Enjoy the rest of your lunch.”

  She only nodded, not saying a word. I thought it was a little weird for her to behave that way, but I decided to let it go. I wanted to talk to Kyle and find out what was going on in New York during my absence. That, for the time being, was more important. I could speak with Katie about everything later on. I walked away with Kyle, leaving her at the table to finish her lunch.

  “So, Kyle, what do you have to report? I hope you have some good news for me.”

  Kyle looked me over. “You look really good, man. I don’t think I’ve ever seen you so relaxed, even after a normal vacation. I have to say Africa has done wonders for you. How’s the stress level?”

  “I don’t have any stress here, which is exactly what I needed. It was a good suggestion to come here and lend a hand. It certainly has done me good to get away from all the stress from the accusations. I’m happy to be away from that shit for the time being.” I wasn’t sure what was making me happier, working at the site or spending time with Katie. Imagine if I had never gone to Africa and therefore had never met her? I couldn’t even imagine such a thing. Was the whole thing fated? I wasn’t sure that I believed in things like that.

  “Well, I’m glad to hear it, man. You deserve a break. You don’t need to worry about anything—you are going to walk away from this whole thing unscathed.”

  “That’s what I like to hear. So tell me, what’s going on? Is there any news?”

  “Well, first, I came to tell you that you need to be finished your work here no later than a few weeks, and that’s whether the hospital is completed or not. I know you wanted to be here to see them both completed, but you need to be back in two weeks for sure.”

  “Why?” I didn’t like the fact that I was going to miss the completion of the hospital—there would be a real celebration after that one, and I was hoping to host it. But maybe we would get lucky and be able to finish the hospital in time as well. With both teams together, we just might be able to. Plus, I had not spoken to Katie about what was going on between us and what it would mean once I left. I couldn’t imagine being gone in two weeks and leaving her here. It would be weird not having her around. Those days we basically spent every waking hour together—not to mention the hours we spent sleeping, too.

  “Well, you need to appear in front of the court for the criminal charges the prosecutor is putting against you. So like I said, whether the hospital is completed or not, you need to be ready to go.”

  “What the fuck, Kyle! Court? I am not going to jail for the better part of my life because the Arctic Ocean was poisoned. You told me you were going to handle this.”

  “Ben, calm down. You don’t need to get upset.”

  “Don’t tell me I don’t need to get upset, Kyle. This is my life.”

  “I know, and you aren’t going to jail. This is all going to go away, I promise you. This will all be swept under the rug, and before you know it, everyone will be back to thinking you’re an amazing man. Which you are, of course. This is just a stumbling block. We are going to be back on top.”

  “That would be fantastic, Kyle, and I’m expecting you to make sure that it happens.” I took a deep breath, regaining my composure.

  Kyle and I continued walking through the camp so that I could show him what we had been doing with the school. Neither one of us had noticed that there had been another person walking behind us the entire time.

  7

  Chapter Seven

  Ben

  Katie was supposed to have met me for dinner that evening, and I waited at the cabin for over an hour, wondering what was taking her so long. It was becoming clear to me that she wasn’t showing up, and I couldn’t have been more confused. I grew worried about her and decided to go looking for her to make sure she was all right. I found her in her own cabin. Had she forgotten our date? I found that hard to believe. She barely looked up at me as I made my way up to her porch, where she was sitting.

  “Katie, did you forget dinner? I thought we were doing that together.”

  “Well, you were wrong about that.”

  Her tone startled me. She was definitely pissed; I just had no idea why. I couldn’t imagine why she was suddenly so cold toward me. We were always red-hot together.

  “What’s wrong?”

  When she looked up at me, she was glaring. Taken aback, I grew more confused by the minute. I wasn’t sure what to say to her, so I remained quiet. She would eventually tell me what was up, especially if she meant to get rid of me.

  Finally, she said, “How could you poison the ocean? Then you come here and you fool everyone into thinking you’re a good man when really you’re nothing but a fake.”

  I was speechless, which probably made me look guilty, but I was just thrown off by her comment. How did she know that? Had Paul finally told her? I couldn’t imagine Paul doing something like that, but how else did she know?

  “What are you talking about?”

  “I was practically standing behind you when you were talking to Kyle. I heard everything. You both are evil.”

  “Katie, you’re wrong. I had nothing to do with that—you don’t understand.”

  “Is
n’t that convenient. How could an owner of a company not know that something like that was going on? Are you joking right now?”

  “Katie, please, you have to trust me that I had no idea. I had stepped away from the company at the time to pursue other things. There were other people in charge.”

  “Just because you are away from the company doesn’t mean you don’t know what’s going on.”

  I was astounded by what I was hearing. She was saying exactly the same things I had been beating myself up over before I went to Africa. What’s worse was that she didn’t believe me.

  “Look, I know how it sounds, but it’s not true. Kyle didn’t know either, and we are trying to get to the bottom of it. I have to go to court, yes, but I’m defending myself, and the prosecutor has no proof that I did any of this. Please, Katie, you know me—I would never do this.”

  “It’s disgusting, and I just don’t believe that you had no idea.”

  “I have spent my whole life helping people. I would never do something like that. I came here to do good, not to trick people. Please, you know me.”

  “No, I think you came here to avoid a media storm or to help your precious reputation.”

  “I came here so that the media could see who I really am. I didn’t do this, and I’m not evil or a fake. The person you know here, that’s who I am. Being here has made me so happy.”

  She searched my eyes, and I hoped that she would just believe me, trust that I had nothing to do with disposing of the waste.

  “Come back to the cabin, please.”

  “Don’t you dare lie to me.”

  “Katie, I would never lie to you. You have to trust me.”

  She fell into my arms, and I breathed a sigh of relief. She kissed me roughly, and I grew excited with her in my arms. I walked her backward into her cabin and began to undress her quickly. She didn’t share the cabin alone, and I had no idea where the other girls were, but I didn’t really care.