Office Intrigue (Office Intrigue Duet Book 1)

by Nicole Edwards

  Honestly, that was a wanton move that wasn’t normal for me. I’d never once tasted myself on a lover’s fingers or any other body part, for that matter. But for some reason, these men brought out the wildcat lurking underneath.

  “Remember, test results ASAP,” Ben stated gruffly as he got to his feet.

  I thought he was leaving, but he shocked me when he leaned down and kissed me hard, his tongue thrusting into my mouth and dragging another whimper from me.

  “I’m looking forward to working more closely with you,” he stated firmly when he pulled back. “And Luci?”

  “Hmm?”

  “You might as well forget panties. They won’t be necessary going forward.”

  I met his glowing gaze. “Yes, sir.”

  “Good girl.”

  The praise made my body hum.

  I was surprised to see that I was once again standing on my own, my skirt no longer pulled up, and my panties had been righted. When Ben left the room, Landon got to his feet. I waited patiently, unsure what I should do now. When he came over and kissed me roughly, I could tell that he had enjoyed the show.

  “Thank you for that,” Landon said softly, his lips brushing over mine. “I enjoyed it immensely.”

  I swallowed hard and nodded.

  Justin then stepped in front of me, cupping my face gently. “I’m definitely eager for more.”

  “Me, too.” No way could I deny it. I didn’t even care that it made me look like a hussy.

  “If you need anything,” Justin continued, “you let me know.”

  “Yes, sir,” I replied softly, leaning into him when he pressed his mouth to mine.

  “I’ll be gone for the next few days, but I look forward to seeing you on Friday morning.”

  I smiled. “I’ll add your trip to the calendar.”

  Then Justin left and I was alone with Langston. My heart rate spiked when he got to his feet and prowled closer. This man had captivated me from the beginning. He and Landon both. Perhaps it was due to the fact that they looked identical but were so different.

  While Landon was more of an open book, Langston was so hard to read, but there was something about him that made me want to know more, to discover every nuance of his being. I wanted to listen to his voice when he spoke, wanted to do whatever was necessary to put a smile on his face.

  His hands returned to my neck, the same way they had earlier, his thumbs brushing under my chin.

  “You’re so fucking beautiful.” His tone was deep, gruff, with an edge to it, as though he didn’t want to find me beautiful. “You make me want things I know I shouldn’t want.”

  His words hit somewhere in the middle of my chest cavity. I wasn’t sure why that was, but it happened. And as I stood there, my breaths back to normal, I had to wonder if I was getting in over my head.

  Enjoying the pleasures of the flesh—times four—was one thing.

  Letting my heart get involved was something else entirely.

  Somehow, I was going to have to find a way to keep that silly organ out of the picture. Otherwise, I wasn’t sure how I’d survive this.

  “I hope you understand what you’re gettin’ yourself into.”

  “Yes, sir,” I answered, my eyes locked with his. “I do.” I licked my lips. “And I’m…eager.”

  “That’s my girl.”

  Oh, yeah.

  I was definitely going to have to have a talk with my heart. The damn thing was already starting to get jumpy.

  As soon as I got back to my desk, I pulled out my cell phone and called to make an appointment with my ob-gyn. Thankfully, they had a cancellation that afternoon, which meant I didn’t have to wait. As it was, they said it would take a few days to get the test results back, which meant I wouldn’t have them until Friday at the earliest.

  Since Ben seemed to be the one directing me most of the time, I shot him an email to let him know I needed to leave a little early. His response was, “Perfect.”

  When Jordan invited me to lunch, I declined because I didn’t want to miss any more hours than I had to. He said he understood and surprised me by bringing me back a roast beef and Swiss sandwich.

  “So, chickadee, where is it you’re sneaking off to this afternoon?”

  “Doctor’s appointment,” I told him around a bite of my sandwich.

  “Took a little longer than I thought,” he said.

  Staring at him, I waited to see if he would expound on that statement. I had the sneaking suspicion that this wasn’t the first time this had happened. Considering he’d already told me that they’d gone through one secretary every other month for the eighteen months he’d been here, I had to believe that Jordan had caught on to what was going on here.

  The question was, did I want to confirm that I’d fallen prey to these men as well? I mean, I was happy about it. No, amend that. I was ecstatic. The things that went on in this office intrigued me. I needed to know more, to experience it for myself.

  Sure, you’re probably wondering what would make a woman consider taking on four men at one time.

  Well, the answer was simple.

  I fucking wanted to.

  I couldn’t deny that I felt some sort of attraction to each of them. They were unique men who had managed to endear me to them in a very short time. I wanted to see where it went. Plus, I was single, as were they. We were going to be discreet. Why the hell shouldn’t I explore my sexuality, find out what they could offer me? Did it make me a slut? Maybe.

  Did I care?

  Not a bit.

  We wouldn’t be hurting anyone by doing this and that was the only thing that mattered. Safe and consensual was the name of the game. I read that in one of the books, by the way.

  So, if you thought about it that way, wouldn’t you want to jump on the train and ride it out, too?

  If your answer was no, then perhaps you don’t want to find out what comes next.

