She had been just on the edge of pleasure and pain, after she had tilted her ass towards him he was able to pump into her without pain. He had wrapped her hair around one hand and held her in place while he pounded into her. It was unexpected to say the least, but she had enjoyed every minute of it. Urging him on with whimpers and moans, and begging him for release. She could feel her body flush and her belly clenched at how wild they had been last night. He had covered her back with his chest and whispered hot words in her ear; she couldn’t honestly remember what he’d said; only that he had turned her on even more. Then she had felt him thrust deep once more, just as he bit her neck. She had clamped her mouth shut to keep the scream that rose in her throat from coming out. Her orgasm hit her and she had passed out, her last thought before blacking out had been thinking that if she would have let that scream out her neighbors would have called the police.
She quickly got out of bed and went into the kitchen to start some coffee. Then she padded quietly back through the bedroom to take a shower. She looked in the mirror at her neck, she was sure that he had broken the skin, but there was no mark, only faint bruises. She slipped off the robe and stood in front of the mirror, turning slightly to look at the small of her back. Dimples? Oh, how embarrassing, he had been dipping his tongue into the dimples above her ass cheeks. She hadn’t even realized they were there. Oh, well, he seemed to enjoy them.
After turning on the taps in the shower to get the temperature just right she stepped under the hot spray. She loved her shower, it was just the right size so it stayed warm and it had multiple heads. She soon had her hair washed and then worked some conditioner into the long strands. She wound it up into a clip to hold it up while she used her body wash. The fragrance mixed with the steam, invigorating her and slowly chased the last dregs of sleep away. She pulled the clip from her hair and stood back under the spray, watching as the suds ran down over the curves of her body to swirl into the drain. She shut the taps off and stepped out of the steamy stall. After toweling off she turned her blow dryer on to clear the fog from the mirror.
She slipped her robe back on and stopped by the bed to watch Max sleep for a moment. She didn’t have the heart to wake him, even though she was surprised that he was still asleep.
She went back into the kitchen and popped a piece of bread in the toaster while she made a cup of coffee. She stood at the counter to eat and looked out the window as the birds flew around the few flowers she had on her balcony. She had a small feeder on the railing and pretty cardinals came every morning to see what fruit she had put out for them. The grapefruit that she had put out yesterday was almost gone. She absentmindedly realized that she would have to go shopping after work today, she hadn’t gone this weekend. She smiled as she thought about how busy she had been.
She really was hoping that today wouldn’t be that busy, maybe she had gotten enough work done this weekend. Maybe she would get lucky and actually be able to leave early. It was wishful thinking on her part, but with the added temptation of seeing Max again, surely he would be enough motivation for her to get done early.
Lily finally sat down at her desk after a busy morning. Her boss Mark was pleased that she had gotten so much work done over the weekend. The latest manuscript that she was reading was from a new author. She truly felt that she had the talent and could easily become a top author with them, with the right help and guidance. Her stories were raw, but came with just enough of real life to almost make paranormal believable. Some of the other editors asked for the first few chapters so they could form their own opinion.
Mark had asked her to stay for a few minutes after their meeting had wrapped up. They had eaten lunch while they brainstormed. With one editor gone and her working extra there was still a lot of work to get done.
Lily was still a little surprised to be singled out. After she had sat back down, he told her what a good job she had been doing and that everyone appreciated her stepping up and handling Tammy’s clients. He told her she would have some new manuscripts come across her desk the next day. She had been shocked when he told her she could leave early today. She would be able to leave by four, much better than the eight o’clock she had planned on. Obviously with the warning that she would probably be working late tomorrow night instead, oh well, it would be so worth it just to leave before six.
Lily shivered as the air vent blew cool air over her. She would have to wear something heavier tomorrow. It had gotten warmer out today and the cooling system was working hard to keep up. Unfortunately her office always seemed to be cooler, but she dealt with it. It was worth it though, usually during the winter her office was the warmest. She wore a thin shell today with a matching sweater, but it still wasn’t warm enough.
