PART 4
Jenna was still speechless as she followed Kasey out of Barney�s. Why can�t I think logically when I am around him? she thought. Going to his hotel with him is definitely not the way to avoid getting myself hurt.
Kasey steered her toward the Towncar that was waiting for him. �You now you want to come with me, so don�t even bother putting up a fight and get inside.� He kissed her passionately before he opened the door for her to climb in. �Take us to the hotel,� he told to driver. He got out his cell and turned to Jenna. �Were are you staying?�
�Millennium Hilton.�
�Hi, this is Kasey Kahne. I need you to call the Millennium Hilton and ask them to bring over the belongings of a Miss Jenna DiBenedetto who is staying there. Tell them she won't need her room tonight. And bring her bags up to my suite when they arrive. Thanks.� He shut his phone and turned to her with a smile on his face.
�Kasey, I really think this is a bad idea.�
�So, what if it is, Jenna? Was fucking me in the dressing room at Barney�s a bad idea? Yeah, probably. But you had fun doing it! So who cares? You said it yourself the night we met. You said, and, I quote �I�m only twenty-four. I�m not going to let myself get tied down. I just want to live my life and have fun!��
She laughed at his falsetto imitation of her voice. �I said a whole lot of things that night Kasey. But you know what? You�re right. Right now, enjoying my life is really important to me and what I was trying to tell you before you pulled me out of that dressing room is that the reason I didn�t stick around the other day is because I�m not looking for anything from you. It might sound shallow and I might be jumping the gun here, but I just want to have a good time. I�m not looking to drag you down the aisle or anything. I just can�t do a relationship right now, with anyone. But the other night and again today in the dressing room, I had fun. I want to continue having fun with you.�
�Jenna, believe me,� Kasey said to her. �I didn�t have you pegged as someone who�d try to get me down the aisle after what happened between us. But I�m glad you brought that up. My life is pretty complicated right now, and I�m not looking for anything either. I mean, I can hardly handle my own lifestyle let alone expect a girl to. Just know that this isn�t just about sex. I�m not using you. Let�s be honest, I could get sex anytime anywhere from just about anyone, and so could you. Like you said, I have fun with you and as long as we�re on the same page, let�s just enjoy the ride.�
She put her hand in his lap and kissed him. �Oh, you�ll enjoy the ride alright, and I know I�ll enjoy riding you even more.�
The two of them made out like teenagers, not even caring what the driver thought of them.
�Um, Mr. Kahne?� the diver asked him.
�Hmmmmmmm� Kasey said, not wanting to take his mouth of Jenna�s for a minute.
�Mr. Kahne, we are about a block away from the Waldorf, and there is a sea of paparazzi outside. Would you like me to drop you off at the other entrance?�
�Shit, man. Yeah, do that.� Kasey knew the tinted windows of the Towncar wouldn�t do much to stop the press from taking pictures of he and Jenna in the car. It struck him as ironic that when they were at a track, there were virtually no paparazzi there and that was where the all the drama happened. But they camped out in front of the Waldorf as soon as banquet time came around. Luckily for him, and Jenna, they didn�t follow him everywhere he went. He wasn�t Dale Earnhardt Jr., after all.
�The VIP entrance, huh?� Jenna said, settling herself back in her seat and smoothing out her skirt. �Not bad for a guy from a little town in Washington.�
�What can I say? I�m a popular guy.� He laughed and got out of the car.
Jenna�s never been to the Waldorf before and was awestruck when they walked into the lobby. �Wow! This place is hot!� She turned around and took it all in. �All this just because you can drive a car around in a circle for 500 laps?�
�Hey!� Kasey said, pushing the button for the VIP elevator. It isn�t as easy as it looks! I have to-�
�Shit the fuck up Kahne!� Jenna said as she pulled him inside the elevator and kissed him hard on the mouth. �I was only messing with ya!�
He ran his hands down her back and looked her in the eyes. �Yeah, you�re messing with me all right.�
His touch sent shivers through her body. �I felt that,� he smiled down at her, cupping her face in his hand and stroking her cheek with his thumb.
Jenna smiled back at him and nipped his lower lip. �Easy tiger,� he told her.
�Tiger?� Jenna said. �Kahne, what you�ve seen so far is nothing but a little pussycat.�
�Pussycat, huh?� Kasey said as the doors opened up to his suite. �It�s the �pussy� part of that that I�m interested in.� He whipped out the key card and inserted it into the slot. Jenna broke away from his hold and walked through the suite of rooms. The sitting room was already set up for Kasey�s string of press interviews, a chair positioned in front of a drop with the Dodge and NASCAR trademarks. A huge Mountain Dew bottle sat next to the chair. It seemed that every sponsor Kasey had sent some of their product to New York.
Jenna opened the balcony doors and stepped out into the cold New York air. The view was breathtaking. Kasey came up behind her. �Mhmmmmm,� she said as his warm mouth planted kisses up her neck.