  Then again, since you get to live vicariously through me, why the hell not?

  Fourteen

  BOSS MEETING

  ——————————————————

  Landon

  CONSIDERING JUSTIN WOULD BE OUT of town for the remainder of the week, I scheduled some time for the four of us to discuss the outcome from that morning’s meeting. Not wanting to draw attention to it, I waited until Luci left for the day before they joined me in my office.

  There was no reason to call out the fact that it had gone better than we’d expected. That was a given. It had been quite an eventful meeting and I was sure I wasn’t the only one who was eager to see where things went.

  “I still want us to take things slow with Luci,” Langston stated after I poured the four of us a drink. “She’s sweetly naïve and I don’t want her to think we’re only out for one thing. She’s the best damn secretary we’ve had.”

  “Agreed.” Justin was studying his glass and I could tell he had something on his mind.

  “Do you have concerns?” I asked him directly.

  His gaze lifted, jumping over each of us. “I think we’re going to get more than we bargained for.” He didn’t sound happy about that admission.

  “How so?” Langston asked.

  “She’s obviously eager,” Justin clarified.

  “Okay. I’m not sure how that’s a bad thing.” I was more than happy with how things had turned out that morning. Watching Justin finger Luci in the meeting, watching her come apart in his arms… I couldn’t have asked for a better outcome. Well, other than the fact I’d wanted to instruct her to drop to her knees and take my cock in her mouth. That would’ve been the best outcome, but I wasn’t disappointed.

  “The question is how we’re gonna handle it.” Langston took a sip of his scotch.

  “Do we take turns?” Ben asked.

  Justin turned directly to Ben. “In this instance, you will not play with Luci without express direction from me.”

  Admittedly, I was a little surprised by Justin’s response. In the past few m
onths, it seemed he’d grown more possessive of Ben. The man was a Dom, after all. And Ben was his submissive. It didn’t matter that Ben was a switch. Anyone with eyes could see that Ben was submissive only to Justin.

  Ben nodded. “Understood, Mr. Parker. And I wouldn’t want it any other way.”

  Justin seemed content with Ben’s answer.

  “There are four of us,” Langston said, “and one of her. I think it’s safe to say we’re gonna have to go easy on her in the beginning.”

  Well, that was a given. As it was, I wanted to fuck her three times a day. Multiply that by four and we would quickly break the girl.

  “Definitely,” I agreed. “Luci told me she hasn’t dated in a while. Except for some douchebag who walked out on her and made her pay for dinner. Which, I can only assume, means she hasn’t had sex in a while either.”

  “He made her pay for dinner?” Langston glowered. “What a dick.”

  Justin’s eyes darkened. “I’m under that impression as well. She’s not the type for casual sex.”

  Langston continued to frown. “Then why the fuck did we enter into this agreement with her? I thought the whole point was to be casual.”

  Justin’s reaction was a little heated. “Like that’s going to happen.” He looked at me, then back to Langston. “Can you honestly tell me that you two aren’t eager to see where this goes with her?”

  I didn’t respond. As an unspoken rule, I tended to follow Langston’s lead when it came to the submissives we took. He knew I was looking for more, but I knew he wasn’t. My brother had been burned early on and he wasn’t eager to do it again. Hence the reason he tended to only play with submissives at the club. For at least five years, I hadn’t known him to have dated anyone or to have taken a sub for longer than a couple of weeks at the most.

  In the same sense, I saw the way he looked at Luci. He was as captivated as the rest of us.

  “Are there any additional rules?” Ben asked. “Between the four of us?”

  That was the question of the hour. The truth was, we hadn’t yet found a woman who was eager to be shared between the four of us. There had been two women before Luci who had agreed. Each had quickly let us know that she had feelings for one of us and had thought by agreeing that she would be able to pick and choose.

  That certainly wasn’t the case. It wasn’t what we wanted.

  The overall objective was to pleasure Luci as only the four of us could. And maybe that was the difference. They might not admit it, but I knew we’d never found a woman who we wanted to dote on the way we did her.

  There was something about Luci that intrigued us all. Now we simply had to figure out how to make this work without causing unnecessary issues.

  “For the time being, I think we need to keep the interactions within the office.” As Justin spoke, his eyes darted from one man to another. I could tell he was watching us for a reaction.

  “I’m not completely on board with that,” Langston countered. “For the most part, yes. However, should we choose to pursue her outside the office, I think it’s only fair that we inform one another.”

  Justin frowned. “You’re going after her, aren’t you?”

  “Absolutely not,” my twin argued. “I think it’s safe to say she won’t be able to meet all of our needs here. For instance”—Langston glanced at me—“when we take her together.”

  I nodded. “He’s right. There will be times when we want to double-team her. I think it’s only fair to her that we show her the respect she deserves. I don’t think fucking her on the desk is going to be appropriate all the time.”

  Justin seemed to relent, his nod subtle.

  “Again, we simply need to discuss it beforehand,” Langston repeated.

  “Fine.” Justin looked between Langston and me. “I’m out of town quite a bit, so, should I instruct my pup to interact with her, I’d appreciate if one of you could assist.”

