Insufferable Proximity

by Z. Stefani

  “And how are you this fine morning, Miss Heaven?” Alex asked and Heaven realized the man was perfect for Petal, he had his own dramatic flair that suited her similar style.

  “Fine, and you?” she asked somewhat curtly, and Petal smiled from ear to ear as she caught a glimpse of the old Sevigne.

  “Much better now that I am in the company of the two loveliest women at the party.” he batted his eyes then kissed Petal’s cheek again, which caused her to giggle. “So what is on the agenda for today? Water skiing? Sailing?”

  “How about something on land.” Petal suggested and he nodded.

  “On land, alright there’s a naked game of live chess in the parlor, the biggest orgy I’ve seen in seven years in the back yard and a new game of dirty cricket.”

  “Nothing dirty.” Petal objected.

  “Nothing dirty? My dearest, I fear your body has been invaded by little red men from mars. For surely this is not my fantastically-kinky Petal suggesting something that does not involve lots of sex.”

  “Nothing kinky, dearest.” She smiled sweetly and batted her lashes.

  “Well that excludes anything on land, what about in the air?” Alex shrugged.

  “The air is fine.” Petal nodded.

  “Helicopter ride, sky diving, bungee jumping, we have that hot air balloon.” Alex named a few, “what do you have in mind?” he looked at King now. Julian sat down his fork then leaned back in his chair crossing his arms over his chest and looked at Heaven.

  “What do you feel like doing?” he asked Heaven.

  “Honestly, I want to go see that dog that’s chained up out back by the pool.”

  “Alfonso?” Petal squealed in delight. “That’s my baby!”

  “One of the most loyal boys I have ever seen.” Alex spoke as if he was referring to his own son.

  “Come on, I’ll take you!” Petal jumped up then grabbed her hand “you are going to love him Sevigne!” she said and led her out the back door. Julian shook his head as Alex popped up.

  “Come on King, you have to see how smart Alfonso has gotten!”

  Julian followed behind, and then stood back watching them play with the Staffordshire.

  “He’s already won first place in the last three contests we’ve entered him in.” Alex said, “He’s the perfect example of his kind.”

  “Truth is,” Petal whispered, “he is full blooded, but we got him from the pound. I would much rather spend money there and rescue a perfectly good puppy.”

  “Good choice.” Heaven smiled and Julian grinned, seeing her reaction to the dog.

  ***

  Heaven and Julian sat at the long table in Julian’s dining room, sharing their second bottle of champagne the table full of snacks, sweets and the music blaring though the stereo.

  ***

  The Third Week

  Early Monday morning, Julian and Heaven stood silently as they waited for the elevator. Julian’s smirk disappeared when the elevator doors opened to reveal three disgruntled looking janitors. Julian was overcome with disappointment, he had planned to molest Heaven the moment they were alone in the elevator.

  They had no more then stepped inside, when two more employees rushed in behind them and filled the elevator, making it impossible for Julian to even touch her. When they were finally alone, he turned to her.

  “I want to take you out tonight.” he bent down and kissed the side of her neck before pulling back to look at her.

  “I think we should stay in.” Heaven was looking at the number panel, refusing to look his way, lest she have to explain why she attacked him sexually in the elevator.

  “I’m sure you can persuade me.”

  “I know I can.” she smirked, once the doors finally opened she stepped through the threshold, silently walking away from him. He watched her go, loving the sway of her hips and her confident step.

  ***

  At the end of the day, Julian walked up to Heaven, who in turn attempted to walk into her office to avoid him. Seeing his face after hours of absence had stimulated her in a way that she was too embarrassed to admit. To her utter horror, he grabbed the back of her jacket, preventing her from moving, she quickly scanned the room to make sure that there were no employees dawdling around.

  “There's no one here.” he reassured her as he spun her to face him.

  “Let me just grab my briefcase.” she whispered.

  “I have a meeting with my father and I want you to wait in my office for me.”

  “I am not waiting in your office, I have plenty of work that I can finish.”

  “Finish it in my office.”

  “That’s too suspicious, I am not waiting for you in your office.”

  “You don’t have a choice, you better be in here waiting for me when I get done with this meeting.” he demanded, his words daring her to disobey. She raised a brow in defiance before he turned and walked to his father’s office.

  She waited until he was out of sight then walked into her own office to finish up some work. It didn’t matter that it was after hours and everyone had gone for the night, she refused to take any unnecessary chances. Having to explain why she was waiting in her enemy’s office after hours was not something that she was prepared to do.

  ***

  Julian sat in his father’s office, his face turning red from his anger.

  “I signed that paperwork, I followed every procedure.” he insisted.

