“Did you really mean what you said in your email?” he said in a low voice.
You’ve got to be kidding. While her womanhood tingled uncontrollably all he had to say was—did she mean what she said about him?
She shook her head and tried to come back down to reality. Was he teasing her?
“Yes.” Before she could stop herself and tell him a lie, it was too late. The truth spilled out through her lips.
“Well, I don’t want to disappoint you, then.” A grin touched the corner of his lips as he stared hungrily into her eyes.
He leaned over and traced the outline of her jaw with his soft fingers sending waves of pleasure through her body. He then pressed his soft lips on hers as she parted her lips for him. He slid his warm tongue between her lips and passionately kissed her in a way she’d never been kissed before. God, he was a great kisser!
“Do I live up to your fantasy?” he asked in a low voice that sounded hoarse as he pulled back slightly.
“Oh, yes,” she moaned, her head tilted back slightly and her eyes closed. She was swaying in ecstasy. She’d never known such erotic pleasure and all from a kiss. Now she knew what was meant by breathtaking kiss. He stole her breath away. She trembled with desire inside wanting more. Needing him. For a moment, she didn’t care that she was still in the corporate office and he had glass windows that touched the ceiling from the floor.
She wanted Jess and that was all.
Jess leaned down and slid his hands down her back and drew her closer to him. She could feel the hardness of his erection with turned her on even more.
Again, like animals they devoured each other’s lips. Her blood pumped hard and fast in her veins. He reached over and kissed her neck and sucked on her earlobe. Alexa thought she was going to faint from pleasure overload.
A knock on the door distracted them and they pulled apart like two young lovers by the garden gate.
It was Lee. She stood there at the door, a perturbed expression pasted on her face. She eyed Alexa with what looked like disgust.
Shit!
Caught in the action!
6
“Oh, God! I didn’t mean for any trouble. What did she say?” Alexa could hardly contain herself as she sat down to a business lunch with Jess an hour later at The Steakhouse Bar & Grill. It was a nice upscale place to eat despite the name and yes, they happened to be a client of TLC Advertising. TLC does all their TV and print ads.
“Nothing,” Jess glanced over the menu not paying too much attention.
For a good hour, he sat talking with his sister about something. Did Lee see what was going on? Did she command him to fire her? Alexa’s mind whirled with all sorts of crazy thoughts. Tension. She hated the tension. She wished she didn’t excuse herself when Lee walked into Jess’s office. She really didn’t like the icy reception Lee gave her at all. And judging by Jess’s expression. He wasn’t all too impressed either. The last thing she wanted to do was build a wedge between a brother and sister.
“I’m surprised you don’t have a man waiting on you hand and foot.” Jess finally spoke after the waiter took their orders.
“I did.”
“What happened?”
Was he really interested in her love life? It was so hard to read Jess sometimes. Alexa hated talking about her heartache she’d been through so much therapy and self-help stuff that it wasn’t funny. “He died,” she swallowed hard.
“Oh, God! I’m sorry. I didn’t know.”
“No. Really, it’s okay. I never thought I’d get over it. I mean we were dating for a year but it kind of just happened. Well, he was serving in the Middle East,” her voice trailed off.
“Sorry to hear that. It must have been terrible for you.”
“It was but I got over it I suppose.”
“My dear, you don’t really get over the death of a loved one. You just get used to it. With time.”
“I guess. Did you lose someone close to you.”
“Not that I really want to get into it.”
“I don’t mind, really.”
“No, this is your congratulatory dinner for making it to account manager. We’re very proud to have you on our creative team.”
Alexa felt heat rise to her cheeks. “Thanks.” But her mind kept whirling to that seductive, erotic kiss back at the office. She hated Lee for interrupting. Just to think anything could have happened if Lee hadn’t knocked on the door. They were both super aroused. No doubt about it.
“Anyway, his name was Eric,” Alexa continued about her ex. “And there was one thing that he taught me.”
“What’s that?” Jess seemed genuinely interested.
“That life is to be lived not feared.”
Jess nodded thoughtfully, his eyes seemed to admire what he saw before him. This made Alexa even more nervous.
“Eric was a smart man.”
“Yes, he was. I wished I followed his advice sometimes. You gotta sometimes go for what you want in life. You only live once. When you look at how anyone can be here one minute and gone the next…it’s just not worth not getting the most out of life when you can.”
“Is that what you do? Get the most out of life every day?”
“Sometimes.”
“Like that email you sent to me,” he said casually as he held up his glass of wine to his lips taking another sip. A grin touched the corner of his lips.
“Hey, that wasn’t meant for you. I told you at the office after Lee left. The email was for—“
“I know. I know. A romance writing class. But you just happened to use my name.”
“So? I had to come up with someone that…I…um sort of admired for the part of my male lead.”
“So you just fantasized about making love to me.” His voice was deep, silky and low and sent waves of desire sliding down her spine. God, he was gorgeous! He was so charming in every way.
“I think you wanted me to see that piece of erotic literature.”
“Did not.”
“Did too.” He teased back.
“How would you know?”
