“Well, here she comes, so you better put your game face on,” he says as he gives me a pat on the back.
“Hi, Nicole,” Mac says as he walks away.
She’s behind me, but I hear her greet Mac. Turning to face her is almost my undoing. I’m immediately transported back to the night she and I couldn’t keep our hands off each other.
“Hi, Daniel,” she says, and her voice goes straight to my dick. Rein it in, Cooper.
“Nicole, you look fantastic.”
She gives me a little twirl, and her skirt comes up just a bit. It’s enough to see her tanned thighs.
“Thanks.” She giggles. Shit, has she been drinking already?
“You look nice too,” she says.
“Can I get you a drink? A boilermaker, right?”
“That’d be great. Just one though. I went out after work and had a drink already. Three’s definitely my limit.”
Of course, I start to wonder who she was out with. Fuck it if I’m not jealous.
I order her boilermaker and pull out the stool next to me.
Nicole clears her throat. “I don’t think sitting next to you is a good idea tonight, Daniel.”
Her eyes look just past me, as if she is looking at someone else. I know she isn’t. I haven’t known her long, but I’ve figured out her tells. When she doesn’t trust herself, she looks around me.
I move my face into her line of vision. “Hey, if you sit down next to me, I promise to keep my hands to myself.”
With my declaration, Nicole looks me in the eyes. “You’re not the one I’m worried about.”
What the hell am I doing? I feel as if I can’t control my body or my mouth around Daniel. One look at him, and I want to straddle his lap while doing unspeakable things. Well, OK, maybe they aren’t so bad, but damn he is hot.
“Well, OK, then,” he says with that freaking sexy smile.
“Thanks for the drink. I’m going to go wish your sister a happy birthday.” I don’t really want to leave, but if I stay, I know I’ll regret it.
“Don’t leave without saying goodnight, Nicole,” he says in a husky voice. His command makes my legs turn to jelly. Being around this man makes me so aroused.
I nod back to him, afraid to speak. Walking over to Chrissy, I notice a woman I’ve never seen before head over to where I left Daniel. That certainly didn’t take very long.
“Hey, Nicole. Thanks for coming,” Chrissy says as she gives me a hug.
“Happy Birthday! This is a great party. Thanks for inviting me,” I say, trying to keep my eyes on her, not Daniel and the skank.
“Come over to my table. I want to introduce you to some of my co-workers.”
Chrissy works at the local courthouse. She is a stenographer for a family court judge.
Following her over to the table, I notice a nice-looking guy smiling at me. Not only is he attractive, he’s huge too. I mean, this guy must lift weights, because he looks like he can bench press me.
As I get closer to the table, I hear someone say his name. Carl. Don’t get me wrong, if I wasn’t so hung up on Daniel, Carl would definitely be on my to do list.
Chrissy is the first to speak. “Nicole, I’d like you to meet Carl. Carl, this is my friend Nicole.”
“Nice to meet you, Nicole,” Carl says as he extends his hand to me. The polite thing to do here is shake his hand, so I do.
“Hi Carl, nice to meet you as well. Do you work with the birthday girl?” I ask as I nod in her direction.
Carl nods his head in affirmation. “Yes, Chrissy and I work together.”
“Actually, Nicole, Carl is the judge I work for. I wouldn’t say we work together.”
Oh.
Carl laughs. “I’m not one of those stuffy judges, Chrissy. I couldn’t do my job without you.”
Carl the judge turns his attention to me. “Can I get you another boilermaker, Nicole?”
Nope, no way, no how. I’m already tipsy.
“Thank you, but this is my limit for the night,” I say, raising my glass to him. He takes the opportunity to clink his glass against mine.
“Please, sit.” Carl motions to the empty chair.
By now, Chrissy has moved to another table, chatting with her guests. I take a quick glance back over at Daniel. He is now engaged in a conversation with Miss Fake Boobs. Whatever.
Turning my back to Daniel, I accept Carl’s invitation. “Thank you. I think I will sit with you.”
