Jen stared at it for a second, then thought, What the fuck. It’s freedom night. I’m a big girl and nobody cares, anyway.
Jack ordered two more. He drank one while handing the other to Jen.
“You do this all the time?” Jen said after finishing her third shot.
“Nah,” he answered with a grin. “Just when I’m celebrating something important.”
“Oh, okay.” Then it hit her. Jack had actually been promoted to Lab Director! Her hand flew to cover her open mouth as she realized her mistake. “I’m sorry, I forgot. You got promoted too! That’s totally cool! I mean, wow! Congratulations and all!”
Her words reverberated in her ears, and they seem to have sounded bad. What was happening to her voice? Maybe she was drinking too much. She wasn’t used to it.
“Thanks, Jen,” he said.
“I can’t believe you’ve gone such a loooong way in such a shoooort time!” she said in a slightly slurred manner, her pitch higher than usual. Her head was beginning to throb. Even her teeth felt as if they were throbbing!
This time, Jack got a beer for each of them. “Yes, but I believe I’ve worked hard to deserve it.”
“Of course!”
Her head wasn’t really aching, but she somehow knew she was already tipsy. He knew it too.
“You know, I think you’re not used to drinking and partying like this…” Jack said, his voice becoming serious. “Better for you to just have a beer, I suppose.”
“Sure, whatever,” Jen answered with a smile. She took a swig from the beer. “It tastes really good.” She was actually beginning to feel light and good. Brian’s face had disappeared from her mind finally, now replaced by her wandering thoughts of Jack.
She remembered bumping into him in the hallway several times, running into him in the pantry, and reporting to him at times, even though he wasn’t her direct superior. He’d always been so serious and uptight at work. She liked the way he was being such a cool friend at the moment.
As Jack drank from his own beer, he actually told her about himself— how difficult it had been to transfer to the city after growing up on a ranch in the countryside, how he wanted to make it big to make his family proud, and how he enjoyed doing lab work on his own.
Jen nodded, smiling widely. “We’re the same!” she announced with a laugh. “I mean, I love working at the lab on my own too! That’s why I sometimes hang around after work hours.”
Jack leaned over and motioned for her to lean forward too. Their noses were almost touching as his intense eyes seemed to bore a hole into hers. For some reason, her whole body began to heat up. Her heart started hammering against her rib cage.
“I really, really like you, Jen,” he told her sincerely. “I’ve had my eye on you for a while now. I think you and I are going to make wonderful partners.”
Jen was flustered at first. She didn’t know if he was referring to liking her as a future girlfriend or as a future work partner. But then she realized that he might actually be considering her to take his former position as lab manager, which had surprisingly not been filled up yet. Maybe he had the privilege of choosing who to assign in that vacancy.
“I…” she began softly.
But he placed a finger on her lips, which made her heart thump even harder. “It’s okay,” he quickly said. “You don’t have to respond to that. I just wanted to let you know.”
“You like me as what?” she suddenly asked boldly as a rush of adrenaline gave her the courage to be blunt. Or maybe it was just the alcohol at work.
Jack chuckled at her boldness. “You’re an intriguing woman indeed. Full of surprises too. And very, very intelligent and skillful, I might say. I like all of you, Jen. I really do.”
“As what?” she demanded, although her mind was whirring crazily and her heart was racing madly. “You didn’t answer my question.”
He laughed. “Sorry. I meant to say I like you as in, I want to go out with you.”
“You want me?” Jen said candidly in a flirtatious way.
Jack smiled mysteriously. He took her hand on top of the counter and squeezed it. Then he slid down his stool and took a step closer to her. “You’ve had too much to drink…” he said. “But yes, I want you. Let’s get out of here.”
*****
Jen’s heart was beating furiously. She was a little woozy, but very well aware of what was happening.
As the elevator doors closed, leaving her alone with Jack in the confined space, she felt almost breathless. One minute he was standing right behind her, the next he was pulling her toward him and kissing her neck and her ear.
She became hot all over in a snap. The sweltering heat was fast spreading across her limbs and quickly pooling between her legs.
His arms wrapped around her waist tightly, moving upward to caress her breasts above the fabric of her black dress. She felt his shaft growing behind her, rubbing against her butt.
She softly moaned, just as the elevator doors opened.
Luckily, the hallway was empty. She didn’t even realize that they had just gone down one floor. Everything that followed happened in a blur. Somehow they stumbled toward the carpeted corridor, his lips pressing onto hers finally, stroking her mouth sensually. They kissed their way forward until they reached a door, which he roughly pushed her against, dominating her with his strength.
It didn’t alarm her. It didn’t scare her away. To her surprise, she was actually turned on even more. All logic flew out of her mind as her arms tangled in his hair and her lips eagerly responded to his passionate kiss.
One of his hands slid up her inner thigh under her skirt, filling her with burning desire. He teased her with his fingers, which made her ache for him so badly. He started fondling her on top of her now soaked lace panties.
She groaned with immense desire.