“Because sometimes we do things subconsciously. You were somehow hoping that I would see it and well, your subconscious mind created that opportunity. You were careless in sending it to your friend Jessica Macy. You know that depending on which email program you use, once you type the first letter and so on of the person’s name in the ‘to’ box, other similar names pop up. You just have to make sure you send to the right recipient.”
“So are you sorry I sent you…”
“I’m glad you did, Alexa.”
“You are?” Alexa flushed. Her heart went pitter patter inside her chest.
“Why does that surprise you?”
She wanted to say because she thought he was so out of her league. A fantasy that could never become reality. But she dared not say it.
Later they discussed work and strategies to win the Hot Spot Resort account’s latest venture. Jess admired her creative ideas and her enthusiasm. He rarely saw that genuineness in an employee. She was dedicated and passionate to all of her projects.
“You know, it would be great if you could take a vacation, too.”
“Who me?” Jess almost laughed out loud. “Now what makes you think that I need one?”
“Well, you work very hard, long hours at the office and you rarely take a vacation. You know there is more to life than work.”
“Not much though.”
“You know the average full-time worker in America works 2,080 hours a year! That’s a lot of hours working.”
“And…?”
“Well, I did a tally on all the overtime you do, and well, you probably clock double that!”
“Oh, really? So you’ve been watching up on me.”
“Not really. Just saying that…well…work is great but…”
“And what if work were your passion and your sense of joy…then what?”
“Well, nothing wrong with that I suppose but,” she said waving her fork in
her hand. “Life should be about balance. Too much of anything isn’t good.”
“Oh, is that so?” he said leaning in closer. His eyes sliding down her figure.
Alexa’s pulse pounded in her throat.
Damn this heat between them!
If she could get away with it, she’d take him right there and then. But that wouldn’t be very ladylike or like Alexa. What was with her when she was around him? Maybe being celibate for the last year wasn’t such a good idea after all. Her hormones were racing.
She could just tell that his hormones were spiralling, too.
The question was—what were either of them going to do about it?
7
Later in the afternoon, back at the office, Jess and Alexa sat in the boardroom looking over some of the Hot Spot account notes. Most of the other employees were already gone home. It was almost six o’clock in the evening.
“Hot Spot: The resort that sizzles,” Alexa said, almost to herself as she held up an old brochure of the hotel.
“What did you just say?” Jess queried, as if amazed.
“Oh, nothing. Just, you know….when I think of Hot Spot, I think of, well, a sizzling hot resort.”
“That’s it!”
“What’s it?”
“Their new logo.”
“You’ve got to be kidding me, right? It’s so….simple.”
“Sometimes, simplicity is best, my dear. Look at this old ad copy from their other agency. I don’t know why they didn’t give us this assignment when we first took them on. It’s boring and it only lists features of the resort.”
“But advertising is about listing the benefits, too!”
“Exactly!”
“So?”
“So, we go from there. Great work, Alexa!”
Alexa felt heat rise to her cheeks again. “Really, Jess. It’s nothing.” She couldn’t bring herself to look at his luscious lips that just earlier in the day were pressed so hotly against hers. She knew she would blush a deep red, for sure. Instead she kept her gaze fixed on the folder in front of her.
As he got up to gather the material together, he glanced down at his gold Rolex watch. “I really don’t think you should be sticking around much longer.”
“Well, what are you going to do?”
“I have business to take care of,” he said not looking up at her.
“Don’t tell me you’re going to work late again.
He stopped what he was doing and shoved his hands in his pocket, a grin touched the corner of his lips. His dark eyes mellowed. “And what, my dear, is it to you, if I stay late?”
The scent of his aftershave wafted past her nostrils. He was delicious in every sense of the word.
“Nothing. I just…care. That’s all. I mean, you’re my boss…I mean you’re a person…” God, why was she all clumsy all of a sudden, fumbling for coherent words to say.
Before she could finish, Jess was close to her again. He leaned his tall frame down and pressed his soft lips to hers again. She thought she would faint from his sweet flavor. What was wrong with her. He pulled his lips away and gently guided her up and she sat on the boardroom oak table. How many meetings have they had in that room where she had to hide her feelings for him? Pretend he wasn’t the hottest man on earth? Too many times. But not now.
Jess drank in the sweetness of her lips again. He kissed her devouringly. His lips were warm and sweet on hers. Like fine red wine. Pulsations rippled through her body as his tongue circled and danced with hers. She sipped his lips, suckled them as he moved his hands down to her breasts and circled his thumb around her taut nipples. She shivered with delight.
She felt his hard, firm erection pressed against her thighs.
“Oh, God! I want you, Lex.” His voice was so hoarse she hardly recognized it. Did he just call her Lex? She didn’t know why but this turned her on. Only those close to her called her Lex.
“I want you, too,” she moaned in her throat. “Jess…I love you…” She could not believe she said the words but she really did fall in love with him, didn’t she? From the first day she’d met him—almost two years ago. She cared so deeply about him and she wanted him to know. He’d been there for her when no one else on the board believed in her. She hearted him with all her soul.
