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A Beautiful Lie Tara Sivec 41660K 2023-08-31

Garrett was flooded with her etness and as she pushed herself harder against his erection, the water splashing around her body as she thrust her hips He kneas all done

"Uunnngg…fuck," Garrett shouted against the wet skin of Parker’s neck as she slid up to the tip of his cock The heat of her opening pressed against the sensitive head, and he ca every ounce of his willpower not to push inside her as he throbbed between her legs

His body jerked with the force of his orgas herself against the base of hi heavily

Parker didn’t have tiot into Garrett or to enjoy the fact thatto a place where they could be real with each other and not be consuuilt and memories The moment was cut short by a voice on the other side of the waterfall

"Mr and Mrs Miller, I’m sorry to disturb you, but the President has arrived and asked if you would join him for a late lunch instead of dinner"

Parker and Garrett didn’t lancing down beneath the water where their bodies were still touching

"He would like for me to inform you that he will conduct the interview you desire im away proain Parker finally let her hand drop fro and pulled back to look at Garrett She knew immediately that theirhis face and the fact that he wouldn’t look her in the eyes

Parker unwound her legs fro to watch hi to belittle what had just happened between the it back into place and covering herself fro sure she was the one with the last word this ti him back for his quick retreat out of bed and away froht before

"I’ to take a shower," she yelled over her shoulder as she h the water "I’ll meet you at lunch"

Chapter Fourteen

Parker showered and dressed for lunch, leaving the rooot back It was better this way: no aard silences, no attempt at strained conversation, no need for her heart to crack a little iven that hadn’t been returned The black three-quarter sleeved wrap dress she wore looked like soiven herin the hallway, her black, peep-toed Ji on the marble floor as she walked She’d been there alht to look around She was losing her touch and forgetting her training all because of one ain access into any rooht have information that would help the

She wandered along every floor of the palace, walking at a casual pace and pretending like she was checking out the artwork on the walls as she went Parker wasn’t stupid enough to reach out and turn the handle on any of the closed doors, knowing full well that she’d be seen and questioned

Instead, she focused on the conversations of guards and staff She assumed they had been informed that she spoke a bit of Spanish after her words of thanks to the President’s wife at dinner the other evening This explained why the people she passed spoke to each other in Portuguese when they noticed her standing there The two languages were similar in that many of the words were spelled the same, so they were easy to learn The main difference was the pronunciation Lucky for Parker she had spent several weeks last suuese She was quite fluent

Most of the conversations focused on security of the palace, es in security of the palace Nothing stuck out to Parker as unusual until she walked by an office with two nized the first ued with looked like one of the staff members since he wore the same crisp, white uniform everyone else did

She walked by the door as quickly and quietly as she could, stopping once she reached the other side so she could listen, translating their conversation in herto find out about the cat"

"They aren’t intelligent enough to put that together You shouldn’t worry so much"

"You and I both knohat he’ll do if this is uncovered"

Parker knew her Portuguese was spot on and there was no doubt in her mind she translated what they said perfectly But what the hell did itvoice echoed in the hall behind her, causing her to jump and turn around "You look lovely this afternoon"

Parker easily uilt on her face and smiled politely at Fernandez

"Thank you, Mr President I hope you don’tsome of your art pieces before our late lunch," she said, the lie easily rolling off of her tongue

Fernandez stared at her with a s it to cover up his irritation because she andering around alone

"And which piece have you enjoyed theto trip her up,a bit of attention to any of the paintings or sculptures as she wandered

Parker had spent the better part of eight years studying this le piece in the palace, along with how much it cost and the date it was purchased She didn’t need to pay attention to her surroundings to kno to answer his question

"I am particularly fond of the Salazar, ’Unscathed Earth’, in the northwest corner of the third floor, next to the executive office balcony," Parker replied confidently, raising one of her eyebrows in challenge

If Fernandez was ruffled by her knowledge, he didn’t show it