Kate shook her head, confused. “Why me, Ben?” she whispered.
“What are you talking about?” I couldn’t understand why she would need to ask that.
“You could have any woman you want,” she stated.
“Oh really?” I asked with a smirk. “I’m pretty sure we’re having this conversation because that isn’t necessarily true.” Kate took a step away from me, forcing me to let go of her. Shit, this was not going well.
“You are my boss.”
I rolled my eyes. “So what.”
She walked to the window; I wasn’t going to let her get away so easily, so I followed closely behind. When she stopped, I moved behind her, stretching to rest my hands against the glass on either side of her, and effectively pressing my hard cock against her ass. I heard a quiet intake of air and knew Kate was affected.
“Turn around Kate,” I ordered her. She turned around slowly in the confines of my arms, pressing herself back against the window, as if it might help give her some distance, but I quickly closed whatever small gap there was. “Look at me.”
Her eyes met mine, and I knew I had her; Kate’s eyes were ablaze with desire and need. I pushed her firmly against the window, capturing her lips with mine and rocking my pelvis into her. She let out a soft moan against my assaulting lips as I moved my hands to the edge of her tank top and slid them up onto her bare skin. I raised her shirt slowly, trailing my fingers across her skin until I was able to pull it up and over her head. Leaning back, I took a moment to drink Kate in. Her eyes were closed, and she was breathing erratically, goose bumps covering her flawless skin and her nipples puckered tightly. I was in fucking heaven and suddenly needed to taste her. I dropped to my knees in front of her; at the movement her eyes shot open, stunned, and then she squirmed as I kissed her still-covered pussy.
“Ben, y-you don’t need to do that,” she told me, pushing lightly on my shoulders.
I growled at her and stood back up, sensing a little more dominance was needed. “You know as well as I do, Kate, that I almost always get what I want. What I want right now is for you to stop talking. Stop fighting what you know is going to be good between us. Turn around.” I stood behind her as she faced the window. Gently, I pushed her against the cold glass, grinding my cock against her ass. Sliding a foot between hers, I spread her legs further apart. “There is nothing sexier than how you look right now. Do you know that?” I whispered in her ear, causing a shiver to run through her. “Does it turn you on that someone might be able to see you right now?”
I already knew the answer to my question, but hearing her whisper “yes” made the fire inside me burn hotter for her. “Don’t move, kinky girl,” I breathed with a smirk. Dropping back to my knees, I hooked my fingers in the tops of the boxer-briefs around her waist. With a quick tug, they were off and tossed across the room. I leaned in closer and ran my fingers up the length of her legs, resting finally on her gorgeous ass, giving it a squeeze and then surprising her with a nip from my teeth. She squirmed and let out a small yelp, but I held her in place. “And now, Kate, you are completely naked with the world watching. What shall I do with you?”
Kate was panting, so I decided not to wait for an answer. As I spun her around and buried my tongue between her folds, Kate cried out with the contact. She tasted sweeter than I remembered, or maybe it was just the relief of no more masks. Either way, I was building her up for one hell of an orgasm. I slowed my assault, and she whimpered her disappointment. “What’s wrong, Kate? Did you want me to stop?”
Our eyes met as she stared down at me. “You know I don’t, but if you keep that up, I’m not going to be able to stand.”
I shot up and towered over her. “I have a solution for that.” Kissing her hard, I grabbed her legs and wrapped them around me before moving quickly toward my bedroom. I threw her across the bed, quickly ridding myself of my clothes, and began a slow crawl up Kate’s body, leaving kisses in my wake. Kate was squirming beneath me as I reached her lips, kissing her chastely. Leaning over to my side table, I slid open the drawer and produced a silver wrapper, and as I placed it in her hand, she immediately tore it between her teeth.
I took a deep breath. I didn’t want to, but I had to ask. “Kate, are you sure you want to do this? I don’t want to force you, baby. It will practically kill me to stop now, but I will if you want me to.”
