Falling Into You (Geek to Chic)

by Brinks, Nikki

  Suddenly he moved quicker than she thought possible and she was splayed out under him. His tongue slamming into her mouth. His hands cupping her face. She moaned as she felt him, pressing his cock into her. In one powerful thrust he was fully seated in her. He broke the kiss. Pumping slowly into her, he held her gaze. Strong emotion came off of Derek in crashing waves.

  Neither of them spoke. They simply stared into each other’s eyes as the pleasure of their love making took them over the edge. After, they settled close together in each other’s arms and slept. Neither moving out of the comfort of the other’s arms.

  Chapter Twenty-Three

  Almost a month after the original meeting was due to take place Collin and his partners walked into the headquarters of CPST. Although they had become fast friends, Derek knew that friendship had nothing to do with business. His lawyers had put together a lucrative deal to make Collin, Gavin, Roc and Phin partners in CPST and all of the products they have produced in the past five years would also become the proprietary property of CPST. Both companies would benefit from this merger.

  Even with the benefits the merger would bring to both companies, Derek was nervous that something would fall through. He needed Collin if he had any hope of expanding his business without having to work every minute of every day. He was already pushing himself past reason. And now he had a reason to want a life outside of the office. Since the night she has come to his rescue with Netty, the two of them had fallen into a comfortable routine.

  They would work the day away, Derek on his best behavior, than they would eat dinner out and head to either his house or hers. Sometimes they would hang out with Alex or Izzy, trying hard to keep them apart. Otherwise, they would watch TV, have great sex and fall asleep in each other’s arms. He, of course, would only sleep for a few hours before waking to work on his laptop in bed. Roni, didn’t seem to mind him working at night as long as she was assured that he ate, relaxed a little and slept a few hours.

  He heard the beautiful sound of Roni’s laughter and knew that Collin the endless flirt was here for the meeting. He shook his head. He exited his office and walked up behind Roni wrapping his arm around her waist possessively. His caveman wanted to make sure Collin knew Roni was his girl.

  Collin only smiled at him. Derek always wore a suit to the office no matter what day of the week it was or how many hours he was going to put in. Collin was the opposite. Even though today after the tour and brief meeting, they would be sitting down with lawyers and signing the final papers, Collin was dressed in jeans and a comic book themed T-shirt. “Hey man, the other guys are over at Alex’s office.” Collin said, giving the traditional guy head nod in greeting.

  “I can only imagine what the four of them are up to. Probably planning a night of strippers and tequila and finding a way to bill the company for the festivities.” Derek responded with laughter.

  “Oh, if anyone can find a way to write that off as a company expense it would be Alex and Phin. This place is amazing. A little uptight for our taste, but we will work on that.”

  “I told you that you guys were the only tech guys who wore suits.” Roni giggled.

  “Yeah, yeah I know I have heard it for years. It was my idea to keep things, professional.”

  “You mean distant and lacking all personality.” Roni smiled at him again.

  Both Collin and Derek laughed. “Wow, she has you nailed dude. You should listen to the woman. Loosen up give this place some life.”

  “I am getting the impression that I will have very little say in the dress code once this deal is signed.”

  Roni suddenly looked extremely serious, almost worried. She quickly turned to Collin. Frantically grabbing his arm. “We need to rush him to the hospital! Something is seriously wrong if he is willing to concede control of something as important as the dress code.”

  She was able to hold onto her serious face for all of three seconds after delivering the joke. She and Collin practically fell over laughing, at his expensive. He shook his head at the two of them and laughed softly. A few short weeks ago, he would not have dreamed of giving up control of even the most mundane detail of his company. Now, he was allowing his managers to run their departments with limited interference. Now he was no cured of his obsessive behavior, but he was moving in the right direction.

  “Funny, now I am never going to let the suits go.” Derek looked passed the two jokesters to see the other men heading his way. “Now that we are all together. Time to let you boys look around. Remember, you have not signed on the dotted line yet, so try to break anything.” He looked at Roni at the end of the comment.

  “Hey, I haven’t broken anything here at the office.” Roni stated with her hands on her hips.

  We all laughed. “The key words were ‘at the office.’ That is her second iPad, she managed to run over the first one at her house.” Alex stated.

  “You’re lucky it was the iPad she ran over and not you S.A.” Izzy’s voice came from behind the crowd of men.

  ***

  “Would you have given me mouth to mouth if she had, sweetheart?” Alex countered, putting his arm around Izzy’s shoulders, pulling her close.

