Schultz spun around at the insult that Julia had just given herself. Anger filled him that she would think so little of either one of them. Hadn’t he just got through telling her he didn’t care about her past mistakes? He went to take a step toward her when she put up a hand to stop him, the shaking of her head adamant that he not come closer.
“Listen to me,” Julia implored him, making Schultz want to touch her now. He barely refrained, but the hurt shining in her blue eyes were like flickers of a flame in a fire. They burned bright, telling him that she still didn’t regret how she’d handled things…only how he’d perceived them. This back and forth was more than he could take and he was shocked when she continued to surprise him even more. “I love you, Schultz Jessalyn. Don’t think for a second that I didn’t think of coming to you, but you were in the middle of that Iranian nuclear enrichment plant confrontation with Israel. You still are and me dealing with my issues on my own by trusting a friend of ours was the decision that I thought best. You and I both know that should those above you find out that you’re using your inherent professional power to rid yourself of a potential personal scandal…you’ll lose everything you’ve worked for. I won’t apologize for how I handled this and maybe, just maybe, I would have come to you had Jon told me that my apartment was bugged. I’m smart enough to know when I’m in over my head, Schultz, and also when this falls into the realm of political extortion and quite possible espionage. The listening devices turned that corner for me, but I wasn’t made aware of that fact until today. I would have come to you if it were beyond the level I believed I could handle through Jon. Trust goes both ways, so you don’t get to stand there and judge me for doing what I thought was right.”
Multiple thoughts were going through Schultz’s head—especially that Julia was intelligent, independent, and downright stubborn. Most of all, she’d just confessed that she loved him. It was rare that he didn’t know how to react, but she’d turned the tables on him and he stood there with one sleeve up to his elbow and the other loose around his wrist. His tie was half undone and he’d run his fingers through his hair enough times that he must look as if he’d just gotten out of bed. He was already in disarray and she’d just spun his world on its axis once again.
“You are…” Schultz was at a loss of words and he shook his head in incredulity. It wasn’t that he didn’t know that Julia loved him, but the fact that she’d never said the words. Neither had he, which was why he’d planned on such an extravagant proposal. She’d just blown that out of the water, as well as declaring that she thought she’d been protecting him from political embarrassment. It was one thing to have a friend get his six in the heat of battle, but it was another thing entirely to have a woman try and protect his entire life’s work. “Come here.”
Schultz walked up to Julia, placing his hands on her hips and backing her up until her heart-shaped ass hit the desk. He leaned down and captured her pink lips before she could say anything else. He was having their problem taken care of using every resource that he could marshal and he wouldn’t apologize for that. It wouldn’t hurt his career because he’d accessed people through colleagues that owed him—personally, loyal members of his very own network within the services. Being in his position offered him doors that others couldn’t go through and while he didn’t often take advantage of that, he would certainly compensate those individuals through his personal patronage. It was a win-win for everyone involved. Right now he needed to show Julia what words alone couldn’t.
“We’re done arguing,” Schultz murmured against her pliant mouth, which tasted of cinnamon. She had a penchant for hard candies and the flavor almost always remained on her tongue. “We’re going to spend the rest of the afternoon breaking in this desk like we’ve been wanting to.”
Chapter Four
“SCHULTZ, WE CAN’T—”
“Yes, we can.”
Schultz undid her blouse one button at a time as he continued to brush his lips against her neck. She had a sensitive spot in the curve of her shoulder that always managed to instigate a shiver of arousal and he’d immediately found it. She inhaled sharply, needing to keep herself composed. He pulled up on the satiny fabric, releasing it from her white slacks and making her thoughts scatter.
“We need to figure out who’s behind this,” Julia whispered, resting her forehead on his shoulder. Schultz’s touch never failed to instantly make her want to forget about everything else but them. She hadn’t meant to blurt out that she’d loved him, wanting to wait a little longer for a special time and place. She certainly hadn’t expected this reaction either, especially when they had more pressing issues to deal with. “He or she could ruin our careers and—”
“You just said that you love me.” Schultz slowly pulled away, taking the time to brush a strand of hair away from her forehead. His brown eyes deepened in tenderness and made her want to ignore everything outside of his apartment. “With that comes the trust I was talking about earlier. I understand the rationalism of why you went to Jon in the beginning, but now it’s time that you start trusting me.”
Butterflies were released and this time they were the light playful ones. Julia reached back and placed her palms on Schultz’s desk when he unfastened her slacks and deliberately took his time pulling them down to her ankles. She was still wearing her black heels and he somehow managed to remove her pants while keeping them strapped around her ankles. By the time he stood, she was wearing nothing but her white lace bra and matching French-cut underwear.
“I have better use for those panties,” Schultz promised with a wicked gleam in his eye. Julia did trust him and she would have to convey that later…much later. Right now she was watching him take off her underwear and hold up the satin piece of clothing. “Hands through the leg openings.”
Julia unquestionably loved when Schultz took charge of their lovemaking and now was no exception. She had a high-stress job and coming home to a man who catered to her every whim was something she’d only ever dreamed about. She did as he asked, wondering what he’d planned. She didn’t have to wait long, but it was enough time that her body was already on edge. She needed him to touch her, to reconnect with her.