In answer, she sat up and sheathed my aching cock with the condom, leaned over to me, and licked my lips with her tongue. “Please don’t stop. I don’t want to think about this.”
How much more encouragement did one man need? I pushed her back down into the mattress and grabbed her knees, spreading her further to get a glorious view of her glistening lips. Unable to wait any longer, I dove into her waiting pussy, a loud gasp escaping her lips. I paused, partially so I wouldn’t blow this by exploding too quickly, but also to feel her wrapped tightly around me. Kate was finally in my bed… with me, not my alter ego. This felt so much sweeter, maybe because this actually could mean something, if Kate would let it. I shoved all those thoughts away for the time being and let my body take over. Kate moaned loudly and dragged her fingernails across my back, causing a shiver to run through me.
I leaned in and nuzzled her neck then began to move achingly slowly in and out of her heat. She moved her hips, trying to make me move faster, but I ground into her and paused. My breath sent a shiver through her. “We’re doing this my way, whether you like it or not. You’ve made me wait way too long for you, and I want to relish every moment. Let’s take it nice and slow.”
She groaned in frustration but didn’t fight me. God, she felt so good. Why, I couldn’t tell you, but this was even more incredible than all the kinky shit we had done at the club, so much so that, far too quickly, I could feel my own orgasm building. Gah! I had to make sure Kate hit hers first. Reaching down between us, I thumbed her clit. She whimpered and it was only seconds before she was writhing beneath me in a frenzy. Her back arching, she cried out desperately as her orgasm ripped through her.
“Ah, fuck, watching you come apart is perfection, baby.” Picking up my pace, I quickly found my own release deep inside her. I collapsed on top of Kate, and there we stayed, breathing heavily, exhausted. When I came back to my senses, I slowly pulled out of her, leaving her briefly to discard the condom in the trash before getting back into bed. Kate was lying quietly under the blanket, her eyes avoiding me.
“Kate, are you all right?”
“Mm hm.”
Shit. I quickly pulled her to me, wrapping my arms tightly around her. “Uh uh, Kate, don’t get all awkward on me now, babe. Come on, look at me.” Kate’s gaze slowly rose to my own, and I reached up brush some stray hairs from her cheek. “Look, I know you weren’t expecting this, neither was I, but this,” I motioned between us, “was great. More than great. Perfection.” She nodded shyly at me. When I loosened my grasp on her, she began to move toward the edge of the bed. Where did she think she was going? “What are you doing?”
“Going to go find my clothes?” It was more of a question really.
“Not a chance. Get back over here. We’re going to sleep.”
Kate looked at me, confused. “Sleep?”
“Uh, yeah. Did you actually think that I was going fuck you and then boot you out of bed? You wound me.”
A small smile flittered across her lips as she snuggled down into the sheets. “I wasn’t sure what to expect.”
“We can talk more tomorrow, all right? Get some sleep.”
It was only a few minutes before she was breathing softly, her face peaceful. I would never admit it to anyone, but I watched her sleep for the better part of an hour before sleep overtook me. This was exactly where Kate belonged.
I awoke disoriented. I felt unbelievably comfortable, but really hot. My bed was always the complete opposite – cheap mattress and crappy heating in the apartment. I frowned; something was weird. Then, like a ton of bricks, the memories of the night before hit me.
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sp; Opening my eyes wide, I saw Ben’s limbs were draped over me, his head resting on my shoulder. I could feel his erection pressed up against me. I shivered, thinking of what he had done with me last night, and the potential of what his not so little friend down below could do this morning. But no, I couldn’t really allow this to continue, could I? On the other hand, with taking one look at the erection, my body was humming with anticipation. The internal battle inside my brain raged to new heights with the reality of what had transpired; it was making me crazy. One thing I was sure of, I needed to get the hell out of there before Ben woke and helped make my decision for me.
