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  “Don't grin at me.”

  “What? What happened?”

  “Well things didn't really go as planned so why don't you tell me what's going on now? And hello, you could have warned me that the guy was insanely hot.”

  He stared at me dumbfounded, “How would I know if Link is considered...insanely hot?”

  I laughed, “Oh believe me, it would be obvious to everyone.”

  “What does that have to do with anything? His hotness I mean, like what are you talking about? You're supposed to be on my side.”

  “How can I be on your side when I have no idea what's going on? You sent me in there ill prepared for Link.”

  “You don't have to get so worked.” He was laughing now.

  There was nothing about that situation that I found funny in the least little bit. “No? I don't? The guy is calling you a crook. A crook, Jared! Why is that? What the hell is going on? You better start explaining yourself before I really get worked up. Or walk out on you, so you pick.”

  “Okay, okay. I will fill you in on the details. Link actually used to work here a few months ago.”

  “Are you serious? How did I miss that one? I've never met him before.” I tried to think back on the guys I had met from the kitchen. None of them had been insanely hot. I imagined once again his chiseled body but this time without a shirt...and pants. Easy girl! He's not the naked chef! But hell, he should seriously consider the position. I could even help him to practice posing. I shook my head briefly trying to shake the image from my head. I was starting to lose all sense of my surroundings thinking about Link and his chiseled abs.

  I knew I would have recognized someone so attractive. I would have had my brother introduce me to Link immediately and then he would have been all mine.

  “Well like I was saying he didn't work here for very long and you and I don't usually hang out in the kitchen. When you come here we sit out front.”

  That was true enough. I usually sat at the bar and had a drink if I came to visit Jared. “Okay fine, so something obviously happened between the two of you so fess up. What is your big issue with Link?”

  “Well you don't think it's weird that a chef is working for me one minute and then the next minute he can afford to open up a fancy restaurant of his own?”

  I sighed. “You did it…and lots of people find ways of making their dreams come true. Not all chefs stay chefs. This industry has a huge turnaround as you well know. It's no big surprise that if a chef has talent he is going to want to move on to something bigger. It's the ones without the talent that typically stay put. And in regards to the money, he could have family money or even a loan. There are lots of ways people find money to open up their dream businesses. So what's your point?”

  He looked at me blankly though he shouldn't be surprised; he knew I was long winded. “Wow...anyways...well when Link was working for me he stole one of my secret recipes and sold it to a food manufacturer for a boatload of money. That is how he opened up that fancy restaurant that now happens to be my competitor. It wasn't a loan and it wasn't family money.”

  “Are you kidding me? Are you sure? How do you know all this?”

  “Of course I'm sure; Link is the crook Gemma, not me. People talk, that's how I hear things.”

  “Well I'm done being the lawyer for you, that whole thing was just ridiculous and a little pointless.”

  “Gemma, I need you, please.” He looked so sad that it was hard to stay mad at him.

  “For what? Why won't you just hire a real lawyer? If it comes down to legalities, it's not like I can do anything for you. I can only pretend, so what is the point of it? Link wasn't even fazed by my appearance; he could probably smell that I wasn't a lawyer.”

  “Look I just need you; please just do this for me.” He looked down at his hands while he said it. I stared at him wondering what I was missing. Jared was acting so strangely. Was I being lied to? I really couldn't tell. Shouldn't I be able to tell when someone so close to me lied to me? I had my doubts about the things that he was saying to me. Jared and I were so close but I had never known him to lie to me. But something was definitely going on. I couldn't put my finger on it quite yet. But there had to be something. This whole lawyer idea of his was bizarre and I didn't really even get the point to the whole thing. If anything it was just humiliating and a little annoying for me. I didn't want to have any further run-ins with Link either. I was going to have to try and figure out what my brother was really up to. I just hoped I wasn't going to be disappointed in him.