She brought up her emails, at the moment her other work was caught up, if she could answer a few before four; it would be a stellar day for her. After checking the time, she figured that two hours would give her plenty of time. About a half hour and handful of replies later she heard a quiet knock at her door.
“Come in.” Lily said as she looked up from the screen, her assistant came inside, at least she thought it was her. Clara came inside and the whole upper half of her body was blocked by a huge bouquet of assorted flowers. Holy smokes, it must be Max, he was the first man to give her flowers in a very long time. She thought of the lilies he had gotten her yesterday, she still wondered how he had gotten such blooms on a Sunday. They certainly hadn’t come from a convenience store. She stood up to meet Clara, and they both sighed as Clara placed the arrangement on her desk.
“Boy Lily, you sure impressed someone. These are beautiful; I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything so pretty. Who’s your new beau?” Clara asked.
Lily smiled at her; Clara was close to retiring, she had no idea what she would do without her here. She was of course, a hopeless romantic, like herself. “Let me make sure before I tell you.” Lily said as she reached for the card. She read it to herself; thank goodness it was way too personal to read out loud. She felt a blush rush into her cheeks as she read the card. It was hand written, she hadn’t seen Max’s writing yet, but the masculine strokes were just so sexy, she felt her belly clench just looking at the writing. ‘I missed you this morning, have dinner with me tonight. Pick one flower and put it in your hair. I want you spread out naked for me with just one bloom behind your ear. Max’ “It’s from Max, I met him Friday night, and we hit it off. Oh, my God, Clara, I think I’m in love. Can you believe it? It’s happening so fast, but I’m not afraid. It’s like I’ve known him forever.”
“Lily, dear, I knew you’d find the right man soon. He must be something special to have you blushing just from reading the card. Are you sure you won’t let me read it?” Clara teased.
“No way Clara, I already have to put up with your teasing, I don’t need to give you any more ammunition.” Lily said saucily, and they both burst out laughing. “I should probably call him and thank him for the flowers.” Lily sat back behind her desk and admired the flowers. Roses, lilies, gerbera daisies, and fresh tulips made up most of the arrangement, there were a few others she didn’t recognize. They smelled divine. She watched as Clara left closing the door with a girlish giggle.
Lily smiled as she pulled the business card out of her purse that Max had given her yesterday. She sat back in her chair resting her head back as she waited breathlessly for him to answer. Just thinking about hearing his voice was turning her on. Oh man, she had it bad.
“Thompson.” He answered in clipped tones.
“Max? Uh…hi it’s Lily. Did I catch you at a bad time?”
“Lily,” his deep voice cut across the line and sent jolts to her belly. “I’ve been waiting for you to call me, did you get my flowers?”
“Just now, they are lovely Max, thank you.” She shivered as she squeezed her thighs together, man, she sounded so breathless.
“So when do you get off work? I’ll take you to dinner.”
“Actually my boss said I could leave earl
y today. I have to stop and get a few groceries when I leave, but I could be ready any time after five.” Why did her voice sound so husky?
“I’ll pick you up at five,” he paused, “will you do something for me Lily?”
His voice had gotten a seductive tone to it, irresistible, she should have known better than to say yes to him. “Yes.”
“Wear a dress and the stockings you had on the other night.”
“All right.”
“No panties though, I want us both to think about that all through dinner.”
She gasped; shocked, scandalized that he would ask her such a thing.
“Lily,” there was an edge to his voice now.
Lily took a deep breath, “uh…okay.” Could she sound any more slow witted?
“Good girl, I’ll see you at five then.”
Lily looked at the phone for a second, completely dazed; it took her another minute to realize that he had already hung up. She looked at her watch as she absentmindedly hung up the phone. How was she supposed to concentrate now? It was a good thing she didn’t have to work late; she would have never gotten anything done.