I painstakingly slowly slid out from under him, pausing to make sure I hadn’t woken him; miraculously, he slept on. I couldn’t help staring for a moment. He was stupidly gorgeous, with such a sweet face as he slept. My insides began to twist, and I knew it was time to get the heck out of there. I found my clothes, hastily slipped into them just at the front door, and snuck out into the cold morning.
The walk home was a long one. I knew I shouldn’t have just snuck out like that; I never wanted to be that woman ran away from complicated situations, but I needed time to think. And then it hit me. How was Ben going to react when he found I was gone? Oh, God, was I going to be fired?
How was I going to work with him after this?
Something wasn’t right. I reached over to pull Kate back into my arms, but my hands came up empty. My eyes shot open, and I looked around the room for her, listening. Maybe she had gone to the washroom, or the kitchen. But there was nothing.
What the fuck?
I jumped out of bed and threw on the first clothes I ripped from my drawers. There was no way in hell I was going to just let this go. I stormed my way to the living room, looking for my keys. I thought we had finally made progress last night! Shit, I remembered that my car was still at the shop. I quickly called my driver. The car had barely pulled to the curb before I was in and we were headed toward Kate’s apartment. It was time to get through to this stubborn woman.
I had just curled myself into the corner of the couch when a loud knocking began at the door. After I made my way over and opened it, there stood an angry looking Ben. I braced myself for what was coming, but he didn’t say anything. He just stalked his way in to my apartment and shut the door behind him as I backed up toward the couch. He grabbed my hand and spun me around, changing my direction, and I quickly found myself pressed up against the wall, Ben pressing his hips into me.
“Ben, wh...”
“No, I am going to do the talking now. I have some things to say, and you are going to listen. Hmm, where should I begin? For starters, you don’t fuck a man and leave him in the middle of the night.” I began to protest, but he pinched my lips together. “I’m not finished. As I was saying, you don’t run off, unless you think of yourself as some cheap hooker, which of course you aren’t. If you think otherwise, I will happily take you across my lap right now and spank any thoughts like that right out of your head. Got it?” He didn’t wait for any response from me.
“You don’t run out on a man, Kate, especially when that man expects that you will still be there in the morning, wherein such time he expects to continue what he started with you the night before, and also because said man thought that things had been worked out. I mean, the resulting sex was pretty fucking amazing. I’m hoping you will agree.” He paused to look down at me, waiting. I nodded quickly and he continued. “So, what the fuck happened? Did you forget all that happened last night?” I shook my head; there was no way I would ever be able to forget that. “So what you really need then is a reminder.”
It wasn’t a question, and I could feel my stomach clench. Without waiting for a response, he quickly reached up and pinched a nipple with force, while grinding his hardening cock against me. A gasp escaped my lips, quickly followed by a groan, as his mouth crushed into mine.
He broke the kiss first, both of us panting. “I need you now.” I walked the few steps to the bedroom door and led him inside. He paused at the door, staring up at the photo of me on the wall. “I have had that picture in my head since the first day I saw it. Fuck, it’s made me hard so many times I couldn’t count if I tried.”
What could I possibly say to that? I looked down, embarrassed. I had never let anyone see that picture before him. I could feel the heat of his eyes on me, his hand lifting my chin, my eyes meeting his.
“Fucking beautiful.” His lips once again crushed to mine, his hands skillfully shedding me of most of my clothes. Ben knelt before me, peeling down my wet panties. I closed my eyes, head tilted back, and waited, the anticipation building, but nothing happened. Why was he torturing me? Ben was definitely trying to kill me. Then I felt it; his hot breath brushed against my inner thigh before his tongue darted out and flicked my clit. I yelped, pleasure washing over me. I glanced down at him in time to see a wicked, shit-eating grin plastered on his beautiful face. Ben stood and shoved me not so gracefully onto the bed, practically ripping his own clothes off, and quickly climbed on top of me. His erection was impressive; he pushed my legs wide, positioning himself at my opening. He paused then and looked down at me.
