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  He slid his hand to her clit and played with it while he fucked her again. Carole gasped, Kris taking her without mercy. They fell to the bed, entwined in each other's limbs.

  "I love you, Kris."

  "My own Christmas Carole—I love you, too."

  NOELLE'S ELF

  by

  Christy Poff

  Chapter 1

  The Wish

  What happens when a girl wants something simple—nothing complicated, just what every girl wants? That had been Noelle Becke's question for the last several months. She wanted a guy in her life—a gorgeous sensitive guy who would take her to new heights and make her happy.

  She walked along Battery in Charleston, gazing at the starry sky over the harbor. One of the stars caught her attention and foolishly she made a wish on it.

  "Starlight, star bright, first star I see tonight...” she said, “just send me the man of my dreams."

  Beautiful and blonde, she stood a moment longer, the moonlight glistening on her hair. She shrugged, then walked back to her Meeting Street apartment, figuring to settle in for yet another Christmas alone.

  * * * *

  Daniel Elfman heard her wish and wondered how a gorgeous woman like her could be alone during the holidays. Any man who hurt her had to be a complete and utter idiot. The tone of her voice told him volumes and he decided he had to rectify the situation, unsure what drove him.

  He followed her to her apartment, noting the address then hurried home. Once he arrived, he went to his computer and signed onto the Internet, accessing the reverse phone book. Waiting for an answer, he prayed she didn't have an unlisted number.

  Noelle Becke appeared on the screen before him, Dan relieved. He wrote down her name then tried to do some quick research to see if he could learn anything about her. While he waited for answers, he tried to figure out why this had suddenly become his mission in life and why this beauty haunted him. His body wanted her and he had yet to speak with her, much less anything more intimate.

  "What are you doing to me?"

  His search didn't reveal too much and he decided to try other means of learning about this mysterious woman and how he might be able to please her. He jotted down notes—roses, champagne, sexy negligee ... Whoa! You don't even know if she'll like you much less sleep with you...

  Something she would learn about him—he had patience and persistence. He usually got what he wanted and had the patience of a saint. Noelle Becke—you will be mine.

  * * * *

  Noelle worked for one of the city's prominent law firms as an executive secretary to one of the partners. She walked to work each day, stopping to buy a paper before she entered the building. She went to lunch at noon—like clockwork—then left between five and six depending on what her boss needed her to do before the end of the workday.

  She walked home, stopping to pick up something for dinner then disappeared inside her apartment until she repeated her routine the next day. On the weekends, her activity consisted of running quick errands before disappearing again into her apartment. My God, I'm in a rut.

  She decorated for Christmas, setting up a small tree on a table near the window. She sighed wondering why considering there would be no presents under it this year thanks to her ex-boyfriend suddenly enlisting in the military and leaving for points unknown. He'd left her a note saying good-bye and nothing else. Great way to spend Christmas ... Her parents had decided to go to Europe and, being an only child, she had no one to spend it with. Why me?

  Her foolish wish on a star proved her dire straits and made her feel worse.

  "Bah humbug!” she muttered before getting a snack. Well, at least I don't have to cook a huge turkey.

  She went for a walk and window-shopped, looking for a gift for herself and hoping to feel better. She looked in the window of Victoria's Secret on King Street and decided to go in. She picked out a black baby-doll negligee with matching thong and bought it. Her mother had always said—if you don't feel good about yourself, no one else will. How true.

  Noelle went home, never realizing her life would change in the near future. She locked up, sat down and watched television, sighing. Why me?

  * * * *

  Dan discreetly stepped into the lingerie store and watched Noelle choose a sexy negligee which sent his body reeling. He heard her tell the clerk she loved their stuff only she wished she had someone to wear it for.

  "You will, sweetheart, you will,” he said, under his breath. He watched her leave the store, chose a red negligee then left, knowing she had gone home. He went the opposite direction to the Charleston Place Hotel and made arrangements for their best room with some extra considerations included.

