“Okay. What do you want to do?” she smiled.
He moved closer and caressed her thigh.
“Well, if you must really know, I want to ravage you,” he said in a whisper.
She giggled and pulled his hand away. “Come on, be serious babe. What do you want?”
“I want whatever you want,” he said in a soft voice. “Okay. Do you want to choose our next destination?” she asked as she looked at him.
“I don’t really know where to go next,” he sighed. She smiled and quickly climbed off the bed. “Where are you going?” Daniel asked as he turned around to look at her. She quickly ran to the living room where she had last seen the map. She walked back to the bedroom and sat down on the bed unfolding the map. “This is just Greece,” Daniel said looking at the map. Erica smiled and turned the map over.
“So, you choose whichever place you want us to go next,” she said.
Daniel looked at her and shook his head. “I am literally looking at the world.”
She smiled and looked at him. “Just close your eyes and point.”
“Come on, this is a map. Not a piñata.”
“What do we have to lose?” she asked as she looked at him.
Daniel shrugged and closed his eyes before he lowered his index finger to the map. “Did I touch anything?”
She shook her head.
“I think that is in the States,” she said looking at the map. “We are not going to the States for holiday,” she said as Daniel opened his eyes.
“This is stupid,” he said.
“Come on, babe. Indulge me.”
“No I mean, in this day and age, there are virtual maps,” he said. She smiled and grabbed her iPad from the night stand. She pulled up a map and Daniel shook his head.
“So, are we looking at the Americas or something different?” she asked.
“Let’s be adventurous,” he said as he took a long deep breath and closed his eyes again before he lowered his finger to the tablet.
“Okay, let’s see what this is,” she said as she double tapped on the screen. “Great Blue Hole? What the hell is that?” she asked. Daniel opened his eyes and looked at the screen.
“I’ve heard of that place. It’s in Belize or something,” he said. Erica’s eyes grew wide in excitement.
“Belize,” she said with a faraway look in her eyes. She looked at him and shrugged.
“I think Belize sounds great but I still think we can squeeze a few more days out of Athens,” she said.
“I love how undecided you can get sometimes,” he laughed.
“That’s a good thing, right? I mean, I’m at a point in my life where making decisions is not exactly a priority,” she shrugged. Daniel frowned. “What?” she asked.
“If making decisions are not a priority then where do I stand?” he asked, a few strands of hair falling out of place, shielding his eyes. She leaned in and pressed her lips to his. She moved back just enough for him to feel her breath on his cheek.
“You are the best decision I ever made,” she said in a whisper. He held the back of her head and pulled her to his lips again to kiss her. She slipped a hand behind his neck and closed her eyes, feeling her tongue against his. She was blushing when he finally pulled away. She looked into his eyes and smiled.
“I think you are my best decision too,” he said softly.
“You think?” she asked with a smile. He caressed her cheek with his finger and smiled.
“I know,” he said with a smile. They were still looking at each other when his phone rang. He looked at her and frowned. “I’m sorry baby,” he said as he pulled away.
“It’s okay,” she said with a smile. He looked at her and quickly kissed her forehead before he turned to grab his phone from the night stand.
“Damn it, it’s the office. I really have to take it,” he said.
“I told you, it’s okay,” she said with a smile. Daniel climbed off the bed and walked out of the bedroom.
“Reese,” he said when he picked up.
“Mr. Reese, hi. It’s Proctor. We have a major problem.”
Daniel shook his head. “You people realize what being on vacation means, right?”
“Yes but there seems to be a problem with the new coffee maker model. The one endorsed by La Nacion de café,” Proctor said.
“What do you mean? La Nacion de café is our biggest project right now. You had better not screw it up,” Daniel said.
“Well, the model is a bit more complicated than I thought. We are going to need a bigger funding if we are going to make it work,” Proctor said.
“What do you mean?” Daniel asked and he heard Proctor sigh.
“Well, there was an unexpected…um…sir, is there a way we could video conference?” Proctor asked. Daniel sighed and reached for his own iPad and switched it on. He logged onto Skype and hung up.
“Okay, I can see you. What is going on?” he asked. Proctor had three coffee maker models on his desk.
“So the project aims at introducing two models. One is this, the regular coffee maker most people have at home and the other one, the fancy one which makes all the coffee beverages you can think of. Latte, macchiato, mocha, cappuccino…”
Daniel ran his fingers through his hair and sighed. “Proctor, let’s get this moving. Shall we?”
“This is the biggest commercial seller in the fancy machine category,” Proctor said pointing to the third coffee maker on his desk. “Now it has a number of tweaks we noticed that we will have to incorporate in our own model,” he explained.
“So what’s the big problem? Isn’t this a conversation you should be having with accounts and R&D?” Daniel asked.
“Well, I did talk to R&D and they are the ones who pointed this out. But I have to get accounts to approve it,” Proctor said.
“Then get accounts to approve it,” Daniel said matter of factly. He was fighting against his will to snap at him.
“Well, that’s the problem. After the whole thing with your uncle, you are the only one who can approve it,” he said.
“Simple. Draft the letter, scan it and send it to me and then I will sign it, scan it and send it back to you,” Daniel said. “Was that so hard to think of?”
