by Nikki Wild
“Of course I do. How could I forget?” she laughed. “You were crying everyday over some jackass who had just dumped you and ran off. You were such a downer I thought of dumping you myself to look for another roommate. You were so depressed, good thing your waterworks stopped just in time.” Allyssa hopped out of the kayak and waded to the nearby shore. “I’m roasting. I think I better get into the shade.”
“Yeah well that jackass has recently come back into my life.” Danielle exclaimed.
“He has? After all this time? That’s so weird. Did he call you or just show up on your doorstep?” Allyssa was naturally astounded and continued to fire off more questions. “What was his name again? What did you say to him? Did you tell him to go fuck himself? That jerk-off has a lot of nerve!”
“He showed up at my job actually and no I didn’t tell him to go fuck himself because he’s my new boss whose name happens to be Shane Tanner.”
Allyssa stared at the woman she thought she knew, without blinking for what must have been one full minute before finally saying, “EXCUSE ME?! You had an affair with a gorgeous billionaire asshole in college and you’re just now telling me? You are deep that’s what you are.”
Danielle spent the remainder of the morning filling in all the details and clarifying her shocking revelation. Once Allyssa heard the whole story she wasn’t quite as taken aback as she was initially, but she was still quite floored by it.
“So what are you going to do? Quit working there?” asked Allyssa. “You can’t avoid your own boss but how can you possibly have a platonic work relationship with him? It sounds impossible.” She stopped just short of saying, “I don’t envy you” because she had to admit to herself that she secretly did.
“Why don’t we talk about my options over lunch Allyssa. How about the Rusty Harpoon? My treat.” Allyssa accepted the invitation and they spent the afternoon discussing Dani’s problem over Cobb salads and Mai Tais.
Upon arriving home Danielle showered and wrapped her warm naked body in her favorite robe. The Mai Tais had made her somewhat sleepy so she climbed into her bed with the thought of relaxing with a good book. Something told her that her impending work week was going to be tiresome. She still didn’t know exactly how she was going to handle Shane Tanner. Why did he have to be so damned irresistible? She thought about how his lips felt on hers the night before…. and how his strong hands felt clutching her ass. God she wanted him so badly last night……and now she wanted him again.
Danielle reclined back into her bed pillows, trying to remember exactly when it was that she had last had sex. She undid her robe and fingered her own wetness while thoughts of Shane Tanner danced in her head. She imagined him walking into her office with his dreamy bedroom eyes and Greek god physique and fucking her right there on her desk. She reached into her nightstand for her vibrator and switched it on. Gliding it between her legs she pictured Shane on top of her sliding his exquisite dick into her. The dildo became his cock as she worked it in and out and then around on her erect clit. She teased and pulled her tits with her free hand, pretending his lips were tugging on them. As she came she moaned, “Fuck me again Shane.” and imagined him coming hard inside of her.
Dani’s body went limp with the release of a week’s worth of sexual tension. She yawned and rolled over, shoving her “boss” under a pillow. As she dozed off part of her wondered if she would be able to resist Shane’s advances and the other part (the one south of the equator) wondered why in the world she would ever want to.
Ten
As Danielle entered the hotel on Monday morning she braced herself for the inevitable encounter with Shane Tanner that she knew the day would bring. She decided to make herself scarce and keep a low profile as much as possible. But as lunchtime approached she realized she had yet to see hide nor hair of him. Paolo popped his head in her doorway shortly before noon to inquire about her lunch plans.
“Hey stranger. You haven’t come out of your cave all morning. In case you were hiding from you know who, you don’t have to worry, he won’t be in today. He’s on Lanai looking at property over there.”
Paolo was harboring a twinge of guilt over a flurry of negative emails he had received in the past week from some local environmental groups concerned about the hotel’s new ownership. Shane Tanner had directed him not to share the info with anyone, including Danielle, and it wasn’t setting well with his ethics. He was able to rationalize his actions only because he was reasonably sure that with her being a member of several activist groups there was a very good chance she was already aware of the conflict of interest.
“For your information Paolo, I’m not hiding at all,” she said with her head ducked behind her computer. “I believe the correct word for it is cowering.”
“Margie and I were wondering if you would like to join us for lunch? Or do you have a hot date with Earl?” Paolo snickered and a moment later Margie appeared in the doorway with him.
“Ha ha very funny. Hi Margie. I brought my lunch today so you two go ahead. Can I take a rain check you guys?” asked Dani.
“Sure. We’ll see you a little later then,” Paolo blew her a kiss.
“We’re going to try that new ahi poke taco place that just opened on Front Street. Sure you don’t want anything?” Margie asked.
“I’m good. Thanks though. Enjoy,” said Danielle.
She waved them on, intent on resuming her work but Margie quickly ran over to her desk and whispered, “Danielle, from one woman to another I thought I should warn you…….the things you’ve probably heard during your life about most powerful men..…. are doubly true of Shane Tanner.” Before Dani could even process what was just said to her, Margie turned and scurried out the door to catch up with Paolo.