  Dan left the hotel and went home. He sat down at his desk and went over a quick checklist he'd drawn up. With Christmas Eve in a few days, he had to work fast in order to get Noelle to meet him for her gift.

  "Sloane?"

  "Yes, sir."

  "Can you deliver this to this address and wait for a reply?"

  "Yes, sir,” his butler said.

  Dan gave Sloane a handwritten invitation for Noelle Becke to meet him at the hotel for dinner later that night. He prayed she would be agreeable to this or else he'd have to figure out something else and at the moment, time didn't permit changing plans.

  Half an hour later, Sloane returned, Dan's heart slamming into his chest while his stomach tightened. This quick had to mean refusal.

  "Well?” he asked.

  "She agreed to meet you for dinner after I explained to her the basics of a blind date."

  "Sloane, you're a genius."

  "Thank you, sir. Is there anything else?"

  "Not at the moment."

  Daniel Elfman grinned. Thanks to his quick thinking butler, he could give Noelle Becke a wonderful Christmas present which could conceivably last a lifetime. One step at a time...

  * * * *

  "I'd be happy to accept your employer's invitation,” Noelle said once the man explained it. Closing the door behind him, she shook her head in amazement. Hell, I've got nothing else to do.

  She hurried into her bedroom and looked for the perfect dress to wear. If she didn't have one, she'd have to go shopping. Fortunately, she found her favorite little black dress and everything she needed to complete the look.

  Noelle wondered who her mysterious date could be, her mind drawing a blank.

  "Well, in a few hours, you'll find out."

  She reread the handwritten invitation, jolting from the heat coming off the page. She'd never experienced this before and wondered what kind of omen it was. No way could she be falling for a guy she had no clue about. It didn't happen—or did it?

  The phone rang, her parents calling from Paris. They talked for a bit before wishing each other Merry Christmas. Noelle drew her bath, her dreams of a mystery man who already had her in his power.

  Her body craved his and it scared her to have strong feelings about someone she'd never met. She tried to picture him in her thoughts with little success. Near two, she fell asleep, taking a nap and mentally exhausted yet full of anticipation.

  Maybe Christmas won't be so bad after all...

  Chapter 2

  Their Meeting

  Daniel made sure everything in the room at Charleston Place was exactly as he'd instructed the staff. He had two vases of red roses sitting on either side of the huge bed with a long stemmed white rose on the satin pillowcase. A magnum of champagne sat chilling in an ice bucket on a table with two shrimp cocktails—both on ice. He'd wanted to have the negligee lying across the bed but realized it may be pushing things to have it waiting—what if she doesn't respond as I hope?

  He went downstairs to the restaurant and waited for her to join him. Anticipation drove him crazy, his cock begging for the attention of a complete stranger but one he definitely planned to get to know better.

  The waiter brought him a martini and he drank it slowly, needing to calm down. After all, he did not want to scare her off. It didn't
matter because the minute he saw her enter the room, his fragile control took a hard hit and shattered. Blonde and beautiful, she filled out the body-hugging black dress perfectly. Her dark eyes held him in her gaze. Please let me pull this off...

  "Miss Becke, my name is Dan,” he said. “Please, sit down."

  The waiter seated her then took their drink orders.

  "Your invitation intrigued me,” she said.

  "I hope you enjoy this evening."

  "So do I."

  Once their drinks had been served and their orders taken, they slipped into easy conversation. Dan felt as if he'd known her forever and his sanity prayed it would become truth. They ate dinner, enjoyed coffee afterwards and talked, getting to know each other.

  "I hope you don't take this the wrong way but I've reserved a room upstairs for us. I hope you'll join me for..."

  "I usually don't fall into bed after one magnificently decadent dinner but I feel like I've known you all my life. I'd like to go upstairs with you and see where this evening takes us."

  "Outstanding,” Dan said, his cock throbbing impatiently while begging to be free of his clothes. He'd never felt this way before and enjoyed the feeling, hoping he'd be able to make this woman a permanent part of his life.