  Chapter Five

  By the time I got home I was pretty exhausted from all of Jared's shenanigans. The guy really knew how to get me worked up. I couldn't believe that I had allowed myself to get tangled up in that kind of nonsense. It really said something for how much I loved my brother that I would allow myself to get involved in the dispute he had with Link. What was worse was that I wished I wasn't involved in the feud because I would have really liked to get involved with Link on a few different levels. And the whole situation with Jared, it was all so shady that I wasn't sure what I should believe. I could totally understand why Jared would be angry if Link stole a recipe and then sold it, but if that was the case then why was Link calling Jared a crook? It just didn't make any sense to me. I felt like I still didn't have the whole story and if that was the case, why? Why wouldn't Jared fill me in on all the details? I would stand by him no matter what. I just wanted to know what was going on. It wasn't too much to ask. There were plenty of reasons to believe Jared and yet something ate away at me. I just knew that something was off about the whole situation. I didn't like it one bit; my gut was telling me that something was wrong.

  Looking around my home, I beamed at what I saw. I had done very well for myself and it had a lot to do with the fact that I knew a lot about money. I lived in a luxury high-rise condominium that I had purchased a few years back. It had all the luxury a girl could want including a hot tub and none of the hassle of owning a home. I had a beautiful patio instead of a balcony outside of my condo where my hot tub was located. I had worked really hard to live the way that I did and I was very proud of my accomplishments. I wanted the same thing for Jared but some way or another he always managed to get wrapped up in messes. I loved his restaurant and knew that it was good for him but the war he had with Link was only going to cause him trouble. I could only hope that there was a simple solution to whatever problem he faced.

  I went into the kitchen and opened a bottle of wine. I was somewhat of a wine connoisseur so I knew the best wines to satisfy my palette and I had an expensive palette. I was practically obsessed with Chateau Montelena or Ciacci Piccolomini; red wine was my absolute delight. I poured some Chateau into a glass and swirled it around. The crimson liquid lapped up the sides of the glass, calming me. I brought the glass up to my nose and I took in the aroma of the wine. I loved to come home after a day of work and relax with a couple of glasses of wine. It always relaxed me before bed in the most perfect way. I was very happy in my life, there wasn't too much that I would change about it.

  Oddly, Link came to my mind and I wondered what that meant. I did want to meet a man to share my life with - there was no doubt about that. I wasn't in any hurry though; when the right man came along I would know and be ready for him. I wasn't the kind of woman that chased men around; I had better things to do than that. I knew someone would come along but I was in no rush to find him.

  But being so close to Link today reminded me that having a man around certainly wouldn't be a bad thing. I dated regularly but no one had really caught my eye. Relationships lately had never really stuck for me. I needed a fire, something to spark my interest. I may be a financial consultant but that didn't mean I didn't want some thrills of my own. The man that dated me would have his hands full, I was a challenge and I wanted to be challenged as well.

  I took my wine over to my desk and opened up my computer. I had some research I wanted to do before I headed to bed. I booted up my computer and logg
ed onto the Google search page. With a smile on my face I typed in Link's name. Plenty of sites popped up from news articles regarding him and his new restaurant. I browsed through them, the smile never leaving my face. His restaurant was doing quite well and the buzz was that he would be around for many years to come. Well good for him; I was sure that my brother would be annoyed by that bit of information.

  God, Link was so good-looking, and the camera loved him. He was just one of those guys that seemed naturally photogenic. He didn't have to pose for the camera; the camera just ate him up and spit out great pictures. I actually found myself becoming turned on as I browsed his pictures. I found him on some social media sites and found some fun pictures of him while cooking. I would invite him into my kitchen any time. I licked my lips thinking about not only having Link in my kitchen but in my bed as well. The things that I would do to that body, Yum!

  “Phew I think I need to have a cold shower.” I finished off my glass of wine and shut down my computer. I headed to my bedroom where I had an en-suite bathroom. I disrobed and set my pantsuit neatly on my bed to hang up later. I hated wrinkles and I hated dry cleaning even more.

