Chapter 30: The Veracity

Brandon Cornwall's POV

I was looking at my wife's back as she was breathing normally when she was sleeping after our intense lovemaking the whole night. I don't know if she knew my feelings at that moment as I was caressing her and kissed her into oblivion.

She stirred as I was looking at her sweet, angelic face when her mouth was slightly opened. I wanted to kiss her and roused her up so that I can make love to her again but I was against that idea before I have a better one.

I took two plates before I filled it with food and I took two water bottles before I was getting inside the tent again. I saw that Barbara was regarding me with her amber eyes as she was leaning on her elbow and the cover was sliding down her breasts. They were on view for my eyes to feast on.

"Well, this is unexpected," she said as she was looking at me before she was on her side. I put the food on the makeshift table before I went to her side. I kissed her and she returned it with eagerness.

"Have you been up long?" I asked as I was tucking her hair behind her ear. Her amber eyes were trying to get a read on my face before she smiled.

"I was hoping that you still in bed when I woke up. I was waiting for you," she said as she was sliding her hands into mine. I looked at our hands. Hers were small compared to mine and I sighed.

"What's wrong?" She asked as she was in her sitting position. I was gripping her hand before I took a deep breath.

"I have decided that we will not continue this endeavor any longer," I said before Barbara looked at me sharply.

"What do you mean?"

"I will abandon this mineral searching and we will be back in NYC the second everything is packed," I said before Barbara was gripping my arms. She was looking into my eyes and I was captivated by her amber eyes.

"No, you can't be serious!"

"Yes, I am. I wanted to tell you that I will not risk getting that mineral if it means to keep you safe,"

"But I can take care of myself—"

"God damn it, Barbara! I was trying to protect you. I don't want this incident to repeat. I just can't. I would not take another chance for a pervert or ill-intention man to take you out of my sight and do things that I can't even speak of! God, I don't want to lose you," I said as I was rubbing my face with my hands as I was breathing heavily.

I don't know what was coming over me but for the next few minutes, neither of us speaks. I think that was a good thing and when I was looking at Barbara again, she was looking at me with her tears in her eyes.

"No, no, no! Don't cry, my love. I just lose my temper. It just the thought of losing you, I can't. Please don't ask me to consider," I said as I was caressing her cheeks. Barbara was silent until she sobbed in my arms.

"Barbara, love, I can't if you're crying like this. My heart broke when you cry," I said as I was shushing her while she was gripping my shirt in her hands. I don't care if her tears were wetting my shirt but I don't want her to cry forever.

"Look, if that mineral means so much to you, you can take the credit as I will give everything that I know to you. Please, my love, don't cry," I said as I was caressing her hair before I kissed her head.

"That's the fourth time you call me that," she whispered after she was breathing heavily after her sob. I furrowed my eyebrows as I don't know what she was talking about.

"What?" I asked her as she was looking into my eyes before she smiled.

"Do you mean it?"

"Do I mean what? You need to be specific, my love,"

"That. You just called me your love again. Do you mean it?" She asked as I was smiling at her. I took her face in my hands before I kissed her fully on the mouth. She groaned before she was pulling me to join her naked body in the bed. Maybe I would if I don't have anything else planned.

"We need to eat. You need to regain your strength after last night," I said before Barbara was blushing. I laughed before we dug in our food as Barbara was sitting on my laps at the makeshift table while she was wearing only the cover from the bed. I can still sense her curves under all that.

"What do you thinking, Mr. Cornwall?" Barbara asked me when she shifted and my erection was brushing her lush bottoms. I moaned.

"Please don't move much if you don't wish to be sore again," I said as she glanced over her shoulders and she was smirking at me.

"And if I do want it?"

"There's going hell to pay for it, love. And I wanted to make sure that you will be treated like the queen you are," I said as I was breathing against her naked shoulder. She leaned onto my neck as she sighed.

"Then, let's hurry up and get on with it already," she whined before I chuckled at her.

"Patience, love. All in good times," I said as I was kissing her naked shoulder before I heard someone outside the tent. I let Barbara on the carpet before I went to look at who was it. It was the new supervisor before he nodded. I nodded at him before I went inside the tent and Barbara was standing.

"We can go now and I think I have just the place to go," I said before Barbara was arching her eyebrow at me but a smile was on her lips.

I was sipping on my champagne when I was looking at the city. People were busy getting to their destination whereas I was where I wanted to be all day.

Besides my wife.

After we have cleared the site and we have taken all the equipment and enough minerals that will bring me more fortune, I went to San Francisco as I wished to give Barbara a relaxation before we discussed the coarse of our marriage.

I know what I have to do.

The bathroom door opened before I turned to look at Barbara who was in a fluffy robe after her shower. She looked healthier and better than coming out of the site. I smiled before I put my glass and I went to stand in front of her.

"You smell like shit," she mused before I laughed.

"Well, you took so long and I was hoping that you asked me to get inside with you. We can save more water you know," I said as I was winking at her. She rolled her eyes as she noticed the contract on the bed.

"Right," she whispered before I stopped her to get the wrong conclusion. I took the contract as Barbara was eyeing me. I walked up to the mantle and shoved it into the fire. She gasped before I turned to look at her and I was walking toward her.

"Now that it was behind us, I think we can start over again. Hi, my name is Brandon Cornwall and you are, my beautiful belle?" I asked as I took her hand and kissed her knuckle as I was looking into her eyes. She smiled at me.

"Barbara Brown, nice to meet you, sir,"

"Please call me Brad,"

"Then you must call me Barb," she said. I chuckled before I was removing her robe.

"Ah, but you see. I prefer to call you Barbara since you're my Barbara,"

"Are you now?" She asked as she was arching her eyebrow at me. I chuckled again as I was leaving her stranded in her naked state.

"I'm sure and if my Barbara wants to join me in the shower, I would welcome her anyway," I said before I was removing my clothes as I was stepping inside the bathroom backward.

Her eyes were darkened with desire before she was following my footsteps and we were in the shower where low moans and groan and the clash of flesh can be heard by all San Francisco.