�Look at this view, it is amazing.�
Kasey wrapped his arms around her and rested his chin on the top of her head. �I just can�t believe I am here,� he said. �It�s a long way from Enumclaw, that�s for sure. And here I am getting the biggest award I can get as a rookie and I�m in this awesome room at the Waldorf. I mean, people want my autograph, wear my face, my name, on their clothing. I�m a lucky guy.�
The two of them stood there in silence looking down at the busy city below. Dusk was just settling in and New York shown brighter than usual for the Christmas season. Jenna stepped away from Kasey and took off her jacket. She unbuttoned her suit jacket and started unzipping her skirt.
�Jenna, what are you doing? It is freezing out here!� Kasey stood there, unable to take his eyes off her as she pulled a ponytail holder off her wrist and swept her hair up high on her head. She smiled as she slid her skirt off her hips and pulled off her camisole.
�I�m getting in the hot tub. You gonna join me?� Jenna stepped out of her panties and took of her bra and shoes.
�How about if I just stand here and look at you? It�s too cold.� She stepped up to him and softly kissed him. He felt goose bumps on her naked skin as his hands skimmed her torso.
�That�s why it�s called a hot tub, Kahne.� She walked over to it and eased herself into the water.
He would�ve jumped into that water with his clothes on if it meant being close to her, but he didn�t want her to know that. He took his time unbuttoning his shirt, folding it neatly on the table when he took it off. She watched him disrobe with a smirk on her face. His body is amazing, she thought. Finally he lowered his body into the hot tub across from her, stretching his arms out on the edge of the tub. �So, Jenna, I want to know more about you.�
�Is that so?� She was frustrated that he�d sat across form her. Playing hard to get, was he? She wanted to get to know him better too, and seeing him naked and having him so close to her, but not as close as she wanted him, was turning her on even more. �Ask away.�
�When�s your birthday?� he asked.
�June 29th, 1980. Yours?� (She already knew, but didn�t want him to know that.)
�April 10th, same year. Favorite movie?�
�Hmmm� �Gone With the Wind�.�
� �Gone With the Wind�?�
�Have you ever seen it?� she asked him.
�Are you serious? Isn�t that like five hours long? All that mushy southern belle bullshit?�
�Okay, like �Tombstone� is such a great movie!� It slipped out of her mouth before she realized what she was saying. Great. Now I sound like some obsessed girl that cuts pictures of him out of Teen Beat and hangs them on my wall. Her Kasey Kahne calendar flashed in her mind.
�So you know my favorite movie, huh? I do recall Amy saying that you were obsessed with me or something that night at the club.�
�She didn�t say obsessed! I can�t help it, I absorb what I read really well.� And I�ve probably read every article written about you, she thought to herself.
�Well, if you know the basics about me, I�ll have to ask some different questions. Hmmmm. OK, how old were you when you got your first kiss?�
Jenna started to laugh. �I guess I got my first kiss in pre-school when this boy Stevie Smith would sit in the middle of a circle and all the little girls in the class would take turns kissing him. But my first �real� kiss was when I was twelve. Yours?�
�Twelve? I was fourteen! How old were you when you lost your virginity?�
�Getting personal now, are we?� Jenna said. �I was sixteen, eleventh grade. I dated the guy for two years after, but I ended up cheating on him a month later. Our relationship was full of drama. What about you? How old were you?�
Kasey�s face turned red. �Fourteen.�
�Fourteen! Didn�t you just say you got your first kiss when you were fourteen?�
Kasey laughed. �Yeah, I was a fast learner. I liked a girl that was two years older than me, so I hung out with all of her friends and they were all having sex. I didn�t want her to know I was a virgin, but I�m sure she realized it the first time we had sex.�
He must have had a lot of practice since then, she thought. That was something she didn�t want to get into with him, though. It wasn�t in line with their agreement to �have fun�. And besides, she was a strong believer in the idea that it didn�t matter what had happened in someone�s past. She�d dated guys who were so hung up on numbers, and she was guilty of applying �The Rule of Three� to her number before to avoid conflict.
They spent the next two hours asking questions and laughing at one another�s� answers. Kasey had just got done arguing with Jenna over whether Lucky Charms were better than Fruit Loops (She liked Lucky Charms, he was a Fruit Loops guy) when Jenna let out a little yelp. �Oh my God, Kasey! Look up! It�s snowing.�
Little flakes of snow were falling out of the sky and settling on the tile of the balcony. �The first snow of the winter,� Kasey said, watching the look of wonder that was coming across Jenna�s face as she looked up into the sky. �Come here,� he said to her. She made her way across the water and sat between his legs, lying back against his chest.
