Chapter 19: The Clarify

Barbara Brown's POV

I cannot think of anything else better than Brad's lips right now. It was soft, demanding, passionate and I was the other end of receiving such a thing. I would call this as luxury and I would treasure it even more.

He broke the kiss after a moment or two, to get the good attention of his employees before he put his forehead against mine. I was licking my lips as I was closing my eyes. I was tracing his faint imprint on my lips before I opened my eyes.

Brad was staring and his eyes were dark.

I don't even know why it was dark but I hoped that it was not because he felt threatened or anything. I licked my lower lips before his gaze was settled on my lips.

Damn!

He was staring at my lips and I think that was sensual in itself. I see that Apple's bum was going up and down in his throat. If I don't know any better, I think I liked that movement.

"You are such a tease," he whispered as I forgot that we were in the sun and the harsh weather and everything around us. They faded when I settled my eyes on him.

"And you, mister, really need to practice your kiss," I teased him as he was smirking at me.

"Should I?" He said as he was drawing me for a second kiss. I thought it will be like the one that we shared just now but I don't know what to think now.

Brad kissed my lips before he was tracing his tongue on my lower lips that made me gasp. And when I did, I was being attacked with his tongue inside my mouth, plunging in and out of my mouth.

Warm heat pooled inside my body as it was turning into a turmoil of need when Brad was kissing me so demanding, passionate and I think I liked to be ravished by him right now. But we can't because we're not even married for real.

He broke the kiss before he stepped away from me. His hands slipped out of my nape and waist as he was smirking at me.

"Now I think you are the one that needs to practice in kissing," he said as he was tracing his thumb on my lower lips. I darted out my tongue before he looked at me with his darkened eyes. He shook his head before he was turning away from me and went to the excavation site.

One thing for sure, Brad was not immune to me and I think I liked to use that to my advantage. I felt hairs on my nape were standing as I was being watched. I turned around but it was no one. I shrugged on the last time before I went to the tent again if I can walk easily before I was being kissed by Brad.

Once I reached the tent, I was looking around the camp. It was not as if I was living here on my own. I can see that the makeshift bed was big enough for two people. My face was hot and right now I don't know what to say.

I turned to look at the dining table, or what I thought it was, and then there was a study desk that was being made for travel. I saw there was a lot of sketching and some information that they have on the new mineral. If I have to guess, this tent belongs to Brad.

But why I was here in the first place?

The heat was warming my face that I just realized I was blushing. He could not share my tent, right? I mean, we were only husband and wife in the paper, not in reality. I was bargaining my freedom for my spot and I think I have got it now.

I shook my head as I went to pick up my stuff. I need to make the discovery and I think Owen will be kind enough for me to take a look around the excavation site since I was his employer's wife.

I smiled as I have power over these people. But I will not abuse it. I will use it for my research purposes. That's why I'm here. I need to make that proposal in one week and every minute counted.

Starting now.

I went to strap my notebook and my tools. I looked at myself and satisfied before I was walking out of the tent, not knowing that I was being watched more closely than I wanted.

Brandon Cornwall's POV

"We have the mineral here but we have to make sure the other side was safe and our workers can pass through there without having difficulties," Owen explained as I was looking around the cave. I nodded at him to proceed with his cautions before one sight was taking my control and fury was my friend of late.

Barbara was walking around the cave as if she belonged there. She was talking with the employees as I was giving some instructions to Owen to get as many men as he could and get this excavation to be done with.

I can't believe that she did not change the boots that Owen gave to her and right now, she was smiling at the employees. Damn it! I think I was going to burst because of her.

"Barbara!" I shouted before she turned to look at me. Her eyes were shining in the dim light as she was smiling before scowling as she turned to look me. I was making my way toward her as I can sense that she was trying to getaway.

"Stay," I whispered as I was taking her hand. She stilled before she was looking at my hand. I gripped even more as she was staring at me before narrowing my eyes.

"What are you doing here?" I hissed at her, low enough that people will not hear me.

"As you can see, I'm working," she snapped as she was about to walk away but I stopped her.

"You don't even know where to go," I said. She glared at me. What's with her and glaring.

"Well, someone promised to show me around but after that kiss, he just disappears," she snapped and before I can access anything, I was smiling at her.

"So, you're mad because I left you all alone, wanting for more," I whispered as I was brushing my lips. She stilled but I can tell that her body was responding to me. I cannot think when Barbara was concerned but if she has to go around the site, I have to make sure that everyone will know who she was.

"What are you doing?" She hissed at me.

"What? I did nothing wrong. Besides, you're my wife, so you don't have to think about scandal or anything," I whispered to her as I was kissing her earlobe before nipped on it. She gasped as she caught her breath. I smirked before I was putting my hand into hers.

"Come now, I will show you around," I said as I was pulling her to walk around with me. The workers did witness my intervention with her and her reaction to my caresses. I think it was well established that she belongs to me and if anyone tries anything, they will be dealt with.

"So, here we have the main site of the excavation. I first found the mineral here and I think it will be spreading through this sill here. I'm not sure if the dike will contain the mineral as well. So, my early assessment is that the mineral will only form in the sill as the new intrusion from the magma was coming into the crust and the density separation will separate the mineral when the sill cool," I said as I was looking at the sill, tracing what was left of them when my workers took out the sample of mineral out.

I turned to look at Barbara as she was taking some measurements on how tilted the sill was. I was concentrating on her focused face. She was a beauty, I gave her that, but I never thought that I was taken by her.

She was still in that tank top and hiking pants, not her scandalous dress but I was gulping when I realized that she was more enticing in these clothes than the dress. I think others would notice but I refused to let the look at her. So I shrugged my flannel as I have my shirt underneath it and tossed it to her.

"Put this on," I instructed as she caught my flannel. She arched her eyebrow as she was looking around.

"This place is hot and if I put it on, I will be hotter than I already am. So, no thank you," she said as she was passing the flannel back to me. I gritted my teeth before I was taking that flannel and I tied it around her waist. She sucked in a breath. I looked at her and smirked.

"And now, everyone knows you belong to me," I said before I went out of the site and went back to my work.