Save Me

by Mardria Portuondo

  “You are my girlfriend, and there is nothing sexier than you driving my car,” I smiled and kissed her lips, mindful that I might ruin my freshly applied lipstick but didn’t care enough to stop.

  When we pulled apart, the shade of her lipstick had changed slightly but it was still in place. I was sure mine was in the same condition. I held her hand and hurried to the elevator which took us down to the car park. Unlike before when we were conscious of touching in public because she was Raj’s wife, we did not have that fear now, but I was conscious that my partner was a woman because it was unfamiliar to me. I wondered if I would get a second look because we are the same gender, and I guessed it was this way in the beginning for every same-sex couple.

  As I drove toward the office, I could not help but smile from the overflowing of happiness inside me. Shannon was by my side and I still could not believe she was mine. We kept glancing at each other and my smiles met hers because she was feeling exactly how I was for this new journey together.

  “I’m happy, Ari. I had not felt this way in a long time.”

  “This is just the beginning, my love. There's so much more in store for us,” I said and held her hand as I sped along the highway.

  We spoke very little as we absorbed the feeling of being together without fear, but the moment I drove through the gates of Todd Technologies, the nerves took over. I had to face my parents about Shannon, and I knew it would not be a smooth conversation because they had this unique gift of pissing me off every chance they got.

  “I’m nervous,” Shannon said.

  “About my parents?”

  “Yes.”

  “That makes two of us,” I said as I turned off the car engine. “But we will get through it together. You had a harder job telling Raj last night, and here we are. I’m sure we will survive my parents.”

  I tried to reassure Shannon, but I knew better. It was going to be a nightmare. I just hoped that Shannon wouldn’t leave me and go back to Raj after they are finished with us. I gave her a quick kiss on her lips which was seen by the security guard who stood by the elevator door. He must be wondering what the fuck his eyes were seeing.

  We exited the car, said good morning to the guard, and entered the elevator. I held Shannon’s hand and could feel her palm sweating.

  “Are you OK?” I asked and she quickly pulled her hand away from me.

  “Maybe we shouldn’t hold hands until after we have spoken to your parents. It's important to start this off properly…”

  “Babe, don’t worry about them.”

  “What if they don’t like me. I don’t want to lose you,” she said and her blue eyes sparkled with unshed tears.

  “Baby, I have always had my own way my entire life on things that were not as important to me as you are. My parents have never influenced by decisions, so what could they possibly do to stop you from being in my life?” I said as we stepped out of the elevator. “Don’t worry about it. I would rather they love you because I am trying to do things differently now, so it would make things easier for us. I don’t want to fight them anymore, but I will if I have to.”

  “OK,” she said and took a deep breath.

  I decided to take her advice and not hold her hand, and it was a good thing I did because my dad and Blake were standing outside his office having one of their regular chats.

  “My darling, good to see you are on time,” my father greeted me with a kiss on the cheek.

  “Hi, Dad. You remember Shannon, right.”

  “How could I forget such a beautiful face,” he said to Shannon with a smile.

  “Hello, Mr. Todd,” Shannon greeted, showing no sign of the nervousness she was feeling.

  “This is your second visit, right?” my father asked.

  “Yes, it is…”

  “Anyway, we have to run. Meeting is starting in a few minutes. See you in the boardroom, Dad,” I said hurriedly as I placed my hand on Shannon’s back and guided her away.

  “Are you going to say hello to your mother, dear?” my father asked as I walked away.

  “I’ll see her in the boardroom.”

  I walked with Shannon into my secretary’s office and saw her and Lynn having coffee. Those two had become best friends and I was not sure it was something I liked, but it was good that they were comfortable working together. They were both very efficient workers, so I had nothing to complain about.

  “Good morning, ladies.”

  “Good morning, Miss Todd,” they greeted together.

  “This is Shannon Bailey. She will be in my office, so please assist her with whatever she needs,” I said and the ladies greeted her. “Lynn, please come with me.”

  I entered the code on the door and entered my office, then turned to Lynn who had walked in behind Shannon.

  “Shannon, this is my personal assistant, Lynn. She will help you with whatever you need,” I said and not waiting for them to respond, I moved on. “Please get her some breakfast. Bring the menus you have so she can choose what she wants. I’m running into the meeting now...but I need coffee before I start. If you would be so kind and bring me a cup.”

  “Right away, Miss Todd. Miss Shannon, I will bring you the menus,” Lynn said pleasantly, as she always did.

  “Shannon is fine. Thank you, Lynn,” Shannon said with a smile.

  Lynn left and I started gathering the folders with the information I needed for the meeting. I walked around to Shannon and wrapped one arm around her waist, but she pushed me away.

  “Lynn might come in any moment, babe.”

  “And?”

  “We should wait until we tell everybody.”

  “OK. Give me a kiss,” I said and the one I got barely touched my lips. “What the hell was that?”

  “That’s all I have.”

  “You owe me big time,” I said and walked to the door. “Feel free to do whatever you want, babe. You can use my computer, but try not to guess my password for the folders on the desktop. Security will shut you out and it is a nightmare to get it sorted out.”

