on insane.
I know why. It's because Jessa is so damn sexy I want nothing more than to take her to bed. And. We. Just. Can't. Get. There. It's sexual frustration, pure and simple.
His rationalisation relaxed him and he closed his tired eyes. He had gotten less than three hours' sleep last night. He successfully got Andrea out of his hair and in a hotel in Bondi but that left him alone and thinking of - no, make that longing for - Jessa.
I just have to have her soon and have sex with her until I have my fill. Then I could go back to my old, uncomplicated life - the life I want. This is just too tiring and distracting.
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Andrea breathed the fresh sea air as she watched a couple of surfers ride the wave. She wasn't usually an early riser, especially on a weekend, but the shining sun and the sparkling ocean tempted her enough to drag herself out of bed and walk the short distance to Bondi Beach. The breeze was cool, but the sun was delicious.
There was a benefit to ending up here rather than in the city, she thought. She eyed several shirtless, hunky men out for a run on the sand and a swim in the ocean. Maybe one of them would pay her some attention and soothe her injured female pride at Rob's snub yesterday. She fumed as she remembered how he couldn't wait to get rid of her last night. They didn't even talk about their relationship. He said since she wasn't staying in the city, it was preferable that she settled herself in her new hotel as it was getting late. He got her in a taxi and waved goodbye.
While she didn't expect Rob to jump for joy at her following him to Sydney, she also didn't expect his level of annoyance. She'd hoped he would have been excited and relieved that she wanted to continue their relationship on his terms - no long-term commitments, no strings, just taking each day as it came. Yes, she was fine with those as long as they remained exclusive like they'd previously agreed.
She realised her mistake when Rob broke up with her three weeks ago. Her timing was wrong. She already got Rob to agree to exclusivity but she demanded too early, too quickly. She scared him off. She had to play her cards right this time. If she did, sooner or later, he'd want her in his life permanently.
She also couldn't stand her father butting into her life again when he learnt she and Rob had broken up. She couldn't believe it when her dad forced her to go out with the son of one of his friends. It wouldn't have been too bad if the stuffed shirt she went out with three times had a fun bone in his body. Clearly he didn't have even one. All he could talk about was how good he was at running the family business. Business, business, business. Blah, blah, blah. She couldn't even entice him to go dancing with her. Boring! But the worst part was when he made it clear he wouldn't tolerate her going out to bars and clubs without him if they ended up together. Well, if he didn't want to go, how the hell would she have her fun? It was then she really missed Rob.
They partied a lot - well, she partied more than Rob but he didn't stop her. And their sex life was fantastic. Rob was the best lover she had ever had. The only thing missing was his commitment. Sure, theirs was a relationship of convenience but she wanted more. She wanted a ring on her finger. She was twenty-seven and she didn't want people to think she couldn't snare her man.
Her father blamed her mother for spoiling and indulging their two daughters too much while he was out making millions for the family. Well, just because her father was still financing her lifestyle and her fledgling fashion business didn't mean he could just order her around. But she didn't have any leverage. At least when she was with Rob, her dad believed she had settled down. As Rob had built a successful business on his own, her dad concluded Rob had his priorities right. And he thought Rob kept her from going out and partying, that he was helping her take her business more seriously. Of
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