What the hell is Nicole doing? And why is my sister introducing her to Judge Dickhead? He’s been trying to get into my sister’s pants since she started working for him.
“Daniel, what do you think?” Vanessa’s voice brings me back to our conversation. “Could I book an all-day girls' fishing trip with you?”
OK, so Vanessa has been trying to get into my pants ever since she found out that Mac was taken. She is a beautiful redhead with fake tits. Despite her good looks, she is a desperate woman. I’ve never been attracted to her sexually, but I’m not about to turn down a full charter.
“Sure, when do you have in mind?” I ask as I take out my phone.
“How soon can you do it?” she asks with a flirtatious tone.
Man, she doesn’t stop. Maybe I should introduce her to Carl. Glancing at my calendar, the soonest I can take her and her friends is in three weeks.
“How does three weeks from today sound?”
Now she moves up closer to me. Vanessa rubs her shoulder against my arm. “I don’t think we can wait that long.” Jesus, is anyone watching this? She is a freaking piece of work.
“Sorry, but I have a lot going on between now and then.”
She sticks her bottom lip out as if she’s pouting. Shit, my five-year-old does that.
“I guess I’ll have to check with the girls. I was hoping for next Saturday.”
“Vanessa, I don’t take anyone out on Saturdays. That’s the day I spend with my daughter.”
As soon as I mention Lucy, her demeanor changes. Just as it does with every other woman when they find out I have a little girl.
“Well, anyway. I’ll let you know, Daniel,” she says as she looks for a way out.
As soon as she moves on to the next victim, Murph takes her place.
“Hey man, what are you doing over here when your girl is over there talking to someone else?”
I look over at Nicole. That fucker Carl is certainly getting cozy. He is whispering something into her ear. “First of all, she’s not my girl. Second of all, if that asshole doesn’t put some space between them, then I will.”
Murph chuckles and slaps me on the back. “Thought so. Now why don’t you tell me what’s going on with you two?”
“It’s complicated. Or at least she seems to think it is. Turns out she’s Lucy’s teacher. If anyone at the school finds out that we’re more than friends, they’d move Lucy out of Nicole’s class.”
“OK, so why don’t you just move her out yourself? Problem solved.”
“I suggested it, but Nicole put her foot down. Apparently, my daughter is already making friends.”
“OK, I get that, but can’t you two sneak around for a while? Maybe you won’t end up liking each other after all.”
Before I can answer him, I notice Nicole getting up from the table. She heads toward the bathrooms. “Murph, I’ll be right back,” I say, not even looking at him.
I may look as if I’m casually making my way to the back of the bar, but in reality I can’t move fast enough. As soon as I get to the hall where the bathrooms are, I see the ladies room door close.
I wanted to get to her before she went in, but I guess I’ll have to wait now. We aren’t at that stage of our relationship where I can go into the bathroom with her.
Wait, relationship? Fuck yes, I want a relationship with her.
I can’t believe how this evening is going. Daniel is hanging out with a skank, and I’m being courted, pun intended, by a judge.
Blowing out a breath, all I want to do is hang ou
t with Daniel, but I know it’s not the right thing to do. Needing to come to terms with the fact that this relationship was over before it began, I decide to give the judge an answer to his question.
Looking in the mirror, I try to give myself a pep talk. You and Daniel can be friends and keep things platonic. It’s for Lucy after all. She’d be the one that would have to pay for us giving in to our physical attraction.
Reapplying my lipstick, I give myself a once over and decide it’s time to move on.
When I open the door, I’m greeted by a sight that makes me lose my breath. Daniel is leaning up against the wall. His thumbs are hanging on his belt loop, and he’s smiling. The minute our eyes meet, I know the trajectory of tonight has changed.
Daniel pushes himself off the wall with his foot. Moving slowly, he never takes his eyes off me. I swallow the sudden lump in my throat.
Walking backwards, my back hits the wall behind me. Daniel places each hand on the either side of me, caging me in. God, he is stalking me like prey, and I love it. I want him to devour me.