  Daniel Elfman, descendant of one of Charleston's oldest and richest shipping families, had everything a man could want but a woman in his life. Too many of the ones he'd encountered wanted the Elfman money and not the man himself. He prayed he hadn't made a mistake.

  * * * *

  Noelle dressed in the black dress—short and simple while elegant—and left to go up the street to the hotel where she'd meet her mystery man. She chased away any second thoughts or doubts and swore to herself to have a good time and enjoy her evening. Anything had to be better than sitting at home alone while everyone else spent their time enjoying one holiday activity or another.

  She entered the lobby of the hotel, gasping at the opulence of it. She loved the winding grand staircase wondering what it felt like to walk up the plushly carpeted steps. Quickly, she noted the restaurant off to her right, took a deep breath and went inside. The maitre d’ escorted her to her table and the handsome man waiting for her.

  The first thing she noticed was his bright blue eyes. He had a gentle smile, one she felt immediately comfortable with. When they held hands, she felt a strange sensation—one she had never felt before but prayed she would again. What is it about him?

  They spent hours talking before he suggested they go upstairs to his room. She told him she usually didn't do things like this but...

  "Why not?” she asked, smiling. “I'd love to."

  Dan escorted Noelle out of the restaurant to the lobby then up the staircase she'd admired earlier. She felt like a queen, loving the heady feeling. Dan did something to her and whatever it was, she hoped it never ended.

  At the top of the stairs, they crossed to the elevators and took one to the top floor. She gasped when he opened the door to one of the largest suites in the hotel.

  "Dan, this is ... I mean..."

  "I hope you like it.” He led her across the room to the foot of the bed then asked, “Are you sure? I don't want to push you into anything you don't want to do."

  "You are amazing,” she complimented, “and yes, I'm very sure."

  She dropped her purse on the floor when he kissed her, jolts of electricity coursing through her. She wrapped her arms around his neck, needing to hold onto him lest he walk out of her life too.

  Noelle felt the zipper to her dress moving down the length of her back then freedom when he slid it off her. Her strapless bra followed then her thong. Before their first passion-filled kiss ended, she stood naked in his arms craving more.

  "You are a beautiful woman, Noelle,” he whispered. “I've been dreaming of this moment ever since I first saw you the other day."

  "Where?"

  "On Battery. You made a wish on a bright sailor's star and I just happened to overhear it. I hope I can make it come true."

  "So far, you are,” she said, his tongue tracing the length of her neck causing her to tremble.

  He lifted her up, carried her to the side of the bed and gently laid her in the center of it. He stripped out of his Armani suit and silk shirt, the entire time gazing at the woman on his bed. His cock stood erect, ready to be buried in her pussy. He pushed his red silk boxers off then slid onto the bed next to her.

  "You deserve only the best and I'd like to be the one to give it to you."

  "Right now, you could tie me up and ravish me and I'd beg for more. I don't know what it is about you but I don't ever want this to end."

  He lazily took her nipple between his lips and teased it while his hand slid slowly down the length of her body to between her legs and the heat waiting for him. He played with her pussy, teasing her clit while her body arched closer and begged for more. She pulled him to her, holding him close.

  "Please, take me,” she softly begged. “It's all right. I'm on the pill and..."

  "I'm safe,” he assured her.

  "Then...” she started to say when her breath caught. He'd thrust his engorged shaft into her pussy and she held tight. He'd touched spots inside her she had no idea existed, her body reacting instinctively to his touch. She cried out when he drew back, fearing she'd done something wrong. “Please, Dan, don't..."

  "I'm not,” he said, seconds before he drove into her again.

  She moaned, her legs wrapped around him. Dan tortured her senses, Noelle along for the ride. He thrust harder and faster each time until he set a furious pace as he fucked her. His hands snaked behind her shoulders and firmly held her close to him, gasping when he filled her.

