by Mia Ford
The penthouse was decorated lavishly with beautiful rugs, draping tapestries, and gold accents everywhere. The bed was laden with luxurious fluffy comforters and about a dozen pillows. I wasn’t even sure where we would sleep. We put our things away, and both took quick showers, dressing for a night out in India. I wasn’t scheduled to see the facilities until the next morning, and I wanted to start our time there with a romantic evening out.
The car picked us up outside and drove us to the Zafraan Exotica, a restaurant in the Banjara Hills. The ambiance of the restaurant was perfect with candlelit tables and low lighting. I requested a seat outside, and we enjoyed the sights and sounds of the Indian city while we dined. Ruby was so curious, looking around, asking questions of the waiter and taking everything in. When she had settled a bit, I looked over, reaching across the table and taking her hand.
“Thank you for coming with me,” I said smiling. “When I found out I was coming here I immediately thought of how I wanted to bring you with me.”
“I’m glad you did,” she said. “This is quite an adventure, and I wouldn’t want to do it with anyone but you.”
We sat talking about everything from where we were to where we would be going when we got back to New York. It was almost as if all the waiting to know where we stood with each other was finally over and I knew how I felt for Ruby. She was the most amazing woman I had ever met, and I knew that I was falling in love with her. Normally that would have scared me, but instead, it just made me want to keep her closer than I already did. There was nothing about what was between us that gave me even a moment’s hesitation, not even with Chris’s snide looks and head shakes. I never thought in a million years that I would feel like that about any woman, but Ruby wasn’t any woman. She had a spark to her that lit up the room wherever we went. She had a feisty nature and a kind soul, and her passion was catching.
When we had finished eating, we took a drive around the city, watching out the windows at the thousands of people crowding the streets. We saw the rich, the poor, and everyone in between. We saw vendors, vagrants, and everyday people walking home after what looked like a long day’s work. I wondered what kind of impact I would have on these people by moving my company out there, or at least my company’s jobs.
When we got back to the hotel, it was very late, and the concierge sent up a bottle of champagne. Ruby excused herself to the bathroom to change and wash her face, and I grabbed a pair of pajama pants and changed my clothes in the bedroom. When she came out, she was wearing a silk nightgown that fell right in the middle of her thighs. Her hair was loose and wild and fell gently over her shoulders and down her back. She looked more beautiful than I had ever seen her look before. I popped the bottle of champagne and poured us a couple of glasses, throwing the nine thousand pillows off the bed and sitting down.
“To a beautiful time in a beautiful place,” she said holding up her glass.
“With a beautiful woman,” I added clinking mine against hers.
Her cheeks blushed as she sipped her bubbly her eyes still fixated on mine. I reached over and took her glass from her, setting it on the nightstand. She sat perfectly still as I moved back toward her, running my hand across the soft fabric of her nightgown, across her belly, and wrapping it around her waist. I pulled her close to me, cupping her face in my hand. I stared deeply into her eyes, showing her how much I cared, how much I wanted her and pressed my lips firmly against hers. It was almost like a kiss in one of the black and white movies we watched, and she melted into my body. We kissed passionately for a long while, my hands moving through her hair. She ran her hands up my thighs and stopped at the top, her fingers just inches from my already raging hard cock.
I turned toward her and carefully laid her down on her back, moving down between her legs. I pushed her satin nightgown up over her hips and ran my fingertips over the soft fabric of her panties. She moaned softly feeling my touch so close to her wet mound. I pushed her panties to the side and ran my fingers through her folds, pushing them apart and leaning down to run my tongue through her juices. She tasted sweet, and I could feel her gasp as my tongue touched her skin and moved up around her clit. I watched her back arch and her arms move to the sides, grasping onto the sheets. I picked my head up and pulled her panties off of her, tossing them on the floor. I hooked her legs over my shoulders and dove back down, determined to bring her more pleasure than she ever felt before.
Chapter Sixteen
Ruby
My legs shook slightly as Nathan’s tongue swirled through my juices, igniting a fire in my belly. He held tightly to my thighs as he swished his mouth around, sucking and nibbling on my clit. It was erotic but sensual at the same time, and I felt like he was taking his time, showing me everything he had in him. I reached down and ran my fingers through his hair, my muscles tightening and releasing with every swipe of his tongue. As his lips moved through my wetness, I screamed out, not sure how much longer I could hold onto the building passion in my belly. Slowly he ran his hands up the back of my thighs and swept inward, pressing two fingers against my pussy and pushing in. I gasped feeling his warm fingers sliding inside of me, twisting and turning as he pushed deep and then back out again.
He groaned against me sending vibrations through my lips and around my clit. I moaned out grasping at the sheets and trying to find anything to help me hold back my release. He began to move his fingers in and out of me faster and faster, his tongue swirling wildly across my nub. Suddenly I could feel the explosion inside of me and I arched my back, throwing my head backward and screaming out as the orgasm filled my senses. It was as if I could no longer see what was real and what wasn’t and I held my breath as the waves of pleasure washed over me. My body twitched in Nathan’s hands, and I let out a deep breath, relaxing back into the pillow. He sat up, wiping his mouth on his arm and pulling his pajama pants off.