He leans his mouth to my ear, and I shiver. “Nicole, just what do you think you are doing with Judge Dickhead?”
Hmm. Is he jealous like I am?
Moving my mouth to his ear, I respond, “I could ask you the same thing about Miss Fake Boobs.”
“Vanessa means nothing to me. You, Nicole, are the one I want to be with.” He claims my mouth with his, and it’s my undoing.
“I want you too, so much,” I say against his lips.
“Tonight is just you and me, sweetheart.” He’s kissing my neck now. The feel of his lips and tongue against it makes me moan. “There are no rules, no right or wrong tonight. We will just be.”
“Yes. God yes, Daniel.” I don’t even recognize my own voice. As soon as the words come out of my mouth, our kiss turns savage.
Our hands are in each other’s hair. Daniel moves me to the other side of the hall, and his back hits the wall. Perfect. I can feel his erection against my stomach. He’s at least a foot taller than I am. He must sense my need to grind against him because he lowers himself just enough so that I can get the friction I need.
Thank god I’m wearing a loose-fitting dress, because when Daniel moves his legs wider, I nearly explode. “Yes, Daniel.”
That must be what he was waiting for. He moves his hands down my hips to my thighs. I knew it was a risk not to wear panties, but it’s paying off now.
“Jesus Christ, Nicole, you aren’t wearing anything under your dress?” Biting my bottom lip, I shake my head.
I can’t tell why, but he looks a little pissed. Taking my face in his hands, he questions me. “So you’re telling me when you teased me with that little twirl earlier, you didn’t have underwear on?”
“No,” I respond, almost breathless.
Daniel’s hand moves to my wet center. Maybe I should’ve worn panties after all.
“Nicole, anyone could’ve seen this.” I’ve never seen this intensity in his eyes before. It’s making me hotter and wetter. “Do you know what I would’ve done if another man saw what’s mine?”
His? I should be pissed at the comment, but somehow it makes me feel good. I clear my throat while trying to utter my response. All I can do is shake my head.
Kissing me on my forehead, he tells me. “I’d throw you over my shoulder and haul you out the door. After getting you home, I’d put you over my knee and turn that gorgeous ass of yours pink.”
Oh god. A spanking? I’ve never done that, but suddenly I want to know what it’s like.
“OK.”
Daniel separates us a little. “What do you mean OK?”
Straightening my body, I look him in the eye. With a lust-filled voice, I tell him what I want. “I’ve been a bad girl, Daniel. You need to take me home and give me my punishment.”
Fuck. She has to be teasing me, right?
“Well, what do you say, Daniel?” she asks as she rubs up against my leg. “Aren’t you going to spank my pretty ass pink?”
I didn’t think my dick could get any harder, but it did. Reaching behind her legs, I throw her over my shoulder. She lets out a gasp.
“Make sure you keep your ass covered while I take you out the back door, sweetheart. If anyone sees it, I’m going to add additional counts to your spanking.”
Nicole giggles, so I give her a swat on her ass. Her giggling stops, and it’s replaced by a moan.
Moving out the back door, I have one hand carrying Nicole. Dialing my sister with the other hand, I let her know that Nicole wasn’t feeling well, so I had to take her home.
Fuck off, Carl.
“You sure you want this, Nicole?” I ask to give her another chance to change her mind.
“Stop asking me that. I want to know what it’s like,” she says as she’s still hanging upside down. “Is your place closer?”
Hmm. She sounds as impatient as I am. “Yes, I’m only two blocks away,” I say as I run my hand up the back of her leg. She is so wet that my hand slides across her pussy with ease.
“Damn it, stop teasing me, Daniel. I’m already so close.”
When we reach my car, I gently place her down. Not giving her any time to think, I push her up against the car door.
“I don’t know if I can wait, Daniel. You have me on edge.”
“Me too, baby, but our first time will not be up against my car.”
“Then you better drive it like you stole it. I can’t wait much longer to have you inside me.”
“You got it, sweetheart.”