  “Assist how?” Langston didn’t sound fond of that directive.

  “Watching.”

  Langston and I both nodded. That wouldn’t be a hardship. One of the reasons we’d opted for this sort of environment was because we were all naturally voyeurs. The idea of watching Luci get fucked by one of my partners was quite stimulating.

  “Anything else?” I prompted.

  Justin got to his feet. “No.” His gaze slammed into Langston’s. “That doesn’t mean we won’t implement other rules as we go along.”

  “You have nothing to worry about,” Langston assured him. “This is what we’ve all wanted. I say we take it one day at a time.”

  “And most importantly,” I added, “we remember this is about Luci. The whole point is to bring her as much pleasure as possible, to introduce her to a world she doesn’t even know exists. Our personal needs are secondary to that.”

  Justin’s gaze met mine. “As long as we all abide by that.”

  With that, he turned and walked out, Ben following close behind.

  I glanced over at Langston and sighed.

  It always sounded good in theory.

  Now, the question was, could we pull it off without Luci getting hurt?

  No matter what we all said we wanted, underneath it all, I think there was still one thing no one was considering.

  We each had developed feelings for this girl in the short time we’d known her. Which meant we needed to find a way to set those aside and enjoy the ride.

  Fifteen

  WALKING INTO THE OFFICE THE following Monday morning, I found that I’d lost every ounce of the nerve I had mustered up last week. When I stepped off the elevator onto the thirty-second floor, I was more anxious than I’d been the day of my interview, yet I still managed to make it to work on time. I even managed to get coffee brewing and get organized for the day before Ben arrived exactly at eight o’clock.

  “Did you schedule the morning meeting?” he asked as he passed by on his way to his office. His eyes lingered on me for an extra second or two.

  “Yes, sir. I did. Standing meeting at ten o’clock every Monday.” Even as I spoke, I could feel my hands trembling.

  “Good girl.”

  A nervous flutter started in my belly and radiated outward, making my fingers tingle. I didn’t know exactly what they planned to do in the morning meeting, but I had a feeling we were going to dig deeper into last week’s topic.

  Ben disappeared into his office and I was left watching the hallway, waiting for the others to arrive.

  After last Monday’s meeting, I had been surprised to find that things had returned to business as usual. Any meetings they scheduled with me had been in regard to work. No other sexual advances were made and it had left me feeling on edge. I think they knew that and that was the overall plan.

  It also had me looking forward to today’s meeting. Even if I wasn’t as confident as I had been, I was still interested to see what they had in store for me.

  The phone started to ring about eight twenty and it didn’t seem to stop until shortly before ten. At that point, I’d seen Landon and Langston arrive, both men giving me a brief nod as they passed by. Justin was the only one who had yet to show up and part of me was disappointed that he wasn’t there.

  At nine forty-five, I decided to head to the back conference room to get the coffee prepared. And a couple minutes shy of the hour, all four men walked in. They were all dressed impeccably, each man wearing a suit and looking like they’d spent the morning on the GQ set.

  Admittedly, my heart skipped a beat when I saw that Justin had arrived.

  “All clear.” Justin held a single file folder and handed it over to me as he made his way to the coffeepot.

  I opened it to see there were five sheets of paper inside.

  Test results.

  A blush stole over my face as I realized what this meant.

  I had emailed my results to Justin on Friday when I received them. He hadn’t responded, which had left me reeling. In fact, I spent the majority of the weekend pondering what the lack o
f response meant. Had they all changed their mind? Were they testing me? Trying to set me up? Was this their way of getting rid of me?

  A million questions had bounced around in my head and I’d had answers to none of them.

  Needless to say, it hadn’t been a good weekend.

  Well, other than when Kristen and I had grabbed breakfast on Sunday morning. Of course, I hadn’t shared any of the sexy details of my office encounters, opting to keep that to myself for the time being. As it was, Kristen had the ability to read me like a book, so I think she had figured something out, but thankfully, she hadn’t called me on it. It wasn’t every day that a woman was propositioned by her four bosses and said woman found herself craving their attention. I didn’t know if Kristen would understand.

  “We’ll get started once everyone takes their seat.”

  Justin’s deep voice jarred me from my thoughts and I turned to see that I was the only one still standing. Talk about embarrassing.

  Forcing a smile, I moved toward the only empty seat available. It was the one between Langston and Justin, the same one I’d sat in last week. I could feel all eyes on me as I moved and I mentally checked my outfit without looking down to see what I was wearing.

  Or rather, what I wasn’t.

  Today I had opted for a long, black maxi skirt, which was sheer, except for the tight mini beneath it. The black and red short-sleeve sweater I’d paired with it had given me a boost this morning. It was formfitting, accentuating my breasts, and long enough to reach the waistband of the skirt, but just barely.

  Ben kicked things off by discussing upcoming events taking place, including a meeting he had to discuss ROI with one of his clients. He sounded positive as he explained what he was looking to outline for them. After he finished, Landon went into detail about a phone call he’d had with a new author he was hoping to bring on board. I wasn’t paying all that much attention, though, my gaze jumping from one man to another.