by Ashlee Price
The gala was planned for a Friday night, and it was already the Monday before. She had planned to go and get the sandwiches, like normal, but then Jeremy paged her before she was about to leave.
“Don’t go and get lunch yet, can you come up?”
“Yep, be right there.”
She went up to the top floor and met him as she was getting off the elevator.
“I thought we could go out to eat lunch today, if that is okay with you Alexa.” He smiled at her and she melted a little.
“Of course Jeremy, that would be great. I just need to grab my purse.”
“Don’t bother with that, lunch will be on me today.”
With that, they headed down in the elevator and out the doors of the lobby. She started to walk in the direction of the sandwich shop but he stopped her and led her to a car. This wasn’t just any car; it was a brand new corvette. It was jet black, had shiny rims and obviously cost a fortune. He unlocked the doors and opened the passenger side for her.
Alexa was flabbergasted. She had never been in a car this nice. The whole interior was done in tan and black leather, it screamed luxurious.
He went around the car and got in the driver’s side. He started it up and smoothly pulled in to traffic. He handled the car very well, shifting gears with ease. It was a few minutes until she realized that they were going the opposite direction from the sandwich shop.
“Where are we going?” She asked, looking over to him.
“There’s a place I think you’d really like. We can go there.” She didn’t reply; she was happy to go wherever.
They pulled in to a parking lot shortly after and he parked the car. They got out and went inside. The restaurant he had chosen was amazing. The building was huge, and they layout of the inside was incredible. It had a large main floor, filled with tables where guests sat, and then there was an upper part where the bar was and there were some smaller tables. There was a loft as well, it came out about half way across the main floor and looked out over it.
A waitress came up to Jeremy and addressed him a Mr. William. He must have been here a time or two.
“Would you like the regular table?” She asked, fluttering her eyes at him, hoping for a second glance I’m sure.
“Yes please, that would be wonderful.” Jeremy didn’t pay any attention to the waitress, and Alexa felt kind of bad for her. She was pretty cute, and as far as she knew Jeremy was single. Now that she thought about it, she had never seen him with a woman, or even talk about one, other than his mother.
They were led up an extravagant stair case and seated at a table close to the edge of the loft. The decorations were all classy and the music was soft and welcoming. What a great restaurant she thought.
They got menus and she looked over hers. The prices were ridiculous; apparently you had to be a billionaire to eat here. Good thing her boss was one, she laughed internally to herself.
They both ordered, her the salmon and him the beef and then they fell silent as they waited.
She thought she should break the silence. “Do you have a girlfriend Jeremy?” she asked bluntly.
He seemed to be caught off guard. “No, Alexa, I don’t.” he smiled to himself, and she caught a look on his face she had never seen before. It almost looked like lust.
That was the end of that conversation. Instead she decided to talk about work. She wanted to finally tell him about her dream job. He listened carefully as she talked and didn’t say much. When she was done, he was quiet.
“When this gala is done, we might be able to work something out.”
She was going to reply but at that moment the food came. They ate their lunch and didn’t talk about that anymore. When they were finished, he paid and they got back in the car. He started it up, but didn’t go anywhere.
He looked over at her and asked, “what will you be wearing to the red carpet gala Alexa?”
She was a little shocked by his question. Then she realized with all of the planning she was doing, she hadn’t even thought of what she might wear. “I haven’t a clue. What should I wear? I can go and buy something.”
“Hmm” was all he said.
They pulled back in to traffic and headed for work, only they did not go to work. Jeremy pulled in to the parking lot of a high end women’s clothing store.
He turned off the car and got out. He stopped and looked back at Alexa; she was still sitting in her seat. She slowly got out of the car and joined him outside.
“What are we doing here?” She asked
“I want to make sure that you look as good as the hotel is going to at that gala.”
“You don’t have to do that Jeremy.”
“I am going to anyway.” Then he walked in to the store.
Alexa followed him there. They spent the next hour and a half picking clothes for her to try on. She tried not to look at the prices because she knew they would be ridiculous. He picked out some lovely dresses for her to try on, and she picked some pants and tops. Then she tried all of them on in the dressing room. She came out every time to show him what it looked like.
She tried the short red dress he picked, it had an open back and spaghetti straps. She knew right away she was not going to feel comfortable in it. Luckily, he did not like it either. Then she tried one of the top and pant outfits she had put together. The pants were black and had a high waist; she figured that would look good because her waist was the smallest part of her. The top she chose to go with it was made out of the softest material she had ever felt, it was flowy and comfortable, a nice sky blue color. The look she wanted was not the look she got, Jeremy and Alexa both decided that outfit was a no. She tried on what seemed like a never ending pile of clothes, and they found nothing for her to wear.
She was starting to feel pretty bad about herself by the time she got to the last dress. It was long and black, had a halter neck with a pretty low neck line. There was a layer of sparkles that went all the way around the bottom of the dress. The front went to the middle of her calves and the back touched the floor. It was gorgeous, but she didn’t remember putting it in the pile to try on. It must have been Jeremy.
