by EJ Logan
Once we reached the dance floor Nick grabbed my waist and pulled me close, I could see Caleb watching our every move from the table and just hoped he didn't startup with his overprotective big brother thing.
"So Ari, what is up with you and your boss? Are you a couple?" Nick asked as we started to sway to the music. I wasn't sure how I should answer, so I just kept it vague. He didn't need to know about our personal lives. I mean he's Caleb's competition for the job. No reason to give him any ammo right.
"Well, I'm not sure what you mean by really, but were really good friends and he's my boss. Why?"
“That's all? Because from what I can see that boy is head over heels in love with you and if looks could kill my heart would have stopped beating a long time ago,”
I just shook my head what could I say? I heard Caleb admit to loving me the other night, but how he loves me is the question, like a friend or something more? I wish he would just open up with the way he feels for me, but it's not as I have either. Should I tell him how I feel or is that just going to push him away? Can I be his secret lover? Will he still want to be with his other little sluts, oh god I'm just like all of them. I was deep in thought when I felt a hand slide down to my ass. What the hell does he think he is doing?
I quickly pulled his hand back up to my waist I mean shit it's not like were at a club or something. I looked at him raising an eyebrow in question, but he just shrugged and gave me a devilish smirk. We continued to dance I swear it felt like this song was going to last forever.
Not even a minute later I felt him move both his hands down to my ass. This time though I looked him dead in the eye "Keep your hands above the waist, or I will break each of your fingers one by one,” I practically growled at him.
He quickly moved his hands backup "Sorry babe I just like watching lover boys face turning red with anger it's pretty hilarious. I was about to slap his sorry ass when I felt a tap on my shoulder. Turning I found it was Mrs. Jameson. "Can I cut in dear?" she asked
I gave her a big smile “It would be my pleasure,” I said moving away only to find Mr. Jameson extending his hand to me.
“May I have this dance my dear? My wife and I thought you looked like you needed a little change in partners. He seemed to be getting a little handsy,”
I laughed “Yeah he sure was. He's lucky you guys cut in when you did, because he was about to get a hand across the face,”
“He probably deserved that dear, but I was more worried about what Mr. Carter was going to do,” He said gesturing with his head toward Caleb.
Turning to look I noticed him just watching me, so I smiled and gave him a little wave. But instead of waving back he got up and walked towards us. “Do you mind if I cut in Mr. Jameson?” Caleb asked once he reached us.
Mr. Jameson looked over to me, and I gave him a small nod, telling him it was fine. "It was a pleasure dancing with you Miss. Berkeley”
"And you too Mr. Jameson," I said giving him a warm smile.
It felt right to be back in Caleb's arms. I couldn't wait to get him back to the hotel and have my way with him. God what is this guy doing to me. I was never like this with Kyle, but I just can't seem to get enough of Caleb.
Caleb must have been thinking the same thing. "Mmm, I can't wait to get you out of this dress,” He whispered into my ear.
“Be good. I'm sure the party is almost over,”
"Yeah, I'm thinking we start making our rounds and take an early leave. We still have to pack and we board at eleven tomorrow,”
Uhh how I was dreading going home. Couldn't we just stay here like this, with me in his arms? But no, we have to go back. Back to our jobs, our friends, Caleb's little sluts. I need just to stop thinking about this because it is going to put me in a bad mood if I keep it up.
So instead of saying anything I just nodded and followed him as we made our way around the room saying goodbye to everyone. Well, except Nick we avoided him altogether. I mean what a jerk, how could I think he was a nice guy? Who gropes a girl at a function like this?
Once we said our final goodbye we got in the car and were back at the hotel in no time. The elevator had just started to make its way up, when Caleb grabbed me by the waist and pushed me against the wall, while capturing my mouth with his.
I jumped up wrapping my legs around his waist, and his hands made their way to my thighs where he helped to keep me up while I ground myself into him again and again. God this boy could make me so hot.
In no time, we were at our floor. Caleb carried me to the door and didn't set me down until we were next to the bed. As soon as my feet hit the floor so did my dress. How the hell did he do that? I never even felt him touch my zipper.
So there I stood in only a lacy black thong and a pair of four-inch heels, just as he wanted me. "God you are the most beautiful creature on the face of the earth. “He breathed while stalking towards me. Grabbing my face he again crashed his lips into mine, and again I matched him with just as much passion in everything we did.
I couldn't work fast enough at removing his clothes. I wanted them off now. I wanted him now. Once I was down to just his boxer briefs I slowly took them off going down with them until I captured him in my mouth.
It was my turn now. "Oh Ari" he moaned as I took him in deeper. I continued to work him as he tangled his hands into my hair. After only a few minutes, he tried to pull me up but I just shook my head and continued. I knew he was close, and I wanted to taste him like he had me. It was no time later that he stiffened grunting my name as he found his release. I continued slowly to pump him in my mouth until I had devoured every last salty drop of him.
As soon as I stood he picked me up and lightly tossed me onto the bed. “Caleb” I squealed
"My turn baby," he said just before pulling off my thong and leaving me in nothing but my heels.
