This was exactly why Kristina was the perfect woman to run the organization. Although numbers and fundraising were extremely important, the moral of the people who volunteered and worked for us was even more important. I’d learned a lot over the last year of watching her and how she led.
Kristina’s leadership style was different than what I had done with my financial firm; she was in the offices with the staff. She was at events with them and side by side whenever she could. From watching how her staff interacted, I’d developed some of my own programs at Stanley and Associates and increased retention of traders ten percent over the last year. I had always thought there wasn’t enough time for the niceties that Kristina implemented, but I soon realized there was no better time to be nice to my employees than right away.
Our staff meeting went on for only thirty minutes as Kristina had the heads of each department talk about what was going well and what they thought they could improve on. She set some goals for the next quarter and encouraged everyone before sending the team back to their offices to finish their work for the day.
“You know, you’re one sexy boss,” I teased as I closed the conference room door behind the last person.
“Nope, don’t you look at me like that mister,” she said as I walked closer to her.
“Like what?” I teased.
I continued forward as I focused in on the buttons of her suit and my plans to undo each and every one of them. I’d been fantasizing about this day for months since our new boardroom table had arrived.
“I know that look, and no we are not having sex on this table.”
“What? This isn’t that look,” I lied.
“Oh yes, it is mister, and I’m not doing it on this table.”
“You said you liked my fantasy about the boardroom. I think I remember you even saying that you’d love to have sex in the boardroom.”
I grabbed her and pulled her to me before lifting her up onto the table. Her face flushed with embarrassment as she looked at the door to see if I had locked it.
“Is it locked?” she asked.
“Yes.”
“Merrick, this is totally inappropriate, you know it is.”
“What? Me having sex with my beautiful girlfriend is never inappropriate.”
“Merrick, what if someone needs us?” she continued to protest while she let me push her back onto the table and start unbuttoning her jacket.
“They won’t need us,” I said softly.
“You know, I knew you were trouble from that very first date.”
“Oh, you did?” I asked as my hands started to take off her blouse.
My lips moved to the delicate fabric of her bra and pushed it out of the way so I could pull her nipple into my mouth. Kristina let out a delightful moan of pleasure which only drove me to tug harder on her sweet body part.
“Merrick,” she said softly.
“I think you want this just as badly as I do. In fact, I think you’ve been fantasizing about it. The hard marble table under your naked body as I move inside of you. You can’t tell me that isn’t turning you on.”
“Oh, it is.”
I pulled her pants off and then gently slid her delicate white lace panties to the ground. She was naked and totally exposed to me as she lay there on the table. My body throbbed with longing for her, and I could hardly get my pants off quick enough.
Her body thrust toward me with longing as I pulled her body to meet mine. It was as if we had both released the most intense energy, and we couldn’t stop. Faster and harder we moved together. The power between us building as we moaned with pure passion. This woman was mine, and I was hers. We had been through so much in the last year together and built one amazing organization.
“Marry me,” I moaned as I felt the pleasure building up to a near explosion. “I love you; marry me, please,” I couldn’t wait for our dinner and I reached for my jacket and pulled the box out as stayed there with her.
“Yes,” she responded without a moment of hesitation. She grabbed the box from me and didn’t even look at the ring inside of it as she wrapped herself tight around me.
“You’re not just saying that?”
“Yes,” she moaned out again as we both got closer and closer to orgasm.
“Yes, you were just saying it, or yes, you’ll marry me.”
“Oh, my gosh, Merrick. Yes, I love you. Yes, I’ll marry you. Yes, yes, yes,” she moaned as her body started to shiver with delight.
My body joined her, and we both succumbed to the primal pleasure. It wasn’t the perfect proposal; it wasn’t something I had planned, but it was a proposal that I meant from deep in my heart.
“Hey, when you guys are done having sex in there could one of you sign this paperwork?” September said from the other side of the door.
Kristina and I both looked totally stunned as we looked at the door and then back at each other. I burst into laughter at the absurdity of it all while Kristina tried to pretend like we hadn’t actually just been having sex in the boardroom.
“We are just talking about the next quarter; I’ll be there in a minute.”
“Um, and did you say yes to him?” September asked. “Because from the conference call that our satellite office was still connected to, it sounds like they disconnected before the big finale.”
“Oh … my … God!” Kristina said as she pushed me off of her jumped up. She clicked the green button on the conference call speaker on the table.
I couldn’t stop laughing as I got dressed and Kristina opened the door a little to talk with September. She still had the blue Tiffany and Company box unopened in her hand.
“They heard it all?” I asked from over at the conference table.
“Yep, I guess they disconnected right after you proposed. Not really my style dude, but to each their own.”
“I can’t believe this. I’m a terrible boss. This is horrible,” Kristina muttered.
“You’re the best boss, and everyone loves you, and I think they’ll get over it. So did you say yes?” September asked as she looked at the blue box in Kristina’s hand.