  Going into the bathroom, I headed straight for the shower and turned it on. I turned on the water and tested the temperature. I let it stay warm but still cool. I was too overheated for a hot shower. When it was just to my liking, I stepped inside and let the water cascade down my body to soak me. I dipped my head underneath the showerhead and allowed it to soak through my hair. I started to soap up and wash my body. My hands rubbed my breasts and the suds popped up against my nipples. I had nice breasts; they were small but firm and perky. I let my hand lower to my stomach and I ended with washing my sex. I liked to be neat and tidy so I always made sure to get a Brazilian done.

  It felt good when my fingers grazed against my clit. I thought of Link again and felt a heat grow inside me when I thought about him touching me instead. He had such an amazing body that it made my mouth water. He was lean and hard all over, with an incredible six-pack. His boyish good looks were just an added bonus.

  Using my fingers, I rubbed and stroked my clit feeling waves of pleasure course through me. I shuddered at the feeling; it would feel even better if it were Link's fingers touching me. I caressed the area around my clit, feeling the soft folds and loving the way my body felt. I pinched my clit and moaned softly, feeling a throb begin to pump inside of me. I had been masturbating since I was a teenager so I knew exactly what to do to make my body hum.

  I wished badly that Link was there touching me, I bet his fingers could make my body hum as well. I needed to feel his mouth on my pussy bringing me to orgasm with his mouth. He would suck on my clit causing me to shudder beneath his lips. I picture his tongue licking at my opening slowly. I slid my fingers there and grazed the sides, imagining it was his tongue.

  I held the skin around my clitoris between my thumb and forefinger and rubbed it together. I moaned even louder. I loved touching myself. I knew some of the most effective ways to please myself but I wanted Link even more. As I rubbed against my clit, I slid two fingers inside of my pussy and finger-fucked myself while pressing down on my clit. The pleasure was so intense that I could feel an orgasm building up inside. It felt so good and all I could think about was Link licking my pussy and then taking his pants off. I wanted him to fuck me badly in any way that he wanted to. I imagined his cock out of his underwear, nice and hard, ready for me. The things I would do to that man's cock would leave him breathless.

  The water was cascaded down my back as I leaned against the shower wall as I pleased myself. My clit was increasingly becoming sensitive and I moaned deliciously as waves of pleasure threatened to take over my body. I played with my clit, stroked it, caressed it and felt excited. I started rubbing my clit more vigorously, moving from side to side. I gave it gentle slap with my finger, closing my eyes briefly as the pleasure coursed through me. My pussy was dripping down into the shower and I knew that I was going to cum very soon. I never had difficulty making myself cum. I knew exactly what my body needed to get there.

  I pulled down the showerhead from its hook; I was ready to turn things up a notch. I adjusted the stream of water until it was gentle and let the water sprinkle soothingly against my clit. The sensation made me shudder again. I adjusted the stream to a more powerful jet stream and gasped. The thrills ran through my body and an orgasm ripped through me. I moaned loudly, wishing the orgasm was the result of Link's cock. He was so hot and sexy I wanted to feel the length of him inside of me. I bet he had a nice thick cock and he knew just what to do with it. I wanted Link more than anything and he was the last person that I should be with at that moment. I shouldn't want him but I desperately wanted him to bend me over and take me.

  Jared had put me in a very difficult position and that would make it even more awkward for me to be able to have Link in my life in a way that would make me happy. He was basically supposed to be my mortal enemy and yet I was insanely attracted to him. I wanted his body close to mine; I wanted his cock inside of me to replace my fingers. I finger-fucked myself harder, imagining that it was Link's cock pounding inside of me.