Schultz somehow cleared the desk without breaking anything and she gave a startled cry when he lifted her up so that she was sitting on the edge of the cold surface. Considering he was pulling her hands up above her head and laying her down across the top…the wood wouldn’t be cool for long. He somehow twisted her panties so that fabric surrounded her wrists and the middle portion was then attached to the drawer handle on the opposite side. He’d bound her in the most explicit way, her legs automatically coming up so that the soles of her feet had something to hold on to.
“I knew this desk had better uses than just endless paperwork,” Schultz murmured, slowly working his way down her body with miniature kisses to her chest, her abdomen, and then…he pulled away, causing her to try and lift her hands to stop him. When they held she realized she couldn’t move and he now had full access to her body. She could technically remove her wrists from the material if she really wanted to, but she didn’t. The excitement and arousal running through her at being restrained with her own panties raised the temperature in the room. “I could stand here for hours and enjoy the view.”
Julia raised her head to see that he was taking his time in loosening his tie and unbuttoning his shirt. His smoldering dark eyes were on her shaven mound and suddenly she felt a throbbing in time with her heartbeat. Her clit was swelling and he didn’t seem to be in a hurry to make it go away. Schultz enjoyed being in control as well as governing her pleasure. It worked for both of them and added spice to their sexual preferences. He’d mentioned a BDSM club that was located in Minneapolis, but they’d never gone too deep within that scene. She was happy with the slow progression of their sexual lives, but her frustration was about to boil over if he didn’t speed things along.
“We don’t have all day,” Julia said, letting her head fall back down. Sh
e smiled when her words had done what she’d wanted and he’d taken one finger, trailing it down her folds. She closed her eyes and arched slightly, needing more. “Hmmm.”
“Now when have I ever rushed the moment?” Schultz whispered in her ear in that gravelly tone she loved. Julia gasped as the vibrations of his voice traveled down her body. She peeked through her lashes to find that he’d finally removed his clothing and was currently leaning over her, his hands on either side of her head. He nipped her earlobe, which currently still held the sapphire he’d given her for her birthday a couple of months ago. “We have all the time we need and more. All I want you to think about is my touch.”
Julia couldn’t think of much else, but the problem was that he wasn’t touching her. Schultz kept his body an inch from hers, allowing his heat to penetrate her. She wanted something else entirely and he was keeping it from her. She lifted her hips, moaning in frustration when he countered her movements and pulled away.
“Schultz, touch me,” Julia pleaded, hoping the need she was experiencing came through with her appeal. She would have begged when he stood back up and looked down at her, but the resolve on his chiseled features told her that he wouldn’t be dissuaded from his intentions. “You’re trying to drive me insane.”
“My intention is to give you more pleasure than you’ve ever dreamed of,” Schultz murmured, finally leaning in enough so that he could pull her bra down underneath her breasts so that her ample flesh overflowed the material. He brushed a finger over her skin. He drew a circle around her nipple, hardening the peak even more if that was possible. It certainly felt that way and an ache settled into the distended nub. “I love how you react to my touch.”
Julia caught herself before she’d said that he wasn’t really caressing her, for fear that he would prolong this damned torture. She occupied herself with visions of payback, but they vanished as his fingers circled closer to her sensitive nipple. She hadn’t realized she’d been holding her breath until he finally grazed over the delicate tissue. She cried out as her nerves tingled and sent bursts of currents down to her clitoris.
Schultz had maneuvered himself in between her legs, preventing her from closing her knees together to stem the intense pleasure that had become somewhat painful. He was taking too long and yet she could just imagine what her release would feel like after this intense build-up.
“Your breasts are so sensitive,” Schultz murmured, almost as if he were talking to himself. He did that a lot and it only fueled her desire for more. She tried to even out her breathing, but he was now rolling her nipple in his finger. The stimulation was so pleasurable that it bordered on pain and he didn’t appear on the verge of stopping anytime soon. “Your body tenses the longer I manipulate them. Shall we see how wet you can become?”
Julia could already sense the cool air on her inner thighs where her juices had gathered from his kiss alone. There was more now that he had her body attempting to achieve that elusive orgasm he was withholding from her. Knowing that he was looking at her there and seeing her responses was deliciously wicked.
Schultz rolled and pulled on her nipples until she was tugging on her restraints and rattling the drawer. Her engorged clit was being neglected and the aching became more severe the longer he kept her on this pinnacle. He’d worked over her nipples to the point that he was now pinching them and the manipulation wasn’t nearly enough to give her what she needed. He had just enough of a devilish streak in him to keep her on edge for the entire afternoon should she beg for more, so she bit her lip and accepted what pleasure he was rationing her.
“I love when that look of sheer bliss comes across your face,” Schultz noted, raising her arousal another notch. Julia could just imagine the look across her face and she struggled to open her eyes to see his as he took this moment to remove her high-heeled shoes. “Keep your legs separated and don’t move them.”
