459 Her Reason

"Aah… Mmm…" 

Katherine moaned as Damien trailed kisses from her neck down to the base of her throat. The past hour had been blissful, and she felt all of her worries were extinguished. Letting go of everything made her feel lighter and she regretted that she hadn't done it sooner. But she needed the time… Then, she thought that everything happened for a reason. Damien was her reason.

He rolled off of her, pulled her against his chest, and placed a kiss on her forehead. He was still slightly panting when he pulled the blanket up and asked. "So, you were in Florida all along?"

"Well, I stayed in Bayside for a couple of days. It was easier to access other places from there. Then I went further north to your other properties." Katherine shifted and propped on her elbow, an excited smile growing on her lips as she probed, "What did the team say? Did we really win? How did you decide? You didn't force them to choose me just because—"

Damien playfully slapped her thigh before he pulled her leg to rest around his hip and he furrowed his brows. "Did you really think I'd do that?" When she only stared at him, he continued, "I mean I could…" And they laughed together. "But I didn't have to."

"So, they really liked it? Did you?"

Nodding softly, he brushed the stray hair away from her face and tucked it behind her ear. She was flushed from the multiple orgasms she just had a couple of minutes ago, and he thought she looked beautiful with the natural glow.

A smile cast on his face when he answered, "They did. And I think you were amazing up there earlier. You captured my attention as soon as I saw you on stage—"

"Isn't that a little biased?" She frowned and it made him chuckle.

"Maybe. But it wasn't only me who was mesmerized by your eloquence. The panel already had their favorites after seeing the initial proposal and your company was on that list. Your presentation was the last push that we needed to have us all convinced that we'd choose Young Corporation."

Katherine let out a long sigh upon hearing Damien's explanation. "Ah! Thank god! I was stressing about the presentation for days while we did all the changes to optimize everything else. I wouldn't know how to face my aunt and grandfather if we lost over that… that… dancing musical presentation that the others did…"

He placed a hand over his eyes when he remembered those groups. "Shît. Don't remind me. You have no idea how much I endured to sit there and wait for them to stop. I mean seriously! Did they think that bringing a pet on stage and acting cutely will make them get the project? Would their dancing skills raise my building from the ground? I can't believe I saw that." He shook his head.

She couldn't contain herself and barked out a laugh. "Well, Caleb did say to get creative…"

"I'd have to call him out on that... But even so, did those representatives have to be that creative?"

"I love it," he said when he noticed what she was looking at, her fingers brushed over the 3.0 Carat black diamond on his ring finger.

"Me too… It suits you very much…" She turned to face him again and pressed her lips on his. Their kiss tasted even sweeter than it usually did. Has everything changed now that they've changed?

When they broke the kiss, she was reminded of what happened earlier at the Crown Hotel. "I can't believe I did that in your hotel lobby. Did I really just let everyone see me kissing you?"

"Not only that, but you also let the media see you pounce on me. You'd be sure to expect to see yourself in the news again," he answered and chuckled when he saw her gulp. "I can have it stopped if you don't want—"

"No… It's okay, Damien… I already told you. I don't care anymore. I'd want the whole world to know you're mine."

He smiled, loving the words that she just said. "I am… Always have been, and always will be."

Just when she nuzzled into his face, she gasped and looked at him. "Wait… You were on a phone call… and I interrupted it. Was it important? Did I just ruin something?"

"Right… I almost forgot about that. No, it's okay. It was actually a call from someone I asked about The Platinum Club's membership applications. It was a bit of a challenge to get someone who was willing to give the information but I found one—though I need to see them personally to talk about it."

"Really? Can I go with you?"

"Sure. I'll meet that person in a couple of hours outside the city."

"Then, I'll go get changed so we can—"

Damien's phone rang, interrupting their conversation. When he checked the caller's I.D. and saw that it was Styles, he glanced at Katherine and saw her nod. Then, he answered the call and put it on speaker. "What is it?"

"Umm… Bro…" Styles's voice was a little hushed and it confused the couple, their brows knitted as they sat up and hovered over the phone.

She held Damien's wrist, slightly pulling the phone near to her. "Styles, where are you?"

"Oh… Good… great… you're there too… Well, you see, I don't know how to say this… but um…"

"Just spit it out," Damien said.

Styles cleared his throat but still kept his voice low as he said, "You see… Chris is here."

"Where?"

"Katherine's penthouse."

Katherine and Damien looked at each other, surprised at the sudden information. They had been trying to lure Chris in for the past few days but they didn't expect him to just show up like that.

When they didn't answer, Styles asked, "Are you still there?"

"We're here, Styles." Katherine answered at the same time that they quickly got off the bed and began to change. "We're on our way."

Styles softly chuckled, but his chuckle sounded a little off. "Great. Can you hurry up? He's staring at me… I'm scared."