Miss Grummond’s words stayed with her all day causing a major mental distraction, as if she didn’t have enough on her mind. But before she knew it, it was time to go home. She closed her office door for the day and turned around to lock it. The sound of Shane Tanner’s voice behind her caught her off guard and sent a warm quiver to her nether region.
“I’m so glad I caught you before you left Danielle.”
The next thing she knew, his strong hands were on her shoulders caressing them as his lips gently kissed the side of her neck.
Dani just stood there frozen for a moment, deeply inhaling his outrageously sexy scent into her nose with her heartbeat racing once again. Finally she turned around to address him face to face.
“I didn’t expect to see you here today Shane. I heard you were on Lanai?”
“I can’t tell if you’re disappointed or pleased, but I can honestly say that every single day of mine is made wildly better by seeing you.” Shane eyed her hungrily from head to toe. He could almost feel his own pupils dilate with arousal. “Goddamn you look so fucking hot in those shorts woman. You’re legs are truly a work of art you know that? Note to self – do NOT change the current hotel uniform.”
This was the exact type of interaction Dani was afraid of. It was clear she was going to have to make up her mind and soon. She hadn’t made it clear that their relationship ended years ago, and he was taking too many liberties.
But the bigger problem was that she was enjoying the attention…
That meant she either needed to find herself a new job elsewhere or risk doing god knows what with this man, the latter being completely against her better judgment.
“Is there something that you want before I leave?” Dani knew that was absolutely the wrong thing to say to him as soon as the words left her lips, but it was too late.
“Well now that you mentioned it,” he said as he pulled her tight up against him. “You know exactly what I want Danielle and this whole thing would be a hell of a lot easier if you just admitted you wanted it too. We both know that if not for that untimely interruption the other night we would have had a lovely fuck under the stars.”
“Don’t flatter yourself. I’m sure you have plenty of women throwing themselves at you but I don�
�t happen to be one of them. Now if you have no actual business to discuss with me, I’ll be on my way.” She pulled herself away from him and headed down the hallway.
“Wait! Please Danielle don’t run off like that. I really do have something I need you to do for me. Seriously, come back so I can talk to you.”
Dani stopped in her tracks, sighed and walked back over to him. “Shane I’m tired. What is it? This better be work related.”
“It definitely is, I promise. I need you to work up some creative ideas for me regarding maximizing this hotel’s occupancy. That is your expertise isn’t it?”
Danielle became immediately receptive by that surprising request. She had been trying to do that the entire time she worked at the hotel but the Artemis Group was apathetic. Corporate never showed the slightest interest in her marketing ideas, making her feel like her skills and talent were being wasted.
“Absolutely that’s my field of expertise and I have a wealth of ideas I can’t wait to show you. When would you like the proposal?” she said excitedly.
“Can you have a formal presentation ready for me in three days? And please make sure it includes some form of a Tanner hotel loyalty program since we’ll be expanding our brand here in the islands.”
“Of course. Certainly.” Danielle was beaming and her creative juices were already flowing. She was actually already looking forward to coming into work the next day. She suddenly felt optimistic about working for Tanner and wondered if perhaps her job could turn out to be so rewarding it would be worth staying there after all.
“Shane thank you very much for this opportunity. I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to finally be given a chance to turn this hotel into something extraordinary. I’m so excited about it.”
In response to her thankfulness he looked intently at her and smiled, “I can’t begin to tell you how thrilled and I excited I am, Danielle.”
Eleven
Just as she had expected, Danielle’s presentation received a long enthusiastic applause from everybody seated around the conference room table. For at least as long as she’d worked at the Kai she and her colleagues had commiserated over how the resort’s potential was not being realized. So her proposal for improving the property’s occupancy and revenue naturally went over very well. Among her terrific ideas were suggestions for hosting special events like luaus and silent auctions for charities, offering “extra night free” incentives and short-term room rentals, as well as the utilization of meeting rooms for local businesses. Her presentation concluded with a comprehensive loyalty program linking all future island Tanner properties, as per Shane’s request.
The entire time she was in front of the room she felt the heat of his eyes on her, practically burning a hole in her tailored suit. She knew she had his undivided attention and that made her feel very powerful. Every time she glanced over at him, the memory of their rooftop kiss flashed through her mind. His lips were still as enticing as ever and there was no question about it - that man still knew exactly how to rev up her engine.
Shane had sat completely spellbound as Dani articulated her outstanding ideas with both charisma and conviction. She had the perfect balance of brains and beauty that he found infinitely ultra-sexy. He had watched in silent study of her as she dazzled him with her presentation. She was brilliant. He was suddenly struck with the realization of what a truly awesome addition to the Tanner team she was and how invaluable she was going to be to him in expanding the company brand in Hawaii. The afternoon meeting had been a total success resulting in the ultimate aphrodisiac always guaranteed to stiffen his cock; a delicious combination of sexual and financial possibilities…… potentially fulfilled by Danielle Kane.
Paolo, Margie and the rest of Dani’s colleagues filed out of the conference room amidst lots of positive chatter and warm gestures in support of her ideas. Shane waited for everyone else to leave before approaching the woman of the hour. Danielle shuffled her stack of papers and shoved them and her laptop into her satchel. “Well how was that?” she asked. “Is that what you had in mind?”