“Well, there is the other little factor of you meeting with the designers for the new platinum model,” Proctor said as he typed something. “I just sent you a link to the number one platinum coffee maker. Check it out,” Proctor said. Daniel clicked on the link and looked at the screen. He had to admit, the coffee maker he was looking at was perfect. “That’s the van der Western Speedster. Twenty grand is the retail price,” Proctor said.
“Twenty thousand dollars?” Daniel asked. “Twenty freaking thousand dollars, really?” he asked in disbelief. “I can get a model S Tesla or a used Ferrari with that,” he said.
“I know. The Speedster’s that good,” Proctor said. “And there are only four hundred machines manufactured every year. I think the rarity of the product also has a lot to do with how high the price is.”
“Well, that still doesn’t explain why the hell it is that expensive. I mean does it come with a mommy coffee machine and make little coffee makers?” Daniel asked as he scrolled down the page looking at the pictures of the machine. He closed the page and shook his head. “How much is the platinum model supposed to go for anyway?” he asked.
“Seventeen grand. And for that price we are bound to make great sales especially since we will be making double what the Speedster guys do,” Proctor said.
“So eight hundred a year, right?” Daniel asked.
“Sure. But we have a little problem. The design we had is already in use so we have to repackage the whole thing,” Proctor said.
“Repackage? We have to launch in three months. R&D is going to spend about that long in a new design,” he shook his head.
“Well, if you could come over and do some damage control we can maybe work something out with La Nacion de café. Maybe add a product to the line and see j
ust how we are going to swing this,” Proctor said.
“What? We are going to spend more money that we don’t have,” Daniel said.
“Yes but it’s going to be for a good cause,” Proctor said.
Daniel shook his head again and leaned back.
“I have to go Proctor,” he said.
“But we are not…” Proctor started before Daniel shook his head again.
“I can’t do this right now. Get Lena to call me back when you guys figure this out,” he said. He was just about to hang up when Proctor yelled.
“Wait, sir. Please,” he said.
“What, Proctor,” Daniel asked.
“You really do need to come down to St. Louis. That’s the only way I am sure we are going to manage this,” Proctor said.
“You have got to be kidding me, right?” Daniel asked.
“Unfortunately not, sir,” Proctor said. This was too much for Daniel. He hung up and threw his head back on the couch wondering how his vacation turned work trip turned vacation again had suddenly turned into another work trip. He was still relaxing when he heard his Skype call. He sighed when he saw that it was Proctor calling back.
“Proctor, I can’t do this right now,” he said when he picked up.
“Yes, but sir, I need to know what to tell to tell Lena,” Proctor said.
“Tell her she needs to take care of everything La Nacion de café,” Daniel said. “And by the way the home model. What was wrong with that?” he asked.
“It kind of looks like the Homemart version,” Proctor said.
“So we plagiarized a design and slapped our brand on it?” he asked.
“Sir, plagiarism only applies to written…” Proctor started but then shut up when he noticed the look Daniel was giving him. “We need to make it pop if we are going to make any money off it,” he concluded.
“Well, I am way over here and R&D is not my specialty,” he said.
“Yes sir but you still have to come over and take…” Proctor started before Daniel cut him off.
“Seriously Proctor. I hate to be a mean boss but if you keep talking your job will be on the line.”
“Okay. Talk to Lena. Got it. Bye Mr. Reese,” Proctor said before he hung up. Daniel took a long deep breath and ran his hand through his hair. He was just confused about everything. How was he supposed to tell Erica about this? They had just been talking about taking off to Belize a little earlier…around twenty minutes ago, actually. He sighed and closed his eyes in defeat. This was definitely not good.
Chapter 4
He had his eyes closed when Erica walked into the room. She leaned against the door frame looking at him for a long minute before she finally walked over to where he was. She planted a small kiss on his forehead making him open his eyes. He looked at her and smiled.
“Hey there, beautiful,” he said as she walked round the couch to where he was.
“Hey. Are you okay?”
“Well, to be honest, I’ve been better,” he said in a low voice. She sat on the edge of the couch and looked at him.
“Come here,” she said softly. He looked at her while resting his head on her lap and she slowly began to stroke his hair. “Do you want to talk about it?” she asked.
“Not really,” he said as he slipped an arm around her hips. She smiled and began to slowly massage his head. “Oh wow, that’s…that feels so good,” he said in a low voice.
“You still don’t want to talk about it?” she asked in a soft voice.
“Baby, talking about it is only going to upset you,” he said as he looked up at her. She ran her fingers through his hair, applying a little pressure making him moan in pleasure. “This is a bribe, isn’t it?” he asked in a soft voice.
“Well, it depends,” she said as she went on running her fingers through his thick mane. She ran her fingers down to the base of his neck and he groaned pleasurably.
“Stop it. You are going to drive me crazy,” he said in a whisper.
“I heard you talking to the guy at work. I know you have to go back home,” she said.
He turned his head to the side and looked up at her.
“I’m sorry,” he whispered.
“It’s okay,” she smiled as she went on running her fingers through his hair.