She went back to her emails, when she didn’t find anything else that was pressing she shut down her computer for the night and started to get her things together. She stood next to her desk and she looked at the blossoms. The gerbera daisies were so pretty, their sunny faces seemed to smile at her. She couldn’t help but grin looking at them. She chose a blue calla lily; it was dark, almost purple. She had a lovely blue dress that would be perfect for tonight. Lily smiled to herself as she touched a few of the blooms and then walked toward the door. She decided to leave them here. She would spend more time here than at home this week, so at least she would get to enjoy them. After pulling the strap of her purse over her shoulder a little more securely she told Clara good night and headed for the elevators.
The elevator doors had just closed when another office door opened, revealing a tall man standing in its doorway. He looked around as if searching for something. When he noticed no one was around he tipped his nose into the air. He had smelled that scent before, but where? He looked down the hallway once more, using his keen nose and hearing. Nothing out of the ordinary, he would have to make a trip around the office later when everyone left. He ran an agitated hand through his thick shaggy hair, the dark strands brushing past his shoulders. He needed to find out who the scent belonged to, it was far to alluring to let pass by.
Max stood outside Lily’s door, he paused for a second before he knocked. He could almost imagine her expression when he had given her his request. What had made him ask her for that? He had never asked a woman to do that before. Maybe it was just to see her pretty blush all evening, with him the only one who knew what caused it. He looked at his hand as he raised it to knock and noticed a slight tremor. What the hell? He wasn’t a callous youth, he knew his way around women. So why was he so uptight all of a sudden? He heard his inner voice answer him, ‘you miss your mate, and you can’t wait to touch her. We can’t wait to touch her’. This was the first time his inner wolf had ever made any comments about a woman. That was interesting, he had no doubt that Lily would be his; evidently his wolf didn’t doubt it either. His mouth tipped up on one side as he knocked, he took a deep breath and sensed her as she walked through her apartment to get to the door.
Lily opened her door and could feel her heart flutter with anticipation as the door swung wider to reveal Max. Yummy, was all she could think, he had on a dark suit with a dark blue tie, the color was close to the dress she wore now. How perfect was that? She swung the door wider to take in his powerful frame, and then she looked up into his eyes and felt caught. She took a deep breath as he stepped towards her, he cupped her jaw with one hand and the other went to rest at her waist.
“Lily breathe,” he smiled when she sucked in a breath and then he leaned down to place his lips against hers. He had missed her, he heard the little moan that rumbled in her throat and he growled low in answer. Man she tasted good, his inner wolf rumbled back, ‘yes she does’.
Max slowly pulled back and waited for her to open her eyes. When she did he noticed how dark they were, he didn’t know if it was from the kiss or the blue dress that she wore. He smiled and gently touched the lily she wore in her hair. She looked delicate and very beautiful.
“Are you ready?” He asked.
“Yes,” she stepped back to grab her clutch, and took her keys from a crystal dish on the hall table and then turned back to face him.
“You’re sure?” He gave her a searching look as he asked.
Lily finally realized what he was asking for; she felt the thrill yet again of having silk thigh highs on without any panties, she felt her face flush as she nodded her head. He gave her a little smile and then took her hand as she shut the door.
Once they were outside Max guided her towards a sleek Mercedes. “Wow, how many vehicles do you have Max?”
He gave her a boyish smile as he opened her door for her. “Ten total, I don’t get to drive them all as much as I’d like. This one is my work car. The one I drove you home in the other day was my Aston Martin. Once you’ve ridden in them all you can tell me which one you like the best.”
“Which one is your favorite?” Lily asked as she settled into her seat, she pulled her skirt down when she noticed it had crept up her thighs. She could just make out the lacy bands that held her stockings up. She looked up and realized Max’s eyes were locked on her thighs. She took a deep breath and shivered when he slowly raised his hot gaze up her body till it reached her eyes. He gave her a sexy smile as he closed her door and then he walked around to his side of the car and slid behind the wheel. He glanced down at her thighs once more and then started the engine.