He went to work using his magic hands and mouth working me until I screamed his name over and over as wave after wave hit me.
We continued to, dare I say, make love to each other into the wee hours of the night. Before I drifted off to sleep in his arms.
Caleb
I woke to find Ari still wrapped in my arms. Last night was fucking amazing. By far the best sex of my life. How was I going to be able to let this go? Could I give her more? Could I let my fear go and be the man she deserves? I don't have an answer to that, and I'm afraid I never will.
I know I have strong feelings for her, Shit I fucking love her, but I also know she deserves a man so much better than me. She needs someone without the baggage. Someone who can love her with no fear. Someone who in the long run won't hurt her, because that's exactly what I'll do.
Believe me I want her for myself but I just don't want to be the one to break her and to know me I will fuck up and ruin anything we have together. So maybe it would be best just to go back to being friends, or even continuing this benefits thing. No rules, no expectations just two friends having some extra fun.
I felt her start to move in my arms and decided a little more fun this morning wouldn't hurt anything. Kissing her hard, she kissed back with the same intensity wrapping her legs around me just as I pushed inside of her. Continuing up a steady rhythm until both of us found our release.
"Mmm, good morning to you too,” She said lazily giving me a kiss on the nose.
“Exquisite morning,” I said before flipping us to where she sat on top of me.
"So I guess it's time huh? Why don't you go take a shower, and I will work on packing everything,” She said to me.
“You know we could do that but I think my idea is better,”
"Oh yeah and what’s that?"
I stood up lifting her with me and started towards the bathroom. “You take a shower with me and then we pack together,” I said giving her a smirk and then turning on the water before pulling us both under.
We took a pretty quick shower doing nothing more than a little kissing.
Once we were dressed and packed we made our way downstairs to where the c
ar was waiting and were off in minutes on our way to the airport and what could be my last chance of intimacy with this beautiful woman.
It felt like no time at all that the plane was landing back in San Francisco and let me tell you that was the best plane ride of my life. We joined that mile high club multiple times, but now here we were back in reality. How I wish we could have just stayed there a while longer hidden from the day to day lives we live.
We had a car waiting to drive us home upon arrival, and we were back walking in the door only a short while later. “Home sweet home,” I said, holding the door for her.
She just smiled as she made her way towards her room. "Hey, if you don't mind can you drop all your dirty clothes off in the laundry? I want to get them all going as soon as I can. Just get it out of the way, you know,”
"Okay, babe will do. I'm going to run into the office for a bit when I'm done unpacking. Just to check on things,” She just smiled and nodded before walking into her room.
I quickly unpacked showered and changed before dropping my dirty clothes in the laundry room on my way out the door. Well, already this seems a little awkward like we don't know how we should act towards each other or something. I was hoping we could avoid this.
As soon as I was in the office Dan came in. "Hey, man nice to have you back,” I just nodded could I say it was nice to be back?
“Hey man how have things been?” I asked
Dan went over everything that had been going on from work to the friends and when we finally had stopped talking I realized it was already past six in the evening. “So hey man I’m meeting a couple guys at the shack for a couple drinks you want to come?”
The shack was a little whole in the wall bar just down the road. I didn't want to go but felt like I needed to hang with the boys a little too, so I agreed to come along. I sent Ari a text letting her know my plans. A few minutes later I received her reply she just text K and a smiley face.
We then headed out the doors and down the street to the bar. As soon as we walked in I just wanted to leave. We hadn't even made it to the bar before a pair of bimbo's made their way to us. I completely ignored the chick trying to hit on me and met James and Drew at the bar.
A minute later Dan walked up "Dude what's up? That chick was hot as hell and ready to let you have her anywhere and in any way you'd like and you just totally blew her off,”
"Wasn't interested, plus I am beat from the trip. I'm just going to have a few drinks, and then I am off,” I said giving him a little shrug before picking up my drink.
I spent the next couple hours just talking with the guys turning down random girls here and there throughout the night.
After saying goodbye, I left taking a cab since I had been drinking and made my way into the house. I found Ari laying in her bed sound asleep. Her tablet next to her where it looked like she was doing a little reading. I stripped down to my boxer briefs and crawled in next to her pulling her into my arms before drifting off to sleep myself.
CHAPTERtwentytwo
Ari
I woke up completely wrapped up by Caleb. His arms were around me, and one of his legs was between mine. When had he even come into my room? Last thing I remember was laying down and reading, I must have crashed.
He looked adorable sleeping. So at peace, well when he doesn't have his nightmares. Nightmares man how long has it been since mine? Weeks? I hadn't even realized, but I don't even remember the last one.
Caleb started to move bringing me out of my thoughts and back to my reality. It was D-DAY day. Where do we go from here? I've decided for now I'll let him bring it up, but I also won't sit by for long.
I'm not one of his groupie girls, and I never will be. We can have fun for now, but there can't be any other women and I don't want to keep pretending anymore in front of everyone.
“Mmm hey babe” he mumbled into my neck before kissing up to the corner of my mouth and then back down to the top of my shoulder.