But then he pulled back his hand. He stopped kissing her. She looked at him with confusion and watched him take out a card from the back of his jeans. He leaned forward, his lips almost touching her bare neck, as he used the card to open the door.
When the light blinked, he kissed her neck with much pressure, pushing the door open. They tumbled toward the inside of the dark room and somehow got to the edge of the king-sized bed in the center.
What are you doing, Jen? The unwelcome thought in her head came in the midst of their foreplay. She ignored it and started unzipping his pants and tugging them downward. She let him push her down on the bed, which encouraged her to continue and pull him closer for a blow job.
I hate you, Brian, she said silently with indignation, and then placed Jack’s cock inside her mouth. Her tongue kneaded the length of his shaft as she moved her head front and back, making him moan with pleasure. She smiled inwardly as she consumed him deeper and faster, determined to give him a night he would never forget.
Before she could make him come, he stopped her and knelt in front of her. Brusquely he took off her panties and opened her legs apart. She watched him lift her skirt and start sucking on her swollen, slippery outer lips. She gasped as the erotic sensations made her legs tremble. He slid his tongue inside her slit then and began moving it in and out, up and down. It was so pleasurable that she couldn’t help rolling her eyes upward and letting out a scream.
She could feel his tongue pushing deeper into her, moving in circles, teasing, and massaging. With her hands on his head, she closed her eyes and let herself feel the intensifying delight and satisfaction.
Soon he stood up and moved her onto the middle of the bed. He took both of her legs and placed them on either side of his body. With her butt lifted off the surface of the bed, he pushed into her entrance forcefully. Again and again he pushed, going deeper each time. She let out a series of groans as the powerful heat and pain enfolded her, combined with extreme pleasure.
They both panted heavily as their bodies moved in unison, both of them lost in passion. Together they climbed higher and higher. Jen felt an orgasm building up.
Very soon, she fe
lt herself explode in unfathomable bliss, just as she felt the sticky fluid burst out of him and into her.
They were both so spent afterward that they soon fell asleep beside each other.
Many hours went by. Even when the sun came up, they lay on the bed naked, very much exhausted.
Eventually, the sun streamed through a thin gap between the curtains, tickling Jen’s eyes and making them flutter. She woke up, opening her eyes slowly. At first, she was at a loss and did not know where she was. Then all of a sudden, everything rushed back.
“Shit,” she whispered, quickly sitting up and seeing her naked body. She pulled on the sheets to cover herself as she turned toward the man lying beside her.
He was also very much naked. She could not take off her eyes even more from his muscular, well-proportioned body, now well-lit by the daylight.
“Enjoying the sight, huh?” he mumbled sleepily. There was a smile on his handsome face and his eyes were twinkling mischievously.
She immediately grabbed a pillow and threw it over his exposed cock. She was about to get up when he grabbed her hand and pulled her back towards him, into his arms.
When their bare bodies touched, she felt her libido taking over again. She felt warm and cold all over, although she stayed frozen in his embrace.
“Did you enjoy last night, Jen?” he murmured in her ear, his breath tickling her skin.
She could not answer. It was her first time to have a one-night stand, but at least she could assure herself that it was not with a complete stranger. Well, one thing she’d forgotten to ask Mel was—what does a girl do during the morning after? It was sort of awkward!
But he seemed to want another round, and her body was quickly succumbing to the temptation. She found herself not able to resist his charms, touches and smile.
They started kissing again. And before she knew it, they had another explosive sex. Not just once, but twice.
It was a Saturday so they could at least rest the whole day.
She wanted to get up and go home, but she didn’t have the energy to do it. So she ended up sleeping again. And when she opened her eyes once more, she was taken aback by the sight of Jack in his boxers, standing beside the bed and gazing at her with loving admiration. Or was it sexual attraction? She really wasn’t good in these things because she’d only had one boyfriend in her life so far.
“Rise and shine, my dear Jen,” he said, helping her up. When he hoisted her from the bed, she plummeted toward his bulky chest, catching a whiff of his natural scent and a hint of his cologne. The smell intoxicated her, stirring something in her loins once again.
“You know, I think I have to go,” Jen said. “This isn’t really right. I’m gonna go…”
Before he could reply, she grabbed her dress and disappeared into the bathroom to dress up. With her heart beating wildly, she opened the door again, fully dressed, and grabbed her purse. He was calmly seated on the bed, watching her in fascination.
“Sure you don’t want to have breakfast first?” he asked. “Some eggs, hot coffee.”
“No, thanks,” Jen said tersely. She flew out of the door before she could even be tempted with another offer.
What did I just get myself into? she thought anxiously as she hailed a cab in front of the building and went home with mixed emotions.
*****
Jen figured he’d been after sex all along; that it was just one of those temporary physical attractions that men have. She’d expected him to not give her the time of day again.
But she was wrong. The exact opposite happened afterward.
In the weeks that followed, Jack Roberts went out of his way to converse and spend time with her. At first, it had been awkward and weird. But she’d eventually welcomed it and found herself looking forward to their little exchanges.
