Her latest project was the biggest she’s tackled so far. The old downtown was getting run down and businesses were withering or leaving for newer parts of the city. Big box stores and strip malls were pulling people from the heart of the city to its periphery. A blighted downtown can often be the death of small cities and Cassie’s job was to spearhead a project that would turn the heart of their city around before it was no longer salvageable.
Cassie had to spend more hours at work and sometimes worked late into the night to build the foundation of this project so she could present it to the City Council for approval. Much of the funding for the project was going to use tax dollars and a big hurdle to seeing it through was winning over some of the more fiscally conservative Councilmen.
Her husband understood the importance of this project to her and for their community, so he didn’t object too much to having to watch the kids by himself a few nights a week. After all, if it was after eight o’clock and the kids were in bed, it was all about the same when she got home anyway, the hard part was over and he got some alone time.
Her boss, James, has been working closely with her on this project. He typically didn’t get into the smaller details on people’s projects, but he recently divorced a few months earlier and used this project to help fill in some of the void that he used for family life before. Seeing the project through might also help him out financially down the road. After the divorce, he purchased an old building in the downtown to live in the small apartment above a now closed business.
The building was cheap enough as it stood; he felt he could gamble a little on the future appreciation if this project went through. James spent the weekends and evenings fixing up his apartment into an industrial-modern looking place to live; his other strategy was to convert the downstairs business into more apartments for some added income if the city’s project flopped and renting it to a business didn’t work out.
James enjoyed getting rid of the commute he had while he was married, as this place was just a few blocks from City Hall where he worked. Plus, there were still a few small bars and restaurants he could walk to after work for meals and to try to maintain some resemblance of a social life close to his new home.
Cassie didn’t mind working closely with her boss, because she was an excellent employee, they got along quite well. It helped to have a second set of eyes to look things over and another mind to bounce ideas off of too. As an added bonus, James wasn’t bad to look at either. He was slim and tall, with salt and pepper hair, steely blue eyes, and had a welcoming smile when she entered his office with questions or ideas. It was hard for her to imagine why his wife wanted to leave him, but you never know how people are behind closed doors either.
“James, do you have a minute?” Cassie asked as she entered his office after two quick knocks on the door.
“Certainly,” he replied as he looked up from his laptop toward his attractive employee. Her blonde hair framed her lightly complected face in heavy curls. She didn’t normally wear her hair like that and James thought it complemented her delicate features nicely.
Tonight was the night of their big pitch to City Council about the first phase of the downtown revitalization project. It had been months in the making and Cassie wanted to make sure all the details were in order before her presentation to City Council.
She sprawled a large map across James’s desk that outlined their plans for the project. She was wearing an electric blue wrap-around dress with a plunging neckline and skirt that ended a few inches above her knees. As she bent over to spread the map out, James stole a quick look down her dress to admire what cleavage he could before he had to divert his attention back to the task at hand. Her breasts weren’t large, but with her slim, athletic frame, they didn’t need to be to demand attention.
Cassie noticed how James and the other men in the office looked at her. City development and project management is largely a man’s field and Cassie just had to be a woman to get noticed, let alone an extremely attractive woman in her late 20’s. Her home life became so busy after kids; it was nice to be noticed by the opposite sex and she enjoyed the benign attention from the men in the office that helped boost her self-esteem.
“I made the revisions we talked about to the map; can you just give this one more look before I run the final version through the plotter for tonight’s meeting?” Cassie asked.
“I sure can,” James replied.
James looked the map over that highlighted the extensive changes to the downtown. The scent of her perfume teased his nostrils with her close proximity and focusing on the map was next to impossible. It involved building a parking garage on a flat parking lot and eliminating much of the street parking. This decision was controversial with the remaining businesses along the street, but the expanded promenade along First Street allowed for more green space and outdoor seating in front of businesses to attract more foot traffic.
Most of the retail stores had already left the area, being put out of business by larger, competing stores in newer parts of town. The hope was that restaurants and bars would fill in most of the vacant buildings and small boutique shops would make up the rest. The overall goal was for a more pedestrian friendly downtown that encouraged more community interaction. If the first phase proved successful, subsequent phases would be recommended to the Council in the future.
“It looks good to me,” James said after a few minutes of looking the map over. “Let’s go through your plans for tonight’s presentation one more time.” They both looked up from the map at the same time and their eyes met. Having worked together for almost four years now and even closer together on this project over the past few months, Cassie started to feel a little chemistry with her boss. It was probably harmless lustfulness, but it helped fuel more than one sexual fantasy about him.