Julia moaned her understanding, even going so far as to let her toes curl around the edge of the desk as she planted her feet wide apart. She didn’t lift her head to see what he was doing, but his fingers grazed over her heated skin and down to where an empty desire was going unfulfilled. The first contact caused her to cry out Schultz’s name and her knees came in together. He took both hands away, leaving her wanting.
“Schultz, please don’t stop,” Julia practically panted, wanting him to continue to pleasure her. Hot and cold engulfed her at once when he didn’t immediately touch her. That was worse than anything she could ever experience, so she slowly separated her knees and gave him the access he wanted. “Don’t stop.”
Julia was surprised when Schultz leaned over her, his mouth inches from hers. His liquid brown eyes had her melting all over again, but it was his next declaration that had her heart skipping a beat in excitement and the urge to see if he’d really carry out his promise.
“If you move again, I’ll go and get that butt plug I’ve been dying to put into your little heart-shaped bottom,” Schultz vowed before he kissed her. Julia would have lifted her hips so that her bare mound could have contact with him but she thought better of it. She was slightly hesitant on the whole butt plug issue, which was why he was easing her into the premise of it. He continued to kiss her until both of them were out of breath. “Good girl.”
Those two words never failed to liquefy her into a puddle of desire. Julia whimpered when Schultz ran a finger from her knee down to her inner thigh. He used her cream to draw circles up and around her folds, eventually grazing her clit. She curled her toes tighter on the edge of the desk and wrapped her fingers around her panties attached to the drawer to prevent her from closing her legs against the onslaught of pleasure.
“You should see how swollen your clit is, glistening from your juices and wanting the release that I’m withholding from you just for a minute or two.” Schultz didn’t continue to rub her clitoris, but instead slipped a finger inside of her. Julia wanted to gyrate against his movements, but the thought of something hard and cold in her ass prevented her from shifting. “There it is…your sweet spot.”
Schultz had curled his finger and was stroking the area that never failed to take her higher. He didn’t touch her anywhere else on her body, which only seemed to add to fuel to her fire. She was burning up and she needed relief soon. When he added a second finger, she thought she tasted blood from where she was biting her lip. How could pleasure be so painful?
“You clit is swelling even more, Julia.” Schultz never varied on the pace of which he fingered her, keeping it slow and steady. Her arousal ratcheted higher with each and every contact of his fingers until she was afraid she’d lose her mind. Was that even possible? “I wonder…how would three fingers feel?”
Schultz did add another digit and her entrance accepted him due to how wet she was. Julia would have said she’d already come with the amount of juices that were flowing out of her and yet she hadn’t exploded into pieces. She was being carried further and further…way past where he’d taken her before.
“I…I need to come,” Julia whispered, peering through her lashes and willing to say or do whatever he wanted her to in order to gain her release. She’d even take that butt plug now, but he appeared intent on prolonging her pleasure from the look in his eyes. She was doing her best not to move, but now she was rethinking that plan. The only drawback was the time it would take him to get the damn thing and she didn’t want to wait that long. “Schultz…”
“I love seeing you like this and knowing I can take you further each time we make love,” Schultz explained, slowly moving his fingers in and out of her. They were bent just so and putting enough pressure on her sweet spot to keep her on the edge of her orgasm, but yet not allowing her to fall. There were lights flashing in her vision as she continued to watch him as he looked at what he was doing. “Your clit is almost red from being denied its release while the walls inside of your pussy are hugging my fingers. I could do this for hours until you’re screaming my name for this entire building to hear.”
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nbsp; Julia was such a ball of emotions that she felt a sob rise up in her chest at the thought of being kept like this for that long of time. Everything she was experiencing was heightened and almost painful, but she was in a euphoria that was surreal. She wanted more even though she needed her release. It came down to the fact that she trusted him with her mind, body, and spirit. He would give her what she needed.
It could have been one minute, thirty minutes, or an hour. Julia wasn’t sure, but Schultz continued to leisurely pleasure her with only three fingers. He didn’t touch her skin, her breasts, or even her clit. All his focus was on her sweet spot and the pleasure had become so immense that she would have sworn she was floating on air. It wasn’t until his voice broke through the fog that she did as he asked.
“Come for me.”
Julia’s body exploded. It was unlike anything she’d ever felt before and that was saying something. Maybe it was due to the fact that she normally came from clitoris stimulation, but this definitely came from somewhere deep within her. The waves of contractions were beyond strong and she had no choice but to ride them, screaming his name just as he’d said she would. He brought her down slowly, at least to the point that she could breathe and then flicked the fabric in between her wrists so that she was free.
“Next time we’ll try the butt plug…just for fun,” Schultz murmured against her lips, kissing away what air she’d taken in. He had the ability to be the only person in her universe and she wouldn’t have it any other way. Julia was standing on her feet, but he quickly turned her around so that she was leaning over his desk. He’d somehow managed to use her panties to hook her hands once more to the handle of the drawer, keeping her in place. “And maybe even another spanking. I introduced you to that exploit last week and you seemed to enjoy it immensely.”
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