“Last chance to back out, babe. If you don’t, you are mine and you’d better not forget it. If you do, I will enjoy spanking you.”
“I won’t forget,” I panted. “Fuck me. Please.”
He grinned his stupidly sexy grin down at me. “Oh, hell yes.” Pausing again, he said, “Just one sec, baby. We need a condom.” He grabbed his pants and reached into the pocket, frustration forming on his brow. “Shit. Please tell me you have a condom, Kate, because I am barely hanging on here.”
Damn it. The one thing I didn’t have. I had been on the pill forever, but I knew that this would change everything. Ben was still looking down at me, waiting for an answer. Ah hell, everything was already completely tossed upside down now anyway.
“I’m on the pill.”
Ben’s eyes flared. “Are you sure?”
I nodded and in the same instance, Ben sank deep inside me. I cried out at same time Ben groaned. “Jesus Christ, woman, I will never be the same after this.” I knew it was taking everything in him to hold back, so I began to reach down between us, to touch myself. “Ah, baby, that is so hot. I need to watch this.” He leaned back on his knees and spread my legs wide, holding on to my ankles. Oh, God, that angle was heaven. The friction had my muscles contracting in seconds, a large orgasm building, that I knew I wasn’t going to be able to stop.
“Ben... I, uh... I’m going to... oh, God... come.... Ah, that’s so good.”
“That’s right, baby. Come for me. I’m right behind you. Let go.”
His words set me off like a shot; my whole body convulsed, my back arching, pressing me tightly against him. He ground one more time before exploding his liquid heat inside me, the waves of my own release still flowing over me. Ben collapsed on top of me, nuzzling into my neck, kissing me softly.
“Christ, woman, I need to have it like this from now on. That was incredible.”
My mind had been effectively turned to mush. All I could do was ride the aftermath of the hottest sex I had ever had. Ben slid out of me gently, rolled on the bed beside me, and pulled me to his chest.
“Don’t run away again, Kate.”
I nodded mutely.
We stayed curled together in my small bed, a comfortable silence between us. It was a perfect moment, one that not even my insecurities could ruin. Ben stayed into the early evening. He ordered us take-out, and we ate and lounged lazily in front of the TV, carrying a happy banter between us. As the sky darkened outside, I noticed Ben glance at his watch.
“You have to go, don’t you?” I know the disappointment and fear was clearly splayed all over my face; maybe there was a little bit of panic as well. It was silly, being that he had pretty much spent the entire day with me, but there was still a little doubt buried deep that maybe he was having a change of heart, or worse, maybe he had just had his fill of me.
I wasn’t sure what to say, what to think about all that was going on between us. “I’m all right Ben. I promise. I am just a little overwhelmed. It was really nice to spend the entire day with you, doing nothing work related.”
Ben chuckled lightly. “It was definitely a first for me in a very long time. I have been married to my business for as long as I have had it running. Couldn’t tell you the last time I took a day off in the spur of the moment.”
He stood then, pulling me with him, and headed to the door to leave. His hand rested on the door handle for a moment before turning and sweeping me again into his arms, his lips pressing firmly against mine. It was a kiss full of meaning and desire. His hands roamed my body and gently caressed my skin, and his erection pressed against me, but he didn’t pursue it any further. I didn’t feel like this was about sex. For the first time in a long time, my heart soared with the possibility that there was more here.
When we parted, we were both panting. “What was that for?” I asked, my thoughts hazy.
“Just leaving you with a little reminder that I had a thoroughly good day, and I look forward to seeing you Monday.”
I gasped. “Oh, gosh, Monday! I forgot. Is this going to get awkward, Ben?”
He shrugged. “Why would it? It wasn’t a one-time thing. It might get a little more difficult on my part to keep my hands off of your sexy body, though, and I make no promises that I will be all that successful.” He confirmed that statement with a grab of my ass. “Or that I will try very hard, either.”
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