  "Dan..."

  "My God, woman..."

  "How long do you have the room?"

  "All night long."

  "Good,” she said, pulling him into another deeply erotic kiss. She fell under his spell, helpless to do anything which could separate them. His hand on her breast sent shivers through her, her body trembling with excited anticipation.

  Dan slid into her again, thrusting his hungry cock into her. He drew out slowly, driving her over the edge before ramming his cock home repeatedly. He loved her reaction and wanted to keep her on an edgy high.

  "I need you in my life, Noelle,” he stated as he drove into her once more.

  "I feel the same,” she cried out.

  He lifted her hips and pounded her pussy, another feverish pace driving them both. He swelled inside her watching her breasts move with his thrusts. He knew Noelle would become a huge part of his life, elating him.

  "Look at me,” he commanded.

  Their gazes met seconds before he filled her with his essence.

  "Dan,” she whimpered softly.

  "You will be mine,” he whispered.

  "I like the sound of that."

  "Good, because I mean it."

  They fell asleep in each other's arms only Noelle woke around noon to find him gone. He'd left a note with a rose on the pillow next to her explaining an emergency had come up needing his attention and she was not to worry.

  I will call you as soon as I can. I'm so sorry this came up. Please, don't think the worst. DE

  "Don't think the worst? You just spent the night ravishing my body then you leave,” she muttered. “At least your note is nicer than Tom's."

  She got out of bed, seeing coffee and a light breakfast waiting for her. She ate it, hungry after several hours of mind-blowing sex then showered, dressed and left.

  "Oh, well, so much for Christmas wishes."

  * * * *

  Near dawn, Dan had been awakened by his cell phone vibrating across the night table. He slipped from bed and took it into the bathroom so he wouldn't disturb Noelle, a beauty when she slept.

  "Elfman,” he said. “Yes, Jay, why are you calling me at this hour?"

  "Sorry to bother you but the Comet is taking on water. She's off the coast and I've sent the Blitzen out to offload her cargo. I kne
w you'd want to know."

  "What happened?"

  "She was sideswiped a few hours ago by a much larger ship in the fog. She's evidently got a good-sized hole in her side."

  "Get a tug out there and try to tow her back once she's been lightened. I'll meet you at the helipad and we'll fly out to the scene so I can get a look at her."

  "Yes, sir. I'll alert your pilot."

  "Good,” Dan said, ending the call. He didn't want to wake Noelle and quietly dressed. Before he left, he wrote her a quick note promising to call her and left it with a rose. He cursed under his breath, knowing what she'd be thinking, especially after her last relationship ended the way it had but at this point in time, he couldn't tell her what was happening on the slim chance it involved things that could be classified. This is not what I intended...

  He paid the hotel bill instructing the staff not to disturb his guest. He ordered breakfast for her and, after a good-sized tip, the man at the desk agreed.

  Dan left and went straight to where his helicopter waited. While flying, Dan saw the next few days of his life pass before his eyes, none of them including Noelle. Shit!

  Chapter 3

  Christmas

  December 24th saw chilly weather in Charleston—normal for this time of year in South Carolina.

  Dan Elfman signed the last documents dealing with the marine accident involving his ship and sat back. The incident had taken all his time leaving him unable to call Noelle as he'd promised in his note. She must hate my guts—fuck and leave, exactly what I didn't want to happen.

  He thought about their extraordinary night and wanted more of her but first he had to smooth things over. He'd left her without giving her a good reason and deserved her anger though he hoped she'd understand.

  "I can't get her to the hotel again, she'd never go for that. What the hell do I do?'

  An idea struck him and he jotted down some notes. He had his secretary get Davis Ebenezer on the phone, senior partner at Ebenezer and Green and Noelle's boss.

  "Ebenezer,” a gruff voice said.

  "Daniel Elfman, Elfman Shipping,” Dan stated, grateful he hadn't given Noelle his full name. I might just be able to pull this off.