  This was a dangerous move if Alex intended to keep said arm. Roni watched the two in absolute amusement. Izzy gave Alex a flirty smile as though she was enjoying his touch. Then she grabbed his fingers and bent them and his wrist back at a painful looking angle. Alex let out a little grunt of pain as Izzy continued to pull back until Alex was on the ground. She looked down at him with a wicked smile on her face. “No, sweetheart, but I would back the car up and run you over again to put you out of your misery.” She dropped his hand. “You ready to go Roni?”

  They all laughed a little as Alex rose to his feet, rubbing his fingers and wrist. “Little does she know, I like it rough.” He mumbled.

  “I like her technic. Any woman who can bring that man to his knees deserves a reward.” Collin laughed. “Where are you two going? I thought you were our tour guide for the day, Roni?”

  “Nope, too much testosterone in the air for me today. Plus, I need a dress for the Children’s Charity Gala next week. And Izzy is my shopping buddy for the day.” Roni explained as she dug her purse out of her desk drawer. Derek ducked back as she swung her large purse onto her shoulder. She giggled.

  “Just being careful, honey.” Derek stated with a shrug. “That purse in your hands is a deadly weapon.”

  “Ha ha, you’re so funny. Just for that I am buying a floor length dress that has a turtle neck top. No skin show for you.” She playfully scowled at him. “And remember, the only way I am going to this damn thing is if you promise to leave your phone behind for the night! This is a no work night buddy.” She poked his chest for emphasis.

  Derek laughed. “Yes, I remember the deal. Although I may have to have the phone surgically removed. By the way, since as of today, you will be a board member of CPST you are expected to be in attendance at the gala as well. So grab a date and a tux.”

  “A date? Crap. Hey Izzy, are you going to this gala with the dip shit you just assaulted or are you free to go with me?” Collin asked with a playful grin on his face. Yes, they were all trying to determine what exactly was going on between Izzy and Alex.

  Izzy’s eyes became the size of the moon. She seemed to stop blinking and breathing. Alex laughed and moved closer to her, this time keeping his hands in his pockets and bumping hips with her instead to get her attention. “Yes, Izzy are you going with a gorgeous, rich, brilliant man you shamelessly assaulted for no reason, or are you going to go with a grown man who is wearing a Superman on his shirt.” Alex drawled.

  “Well, since I hate the rich bastard next to me, and the nice man in the Superman shirt actually asked, I think I will go with Collin.” She turned her full attention to Collin. “What time would you like to pick me up?”

  Before Collin could answer, Derek stepped in. “Well, since I will be picking Roni up, we can make it a double date. We will pick you girls up
at 7:00. Now gentleman, let’s get this show on the road, shall we?” He kissed Roni chastely on the lips. “Bye baby have fun shopping.”

  “Bye boys behave and be nice to the other kids on the playground.” Roni giggled out before she turned to wave her goodbyes to the other guys.

  As Izzy and Roni reached the elevator they heard a sound that sounded like someone getting hit and Collin yell. “What the fuck was that for asshole?”

  “I don’t think they are going to play nice today.” Izzy laughed

  “Me either and I think it is all your fault.” Roni laughed back. With that the two girls left to buy dresses for the gala that was looking more interesting by the minute.

  ***

  The tour and paperwork had taken much longer than Derek had anticipated. Now he was finishing up returning important emails so that he could get out of the office and into Roni’s bed. He had grown accustomed to seeing her all day at work and then all night at home. He didn’t really like being away from her. He laughed at his own obsessive thought pattern.

  Logically, he knew that he could not be with her every minute of the day and that they needed to still have their own lives. Emotionally, however, he wanted to tie her to him and never let her go. It was official he had met the woman of his dreams and was planning on telling her that he loved her soon. He hoped it went as well in real life as it did in all those chick flicks.

  “What the fuck has you gazing into the distance all dreamy eyed? Oh, is Derek in love?” Alex asked in a sing song voice as he unbuttoned his jacket, folding his large body into the guest chair in front of Derek’s desk.

  Derek’s entire body stilled. Am I that obvious? He didn’t want to talk to Alex about this and at the same time he did.

  Alex laughed boomed through his office. “Shit, dude. You are in love.” Alex rubbed his chin. “Never thought I would see the day when you let your shields down. Have you told her yet? Or is this going to take as long as working the courage up to talk to her?”

  “Fuck you.” Derek stated with amusement lining the words. He took a deep breath and leaned his head back on his chair. “No, I haven’t told her. I do have a plan though. And I actually need your help with it.”