  “I’ll remember that.”

  “I’ll be back as soon as possible,” I said the turned back for another quick kiss. “I love you.”

  “I love you too,” Shannon replied as Lynn knocked on the door.

  I hurried out and Elise informed me that everyone was in the boardroom and the meeting was on schedule to start in five minutes. My father said it was protocol to take my secretary with me to take notes, but I felt like I had it covered and wanted to see what it was like without her there. I had a good memory and was relying on that to get through the meeting.

  When I entered the boardroom, my seat was the only one unoccupied. My father was sitting at the head in his usual spot with his secretary beside him. My mother was to his left and my chair was to his right as it had always been, even when I was too busy with my life to attend the meetings. I said good morning to everyone and I could not identify one individual from the eighteen executives who were present. It was really a shame, but I was here to rectify all of that because by the time the meeting was finished, I would know who they were and they would certainly know who I was.

  “Darling,” my mother said as I greeted her with a kiss on her cheek. “Your father said you wanted to have a meeting with us after?”

  “Yes.”

  “What is this about?”

  “Are we at that meeting, Mother?” I asked and she just kept staring. “Exactly. Excuse me.”

  I walked to my seat and got my pad and pencil ready, along with the folder Elise had prepared. My father started the meeting exactly on time, and the first thing on his agenda was to let everyone know that I was taking over from him because he would be retiring soon. I could hear them swallow hard. I did not understand why they were scared of me when I was such a pleasant person. Anyway, I didn’t have time to analyze their reasons because shortly after, my dad turned the meeting over to me.

  I addressed each of our execs about the concerns I had for their branches and
departments, and I lauded them for areas where successes were noticeable. There was one division that was solely responsible for getting the contracts in, and they got the biggest praise. I showed them my expertise in the area because my father and his top financial executives taught me extensively. I used my skill in that area to demonstrate that they could not fuck with me because I knew my business. However, I was a complete dolt when it came to the discussion of bioengineering. I learned some things so I was able to follow the conversation, but I could not take charge like I did with finance.

  With that aside, I was happy to have met everyone and my father backed me up in conveying the changes I wanted to see and improvements we had a deadline to achieve. At times, I felt like I sounded a little too harsh, I toned it down a bit, however, they understood that there was a new captain on the ship so things might divert a little from what they were accustomed to, but it was all for the betterment of the company.

  My mother seemed to be in a hurry to wrap the meeting up because she wanted to dive her nose into my business. I could see how uneasy she was as all the possibilities of what I wanted to talk to her about played over in her head. At one point, she slipped me a note asking for some clue about what I had to say to them, and I crushed the paper and continued with my meeting.

  The meeting was finally over and we shook hands before everyone had to make their way back to their homes or offices, but they all thought the meeting was very fruitful and they were happy to get a chance to meet Lester’s daughter who would soon be in charge of the company. I was not sure if they felt like that would be a positive for them or the company, but that was the least of my concerns at the moment. All I wanted to do was to get to Shannon; to be near the woman I was lucky enough to call my girlfriend.

  Chapter 18

  I hurried to my office because, except for the tea that Elise brought to the boardroom, I had not eaten all morning. The meeting lasted two and a half hours and I was starving, however, I did not want food as much as I wanted to see Shannon. I rushed into my office to find her resting on the sofa. She was tired because she had a rough night last night with telling Raj their marriage was over, in addition to all the fucking we did.

  I looked at her laid out in that red dress and her perfect legs caused my mouth to water. She was the most gorgeous being on this planet, and she was all mine. I still could not believe it. She looked so peaceful and I didn’t want to wake her, but I knew my parents would be knocking on my door any minute. I locked the door so even if they entered the code, they still could not come in.

  I wanted to kiss her face, but I didn’t want to scare her out of her sleep. I decided to gently touch her arm and her eyes flew open.

  “Hi, babe,” she greeted.

  “Baby,” I caressed her face, and she turned her lips into my hand for a kiss.

  “We can’t tell your parents about us. I had the most horrible dream,” Shannon said as she sat up.

  “Whatever you dreamt, believe me, it will be worse,” I said then sat beside her. “I’m starving. I need Lynn to get me something.”

  “I order for you, babe. It’s in the fridge.”

  “Really? You’re the best,” I said with a kiss on her lips.

  I opened the fridge and took out the container that contained curried vegetables with tofu, and my mouth watered. I took it to the microwave while Shannon set up the lunch table with napkins and a glass of water. I did not speak to her until I was half way through my meal as she sat with a smile watching me eat.

  “What are you thinking?” I asked as another forkful made it into my mouth.

  “I’m thinking how long could I possibly keep this us,” she said and my heart fell to the floor. I froze mid-chew and stared at her with eyes wide open.

  “What?” I asked with the food still stuck in my mouth.

  “How long can I pretend that I'm not a sex fiend so that you wouldn’t think I can’t function outside the bedroom,” she said and I felt foolish for thinking she was talking about our relationship.

  “Shan, there is no one stupid enough to think that you are not a sex fiend,” I replied and she laughed. “So am I.”

  “Because I am dying to fuck you,” she said and once again the food got stuck in my mouth. “I just want to push you against a wall...a table...anywhere and just suck you dry.”

