Stella & The Playboy

Stella & The Beach Day

Chapter 12

As promised Julius slept on the couch last night. But that didn't erase the shocking revelations of last night from my mind. Well it shouldn't have been shocking. I mean he is Julius Ashford, the rich playboy who slept with lots of women. And I was a woman, so it wasn't shocking that he wanted to sleep with me too.

But the way he revealed it, the way he said it. It almost made me want him just as much. Keyword almost. Never in my right mind would I sleep with Julius. I refuse to be another conquest of his.

I look over toward the couch where he lay. It was around 10 am and he was still sleeping, looking very comfortable under the covers he brought out last night. I chuckle at him as I got out of bed and walk over to the bathroom. I put on a light robe as I wash my face and remove my scarf from my hair. When I re-entered the bedroom I heard a knock at the door.

I walk over and open it slightly, peeking my head out to see who it was. I look down and Penny was there, wearing pajamas herself. "They told me to call you two over for breakfast, and to tell you we're going down to the beach after."

"Thanks, I'll wake up Julius." I say to her.

She nods, "And also, I'm sorry about last night. Is he still mad?" She asks.

I shake my head, "I'm sure he's over it by now, we'll see you in a couple of minutes."

She nods as she turns away and heads back toward the main house. I shut the door behind me and walk over to where Julius slept. He really did look so peaceful when he slept, time to ruin that.

I walk over to the bathroom and wet my hands with water before flicking it on his face. Julius flinched and his hand reached up to wipe his face as his eyes fluttered open. "What the hell Stella?" He grumbles tiredly as he turns to face the other direction. I shake my head, "Wake up, we're expected at breakfast. And the beach!" I say as I shake him awake.

He rubs his eyes before sitting up, "Did you have to flick water on me?"

I nod, "You're lucky I didn't dump water on you, now get up I'm hungry."

He sighs before getting up off of the couch and standing up. He groans as he holds his back before walking over to the bathroom. I remake the bed and fold away Julius's sheets as I wait for him to finish. He comes out a few minutes later as I slide on my house slippers and we walk over to the main house.

When we get there everyone was already seated, waiting for us to arrive before they began. "Good morning." I said with a smile as we walked into the dining room. A chorus of good mornings came out as Julius and I took our seats. Like yesterday, food was passed around and everyone began eating.

"I hope Penny mentioned we were going down to the beach today for some family fun." Mrs. Ashford says looking over at Julius and I.

I nod, "Yeah she told us, I'm excited."

"I hope Julius is ready to get his ass kicked in beach volleyball for the 3rd year in a row." Jerrell adds in as he shoved a forkful of scrambled eggs into his mouth. Julius scoffs, "I only lose because Penny sucks."

Pennys narrows her eyes at Julius, "Well this year I don't have to be your partner! Thank goodness."

"Stella, do you play volleyball?" Hailey asks. I look up from my meal, "Me? It's been a long time."

Volleyball was my best sport, followed by tennis, soccer, basketball, and badminton. I tried a lot of sports growing up and joined a lot of teams trying to get my father's attention. He never came to a single game though and I stopped playing after high school ended.