After all of the disappointment, she didn’t think it would look good but she put it on anyway. As soon as she did, she loved it. It fit her perfectly, accentuated all of the right places and made her feel beautiful. She spun around in the changing room and looked at herself in the mirror. With a big smile on her face, she stepped out to show Jeremy.
As soon as he saw her in the lovely dress, he said “We’ll take it, it’s perfect.”
“I love it. I really do.”
“I do too; you’ll look ravishing at the gala.”
She spun around again, laughing. She saw in the mirror that he was watching her. He had that look on his face, the one from the restaurant. This time she was pretty sure it was lust. The look made her stomach flutter and clench at the same time. That could not possibly be for her.
Jeremy got up from her seat and joined her in the mirror. He stood right behind her and placed his hand on her waist. Alexa jumped at the contact, she wasn’t expecting that. Her skin tingled where his hand was touching, and she was hyper aware of how close he really was to her. He came in even closer and pulled her hair away from her neck. Alexa didn’t know what to do, she was shocked. He leaned in closer and whispered in her ear.
“You really are beautiful Alexa. Oh, the things I would do to you.” Then he placed his other hand on the other side of her waist and gently pulled her back so that her butt made contact with his groin. As soon as contact was made, he let out a quiet moan. The sound did something strange to Alexa’s body. She unconsciously spread her legs slightly and pushed in to him even more. He made the noise again. Alexa’s stomach was clenching like crazy, and she could feel a throbbing between her legs. Jeremy slowing started moving a hand, sliding it over her hip and across her stomach. Alexa leaned her head back and rested it on his shoulder.
Abruptly, she pulled away. What was she doing?
She was happily married and she wouldn’t cheat on John, especially not with her boss. She didn’t know what had come over her; she has never been so foolish before. There are work place rules, and having an affair with your boss is definitely breaking a couple hundred of them.
“I’m sorry, I can’t do this. I’m married, and you’re my boss.” She said in a rush.
“I understand.” That was all he said back to her.
She shakily walked back in to the dressing room and changed back in to her own clothes. She came out to where he was waiting and handed him the dress.
“You really don’t have to buy this for me.” She said awkwardly to him. She didn’t know how to act with him now, would things be really uncomfortable?
“I want to buy it for you Alexa.” He smiled warmly at her. He acted as if nothing had happened. Good, she could roll with that.
They got up to the cash and he placed the dress on the counter. “Oh, just a minute one more thing.” He said as he walked away. He returned moments later with a beautiful necklace and earring set. They were simple and elegant and gorgeous and no doubt real diamonds. He held them up to her and then placed them on the counter with the dress. “We’ll take these too please.” Jeremy paid for the dress and jewelry and it was ridiculously expensive then they both got in the car and went back to work.
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Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday went by in a blur. All of the finishing touches were done to the planning of the gala, and Alexa was very happy with the way they turned out, and she knew Jeremy would be too. Everything had been back to normal with them; there wasn’t even a mention of what happened in the store. Even though they didn’t talk about it, Alexa still thought about it, a lot. She would find herself zoned out in the middle of doing something thinking about how it felt when he touched her. She would have to shake herself out of it and focus harder on what she was doing.
She felt weird at home too, even though John didn’t know anything. She felt like she had betrayed him, even though she stopped before anything had happened. She tried her best to just forget about what happened and go on with normal life. That was hard, however, when she worked with Jeremy so much. She could not help but remember when he was standing right in front of her. She had to get over it, she decided.
Friday came and Alexa went to work early. She packed an overnight bag, because Jeremy had requested that she stay in a room at the hotel that night to be able to make sure everything was cleaned up and taken care of Saturday morning. She arrived at work and went to her office. She had been there maybe ten minutes when the door opened and Jeremy walked in.
“Good morning Alexa, are you ready to go?” He asked her.
“Good morning. Where is it that we’re going?” She questioned.
“I want you to spend the day today working at the hotel. I know you will ensure that everything is set up properly and ready for our guests this evening. Can you do that for me?”
“Of course I can! I would be delighted.” She said. She was very excited to be able to see the hotel for real. She had seen some pictures, and the blue prints but they just weren’t the same. She grabbed her overnight bag and followed Jeremy out of the room and towards the elevator.
They didn’t take his car this time; he had a limo take them there. The drive was quick and she couldn’t wait to see it. They pulled in to a parking lot and she rolled down the window so she could see it better. The building was huge, had to be at least as many floors as the office was. There was a courtyard in the middle of the parking lot that had a beautiful fountain; she could just imagine running her fingers through the cool water.
They pulled up to the front entrance and she stepped out of the car. She walked towards the door and it opened automatically for her. She gasped. The lobby was beautiful. There was a bright red carpet rolled out on top of beautiful marble floors. There was a huge glass chandelier hanging from the ceiling and all of the furniture was black and white and very modern. There was a desk over to the one side, where check in would be done and on the other side there was a door that lead to the restaurant.