She sighed as he wrapped his arms around her. The contrast of the cool night air and warm water bubbling in the hot tub combined with the feel of Kasey�s arms around her were amazing. He planted kisses on the moist, soft skin of her shoulder, his cock awaking at the feel of her skin on his under the water. She rested her head back on his shoulder, allowing him better access to her neck and he felt her body relax even more. He cupped her breast with one and parted her legs with the other. She spread them apart, allowing him access to her. Her fingers dug into his thighs as he explored her folds, touching her with varying amounts of pressure, but never penetrating. He bent his head down to her and kissed her softly, his tongue exploring her mouth, mimicking the movement of his fingers.
�Mhmmmmm,� she moaned into his mouth. This was a totally different pace for them. The first night they were together was a match of wills between two strong personalities, each one of them using sex to gain the upper hand both times. Their romp in the dressing room was purely primal. This was erotic in a whole other way. The water tickled Kasey�s legs and back. He wanted to relish every inch of her body.
�Come on. Let�s go inside.� He reached for the plush white towels that were sitting out next to the hot tub. He got out, wrapped one around his waist and held one open for her to step into. Jenna lifted up her arms as he wrapped the towel around her. Kasey kissed her lightly and scooped her up into his arms.
�Kasey!� Jenna squealed. �Put me down!� But she wrapped her arms around his neck and nuzzled him, knowing that he wasn�t going to. He carried her through the door and gently laid her on the bed. He looked her in the eyes as he opened her towel. �Jenna, you are so beautiful.�
�And so are you,� she said as he removed his towel as well.
He lay down on top of her, supporting his weight on his arms. His blue eyes were clouded over with desire as she looked into them. �I want to kiss every inch of you,� he said. Jenna closed her eyes and he kissed each one of them.
Good thing this is just for fun she thought to herself, because I could definitely get used to this.
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BRRRRRRINNGGG! BRRRNNNGG!!!
What the fuck? Kasey thought. Who the fuck is calling me at this hour? He rolled over and looked at the clock on the nightstand. 9:09. He turned on the lamp and picked up the phone.
�Hello?.. Hey, dad. What�s up?� Kasey put he phone on his shoulder and rolled over to check on Jenna.
�Son of a bitch!.. No, no, sorry Dad I wasn�t talking to you...� Shit, he thought pinching the area on his nose between his eyes. She fucking did it again! �What? No, Dad, I�m paying attention to you. It�s just, I just got up� Yeah, I just slept in. I�ll call you and Mom later. Bye.�
He put the phone back on the cradle and threw the covers off. He walked to the balcony to see if she was out there. Nope!
�Motherfucker!� he yelled as he slammed he door. She wasn�t in the sitting room or kitchen area either. He walked into the bathroom to splash water on his face. He saw her note when he looked in the mirror.
Kasey~
Morning! I went to a 9 AM aerobic class in the fitness center and then I�m running some laps. I have to work off that 3 AM pizza! I left my bags in here in case anyone stops by, I didn�t want to leave them lying out. I�ll be back around 11. Brunch this time?
~Jenna
PS�YOU SNORE!!!
Kasey looked at himself in the mirror and laughed. �Jesus,� he said to himself, �way to wig out.� He walked into the bedroom to grab his workout clothes too. It wasn�t like we didn�t get enough of a workout last night, he thought to himself. He�d made good on his word and kissed every inch of Jenna�s body. He�d even done one better and busted out ice cubes to make it more interesting. The thought of her reaction to the coldness on her body and how fast he heat of her skin melted the ice stirred him. �Down boy!� he said to himself.
Not to be outdone, she turned the tables on him and returned the favor. When they finally had sex, they both surprised themselves by continuing the slow pace they�d set earlier in the hot tub. Kasey was so aroused after their �ice-capades� that he figured he�d be a one pump chump for sure. But he took his time as he slid in and out of her, and they came simultaneously, looking into each other�s eyes. He was still inside of her when she hugged him close to her chest. They laid there, listening to the sound of each other breathe, her running her hands through his hair for what seemed like forever. The tender moment only put to a stop by a growl that escaped from Kasey�s stomach. The last time he ate was almost twelve hours earlier at his four PM meeting with Jeremy and Ray. As much as he hated to do it, he rolled off her and called room service. They lay in bed and ate pizza and watched �Eurotrip� on TV.
Kasey didn�t think he�d slept as well since he started racing cup cars as he did last night with Jenna next to him. �Easy, Kahne,� he said to himself as he tied his Nike�s. �It�s just about having fun.� He grabbed the key card and headed down to the fitness center, hoping to catch Jenna after her class and run some laps with her.
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Maybe aerobics was a bad idea after all that sex, Jenna thought to herself, trying to ignore the pain in her leg muscles as she mimicked the moves of the instructor. She woke up and needed to clear her head, so climbed out of bed and called he concierge from the phone in the sitting room. He informed her that there was a �Striptease Aerobics� class taking place at 9. Perfect! She figured it would get her ready for her new job.