  I stood up and undid the waist of my pants and pulled it down my legs.

  “Get under the table,” I commanded.

  I threw my pants on the floor and sat with my legs opened. My nipples were rock hard and tried to pierce through my shirt, while my clit throbbed mercilessly. Deep inside my pussy contracted and Shannon had not even made it between my legs yet. I pushed my chair back a little and rested both feet on the table so that I could get a good view of her eating my pussy. Shannon’s face appeared between my legs and her body was still under the table.

  “Holy fucking shit! Look at this. You are already wet,” she said as she spread my lips apart.

  “Stick out your tongue. I want to see my pussy on your tongue.”

  Shannon did as I instructed and licked from my hole up to my clit then stopped and my eyes rolled into the back of my head. My mouth was wide open and I fought to get air into my lungs. I looked back at Shannon’s pretty face between my legs and saw my lips circling her tongue and my clit rested on it. The sight was so erotic that I almost came. Shannon closed her mouth over my clit and slowly sucked it in and out.

  “Fuuuuuuck!” I cried out in my office and was happy it was soundproof because my secretary would definitely have heard. “Eat my pussy...yeeees!”

  Shannon was moaning and bucking, and I knew she was making herself cum, but there was nothing I could do to help her now because her tongue was buried deep inside me. I grabbed her head and pushed it back so I could get a better look at her eating me. I started moving my hips up and down over her tongue and lips as I fucked her mouth.

  “I am going to cum in your fucking mouth,” I said through gritted teeth. “You are fuck...ing mak...ing me...fucking cu…”

  Suddenly a knock on the door and Shannon stopped. I grabbed her head continued to fuck her mouth.

  “Don’t you fucking stop,” I said and she sucked me into her mouth. “You fucking biiiitch!”

  I leaned forward over her head and fucked vigorously. My orgasm rushed forward amid the knocking on the door and exploded in her mouth. My body shook violently as I erupted and there was a wave of heat that came over me. I felt bad for Shannon because I was certain she could not breathe, but her tongue was still moving so she was alive. I finally pushed her head away from my pussy and she gasped for air. I wanted to say something, but I was trying to catch my breath. I removed my feet from the table and pushed my chair all the way back then pulled Shannon up to me.

  I held her face between my hand as she panted and I kiss her wet, slippery lips, tasting my pussy juice on her. She reached for my pants and helped me to get my legs in then I stood up and did the waist as she fixed my shirt. I held her hand and took her to the bathroom for us to wash up and reapplied our lipstick which was almost still intact. We did not speak much, and I was worried that she was mad at me for being so wild and raw with her.

  “Shannon, I have two things to apologize for,” I said and she stopped to look at me with a serious face.

  “I’m listening.”

  “I’m...I’m sorry for smothering you, and I should have been more careful…”

  “And you are sorry for calling me a bitch,” she said instead of asking a question.

  “Yes,” I said. “I didn’t mean…”

  “When you called me a bitch, that was the moment I came,” she smiled and pulled me into her arms. “Feel free to call me your bitch anytime, babe.”

  I burst into laughter, mostly from relief that she was not offended. I hugged her tightly and the knocking on the door resumed.

  “You have to get that, babe,” Shannon said.

  “I’m sure it’s my parents dying to hear what th
is meeting is all about. Let me look at you,” I said examining her for any sign that I was fucking her instead of opening the door for my parents.

  “I think we are fine, Arien. Open the door,” Shannon said, and I did as I was told.

  My mother was standing there but my father was nowhere in sight.

  “Where’s Dad?” I asked as I stepped aside for her to come in.

  “I think it is very disrespectful, Arien, for your father and I to be standing and knocking and you ignore us.”

  “That means I wasn’t ready to see you. I thought you would have waited for me to get you,” I said. “Anyway, this is Shannon. Shannon, this is my mother, Debra.”

  “Nice to meet you, Mrs. Todd,” Shannon said and extended her hand.

  “Nice to meet you, Shannon,” my mom said as she shook her hand. “Did you hear me knocking and my daughter ignoring me? I hope you told her that was disrespectful because...would you do that to your mother?”

  “My mother died ten years ago,” Shannon masterfully did not give my mother the answer she was looking for but trapped her with this sad story that she had no choice but to address.

  “Oh no. I’m sorry, my dear. How did she die?”

  Oh my God…

  “Mom, I called you here to talk to you about something life-changing and I need to do it now. Please get dad and let’s begin,” I said coming to Shannon’s rescue because I did want her to tell my mother that hers was dead because of her and start to cry.

  “Life-changing? Sweetheart, are you sick?” my mother asked worriedly.

  At that moment, my father walked in, not even bothered to knock this time. I was happy for the interruption, but scared for what I had to tell them. However, it had to be done because Shannon would be a permanent part of my life and the earlier we got this out of the way the earlier we could live our life together openly.

  “Hi, Shannon. Good to see you again,” he greeted.

  “Likewise, Mr. Todd.”

  “I see she finally let you in,” he said to my mom and wrapped his arm around her shoulder then led her to the sofa.