“My Ferrari, that one is my favorite. Have you been to the new French restaurant in the city yet?”
“No, I haven’t, I heard it’s impossible to get a reservation there, my boss tried to get one a few months before his anniversary and he was put on a waiting list. Have you been there yet?”
“A few times, that’s where we are going tonight.”
“Really, what time is our reservation?”
“We don’t need one.” He smiled as he reached over and placed his hand on her thigh. He idly stroked his hand from her knee to the hem of her dress. “So how does it feel?”
Lily’s forehead creased in confusion, what was he talking about? “How does what feel?”
“Not wearing any panties, do you feel naughty Lily?”
“Uh…um, my God Max, I don’t know how to answer that question.” Lily put both her hands up to her cheeks. She thought he would just look at her and make her think about it, not actually want to talk about it.
“Never mind…you can tell me later when I take that dress off you.” He said as he lazily trailed one finger up to the top of her stockings.
Lily leaned her head back and put one hand on the door handle clutching it like a lifeline and rested the other over her eyes as she slowly relaxed and opened her legs for him. Waiting breathlessly for him to touch her, he didn’t make her wait long. He slid his hand slowly up until he reached her damp cleft; he gently dipped one finger inside her and pulled his hand free. She looked over at him and moaned as he stuck the moistened digit into his mouth, licking the pad of his finger clean.
“You taste delicious Lily.”
“Oh…my God,” Lily sighed as she closed her eyes and pressed her thighs together.
Max chuckled and placed his hand back on her knee and gently squeezed. “Don’t pass out on me baby, I have to feed you first.”
Lily looked at him again, unsure of what to say. No one had ever talked to her like this before; he was way out of her league. She just didn’t have the experience to know how to deal with him. Quit overthinking things Lily, she told herself, you know what you want, just let it happen, for once trust your heart, your body already knows him.
Max listened to her while she was quiet, he couldn’t help
but tease her. She looked like she was completely scandalized. How would she act if he used his influences on her? Would she break through her uncertainty and take a little control? He wondered if he should try a little domination with her. She was ready for him right now, ripe and juicy, like succulent fruit, just begging to be picked.
He pulled up to the elite restaurant and the valet came around to collect his keys.
“Hello Mr. Thompson.”
“Hello Jim.” Max said as he came around to collect Lily. He opened her door and held his hand out to help her from the car. He smiled as she squeezed her knees together as she turned in her seat. She maneuvered out of the car successfully and then stood beside him. He pulled her close to his side and put his arm around her waist.
Lily watched as Max chatted with the valet. They obviously knew him. The maître de smiled and nodded his head as he greeted them. “Right this way Mr. Thompson.” She noticed the curious stares from the people who were waiting in line to be seated.
They were shown to a private booth on the second level. The waiter came up right away with water and a bottle of champagne. Max conversed with him in French and then he left, quickly pulling the ties on the curtains and the cozy booth darkened. There was a small light on the wall and a candle on the table.
“I hope you don’t mind, but I ordered for you.”
“No, I don’t mind. How did you walk right in without a reservation?”
“I know the owner.”
“Oh, you must be close to get a nice table on such short notice.”
“You could say that.” Max didn’t elaborate, he owned the restaurant. He didn’t like to brag, but more importantly some people acted differently around him when they found out how rich he was. Sure his house was beautiful, but he could afford a much larger one. He had a private bungalow in the Caribbean, and a remote cabin in the Rocky Mountains, well not a cabin, it was about the same size as his house here. He had a feeling that Lily didn’t care about money. He had talked to her boss Mark today, she had been offered a few other jobs that would have paid her a lot more, but she went to work for him because she loved it. He had met Mark a few times for business. He would have to make sure that he and his wife got reservations here for their anniversary this year. It was worth it since he had let Lily off early tonight. He had a meeting tomorrow night, so if she had to work late then he could see her afterwards.
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