One late afternoon, as Jen stepped out of the building, a shiny black sedan stopped in front of her. The window rolled down and she heard his voice before she saw his face.
“Hi, Jen! Headed home?” he asked with a smile. “Hop in.”
Since it had been an extra-tiring day for her and she was eager to get back to the old Smith home that her parents had left to her when they had passed away, she smiled and got in.
He had actually attempted to offer her rides and ask her out on dates a few times before, but she’d always refused. This time, though, she knew him better. She was more at ease because they had gotten to be friends.
He was a confident, intelligent man who still had that interesting, mysterious air about him. She couldn’t deny it any longer. She was greatly drawn to his wit, good looks, and charms. It wasn’t just a way of getting back at her no-good ex or trying to forget him.
“You want to come in?” she actually asked as he walked her to the front door of the old bungalow where she’d lived almost all her life. He knew she was all alone, there because her elder sisters had moved out when they’d gotten married.
“Sure,” he said, smiling.
Her heart was beating fast, and heat was creeping throughout her body, filling her with the familiar desire that she’d been trying to ignore the past days whenever they were together.
As they sat side by side in the living room, enjoying the snacks she’d prepared, she couldn’t help noticing how his hands kept brushing against her knee or shoulder while he gestured and talked. She knew that he’d been trying to gauge her too.
“Jen…” he suddenly said at one point, looking serious. “I want to talk about that night at the hotel.”
Jen met his intense gaze, her insides churning and her heart racing.
“I had some to drink, but I didn’t just get carried away,” he told her sincerely. “I wanted you, but not temporarily. I still want you, but I don’t want to give you the impression that it’s all just physical for me.”
He took her hands and began to caress them. She could feel her body responding.
He continued, “Now that we have gotten to know each other better, I’m hoping we can take the next step.”
Jen’s heart pounded even harder. “What do you mean?” she breathed.
“I want you to be mine,” he simply said, his eyes not leaving hers.
Her heart almost stopped. She could tell that he really meant what he said. A part of her was terrified because she knew that she’d be risking her heart again.
“Let me take care of you, Jen,” he said. Then he leaned forward and kissed her on the lips. It was fleeting, gentle and sweet.
Jen could feel the taste of his lips lingering on her mouth. He was waiting for her to react, but all she could think of at that moment was how much she wanted to kiss him and feel his touch again.
“It’s okay, you can think about it,” he suddenly said, leaning back. She felt disappointed. But she just nodded as he changed the topic to the latest project they were doing at work.
As their discussion led to the topic of dragon shapeshifters, she could not help imagining the hideous creatures living among humans at present. She wondered if their kind had actually survived through the years without the knowledge of people.
“Do you think there’s a possibility that there are still dragon shifters to this day, hiding among humans?” she wondered aloud.
He paused for a short while, seemingly in deep thought. Then he nodded, saying, “Yes, I think so. But if they do still exist, maybe it’s not a bad thing. If they wanted to cause trouble, they surely would have done it long ago.”
“But maybe they’re afraid of being overpowered by humans because there are only a few of them now… What if they wanted to rule the world and kill all the humans or something?” she said in fear.
Jack chuckled. “You’ve been watching too many fantasy movies.”
Jen relaxed a bit, laughing too. “You’re right.”
“Who knows?” he said. “These creatures may actually be able to help humans with things beyond the human capacity. Their extraordinary strength, sharp minds, and ability to fly may just be what we need in this wo
rld. And since they’re half-humans too, they also have hearts that care and love.”
Jen shrugged with a laugh. “I think you’re the one who’s been watching a lot of fantasy! But yeah, who knows?”
*****
Taking a deep breath, Jen walked up to Jack’s two-story contemporary house. As she looked up to admire the modern architecture, for a while, she forgot all about her original purpose for going there in the first place.
This house must have cost a fortune! she thought in combined awe and bewilderment, staring at the beautiful house with a nicely manicured front lawn. I knew Jack came from a well-off family, but this is… Wow!
She was about to knock on the front door when she noticed that it was ajar. She crept inside and heard several voices talking. The sound seemed to be coming from the back. She followed the talking, admiring the lovely interiors as she walked past the living room and onto the dining area. There were sliding doors that led to a huge garden.
Her heart hammered faster as she came nearer. She tried to picture breaking the news to Jack, unsure how he would take it. She couldn’t believe that her so-called night of freedom had led to this. Would she be paying the price of her mistake for the rest of her life?
Her mind drifted back to the pregnancy test kit she’d used early that morning. She had been holding back, convincing herself that her period had just been delayed because of stress. But the two lines did not lie. She’d actually repeated the test just to make sure. Again two lines. She was pregnant.
As she made her way across the spacious, luxurious hall, a part of her wondered how he’d amassed the kind of money needed for a house like this one. He wasn’t from a rich family, after all. And from what she knew of his employment record, she was certain it was impossible to afford a house like this.
She heard his voice coming from a nearby room with the door ajar. It seemed like a huge library or office from where she stood.
“No, listen to me…” he was saying in a terse tone, his deep, gruff voice echoing against the walls.
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