She’s been somewhat sexually conservative most of her life, but a racy encounter with the male massage therapist she had a week earlier opened her eyes to the possibilities of a more liberal sex life within her marriage and outside of it. That sexual encounter made her realize what she had missed all of these years being with the same man and question if her husband’s dirty talk about watching her with other men during sex was sincere or just talk to help get their rocks off.
“Sure,” she said. “I’ll have this map up during the closed doors session to remind the Council what we have been discussing for the past few months. I’ll be nearby to help answer questions and brush them up on the project to help ease any concerns they’ve heard from the public. During my public presentation, I’ll outline some of the economics of the project; cost of the project, lost tax revenues from failing businesses, fewer jobs and compressed real estate prices in the downtown area…”
James tried to listen to her go over what she was going to present that evening, but he’d heard it several times already. His eyes scanned Cassie’s body, admiring how her legs looked in her high heel shoes. From there they drifted up her body, across her curvy hips to the modest amount of cleavage she had on display and settled on her full lips as she continued talking. James imagined how her lips would look wrapped around his growing cock and slowly sliding up and down its length. She’d tease the head of it with her tongue and look up at him from her knees with her brilliant blue eyes, seeming to beg for him to cum in her mouth.
“Sounds good,” said James after she finished talking, “the dry runs of your presentation I’ve seen so far have been pretty captivating and impressive. I still can’t believe what you are able to accomplish with your presentations beyond the simple picture and bullet points on each slide. You’re communication skills will make you an ideal candidate for the Assistant City Manager position we have open. Have you thought more about applying for it?”
“I struggled with the decision and worried about balancing work and home life, but I think I’m going to submit my application and see how things shake out in the interviews,” Cassie replied.
“Good,” he said. “I’ll let you get b
ack at it and I’ll see you at the meeting tonight.”
“Thanks for your help,” she said, as she turned and walked out the door to go to her office.
James watched intensely as she walked out of his office, the thin material of her dress clung to her shapely hips. He couldn’t see a panty line and thought she was either wearing a thong or no panties at all. “Fuck, it would be hot if she wasn’t wearing panties with that dress in my office,” he whispered to himself after she left the room. “ Fuck, I want that! ”
Chapter 7:
Celebration
“I nailed it!” Cassie said on the phone when she called her husband after her presentation to City Council.
“Awesome, sweetie,” Keith said with sincere admiration for all of his wife’s hard work.
“The Council voted unanimously to approve the project and there was only one asshole from the public who showed up to try to talk it down. The Council was so on our side after my presentation, they practically browbeat him back into his place!”
“That’s unusual, you normally have one Negative-Nelly in Council that doesn’t want to change anything,” Keith replied.
“How were the kids?” Cassie asked.
“They were pretty good, they are both asleep now and I’m relaxing with a drink or two before I take a shower and get to bed.”
“Do you mind if I go out with a couple coworkers for a drink to celebrate before I come home?” Cassie asked.
“Go ahead, baby.” Keith said. “You deserve it, just be careful on your way home.”
“Great, love you!” Cassie said.
“Love you too, baby.”
Hall-pass in hand, now Cassie just needed a person or two to go out and celebrate with. The only problem was, most of the other city employees left shortly after their own presentations and the only person left she knew was her boss, James.
“Hey James, I’m pretty excited about getting approval to pursue phase one of the project, do you mind grabbing a drink with me?” Cassie asked.
“I’d love to,” James replied. “Where do you want to go?”
“I don’t really care, I just want to celebrate a little and decompress from the hectic day. Since it’s just me and you, you can show me what you’ve been working on in your property. You’ve told me a lot about it and said you’d show me sometime,” suggested Cassie.
“Well, it’s still a work in progress,” James hesitated.
“Do you have booze?” Cassie asked.
“Cassie, you know me, I have a full bar ready. That was job one on the finishing work and had that done before my kitchen!”
“That’s enough progress for me,” Cassie smirked. “I’ll drive, so I don’t have to walk as far in these heels, you can ride with me, since you walked to work today.”
“Sounds good, let’s go.”
They made their pleasantries to the Mayor and Councilmen individually and met at Cassie’s SUV in the parking lot a few minutes later.
“Let’s see, it’s the old shoe store, right?” Cassie asked as she turned down the street toward the old, brick building.
“Yes,” said James. “It has parking in the alleyway. That was one of the biggest selling features for me. Well, that and the potential for a rooftop terrace.”
“That will be awesome if you can pull that off.”
“I’ve already got a start on it, I’ll show you if you want to see it after we pour a drink and I show you the rest of the apartment.”
“Sounds like a plan.” Cassie turned down the alley and parked her vehicle in one of the four spots James acquired when he bought the building.