“I love you, too,” Jess moaned as he pleasured her.
Alexa could not believe her ears. Did Jess really feel the same way about her? Was he just hiding his feelings all this time, until now? She didn’t care right now. She just wanted to passion to sizzle and never fade. She was living and enjoying the moment.
It didn’t take long for Jess to strategically, feel in his pocket for a small, square packet. She was glad he had his condom with him. She really didn’t want to stop this passionate embrace.
He placed the condom on the table beside them as his hands slid down her dress and unzipped her. Her dress was slid off in no time. He stripped off his shirt as he moved his tongue to her neck then down to her now bare rounded breasts. Kissing, teasing and caressing each erected nipple. Alexa moaned and was breathless. This was a thousand times better than her fantasy of him. She had the real thing now!
Ecstasy shot through her entire body as he lowered his head down to her throbbing moist inner thighs. He slid of her wet panties and moved in closer. Alexa could not believe it. She didn’t know what to expect. She’d never tried that before. Mind you, there wasn’t much she had tried. She was ashamed to admit that she had very limited experience and only two real boyfriends in her life so far. Only one of them she’d went all the way with.
She’d read about a man pleasing a woman in many ways in romance novels, but never thought she’d experience it herself. Pulsations rippled through her body as he kissed her gently between her folds and thrust his tongue inside. Alexa thought she’d lose control. Jess. Her boss. He was…inside her. She moaned and panted, wanting more. She trembled with pleasure inside and gushed with excitement. He’d made her peak within moments. Alexa shuddered and craved for more. She wanted more but she also wanted to pleasure him the same way he pleasured her. She unzipped his pants and slid them down, removing his boxers and reaching for his hardness. It was obvious he was blessed with generous proportions. She stroked and savored with her tongue bringing him to the brink of arousal until he came. She wondered if he would fit inside her. He was so huge. But she didn’t want to sound stupid. She kept it to herself.
Jess reached for his condom and tore open the package with his teeth. He slid it on his erection and then guided Alexa off the boardroom table. “I think the couch would be more comfortable.”
“Hmm.” Alexa agreed.
They both devoured each other hungrily as if they’d both been celibate for years. Gusts of desire shook through her body. She’d always dreamed about his muscular body on hers. He had stroked her ears, her nipples, her feet and every part of her body by the time he moved his body over hers and with a thrust of his hips he slid inside her. She shuddered with delight as a low moan caught in her throat. Blood pounded through every area of her body. She felt him shudder with ecstasy, too, and felt pleased.
She savored the feeling of satisfaction he left her with. A dreamlike daze crossed her face.
“I’m so glad you fit,” she moaned kissing him as he lay on top of her. His firm, muscled chest pressed against her body.
He looked her in the eyes with skepticism. “What are you talking about, Lex?”
“I mean. You’re so…big…I thought…”
Jess tilted his head back and laughed. “You’re not serious, are you?”
Alexa blushed.
“You, my beautiful, are well equipped to accommodate.”
She gushed.
“I’m falling in love with you, Alexa Worthington.”
“You are?”
“Why do you keep doubting yourself? You are the most sexy, confident, young woman I’ve ever met. All brains and beauty in equal proportions.”
Alexa didn’t know what to say to tha
t. “Thank you. I…never knew you felt that way…”
“Well, you know now…I don’t tell this to every woman I meet, just so that you know.”
“I know…I mean…” Gosh, she was really tongue tied this evening.
She didn’t want this to end. She wanted to continue to see him. She desired him in every sense of the word. No man had ever stirred those desires in her the way Jess did. But Jess was her boss. Now what? What would his sister think? The others at the office? Would they have to keep this a secret? Was this just a one-night stand or a one-evening stand?
“You seem like you have a lot on your mind,” he said, observing her furrowed brows.
“Nothing.” She didn’t want to say something stupid to spoil the moment.
“Did I live up to your fantasy?”
“Oh, God! A thousand times more!” she exclaimed with enthusiasm.
“As long as you’re satisfied.”
“Oh, I am. Are you?”
“Yes. Very.”
Alexa grinned. She couldn’t believe that she’d satisfied Jess in such an intimate way.
“If you’re worried about anyone in the office finding out…” Jess continued.
“I’m not…” she lied. She bit down on her lip. Was this just a one-off? She really hoped not. She just couldn’t live with herself not having more of Jess, not capturing his heart and soul, not just his body. But could they really work together and be lovers?
“Yes.”
“What?” Alexa jolted in shock. She was caught off guard.
“Yes, we can continue what we have. I trust that you’d be discreet about our relationship.”
Alexa swallowed hard. Holy crap! Was he a mind reader, too?
A grin touched the corner of his lips to let her know that Jess was more perceptive about a woman’s thoughts and feelings than most men.
***
Two weeks later, they were at the Hot Spot Resort. They’d won the account and were fast at work on a huge ad campaign to revamp the couples only resort’s profile.
“I’m so glad you decided to take your vacation here, too, Jess,” Alexa said as she looked out on the beautiful blue ocean while standing on the balcony of their suite.
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