It only took three minutes to get to my apartment, but it seemed more like three days. On the way over, Nicole unzipped my jeans, and it took all I had not to come in them. I was already hard as a rock. She laughed when I stopped her. Nicole said that she wanted me to know what she felt like when I touched her.
Parking in my driveway, I run around to her side of the car to get her out. Once I do, I pick her up, and she immediately wraps her legs around my waist. Since she isn’t wearing any underwear, I can feel the heat emanating from her.
She begins to kiss my neck as I walk her to my front door. I can’t really concentrate on finding the right key. As a consequence, I drop them. “Sorry, babe, but I have to put you down, or we won’t be able to get inside.”
Nicole nods, and when I place her feet on the ground, she fucking teases me with that ass. She bends over to pick up my keys. When she does, I can see her perfect ass. Grabbing the keys from her as fast as I can, I throw the door open. Apparently, I was a little too anxious because the doorknob dented the wall behind it. I need to remember to fix that.
Nicole is now standing in my living room, looking around. Her demeanor changes quickly, and then it suddenly hits me why.
Oh God, what am I doing here? Looking around, I see Lucy’s toys in the living room. There are a small plastic table and chairs set up. I walk over to it and see her latest drawing.
“Hey,” Daniel says from behind me. I can feel him against my back as he wraps his arms around my waist.
“I know what you are thinking, Nicole.”
“Do you?” I ask him as I turn to see his face.
“I think so. You are looking at Lucy’s stuff, and you feel guilty for being here. You feel guilty about the way I make you feel since I’m a parent of one of your students.”
Holding my face in his hands, he tries to ease my guilt. “I’m more than that, Nicole. I’m a man who would give anything to feel you in his arms; anything to be your man.”
That’s it. Thinking about Daniel being my man, mine, pushes my guilt to the back of my mind. At the front? Daniel’s hands on me, his tongue between my legs and the feel of him deep inside me.
Standing on my toes, reaching his lips with mine, I whisper, “Tonight, Daniel. I can give you tonight.” At my admission, he takes me by the hand and leads me to his room.
“Don’t think I’ve forgotten about your spanking, sweetheart.”
That earns him a giggle. “I’m countin
g on it.”
Suddenly, his eyes shift to the bed. Daniel walks over and sits on the edge. “Take your dress off, Nicole.”
How can his voice be commanding, yet soothing at the same time? I can feel his eyes penetrate my soul. Just for tonight, forget the guilt. Closing my eyes, I start to lower my dress when Daniel calls my name.
“Nicole, keep your eyes open. Look at me.”
His eyes are filled with lust. I’m pretty sure mine are the same. My dress slides down my body slowly. Daniel lets out a gasp, probably because I wasn’t wearing a bra either. “Jesus, woman. No bra?”
Now I can’t help the fact that I’m pleased with myself. I give him a smirk. “You just earned yourself an extra spanking in the morning.”
“Morning?” I manage to squeak out.
“Yeah, sweetheart. I’m not letting you out of my bed tonight. That OK with you?”
I don’t think I’ve ever nodded my head so quickly in my life. Tonight.
Reaching for my hand, Daniel pulls me over to him. “Over my knee, Nicole.”
Why doesn’t this offend me as a woman? I should be running out of here, but I want this more than anything right now.
Swallowing hard, I move over to him and gently lay my body over his legs. “That’s it, Nicole. Give me that gorgeous ass." Wiggling to get comfortable, I can feel my own wetness against my thighs.
Suddenly, I feel his hand rubbing my backside. Daniel must feel me tense up, waiting for the spanking to begin, because he bends down and kisses my left ass cheek. “I’m not going to hurt you. If you don’t want me to do this, I won’t. Your comfort and pleasure are what this is about.”
“I want it, Daniel. I’m so ready, can’t you tell?” I ask.
He chuckles. “Oh yeah, babe. I can tell you are ready for me. Did the idea of me spanking you make you wet, Nicole?”
All I can do is moan my response. At that, his hand is on my ass. It surprised me at first even though I knew it was coming. It doesn’t hurt, exactly; it feels more like a sting. A good sting.
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