The red carpet was rolled out in the lobby so that it made a path to the ‘ballroom’. Alexa followed the carpet and slowly walked to where the gala would be held. She held her breath as she pushed the huge wood doors open, and then all of her air left her in a rush. It was perfect, just perfect. Everything she had wanted was there, a beautiful ice sculpture stood in one corner, and there were tables set up exactly where she wanted them. They still needed to be set up, but that’s what she would do. They had to be done perfect.
Jeremy grabbed her arm and directed her towards the elevator. They got in and he hit the button for the twenty second floor. Yes, there were twenty three just like in the office. They stepped off the elevator and in to a beautiful hall way. He led her to a door and unlocked it.
“This will be your room for the night.” He said as he pushed the door open.
“Wow.” She said as she stepped in to the room. This too was beautiful. The room was huge, with a small kitchen off to the one side and a living area to the other. The bedroom had a giant king size bed and an en suite bathroom with a Jacuzzi tub. She was looking forward to using that later. Jeremy had her bags brought up and then he opened the closet and hung the dress he bought her in it.
“I will see you when the gala starts.” He said, and left the room.
Alexa looked around the room, and then headed down stairs to get to work. She set up all of the tables, putting table clothes and decorations on them. She over saw the food preparation and directed the entertainment where to go. The gala was set to start at eight, and by six o’clock she was all ready to go. All she had to do was get her ready.
She headed up to the room she was given for the night. She walked right in to the bathroom and stripped off her work clothes. She started the tub and filled it with bubbles. When the water was high enough, she stepped in and sunk down. The water felt so nice on her skin, to be surrounded by warmth. She just laid there for quite a while and then decided she better get out.
She toweled herself off and walked to the bedroom. She put on her panties and her bra and then slipped in to the elegant dress. She stilled loved the way it fit, it made her feel beautiful. She then did her hair and her makeup and put on the strappy heals she chose for the night. She may not have a dress suitable, but she definitely had a lot of shoes to choose from.
The last thing she did before headed back downstairs to start greeting people was slip the beautiful necklace around her neck and put in the matching earrings. They really were lovely and she loved the way she looked. She cleaned up nice. She laughed to herself as she left the room.
She spent the next hour watching all of the guests arrive. There were all kinds of celebrities and she felt very important. They all got champagne and talked about how amazing the hotel was. There were camera crews, taping people as they got out of their limos and walked across the red carpet.
She hadn’t seen Jeremy yet, and was watching for him. A black limo pulled up just then and Jeremy stepped out on to the carpet. Right behind him was another man. Alexa go a better look when he stood tall, it was Marcus, Jeremy’s brother. Again, the pictures didn’t do him justice. He was ridiculously handsome, tall like Jeremy and very muscular. They were the best looking pair of men she had ever seen.
They reached the spot where she was waiting and then she followed them in to the ballroom. They started to talk to guests so she made sure everything was running smoothly. That’s how she spent most of the night. She would look over to Jeremy or Marcus every once in a while, and she would see that they were standing together either talking to guests or to each other. At one point she looked over and they were both watching her and having a quiet discussion with each other. Jeremy motioned for her to come over, so she did.
“Is everything alright?” she asked, worried she forgot something.
“Everything is perfect Alexa,” that was Marcus who spoke. His voice was similar to Jeremy�
��s, but not quite a smooth, his voice was a little rough. It was sexy. “It’s very nice to meet you, I hear this all has you to thank.” He gestured to the room.
“Oh, I tried my best but it wasn’t all me. I had help.” She smiled.
“I told Marcus that you are interested in the production side of the business.” That was Jeremy.
“You did?” she asked.
“He did.” Marcus said. “Would you like to come and work with me?”
“Oh my God, I would love nothing better. I would do anything.”
Jeremy and Marcus exchanged a glace and Alexa got butterflies in her stomach.
Jeremy said, “We have a business proposition for you then Alexa. It looks to me like the guests are all satisfied for the moment; would you like to talk in private with us?”
Alexa didn’t know how she felt about that, but she went with them anyway. She couldn’t miss out on the opportunity to get the job of her dreams. They led her to a conference room that was off of the lobby. She hadn’t noticed it before because the curtains come across and just look like they are part of the lobby walls. The room was dark when they first entered, and Marcus switched on one of the lights. It still wasn’t overly bright but there was enough light to see them.
No body spoke for a couple of minutes and then Jeremy did.
“We want you Alexa.”
Alexa was very confused. “You have me.”
Marcus spoke this time. “Not like that Alexa.” He came closer to her and ran his fingers down her arm. “We want to be inside of you, both of us.”
Everything stopped moving. Alexa didn’t know what to do; she knew exactly what he meant. They wanted her to have sex with them. How could they do that to her? She wanted that job so much, but she couldn’t cheat on John. She was mortified, but also somewhere deep inside of her she was flattered.
“I don’t know.” She said shakily.
Jeremy said to her “Don’t you want the promotion Alexa? And admit it, you want me. What happened in the clothing store wasn’t a fluke. You want me just as much as we want you.”