They got out of the SUV and James nervously fumbled with his keys to open the steel door to the side entrance of the building. Although James knew Cassie was married, he hoped he could make something happen between them tonight at his apartment. It had been a while since he got laid and Cassie’s tantalizing body has turned him on ever since she was hired.
The steel door led to a stairway and had another door that opened into what was once a shoe store. James opened the door, so Cassie could see the room.
“I don’t know if you were ever here when the store was open, but I haven’t done anything with it yet,” James said. “I can either convert it to a couple more apartments or get another business in here; I just have to see what will make me the most money over the long haul.”
“I think I was in here once, it was kind of a crappy store and I can see why they went out of business. They just never had anything in stock.”
“Yeah, it’s a vicious cycle. They don’t get enough sales to buy more stock and the lack of inventory, kills any future sales. I got this place for a steal, so it worked out well for me,” James maliciously chuckled. “Let’s go up stairs and grab that drink and I’ll show you what I’ve got done so far.”
The inside of James’s apartment was something out of a design magazine. He painted the exposed duct work and steel beams to make them a part of the interior design. The kitchen, dining, and living area were an expansive open room with large tiled floors. Over by the stairs that led up to the roof was a wet bar that had more liquor choices than many of the bars in town. The apartment had just one bedroom, but the on-suite bathroom looked like it belonged in a luxurious spa.
“Holy shit,” Cassie exclaimed as James opened the door from the stairway and guided her into the room by placing his fingertips on the small of her back. “This place is awesome! I was expecting a typical, dumpy downtown apartment with a bachelor living in it. You weren’t kidding that you’ve been fixing this place up.”
“Without having a wife around to try to keep occupied, I’ve had a lot of free time on my hands. I swear I was her fucking entertainment committee for all of those years. What do you want to drink? I have a couple different Moscato wines and a few Rieslings in the wine fridge.”
“I’ll have vodka on the rocks with a lemon slice, if you have it.”
James looked at Cassie with surprise and could only muster, “I like your style! I’ve never met a woman that only needed ice and a little lemon as her mixer.”
“Yeah, well, it’s been a busy week. Besides that, my kids made me learn that vodka is the most important meal of the day,” Cassie joked.
“I’ll argue that it’s Bourbon, but what do I know?”
James made the drinks, handed the vodka to Cassie and gestured to the door that went up to the roof. Cassie went first up the stairs and James admired her firm ass as it worked back and forth with each step. Her sky-high heels made the sway even more dramatic and he still couldn’t tell if she was wearing panties.
Cassie swung the door open and the crisp, fall air hit her in the face and invigorated her body. “Wow, it’s beautiful up here! You have an awesome view of where the project will take place AND the river; you have quite the lady slayer pad!” The cool air made her nipples harden and press against her thin bra and show slightly through her dress.
“After my divorce, I didn’t want anymore of the mundane, appeal to everyone living space. I needed a fresh start and this place helped me feel young again.”
“I don’t know what you want next, but this place is a surefire panty dropper,” Cassie smirked and extended her glass to his. “When you decide to get back in the saddle, I’m sure you will have no shortage of ladies to help you feel young again.”
They both chuckled and took a sip of their liquor and admired the view from the rooftop in the beautiful fall evening.
“I have a crane coming next week to lift my hot tub up here; it’s going right over there next to the outdoor bar.”
“This is going to be a pretty sweet outdoor escape,” admired Cassie while taking another drink of her vodka. The beautiful weather, the relaxing drink in her hand, and the company of her sizzling boss gave her a slight tingle between her legs. She couldn’t help but recall the exhilarating feeling of fucking her masseur a week earlier and wondered what James would be like in bed.
They walked to the edge of the roof
, which was surrounded by a 3 foot tall wall, to look out over the city and gaze at the river in the distance. Instinctively, James extended his arm across Cassie’s lower back and placed his hand on her opposite hip. Before he realized what he’d done, Cassie laid her head on his shoulder while soaking in the view and the evening.
They took another sip of their drinks and then placed their glasses on the short wall in front of them. Both were somewhat tense and hesitant to make the next move. Cassie glanced down at the growing bulge in James’s pants and knew things could go as far as she wanted them too. She turned towards him and pressed her body against his, feeling his stiffening cock against her belly, she looked him in the eyes and he stared back into hers for what seemed an eternity.
“It’s been a while since I’ve been with a woman,” James finally muttered.
“We can change that tonight,” Cassie replied.
James leaned down to kiss her, pulling her closer with one arm across the middle of her back and extending his other hand down to squeeze her voluptuous ass. His cock was now fully hard and he could feel a bit of pre-cum forming on the tip of his dick. The release of sexual tension from a woman and not just his hand was something he had been longing to feel for quite some time.
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