“Yes,” Kristina said demurely as I wrapped my arms around her and opened the box so she could see the big rock I had gotten her.
“Tell everyone she said yes!”
THE END
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Chapter 1
“I can’t go any faster Bella.”
“Well we have two hot guys waiting to dance with us, so I think you should try.”
“I’m going. I’m going. Why don’t you go say hi to your Dad upstairs or something? I’ll work faster on my own. I’ll come up when I’m done.”
“Alright. But 15 minutes, tops!”
“Ok.”
Elizabeth Cleveland, or Liz, was always working and her best friend Isabella Wellington was never working. It was the one thing the two of them always could count on. Luckily Isabella, Bella, was so busy with her socialite life that she hardly noticed how much Liz actually worked.
Liz finished up her work in the filing room of the WellBright Law Firm, and then headed up the elevator to the top floor. She hated going up to the boss’s floor and only did so when Bella was there. Bella’s father, Harrison Wellington was a partner in one of the largest law firms in New
York City. Although, Bella and Liz had been friends for two years, Liz still did not feel comfortable around her father. There was something about that man that made her knees weak.
Harrison Wellington was one of the youngest partners of a successful law firm in all of New York City. He became partner at only thirty-two years old. For the past seven years he had lived and breathed his business. But he always made time for Isabella when she wanted to see him. He was intimidating to Liz, not just because he was her boss. Harrison was insanely handsome. Liz found it hard to even look him in the eyes because he intimidated her so much.
As the elevator ascended to the top floor of the building, Liz could feel her heart rate quickening. There was just something about this man that made it hard for her to breath. She stepped off of the elevator and sat in the reception area.
“Ms. Cleveland. You can go inside. Ms. Wellington is in there.” The impeccably dressed blonde secretary said.
“No thank you.” Liz was perfectly fine sitting in the lobby and waiting for Bella.
The secretary picked up the phone, but Liz could not hear what she was saying.
Suddenly Bella came bursting out of the large mahogany door.
“Come say hi to my father Liz.” She says with so much excitement that Liz couldn’t bear to say no. In fact, most of the time when Liz was around Bella she found it hard to say no to her.
Bella was three years younger than Liz, but so much better with all the social aspects of life. Which she should be, Bella spent her entire life socializing with people and Liz spent it trying to survive.
“Elizabeth, how do you like working here?” Harrison asked as Liz walked into his office.
“It’s good. Thanks again for the job.” Liz briefly looked up and smiled at him.
She thought a short glance at him would be safe. But instantly she felt the red hot heat start to fill her cheeks. His deep blue eyes just penetrated to her soul, it was impossible not to feel the electricity shoot through her body. Liz was sure this was not a mutual feeling. She was just a school girl with a crush.
“Well that’s good. Bella says you are living with your boyfriend off campus now? No more dorms for you?”
“I couldn’t afford it. It’s cheaper off campus.”
“Yes. I bet it is. See Bella, this is what a responsible young woman does, pays attention to the costs of things.” Harrison jokingly nudged his daughter.
“Oh Dad. I couldn’t work as hard as Liz. I think I would actually die.”
“Yes, I think you would.” Harrison winked at Liz when he said this.
“Ok well Liz should we head out?”
“Yes.” Liz said, so relieved to be able to leave this office.
“You girls be safe tonight. I’m heading to Boston for a week, but if you need anything I’m just a call away Isabella.”
“I know Dad. We will be safe. Don’t worry, I’m with responsible Elizabeth.” Bella hugged her father and Liz made a straight line for the elevator. It was amazing after knowing Bella for two years now Liz still felt weak in the knees around her father.
It wasn’t like Harrison was a fatherly looking guy though. At thirty-nine years old, he was still very young. He was tall, probably close to six feet two inches. His dark brown hair always impeccably styled with just the right amount of length so you could see the natural waves. His chiseled jaw line and deep blue eyes made him the dream guy that thousands of girls wished they could take to bed.
Liz wasn’t interested in taking him to bed; he really was out of her league. Not to mention he was her best friend’s father. But Liz couldn’t deny that he was the guy she had always dreamed about. Not just for his looks either. He was a great father to Bella, despite getting a divorce a few years earlier. Harrison was very involved in Bella’s life and always there for his little girl.
As the elevator doors closed Liz finally breathed a sigh of relief. She glanced at her reflection in the shiny elevator doors and can see the bright red blush of her cheeks. It always happened when she was around Bella’s Dad.
“Geesh Liz, why are you so mean to my father all the time?” Bella jokingly says.
“I’m not mean!”
“I’m kidding. But you never want to be around him. He’s a nice guy.”
“Bella, he’s my boss now. It’s just a little weird.”
“Whatever…I’m texting Matt and Wade to meet us at Roxy.”