I wanted more and sat up, rolling toward him and crawling across the blankets. I put one hand on his chest and pushed him backward pulling his boxers to his knees. He leaned back on both hands and closed his eyes as I dove forward, taking his shaft and running my tongue up one side and down the other. I could hear a small growl escape his throat as my hand grasped the base of his cock and my lips moved over the top. I pushed my head forward, taking his dick deep into my throat and lingering there for a moment, sucking hard at the back of my tongue. He reached his hand up and through my hair, pulling me up and then pushing me back down. He groaned wildly, his eyes shut and his muscles tensing each time my head dipped down low.
I reached my hand forward and cupped his balls, dragging my tongue up his shaft as I sucked hard and long. His hand gripped tighter in my hair and I opened my throat, moving faster and faster up and down his erection. He growled, pulling my head up and holding it at the tip, his cock red and pulsing in my mouth. He shook his head and took in a deep breath, opening his eyes and looking down at me.
“Fuck,” he said breathlessly. “Not yet, I’m not ready to come yet.”
I smiled and tried to push my head down again, but he chuckled and pulled my face up and leaned forward, kissing my lips. He reached under my arms and lifted me upward and onto my back. He pulled my nightgown from my body and tossed it to the side. With a fluid motion, he scooped his body down over mine, spreading my legs apart. I wrapped them around him and reached down, grabbing his cock and guiding it into my pussy. He groaned and stopped, leaning over to his wallet on the nightstand and pulling out a condom. He ripped the top off and pulled it out, quickly pushing down over his cock and then dipping his hips back down low, so he entered me with force. I gasped and moaned, feeling him fill me completely, my body shuddering from the feeling of him inside of me.
He reached his hands up and pulled my arms over my head, clutching them with one hand and holding himself up with the other. He ground his body into me, pushing slow and deep inside of me. In and out he moved, his body flexing as he sunk deeper and hit my sweet spot. I closed my eyes and grasped onto his hand, fee
ling his body rub over mine, my clit being massaged with every dip of his hips. I could feel how hard his dick was, and I knew it wouldn’t be long until he exploded. I tilted my hips upward and began to grind against him every time he lowered himself onto me. The heat was once again pooling in my belly, and I wanted to feel my pussy contract tightly around his shaft.
As I moved my hips harder against him, he began to thrust faster, leaning his head down and pressing his forehead to mine. I screamed out, feeling his body get tenser by the second, wanting to feel every inch of him. I put my feet down on the bed and pushed my hips into the air, rubbing my clit against him each time he slammed into me. As his hips rolled against my nub and a groan slipped from his lips, I arched my back, the explosion of pleasure pulsing through me. I grabbed tightly onto his hand, digging my nails into his skin as my pussy shook around his hard cock. He groaned, holding on as the feeling of pure delight moved through every muscle in my body.
As my hips sunk back down in the bed, he let go of my hands and reached underneath me, pushing in deep and hard and closing his eyes. I could see the muscles in his face contract as he clenched his teeth and growled. His body shook, and I could feel his cock pulsating as it released his hot sticky seed. He kept a slight motion forward with his hips until his body began to collapse, and the air left his lungs. He hung his head low and then scooted back, pulling out and falling to his side. Immediately, before even trying to calm his breath, Nathan wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me close to him, kissing me cheek and relaxing into the bed.
Our bodies laid there intertwined for quite some time, our hearts beating wildly, and our lungs begging for more oxygen. When I had caught my breath, I picked up his hand and brought it to my lips, kissing it gently before turning toward him. He rolled over on his back and pulled me close to him, resting my head on his chest. I could hear his heartbeat slowing as he ran his fingers up and down my back. My hand caressed his smooth hard chest, and I realized that my feelings for this man were more than what I thought they were.
He had come into my life when I had given up, and it had been a whirlwind ever since then. There hadn’t been a day that went by that he hadn’t been on my mind one way or another. There wasn’t a day that went by that I didn’t think about missing him. He spoke to me like an equal, like someone who could show her intelligence and not be ridiculed. He listened closely to every word I said, and when there was nothing to say in return, he would kiss my lips in understanding. When we made love, it wasn’t desperate or lustful anymore, it was sensual and seductive. I couldn’t believe how far we had come in such a short amount of time.
“Thank you for bringing me here,” I whispered. “I couldn’t imagine a better vacation.”
“Thank you for agreeing to be here with me,” he replied. “And I agree, this is by far the best vacation of my life.”
I smiled and rested my head back down, my mind going a million miles a minute. I looked over across at the large picture windows and remembered I was no longer in New York, I was in India. Excitement surged through me realizing we had several more days to explore the beautiful country, and no one to ruin that for us. It was the alone time we needed with only one work appointment and the rest of the trip exclusively with each other.
My feelings for Nathan were no longer complicated at all, it was evident that I was falling deeply in love with this man, and there was no stopping it. In all reality, I didn’t want to stop it. I wanted to feel everything I could for him, even if loving him was the wrong thing to do.