  “I know you did.” Ayden said he believed his son, he had never made such an obvious mistake like this with any client he had represented. “I saw it on my desk before I left last night, but now it’s missing.”

  “How?”

  “I’m not positive, but I have a pretty good idea.”

  “Who? Our friendly neighborhood saboteur?” Julian asked sarcastically, despite the fact he was beaming with rage. Julian was out for blood but the only problem was that he did not know whose blood it was that he had to spill.

  “Who else could it be?” Ayden asked, “I’m going to have Fitz look into it.”

  “No, I’ll take care of it.” Julian objected then stormed out of his father’s office, he needed to quickly re-sign some paperwork, and then get the hell out of there before he popped his top.

  Ayden locked up for the night then stood in the middle of the office floor, looking around, unable to shake the feeling that he was being watched. After seeing that nothing was amiss, he shut off the lights and walked out to the elevator.

  Heaven was deep in her paperwork when Julian stormed into her office.

  “What did I tell you?” he demanded, irritated that she had not waited in his office like he asked.

  “I am not going to just wait around your office for you like some little lap dog and risk being seen. How the hell would I explain being in your office? You’re supposed to be my enemy, Julie.” she argued and his frown deepened upon hearing her call them enemies.

  “Come here.” he demanded and she took a second before she finally stood up and walked over to him. He slid his hand on her butt as he walked next to her, but she slapped his hand away and glared at him before walking a little faster.

  “What if someone’s still here?”

  “There’s no one here.” he said putting his hand back on her behind.

  “You don’t know that.”

  “Yes I do.”

  “Wow, I wish I’d known you had x-ray vision and could see through walls.” she scoffed sarcastically before he pressed firmly against her lush behind, forcing her into his office. Once they were both in, Julian locked the door, completely unaware of the dark shadow creeping behind the cafeteria doorway, watching them from afar.

  The shadow walked silently across the floor, the dark clothing blending in with the room’s shadows, the entire floor pitch black except for the brightly lit office. With camera in hand, the figure approached the parted curtain that showed a sliver of what was going on inside the room. It was a small opening, but big enough for the camera lens to capture ever
ything the intruder saw and more.

  Julian took off his jacket and walked over to sit in his chair.

  “Get on the desk.” he said

  “Julian.” she said in a warning voice.

  “Get over here, now!” he demanded and she slowly sauntered over to him. “Right here,” he patted the desk and she gave him the dirtiest look she could muster as she slid up on to the edge “in the middle. Good, now pull your skirt up Princess.” she slid to the middle of the desk,

  “Two weeks left. “She reminded herself as she slowly slid her skirt up right below her sex.

  “All the way up.” he said as he watched her inch the skirt up a little bit more before she stopped.

  “That’s high enough.” she pouted.

  “Either you pull it up to your stomach or you’re walking out of here tonight without a skirt.” He warned her and she openly glared at him, refusing to move. “I don’t have time for your games tonight Princess, so either you pull it up or I will rip it off you and burn it in the bathroom sink.” He threatened and she yanked the skirt up to her waist before she lightly kicked at his abdomen. He grabbed her foot and pulled it to the side, forcing her leg to spread unnaturally. Heaven grabbed the edge of the desk behind her for support.

  “Careful.”

  “I have about 20 minutes worth of paper work to do and you’re going to sit here like this until I’m done.” he said, grabbing her other leg and bending it to the side.

  “I can’t believe you’re making me do this.” she sat there.

  “I can’t believe you didn’t wait in my office like I asked you to.”

  “You didn’t ask me, you demanded.”

  “Even more reason for you to do what you’re told.”

  “So why don’t you just beat me and get it over.” she said sarcastically, even though the sudden thought of him spanking her, made her sex tingle and she wondered if he could tell.

  “That’s too easy, besides you like it a little too much.”

  “No, I don’t!" she kicked at his arm, “this is so stupid.”

  “One more word and I’m unbuttoning your shirt.” he stared into her eyes for a moment. She could tell by the look in his eyes that the idea sounded good to him and he wanted her to talk so he could do just that. She refused to talk and refused to give him another reason to disrobe her.

  Instead she sat there silently as he put his paper work between her wide spread legs and began working on it. Julian had only gotten half way through when he found himself at a loss. He could not concentrate on the paper work because he could not stop looking up at her smooth sex. He attempted to finish, but she was so damn distracting like this, all he wanted to do was toss aside the paper work and slide deep inside of her.

  She watched him and she smiled to herself, knowing what was wrong with him. To prove her point, she arched her back a little, her legs spreading a little wider. He stopped his work, his eyes burning holes into her soft flesh and she tried not to giggle at his reaction. She toyed with him, pretending she was uncomfortable in the position, arching her back, trying to stretch her leg to the side, but when she rubbed her hand over her upper thigh like it was sore, he could not resist. He used the top of his pen and slid it down her sex.