She checked her voicemail before the pizza came at 3 AM. There was a message from Neil berating her for not telling him that she �took a ride on that beautiful piece of machinery, Kasey Kahne� and telling her that Robin called him the night before to offer Jenna a spot with The Pussycat Dolls� new East Coast Company. She didn�t tell Kasey about the new job. For some reason, she just didn�t want hear what he�d have to say about it. And she was still trying to keep herself guarded around him. As guarded as I can be while I�m naked underneath him, she thought.
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�Shit, man! I could watch this all day!�
�Fuck. I�d like to ride that around the track.�
�Junior, you are one sick fuck! �I�d like to ride that around the track�?� Kasey saw Jamie McMurray punch Dale Junior in the arm as he rounded he corner. �If she�s a NASCAR fan, there a good chance she�s a card carryin� member of Junior Nation,� Jamie said to Dale.
As the two men turned back towards the window, Junior saw Kasey and called him over. �You Kahne! Get your scrawny ass over here and check this chic out.� Kasey didn�t even have to guess. He knew they had to be taking about Jenna�s aerobics class.
�Shouldn�t you two pervs be working out and not blowing your wads over some aerobics class?�
�Dude, it�s not just an aerobics class, it is a striptease aerobics class!� Junior said pointing to the schedule posted on the door.
�You are such a fucking idiot, Jr.!� Jamie laughed.
�Yeah, McMurray? Tell that to my fucking Nextel cup, OK?�
Kasey walked up to the window the two guys were standing at.
�Look at the girl standing second from the left in the front row,� Jamie told him. �I don�t know how someone can have curves like that and be so ripped at he same time. Check her out!�
But Kasey was already looking at her. It was Jenna. She had on low-slung black pants that slightly flared at the ankle and a white sports bra. Her hair was piled high on her head, and Kasey was still amazed every time he looked at her washboard stomach. She happened to look at he mirror at that very moment and catch his eye. She flashed him a smile as she circled her hips to the pulsating music.
�Did you fucking see that?� Junior exclaimed. �The ladies love Dale Junior.�
Kasey rolled his eyes. �Oh yeah?�
�Yeah man! Look at her. She keeps lookin� back here and smilin� and shit. God! Watch her move. I bet she�s a minx in bed.�
�No doubt!� Jamie said.
�Man, I�d give up my Cup to find out,� Junior said as he watched Jenna dance.
Kasey watched her grab a towel and a bottle of water and make her way to the door. �You�d give up the Cup to find out?�
�Oh Yeah!�
Jenna came through the door and all three guys turned to look at her. �Hey. I�m Dale Earnhardt Junior. Nice to meet ya.� Junior extended his hand for Jenna to shake, looking her up and down. �You had quite a workout. Wanna go grab a bite to eat?�
Jenna looked at Kasey. He had a huge smirk on his face. So he didn�t say anything yet, she thought. When she told Kasey what a huge Junior fan Courtney was the first night they met, Kasey told her about Junior�s assumptions that every girl he met was dying to go to bed with him. And from what she gathered, most were. She also gathered that Junior didn�t take very well to the fact that Kasey was gathering quite a number of female fans himself, most of them former hard-core members of Junior Nation.
She saw Junior and Jamie checking her out during her class. Kasey didn�t show up until the end and when she met his eyes in the mirror, her heart fluttered thinking about the last time her eyes met his in the mirror in the dressing room at Barney�s. �Well, Dale Earnhardt Jr., it�s a pleasure to meet you in person,� she told him. �Congratulations on winning the Cup.� Jr. smirked at Kasey and Jamie, sure he�d found himself another fan.
�And congrats on your great season too, McMurray,� she said turning to Jamie.
�So about your name and getting a bite to eat?� Junior said taking a step closer to her.
�My name�s Jenna, and I don�t know,� she said to him. And then turning to Kasey, �I assume you got the note I left on the mirror this morning. Are these two joining us for brunch?�
Junior and Jamie both turned to Kasey with their mouths open.
�I was planning on running a couple laps with ya before we went to brunch,� Kasey said stepping over to stand next to her. �You guys can join us if you want.�
Junior and Jamie looked at each other. �Nah,� said Jamie. �We finished up our workout a little bit ago and I need to eat now before some sponsor shit.� Junior didn�t say anything.
�Well, that�s too bad,� Jenna said smiling. �Maybe some other time. Come on Kasey, I can still feel that pizza settling on my ass.� With that she turned around and glanced over her shoulder at her own behind. When she looked up, she noticed Jamie and Dale were looking too. Kasey turned and started walking with her.
�Yo, Junior!� he called over his shoulder. �You know that question you had? Well the answers is �Hell Yeah!� You might want to call Tiffany�s and have them change the engraving on that Cup to �Kasey Kahne.��
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