eat.”
He walked her towards a large glass house which sat near the edge of the cliff. The blue metal roof mixed with the tall walls made the place shine. She couldn’t get over the fact that she could see right through to the back of the place. There was a large sunken living area with tan couches and bright red throw pillows. The large tile-top dining room table had chairs of the same tan and a large wooden bowl set on it.
She saw a large, frosted glass wall and thought that the bedroom and bathroom would be behind it for privacy. Through the back of the house she could see a large wooden deck and a blue tiled swimming pool with a huge fountain in the middle. Palm trees lined the back of the pool area and surrounded the house. The house took up most of the cliff, but there was a large chunk that housed a four-car garage that had an apartment above it. Looking around, she didn’t see any other homes nearby. She stood there and admired the architecture of the place.
“Do you like it?” Ethan asked as he stood beside her.
She didn’t know what to say, so she just nodded her head. It was the most beautiful thing she’d ever seen.
“I’m glad. I had the same reaction when I bought it seven years ago.”
She was shocked. She turned and looked at him. He owned this place? Why did he have a house in Lima? So many other questions ran through her head.
“Shut it down for a while, Princess. Let’s go get some grub and clean up, then I’ll explain everything.”
When she’d walked into the large bedroom, which was indeed behind the wall of frosted glass, she haw a small silver bikini. So after hitting the shower quickly, she rushed out to the large stone tiled pool. There she floated in the cool, blue water until Ethan came out in a pair of swim trunks and joined her. He was carrying an ice blue fruity drink and a beer. Her drink even had a slice of pineapple on the rim of the crystal glass and had a cherry floating in it.
“I could get used to this,” she said as she floated on her back with her dark hair pooling around her face. She stopped to take a drink and moaned with delight when the sweet and tangy drink hit her mouth.
“Where did you learn to make this?” She held up her drink.
He chuckled. “I had to go undercover as a bartender in Cancun for a few months. You wouldn’t believe the tips you get there. Actually, that’s how I bought this place,” he said, smiling.
“Yeah, right.” She chuckled at his joke. “Why Lima?” They were wading side by side as she held her drink close, taking a few more sips and enjoying the icy drink.
“It seemed right. I’ve been to South America so often, buying a house here was just the natural thing to do. It was between here and Rio and I have better connections here. Besides, Raul is a very close friend who looks after the place. He actually stays in the guest house above the garage year round. I saved his mother and sister once, so in his mind, he’ll never work off the debt he thinks he owes me. Of course I pay him very, very well, which keeps his family happy and healthy.”
She smiled at him, “Do you own any other property?”
He nodded, and she could tell he was trying to avoid answering.
“I have a condo just outside of Austin that my mother left to me when she died.” She felt the alcohol in the drink relaxing her entire body. Normally one fruity drink wouldn’t have affected her this much, but it had been almost twenty-four hours since she’d had anything substantial to eat.
“I’ve got two other places. One by my parents’ place in Washington, so when I visit them I don’t bug them too much. The other is in the south of France. What do you say to a cook out? I noticed Raul had stocked the fridge with some steaks. I’ve got a state-of-the-art grill and some mad skills as a chef.” He smiled and she noticed how his eyes lit up.
Later, as they sat around the
He walked her towards a large glass house which sat near the edge of the cliff. The blue metal roof mixed with the tall walls made the place shine. She couldn’t get over the fact that she could see right through to the back of the place. There was a large sunken living area with tan couches and bright red throw pillows. The large tile-top dining room table had chairs of the same tan and a large wooden bowl set on it.
She saw a large, frosted glass wall and thought that the bedroom and bathroom would be behind it for privacy. Through the back of the house she could see a large wooden deck and a blue tiled swimming pool with a huge fountain in the middle. Palm trees lined the back of the pool area and surrounded the house. The house took up most of the cliff, but there was a large chunk that housed a four-car garage that had an apartment above it. Looking around, she didn’t see any other homes nearby. She stood there and admired the architecture of the place.
“Do you like it?” Ethan asked as he stood beside her.
She didn’t know what to say, so she just nodded her head. It was the most beautiful thing she’d ever seen.
“I’m glad. I had the same reaction when I bought it seven years ago.”
She was shocked. She turned and looked at him. He owned this place? Why did he have a house in Lima? So many other questions ran through her head.
“Shut it down for a while, Princess. Let’s go get some grub and clean up, then I’ll explain everything.”
When she’d walked into the large bedroom, which was indeed behind the wall of frosted glass, she haw a small silver bikini. So after hitting the shower quickly, she rushed out to the large stone tiled pool. There she floated in the cool, blue water until Ethan came out in a pair of swim trunks and joined her. He was carrying an ice blue fruity drink and a beer. Her drink even had a slice of pineapple on the rim of the crystal glass and had a cherry floating in it.
“I could get used to this,” she said as she floated on her back with her dark hair pooling around her face. She stopped to take a drink and moaned with delight when the sweet and tangy drink hit her mouth.
“Where did you learn to make this?” She held up her drink.
He chuckled. “I had to go undercover as a bartender in Cancun for a few months. You wouldn’t believe the tips you get there. Actually, that’s how I bought this place,” he said, smiling.
“Yeah, right.” She chuckled at his joke. “Why Lima?” They were wading side by side as she held her drink close, taking a few more sips and enjoying the icy drink.
“It seemed right. I’ve been to South America so often, buying a house here was just the natural thing to do. It was between here and Rio and I have better connections here. Besides, Raul is a very close friend who looks after the place. He actually stays in the guest house above the garage year round. I saved his mother and sister once, so in his mind, he’ll never work off the debt he thinks he owes me. Of course I pay him very, very well, which keeps his family happy and healthy.”
She smiled at him, “Do you own any other property?”
He nodded, and she could tell he was trying to avoid answering.
“I have a condo just outside of Austin that my mother left to me when she died.” She felt the alcohol in the drink relaxing her entire body. Normally one fruity drink wouldn’t have affected her this much, but it had been almost twenty-four hours since she’d had anything substantial to eat.
“I’ve got two other places. One by my parents’ place in Washington, so when I visit them I don’t bug them too much. The other is in the south of France. What do you say to a cook out? I noticed Raul had stocked the fridge with some steaks. I’ve got a state-of-the-art grill and some mad skills as a chef.” He smiled and she noticed how his eyes lit up.
Later, as they sat around the
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