“Yes, I could use a night of drinking and dancing. But one of these days your Dad’s going to find out you have a fake ID and kill you.”
“Oh Liz, I’ve got him so wrapped around my finger.” Bella smiled a sly grin. Liz knew what she said was true. Although Liz was twenty-two and legally could get into the dance club, Bella was only nineteen and would have to use her fake ID. It made Liz more nervous than Bella though, she didn’t seem to have a care in the world. Well, she really didn’t have to worry about much in this world. Not like Liz had to.
Chapter 2
The Roxy was busy as usual. It was Friday and everyone was out and ready to dance all night long. Bella and Liz arrived and were let in very quickly by Marco the bouncer. Bella had tipped him $500 once to let them in and ever since then he just opens the rope when they arrive. Bella gives him what looks to be another $100 as the girls walk past hundreds of people in the line.
“Now that’s how you get into a club.” Bella flashes her infectious smile. Liz knows she is right. Bella has probably been tipping people longer than Liz could even imagine. That was just the way things were in New York. The tippers and the people taking the tips.
Liz knew she was one of the people taking the tips, at least most of the time. But someday soon she’d have her marketing degree and get a sweet job that paid great. Anything would be better than working all day as a file clerk and nights as a waitress; plus trying to go to school.
“Oh Shit.” Liz said as they came to their usual table. There was Wade and Matt and two other girls. The girls were obviously flirting with the guys. Wade was being a gentleman and was a decent two feet away from the girl on his side of the table. But Matt was not so much of a gentleman. His arm was wrapped around the blonde bimbo’s waist.
Bella noticed too and stopped dead in her tracks.
“Geeze Liz, he’s a jerk. When are you going to cut him loose?”
“Bella, you know I can’t afford to pay for my tuition and an apartment. He’s my only option right now. He’s not so bad. He just likes to flirt.”
“Whatever! You so deserve better than him.”
“Let’s just go dance. I don’t even want to deal with him right now.”
“I’ve got to say hi to Wade Liz. I’ll break up Matt’s little love fest.”
Liz walked behind as Bella marched right up to Matt and the girl he was talking to. She put her arm around the girl and whispered something in her ear. The girl, took off so fast, she was gone by the time Liz got to the table.
“Bella, you didn’t have to be rude.” Matt said.
“I wasn’t rude you jerk. I offered to eat her pussy till she begged me to stop.”
“Oooh fuck yeah! That’s my girl.” Wade said as he grabbed Bella and the two of them started to make out.
Liz couldn’t help but laugh. Bella was a wild woman. Much crazier than Liz was, well at least from the stories Bella had told her. Liz was shy. She definitely was not the type that would say something like that to anyone or do something like that with another girl.
“Enjoying yourself?” Liz said as she stood next to Matt.
“Come on babe. She came over to me. I couldn’t be rude.”
Liz wanted to say so much more to Matt, but she couldn’t afford an argument or losing her place to stay right now. She was only one semester away from graduation. It had taken her five years of working and slaving away to get this far. She wasn’t about to let this stupid jerk get in her way of her dreams.
He really wasn’t that bad. She would just have to tough it out for a few more months. She could do it. Liz k
new the only other option would be to drop out of school and that wasn’t really an option. She had worked for five years to get this degree.
“Fine. Let’s just go dance.” Liz grudgingly offered a truce.
“Right on babe.” Matt eagerly grabbed Liz and pulled her close by putting his hand on the back of her neck. She tried to pull away at first, but finally gave in. No use being mad at him if she couldn’t really be mad.
Matt never really stopped at just a kiss though. Soon his other hand was sliding up her skirt. Liz tried to pull away but he held her close to him. Matt slowly moved his lips to her neck and down toward her breasts. He didn’t care that they were in a club full of people. By this time he was already pretty drunk and obviously horny. Liz knew that fighting him off was a mute point so she tried a different approach.
“Babe. I want to dance. Let’s go dance.” She whispered in his ear.
Matt either didn’t hear her over the club music, or didn’t care. He kept moving his hand up her thigh and soon he was pulling her underwear off to the side.
Liz looked over to Bella to see if she was watching, but Bella was too busy making out with Wade.
“Babe. Not here. We are in the middle of the club. Let’s go dance.” Liz tried again.
Matt again ignored her. Instead, kissing her hard so she would stop talking. Then he let his middle finger slide inside of her.
Liz arched back and let out a primal moan. As much as she didn’t want to do this here, in the middle of the club. It was still exciting. Her body was reacting to Matt and she couldn’t stop herself.
As his finger moved inside her, Liz looked around nervously. But no one in the club was paying attention to her and Matt. She again tried to push him away, but it felt so good.
His thumb moved to her clit and started rubbing. Liz couldn’t stop herself now, it felt so good. Matt slid a second finger inside her. Now Liz was done for. Her body was getting wet and she could feel the rumbles of an orgasm building.
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