  “Hey!” she objected, “is that pen even clean?” she pulled back a little and he popped the top of his pen into his mouth then pulled it out.

  “It is now.” he said, sliding the pen back down her sex, making her wiggle as he slipped the very tip into her opening. After a minute of the pen poking around and his fingers brushing against that heated nub, she felt her body begin to ignite. Although it felt divine, it just was not enough, she needed more and she needed it fast. She knew how to get what she needed from Julian, she looked him directly in the eye and when she had his attention she spoke.

  “Good job cleaning off the pen, King” she said as she continued staring into his eyes then began to spread her legs wider, “but what about me?” she asked and it was all he could take.

  “I’ll be more than happy to fix that Princess.” he said before he tossed his paper work to the side and bent his head to feast between her legs. She threw her head back and arched when she felt his tongue make contact with her heated flesh.

  ***

  The shadowed figure was squatting outside of the window, frowning at the oral escapades going on in the office and overwhelmed with a bitter fury. It was a form of hatred that was thicker then tar and it was tearing through the strangers veins. This was something that would not be forgotten easily, in fact this would blow up in both of their faces. The evidence would force them to stop their disgusting union and make them pay for their betrayals.

  ***

  “I want you to come into my office at lunch and show me your breasts.” Julian said as he pulled into the secluded entrance of his private parking lot at work.

  “That’s not going to happen.” she shook her head then exited his car.

  “It better happen.” he demanded as he locked his car.

  “It’s not, you’ll have to wait until after work.” she said as both of them walked over to the locked door that led into the building.

  “I can’t wait.” he said already feeling the irritation begin as he unlocked the door.

  “You don’t have a choice.” she winked and turned to the left, still insisting they enter the building from different entrance points and once inside, take different paths to the elevator, at which point they would act as if they didn’t even notice each other. Julian stood at the elevator unable to withhold his grin as Heaven walked to stand beside him, ignoring him in her usual custom.

  “I should just grab you and kiss you right now, in front of everyone at the front desk.” he took a step close to her, trying to get a reaction. She stood perfectly still, refusing to acknowledge him, her poker face in full effect.

  The elevator door opened and McKenzie, a woman Julian knew well was inside. He let Heaven step in first then followed behind her, keeping his head down trying not to make eye contact with McKenzie and praying she did not notice him.

  “Oh my god! King, I was hoping I would see you.” McKenzie squealed, “I just got a job at the front desk, she jumped up and down excitedly. Heaven stood with her eyes trained on the blinking numbers above the door as the bubbly girl continued to chatter incessantly, “Remember the morning you came into the coffee shop? Well, after that extended break I took, they fired me on the spot. Well, when I came here to tell you about it, I saw an ad that your company was hiring in the cafeteria and once I told the man I was a friend of yours, he gave me a job at the front desk, isn’t it wonderful!”

  “Here?” he asked with a blank look on his face.

  “Of course here, silly, you’re not excited?” McKenzie studied his expression for a moment, “wait a minute, please tell me you didn’t forget my name again, King.” she whispered in horror, she had been with him a half dozen times and he could never remember her name, but she was sure after their last encounter he would remember her.

  “I’m drawing a blank, sorry.” he tried to cut the conversation, but McKenzie would not be so easily dismissed.

  “My name is McKenzie, remember me, the one who can do that throat trick! Better yet, what are you doing for lunch? It would be so much easier to just show you.”

  “I’m busy.” he replied and McKenzie, already used to Julian’s dismissive mannerism, just smiled. “I’m having lunch with my fiancée.”

  “Fiancée? Oh well, alright then,” she plastered on a big fake smile, then pressed the elevator button to stop on the next floor, “this is my floor.” she quickly stepped out of the elevator then dramatically turned back to look at Julian, “see you soon.” she winked before she turned and proceeded to strut down the hall.

  For the first time in his life, Julian felt uncomfortable about his open sex life. He had been in numerous situations where a women he had sex with in the past was talking to a woman he had been currently having sex with and it had never bothered hi
m in the least. Every woman he had been with knew he was not the least bit jealous and if they showed any signs of possessiveness he would have nothing to do with them. So he could not understand why suddenly he was uneasy about an ex-sex partner talking to Heaven or why he felt the perverse need to see Heaven a little jealous. She wasn’t speaking, but she didn’t have to, her silence and the condescending look on her face were enough to make him crack.

  “I haven’t seen her in a long time.” he said feeling a compelling need to explain, but not sure why. “I had no idea she was working here.” He stood there, riddled with irritation as she calmly turned to him with her brow raised.