  The showerhead was helping with my orgasm but I knew I would move on to something much more effective. I always had a waterproof vibrator that I left in the shower for just such an occasion. I turned it on and slid it into my wet and aching pussy. My eyes fluttered closed as the vibrations took me to a whole new level. I moved the vibrator in and out of me imagining that it was Link's cock fucking me. He would fuck me really good; I just knew it. He could take me to a whole new level of pleasure. I fucked myself harder, crying out. My legs were getting weak and wobbly as another orgasm crashed through me. I felt incredible standing there and I put myself against the wall of the shower again to ensure I didn't slip. An intense wave of pleasure coursed through me and I moaned loudly as I allowed myself one more orgasm. I set the vibrator down and made a mental note to clean it later on.

  I turned the showerhead off and left the shower with a smile on my face. I grabbed a towel and dried myself off feeling deliriously satisfied. I would have loved to have Link get me to that point and then cuddle me as we both fell asleep together. Now that would be the perfect end to an exhausting day.

  I went to bed thinking about Link and what it would be like to be wrapped up in his arms.

  Chapter Six

  I was looking hot tonight; I was so happy that I had decided to purchase that black dress I had been eyeing in the shop for weeks. It was perfect, it hugged my body as if it was made specifically for me and it was a halter style so it showed off all my curves. I really felt good about myself and we were going to have a blast. My friends and I were heading out to a new club and I was excited to get out and let loose. The place was supposed to be slammed that night but we were all excited to take in the new club and meet some new people. The papers were claiming that it was the hippest place to be on a Friday night. I was willing to give it a go even though I wasn't much of a party girl.

  We drove up and saw a long line in front of the club. There were a lot of guys in line so they must be letting women in first. There were plenty of guys to go around that was for sure. There was a doorman and it was the typical velvet rope line. I wasn't sure how we were going to get in there that night. We would be in line forever at the rate that the doorman was letting people in.

  “I'm not sure we really thought this through Sarah, we should have totally come so much earlier?” I said. “We could have missed the line completely.”

  “Yes, well we could have if Lisa didn't take forever in the bathroom. Seriously girl, how long does it take to really curl your hair? Buy a straightener for crying out loud.”

  Lisa giggled in the back seat. “I got to do whatever it takes to look hot ladies; I haven't had sex in months.”

  “Ewww!” I gushed.

  It was just the three of us heading out. Lisa was more of a friend of Sarah's but we all often hung out especially if we were going to the cl
ub. It was always best to go out in a group, that way we could watch out for each other. You could never be too careful in a club atmosphere.

  We got out of the car and headed towards the line. We stepped into the lineup and stood there, waiting for our turn to get into the club.

  “My god we have been standing here for a half hour! Are we ever getting in tonight?” I said with frustration. I couldn't believe the doorman had left a couple of hot ladies outside waiting. Didn't he know how to do his job?

  “I don't know. You would think the doorman would understand that letting girls in actually benefits business. Guys go where the girls are. What an idiot.” Sarah exclaimed.

  “Excuse me?” I said motioning to the doorman. He looked over at me bored. It was a new club for crying out loud and he was already bored with his job.

  “What is it?” He demanded.

  “We are some pretty attractive ladies here. Don't you think it would be a good idea to let us in? Guys don't like a club full of sausages if you know what I mean.”

  “I don't care who is in the club right now girly, you're not going in until it's your turn.”

  “Girlie? Are you high? You can't talk to me like that.” I was feeling pretty indignant at that moment.

  He turned away from me dismissing me on the spot. That only further enraged me.

  “What a jerk,” said Sarah. “Don't worry about him Gemma, we'll get in and it will be okay, it really can't be that much longer.”

  I sighed loudly, and turned around to find Link walking up to the line. My breath caught, he was there right before my eyes and looking delectable in a tight T-shirt and dark jeans. He noticed me right away and an approving smile came across his face. He came up to us and looked me in the eyes, “You're Jared's lawyer right?”

  I giggled nervously. God, what an idiot I was. How on earth did I allow Jared to convince me to do such things?