“Hey, when did you come into my room? I must have been completely out because I don't remember you even getting home last night,”
"Yeah, you were out I hope you don't mind me crawling into bed with you,”
"No, of course, it's fine," I said shrugging and giving my head a little shake.
"Mmm, good because I wanted to wake up and do this,” He said before pouncing on me kissing down my neck while rubbing his hands up my body.
I about gave into him, but I wanted a shower, and I really needed him to take a shower. I don't know what he did last night, but I sure as hell don't want his skanks on me. Ewe.
He pulled up looking at me when he noticed I wasn't into it. "What's wrong babe?" He asked
"Umm shower, and then we can have fun. I don't know where that thing was last night,” I said gesturing towards his package.
To my surprise he just started laughing "Th...That thing,” He said between laughs “Oh baby girl I'm good with us taking a shower but that thing wasn't anywhere but in my pants last night. You're so silly" He said before ruffling my hair and getting up.
I watched as he stripped out of his underwear, throwing them at me as he strutted to the bathroom. Laughing I got up and made my way in to join him. Well, at least he wasn't with anyone last night. Not that it means anything but it's nice to think maybe it was because of me.
As soon as I jumped in the shower Caleb had me up against the wall with his lips finding mine. God I loved this boy, and that left so many questions in my head of how this whole thing was going to end or maybe continue.
All my worries vanished at the sound of Caleb’s voice “Mm baby girl; I want you so fucking badly,” He growled before claiming my lips with his again.
Thirty minutes later and I was drying off from one of the best showers of my life. God that boy knows what he's doing. He has ruined me for anyone in the future. They will never make me feel the way Caleb makes me feel, I just don't think it's possible.
After getting ready, we headed into work two hours later than usual (the perks of sleeping with the boss I guess.) The day went by pretty quickly, I spent most of the day going through emails and voice messages. Caleb did the same calling back clients and answering emails, only leaving his office to join me in mine for lunch.
On the way home, Tess called and asked if she and Jake could come over tonight because they wanted to talk to us about something. I hope everything is okay with them; she made it sound like whatever was going on was pretty important.
They came by after dinner wearing their bathing suits. "Hey, chick go throw on your suit I want some hot tub time,” Tess said dragging me back to my room.
"Okay, Okay I'm going. Go on out, and I'll be there in a minute,” I said laughing at her rushing me. I had just stripped my clothes when my bedroom door opened. I tried to cover myself with my hands, but it was of no use.
Looking up, I found Caleb leaned against the doorway, smirking and raising an eyebrow at me. "Babe?"
"Caleb shut the fucking door. You scared the hell out of me. Shit "I said trying to even my breathing.
“Damn baby what a potty mouth you have. Who did you think it was?” He asked, laughing at me.
“Shut up,” I said slapping his arm, “It could have been anybody. Ever heard of knocking?” I asked turning from him to get my suit, but he grabbed my arm and turned me back to face him.
He pulled me close and whispered into my ear. “Pretty sure we're past knocking baby girl. I've already seen, felt and tasted it all. Oh and I loved every bit of it,”
“Mmmm” I moaned as his lips caressed the skin just below my ear, god now I wanted him and we have guests outside. “C...Caleb” I stuttered “We have to stop, before I can't stop. Tess and Jake are waiting for us,”
“Party pooper, okay get your suit on but as soon as they leave you are all mine,” He said before making his way out of my room and into his.
I quickly threw on a black two piece and made my way to the back deck, just to stop in my tracks at the sight of Tess and Ja
ke looking deep into each other’s eyes and saying what I could only guess was sweet nothings to each other. How I wanted that again. To feel like I'm the most important thing to someone. I never thought I would ever want that again, but I do.
"Ewe guys cutout all the lovey dovey shit,” Caleb said as he made his way outside, ruining their perfect moment.
"Caleb," I said smacking him on the arm once again. "You couldn't just let them have their moment. You are such an ass sometimes,” I joked before climbing into the hot tub.
My feet had barely touched the bottom before they were out from under me again as Caleb picked me up and started tickling me as he sat me down in his lap. "C...C...Caleb stop,” I squealed.
Once he finally stopped I tried to get up but he held me in his lap. I know this isn't the first time I sat on his lap in front of our friends, but I wondered if he was going to let them know we were more than friends. What we were exactly I couldn't tell you, but it was more than friends.
To my disappointment though, he didn't say anything to them about us. “If you two are done flirting Jake and I have something important to tell you guys,” Tess said giving us a serious look.
"Okay, cuz the floor is yours," Caleb said as he sat me down next to him. I turned to look at my friend who was smiling from ear to ear.
"Okay, Jake sweetie, you tell them,” She said looking to Jake.
"Okay well I...,” Jake started, but Tess cut him off.
"Jake asked me to marry him,” She squealed holding out her left hand that I just noticed was sporting a ring with a large square cut pink diamond surrounded by smaller white diamonds. It was gorgeous and so totally Tess.
“Oh my god, it's beautiful!” I exclaimed jumping up and hugging her, then pulling Jake into the hug too. “You did good Jake. That ring is so Tess,” I said as I let them go.
“He did didn't he?” Tess said smiling. I just nodded.