“That was even better than what I had in mind Danielle. That was extremely impressive. I can’t believe your professional talents have gone largely untapped up till now. It’s mind boggling to me, but at least those days are over. We’ll definitely be implementing ALL of your fantastic ideas with the hope that it’s only the tip of the iceberg. What can I say besides job very well done and thank you. I can’t get over what an extraordinarily brilliant woman you are. I’d say congratulations are in order. The perfect ending to a perfect day. How about a celebratory drink at the Kai’s Breeze Bar?”
Danielle was definitely on a high after the enthusiastic reception of her ideas from her peers and the genuine validation from Shane. She thought he actually sounded sincere in his compliments, not just blowing smoke up her skirt like he had a habit of doing. More and more he was reminding her of the Scott Turner she spent the summer with. She decided to take him up on his drink offer.
“Okay I think I’d like that. Lemme just lock all my stuff up in my office first. Do you want to meet me up there?”
Shane snatched everything out of her arms and replied, “Absolutely not Danielle. Now what kind of gentleman would I be if I allowed you to carry all of this by yourself while I absconded off to the bar? Not on your life. Just lead the way my lovely lady.”
They headed to Dani’s office together and Shane set everything down tentatively on her desk. “That’s fine thanks,” she said. “I’ll put it away later when I come back. I’m going to leave my suit jacket here as well. Seems like I’ll be too warm if I wear it outside. How about you? Would you like to leave yours in here too?”
“I think you’re right,” said Shane as he slid out of his jacket and threw it onto a chair. “Much better. Let’s head up.”
The Breeze Bar was four floors above her office with a spectacular view of the island of Molokai. Danielle and Shane took a cozy table for two out on the patio where they could watch the sun lowering on the watery horizon while they drank their cocktails and shared a pupu platter of Hawaiian appetizers. They toasted to Danielle’s presentation and “future possibilities”.
Shane deliberately kept the conversation focused on her talents, achievements and goals in the hope of keeping her adrenalin running high. It wasn’t the least bit hard for him to do because he didn’t have to feign any interest whatsoever. Danielle was an extremely bright, exciting woman and he loved watching her face light up whenever she spoke about Tanner business. It was, however, difficult for him not to be totally distracted by how incredibly sexy she was, especially while she nibbled on the juicy pineapple from her drink.
Danielle didn’t want to admit it to herself but she was smitten. She had fallen under the spell of Shane Tanner’s charms again. The man sitting across from her at the table was a refined gentleman who hung on her every word and complimented her wit and intelligence rather than just flattering her appearance. She felt respected as a person rather than objectified. She was having such a great time with him that she was beginning to forget the pain of her past wounds.
After enjoying the colorful Maui sunset together and agreeing it was time to go, Shane offered his arm to Dani to escort her back through the hotel. Hooking her arm around his, Dani couldn’t help but notice his incredible physique through his dress shirt. She gave Shane’s muscular forearm a subtle squeeze with her fingertips and reflected on a long forgotten memory she had of him running toward her in his swim trunks on Waikiki Beach. She could tell she was finally starting to reconcile the lover from her past with the man who now stood beside her.
Stepping into the elevator alone together they exchanged sideways glances but no words. The sexual attraction and electricity between them was palpable, undeniable and impossible to ignore. As the doors closed silently behind them Shane pulled Danielle into his arms and kissed her with the same passion he had years before. It was as though time had stood still between them.
Danielle re
turned his kiss with equal desire as she sank into his strong embrace. Her hands ran up the back of his shirt while his ran up the front of her blouse. Her fingers slipped down into his pants and his slid up under her bra. Just as he was about to undo the clasp Shane suddenly looked up at the elevator doors and realized they would be opening again soon in front of Daniel’s office if he didn’t do something to stop it.
He instantly threw a side punch at the button that would halt the elevator immediately and resumed ravishing both her breasts with his mouth, inciting her to rip open his shirt and feel his ripped abs on her own flesh. She could feel Shane’s erect cock pressing firmly against her thigh, driving her wild with the thought of him soon inside of her.
Danielle gripped Shane’s tousled hair as he dropped to his knees and pushed her skirt up out of his way. She spread her legs further apart in anticipation of his mouth as she leaned back into the corner of the elevator. Shane slowly traced his hands along the outline of her shapely legs and licked his lips in preparation for his feast. Then slowly and torturously he slid her panties down with his teeth while fingering her aching slit. She was so wet for him she could barely stand waiting another minute for the familiarity of his masterful tongue.
As his lips savored her juices he grinned up at her and said, “Fuck Danielle you’re pussy is still sweet as honey.” Then he licked her warm wet folds and sucked her clit while she came over and over again with his head between her legs. As her knees began to weaken and she slumped down to the floor, Shane hopped up and ran over to the elevator control panel again.
“If the doors open up on any of the floors, you just stay hidden in the corner over there and be quiet. Let me do the talking,” Shane commanded in a hushed voice while he buttoned his shirt and smoothed down his hair. Danielle motioned to him to also wipe his mouth which he promptly did with his sleeve.