“I really don’t want to disappoint you or anything,” he said. She ran her index finger from his forehead to his lips.
“There is nothing that you could do that would ever disappoint me and that’s a promise,” she said in a low voice. She was trying to put on a brave face. She looked at him and forced out a smile. “You are a perfect man in every way.”
He reached up and touched her face softly. “No one has ever said that to me.”
“Really? I find that hard to believe,” she said in a soft voice. He brought his hand up and slipped a hand behind her neck and pulled her down. He raised his head and brushed her lips softly. The kiss slowly graduated from soft and sweet to long and hard making her moan into his mouth.
“Shouldn’t you be getting packed?” she asked softly when he pulled away. He got up from the couch and looked at her before he stretched his handout to her. She put her hand in his and he pulled her up.
“Shhh…I don’t want to talk about that right now,” he said.
“But it sounded urgent,” she said in a soft voice.
“It’s okay baby,” he said in a whisper as he cupped her face. He kissed her again, soundly and deeply making her flee from her consciousness. She closed her eyes and he kissed her over and over, deeper and more sensually. It was almost like he was opening a whole new chapter to her. He held her as he tasted her sweet lips, her tongue involuntarily slipping out, gliding over his. The dance in their mouths matched their swaying bodies. He slowly maneuvered them over to one wall. She looked at him as his eyes went up and down her body. It was like he was looking at her for the very first time. She felt her heart rate getting faster and faster as his eyes went up her legs and then stopped at her torso. He put his hands on her waist band and undid the button on her jean shorts before pulling them down. He knelt down in front of her and held each cheek in his hand. He caressed her thighs slowly and pressed his lips softly on her thigh. She closed her eyes and leaned against the wall as she felt his lips slowly trailing down one of her legs and then up the other one. She looked down at him and sighed.
“Baby,” she moaned. Her body was tingling and her heart was pounding hard in her chest. She looked at him as he pulled down her panties. From where he was, he could get a whiff of her sex. It drove him wild. He wanted her so much but he also wanted to make her beg for it. He looked at her and put his mouth on her, sucking on her clit. She moaned and gasped as she felt his tongue running wildly on her already hard clit. She held his head against her as he licked her out and sucked on her. Without even realizing it, she was spreading her legs wider ready to receive whatever he had planned for her. She moaned and groaned and let him have her as he kneaded his fingers into her huge plum ass. She could feel herself getting feverish as she got closer and closer to her climax. “Daniel…” she moaned softly as she felt herself tightening up. He pulled away from her pussy and got on his feet. He stood in front of her and kissed her softly. She loved the fact that she could taste herself on his lips.
“Come with me,” he said in a soft voice. She looked at him and stepped out of her panties as he followed him to the bedroom. He looked at her and held her close to him. She was looking into his eyes as he pulled her shirt up. She raised her arms up over her head and he pulled the t-shirt off. She did not have a bra on that day and Daniel loved that fact because it made thing so much easier for him. A gasp escaped her lips when he filled his hand with each breast. She closed her eyes and parted her lips ever so slightly as he kneaded her softly. She was unable to deny him anything and her own need flared hot. Her hand found his head when he lowered himself and kissed her neck. She was moaning as her pussy got wetter. She slipped her hands under his t-shirt and pulled it off before she slowl
y caressed his muscular chest. Every time she feasted her eyes on his chest, it was like she was seeing him for the first time. Her hands slowly went down to his waist.
“Not fair. You are still dressed,” she said as she looked at him. He looked into her eyes and began unbuttoning his pants. He pulled the zipper down and looked at her. “Take it all off. Everything,” she whispered. A smile played on her lips as he looked at her. She couldn’t help but smile as he pushed his underwear off letting his cock practically spring out of his boxers. She looked at his cock and gasped.
The gentle moment had past. He pushed her onto the bed and kissed her deeply. She was moaning as she wrapped her legs around his waist. She was moaning and grinding her hips against his crotch, begging for him to take her but he was holding back. He kissed her neck and let his tongue run down to her shoulder. He suddenly pulled back and she loosened the grip she had around his waist with her legs. She reached for a condom from the top drawer of the night stand and handed it to him. He smiled and shook his head.
“You do it,” he said in a soft voice. She bit off the tip of the wrapper before she pulled out the rubber. Daniel was on top of her, his knees on either sides of her body. He watched her as she rolled the condom onto his cock. She looked up at him in anticipation and he suddenly turned her around making her gasp loudly. His hard cock was wedged against her butt and she found herself wishing his cock would just slip into her wetness.
“Damn it, Erica. You are so damn hot,” he whispered roughly as he kissed her shoulder. “Do you have any idea how crazy you drive me,” he asked as he swept her hair to one side and began kissing her neck. “You make me so damn hard.” His words were crashing into her, making her get even wetter. She could feel the hot fluid slipping out of her. There was something different with him today, she realized. He was rough and gruff and it was turning her on more than she thought possible. He wanted to kiss her and fuck her till kingdom come. Erica was loving the gruff in his voice. She was almost sure that he would just have to talk to make her climax. He took her lobe in his mouth and nibbled making her practically flood herself right there. She was breathing faster as she felt her breath getting hotter against the bedding.
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