444 Breathe a Word

Damien and Katherine came back from walking Bear out after dinner. They dropped him off at the 61st floor and then went up to his penthouse. This whole thing about them having their own places at the moment was both strange and also a good thing. Especially since there were other people living in Katherine's penthouse. Ever since their relationship improved several days ago, Damien got Markus an apartment several floors down. Now they had more privacy.

Having the whole place to themselves, they could have all the fun imaginable. Reaching Damien's bedroom, he gestured her towards the bathroom and started taking off his shirt. "What time are you leaving tomorrow?" He tossed it on the black marble floor of the bathroom as soon as they stepped inside.

"Around noon."

He grunted when he realized that he had a lunch meeting. "I can't even have lunch with you tomorrow?" His pants came off next, leaving him with only his boxer brief.

Katherine unabashedly watched him as he stripped off his clothes in front of her, ogling at the planes of his broad chest and the hard buns that were all hers. "I can drop by your office before I leave. How's that?"

He called her over and she sauntered towards him. "Come by early. You'll be gone for days." His arms went around her waist and he dipped his mouth to her neck, nibbling on her sensitive skin. "I will miss you," he whispered against her skin. The silk fabric of her dress was so smooth under his touch… But his hands were looking for a better surface to caress as they searched for the tie of her wrap dress.

Katherine giggled from his kisses, her hands were busy stroking the muscles on his arms. "So will I…"

"Let's get in the bath," he said just as he pulled the tie, releasing the knot of her dress. Katherine only had to put her arms down and the silky, smooth dress slid off her body and landed on the marbled floor, pooling around her feet.

A few minutes later, Katherine's giggles turned into moans that were in harmony with Damien's sexy groans.

…

Monday — November 19

In the elevator, Katherine and Damien were on their way to the basement parking. In his hand was her luggage and he looked at it, wondering where she was headed to. Overseas?

"Are you sure you don't need anything from me? Anything that I can help you with on this trip?" he asked.

Biting her lip, she contemplated for a bit and finally said, "You know what… I need to borrow your car."

"The Rover?" He raised a brow, genuinely curious about her trip. So she was only staying in the state? Or somewhere near?

"No… The fast one." She looked up to meet his curious stare and she immediately added, "I won't blow it up. I swear!"

Damien chuckled at her reaction. He wasn't even thinking about it. But what will she do with a fast car? Even with the question in his head, he nodded. "Okay. But only if Felix drives it."

He shut her up with a kiss. "We'll be late. We need to leave now." He put her luggage in the back of the car and opened the passenger door for her.

She frowned as she got in his Rover and her pout got deeper when she saw the smile on his face. "Tch."

…

Damien dropped her off at her office and he drove to work. Katherine spent a couple of hours smoothening out some things with Michael Price in his office before she had to leave. 

"I have to say, Katherine… I'm actually eager to see this. Well, it looks like you have set your eyes on the prize. All we can do now is hope for the best. Don't worry, if you need anything, you can always call the team," Michael told her as he showed her the door. "Oh, one more thing. I found this in the archives. I think you might want to see it." 

She eyed the flat brown envelope in his hand and gingerly received it. "What's this?"

"It's one of your father's old presentations. I just thought you might want the inspiration while you're on the trip."

Feeling touched, she formed a small smile on her face. "Thank you, Michael."

Katherine was all set for her trip, so she headed to Crown Resort Group like she promised Damien that she would come by before leaving. She could only stay for half an hour as he was about to leave for his lunch meeting and she had to be on the road early.

They were like a new couple who didn't want to part from each other as their hugs lasted for minutes and their kisses seemed endless.

When they were finally ready to part, they headed to the elevator and descended down to the basement where their cars were waiting.

"I love you. I'll wait for your call," he said and kissed her for the nth time.

"I love you too. I will. Take care." Katherine gave him another brief hug before he left and they reluctantly parted. She watched as he climbed into his car and drove away.

Markus stood next to her and when Damien's car was no longer in sight, he handed her a small device without saying anything.

"Is this everything?" she probed.

"I think so. I can't believe you got me to do this."

"Atty. Lee… Don't you want me to succeed?"

He gave her a serious stare and looked at her for what seemed like an eternity before he spoke, "For all our sakes, please do succeed." And then he left.

Katherine couldn't contain her laughter. She didn't know if that was an insult or it was his way of cheering her.

She strolled to the Koenigsegg that was waiting for her a few meters away. And like Damien had insisted, Felix would be driving the car, so she got in the passenger seat. The car came to life and she heard him ask, "So, where to?"

Pressing the control panel of the satellite navigation, she typed in an address and told Felix to follow it. Without questions, he followed the turn by turn directions. The ride took a couple of hours and soon, they arrived at a location that she hadn't visited in a while.

"What the—" Felix's brows knitted as they approached the pinned location. No wonder the address looked familiar but he wasn't sure until they got there. "Really?"

Katherine smiled at him. She put on a black cap and kept her head down as they alighted the car. Once they were headed to the lobby, he glanced at the huge sign above them that said: "Bayside Resort". She cracked her knuckles and made sure Felix understood her threat as she told him, "Breathe a word to Damien and I swear, I will kill you in your sleep."

He glanced at her. He wasn't afraid of the threat but he was sure that she wasn't kidding when she said that.