Chapter Seventeen
Nathan
The phone on the nightstand vibrated, forcing me to open my eyes and stare out the window into the bright sunlight of the morning. I reached over and grabbed my phone, opening it and staring at a message from Chris reminding me to wake up because we had work to do. I groaned and rolled over, feeling Ruby inch over and put her head on my chest. I sighed, running my hand through her hair, remembering the fantastic night that we had. Even when I was facing something I didn’t want to do, she reminded me of the brighter side of life, it was insane. I stared down at her beautiful face and watched a smile spread across her lips.
“I thought vacation meant sleep,” she whispered.
“I know,” I sighed. “I’m sorry.”
“It’s alright,” she said, yawning. “What did Chris want?”
“To remind me we had a work thing to do today,” I groaned.
“Don’t groan,” she said sitting up. “It’s your company, the thing you have obsessed over your whole life. It’s just for a few hours anyway.”
“A few hours away from you,” I sighed.
“So, I’ll come with you,” she said cheerfully. “You can lie and say I’m your secretary or something.”
“Uh, oh,” I laughed. “Banging the secretary. That’s pretty cliché don't you think?”
“I’m not complaining,” she laughed. “Though I haven’t seen my paycheck.”
“I’ve got your paycheck,” I replied rolling over and pinning her to the bed.
She giggled loudly as my hands tickled her sides. I laid my head on her chest and breathed deeply, listening to her heart beat as she rubbed my back softly. I could have stayed there all day, or all year for that matter. Her soft skin under my face felt intoxicating, but she was wiser than I was and pulled herself out from under me, jumping from the bed and laughing. My head fell into the sheets, and I groaned, reaching out for her but hearing her laugh as she dodged my arm.
“Come on,” she said. “I’m hungry, let’s eat breakfast and go do this so we can get back to our vacation.”
“Alright,” I sighed again.
While Ruby was in the shower and getting ready, I dressed and ordered room service. I sat down in the chair in the living room and scanned through my notes from the week before. I wasn’t looking forward to this day at all, but I knew I needed to at least see what was going on. I still didn’t want Ruby to find out about outsourcing and was glad to know the place would be toured during non-operating hours. When Ruby got done the staff rolled the card of food in, and we sat on the patio eating our traditional Indian breakfast. We tried roti, which was like a flatbread of sorts, dosas, lentil based crepes with a honeyberry chutney, and some spiced potatoes. It was delicious, and I practically stuffed myself, eating nervously and waiting for Chris to say it was time to go.
When I received the text from Chris I groaned, and Ruby smiled, walking over and sitting down in my lap. She wrapped her arms around my neck and kissed me sweetly, the smell of her shampoo wafting into my nose. She leaned back and stared me in the eyes, ready to get the day started.
“The sooner we get this done, the sooner I can give you a blowjob,” she said smiling.
“Well, let’s get this show on the road,” I said picking her up in the air and walking toward the door.
Her laughter was contagious, and we both were giggling all the way to the bottom floor of the hotel. We jumped in the car waiting out front and sped off toward the building where Chris already was at, waiting for us to arrive. We pulled out of the upscale area of the city and through a very poor area. People stared as we drove by, standing outside of their one-room shacks or their tents, doing chores, some of the women holding tightly to their naked babies. I could see the sadness in Ruby’s eyes as we passed through, and I reached out and took her hand. She smiled quietly back at me, and I looked forward, seeing the massive building in front of me.
The parking area we stopped in was very well kept, but I could tell it was not the employee parking lot. There was a gate and guard at the front, and the entire property was surrounded by fencing. I got out after Ruby and took her hand, walking across the parking lot toward Chris. We followed him along the building to the door where we would meet the guide. I looked up the side of the building at the large nets hanging down. I had read about those, though I thought they were in Japan. Those were nets that would catch employees when they tried to commit suicide. Immediately I did not like t
he idea of outsourcing in the least bit, and I thought about the conditions these people must endure to reach that kind of place in their lives. There was no way I was going to let my company take on that kind of moral dilemma, especially since it was halfway around the world and barely in my control. The company in India would handle the workers, and I would never even know who worked there.
We walked in the front door and met the guide who took us on a tour of the facility. It was obvious they tried to clean as much as they could, but I could still see the dark footprints that trekked up and down the floors. The guide showed us all the areas of the IT “factory building” that we would be utilizing if we chose to outsource our work. I kept glancing down at Ruby who looked more and more confused as to why we were there. I knew I would have the discussion with her later, but right then was not the right time. I was pretty sure she sensed that something was weird since she was walking quietly behind me at all times.
When we were done with the tour, I let Chris handle the wrap-up and walked with Ruby back outside. I didn’t even realize there was a strange smell in the building until the fresh air hit my face. What a way to have these people work. I couldn’t even imagine what the factories that were considered the bad ones were like. I took a deep breath and closed my eyes, letting the hot sun beat down on my face. I could feel Ruby walk in close to me and put her arms around my waist, squeezing me tightly. I knew she was going to have questions, I was just hoping we could make it away from this place before I started to try to answer them. I opened my eyes and looked down at her smiling as I rubbed her back.