  Alex looked both amused and puzzled. “I’m not forming some boy band with you to sing your undying love to her.”

  “I would never torture the woman or the world with your singing. I need you to run the company for a bit. I am going to take a vacation.” Alex stared at Derek, saying nothing. Derek could only imagine what was going through his friend's mind. Being in love with Roni was less of a shock to his best friend than him taking a vacation he was sure. “I plan to be gone for a month… leaving my laptop and phone behind.” More stunned silence. Derek decided to carry on, hoping his friend didn’t have an aneurysm or anything. “I booked a house with a private beach off the coast of Barbados. The plan is for Roni and me to leave right after the Gala next Saturday.”

  While Alex processed the fact that he would be gone for a month in a little over a week, Derek went back to returning his emails and shutting down his computers. When he turned back his friend was smiling. “If I didn’t already like Roni, I would now. She made you human!”

  “Funny. Now Collin will be in the office next week, so I will be able to bring him up to speed on the technical portion of the company so he can handle any items that come back from the military testing of the drone security package I will be delivering in the next day or two. So all you will have to handle is the financial and corporate signatures as it will take the lawyers more time to establish Collin and Phin as signatures. Also, I am hoping Jemma will be back by then...”

  “Stop, please stop. You are ruining the image I had of you being human. Relax, we can handle the business while you are gone. I promise the world will not end if you become mortal for a month and take a break. Go. Have fun. Have kinky sex on the beach.” Alex smiled at the last comment.

  “Well, it is a private beach.” Derek smirked, thinking of Roni naked on the beach and all the naughty things he would be doing to her. Then his naughty bubble burst with one devastating thought. “What if I invite her to go away with me and tell her I love her and she tells me she doesn’t feel the same or dumps me?”

  Alex simply stood and shook his head. “You’re a fucking idiot if you don’t already know how that woman feels about you. Derek, she looks at you like you hung the moon. Not to mention she makes sure you eat, sleep and act human toward the staff. Since she has come into your life you have mellowed, in a good way. She brings out the best in you. And you seem to do the same for her. All of us know how much the two of you love each other. In fact, we are all jealous of how perfect you two fit together. So don’t be a chicken shit. Tell the girl how you love her.”

  With that his friend walked out the door. Derek was now the one stunned. He had no idea the way Roni and he felt about each other was so obvious to the outside world. Nor did he have any idea that his friend wanted that love in his life. Something was changing in his playboy friend that was for sure.

  Chapter Twenty-Four

  Roni spun around in her room in her beautiful full length ocean blue gown. Watching as the skirt flew out in a large circle. The scoop neck had small beading and lace, leading into a wave of material that gave the illusion of it being a wraparound dress. The gown was silk and hit the floor, even with her silver Jimmy Choo stilettos. Earlier in the day Izzy and she had treated themselves to pedicures and manicures before getting their makeup and hair professionally done. The stylist has gone all out, styling her hair into an up do placing small pearls (to match the beading on her gown) throughout her hair. Her eyes had that smoky look of them, thanks to the wonderful makeup artist. She felt like Cinderella.

  “Remind me again how I got roped into going to this gala?” Izzy questioned in a very unhappy voice as she stomped into Izzy’s room. Even with the scowl on her face, Izzy looks amazing. Izzy wore a strapless green gown, the bodice hugged her breasts tightly while the skirt flowed freely to the floor. Even with the three inch stilettos Izzy was a tiny wisp of a woman.

  “Oh Izzy you look so beautiful. Stop scowling, I promise you will have fun. Plus Collin needed a date and you were being a nice friend by saying you would go with him.” Roni knew Izzy’s mood had nothing to do with where they were going or who she was going with. It had to do with who she wasn’t going with. “Plus, who can turn down free champagne and the prospect of dancing with men who look like they just walked off a GQ shoot?” Roni was doing her best to lighten the mood and encourage her friend to have fun tonight.

  Izzy walked over to the full length mirror in Roni’s room, she turned side to side to gauge how her look had turned out. After seeing that she did in fact look incredible, Izzy spun to face Roni. “You’re right, we will have a great time tonight. Even if Supreme Douche Bag and his flavor of the hour are sitting at our table.” Izzy was smiling as she spoke, but Roni could see the flames of rage with an underlying hurt in her friend’s eyes when she spoke of Alex. Roni wanted to say something to comfort her tiny friend, she knew though that Izzy didn’t want anyone to know (not even Izzy herself) that she was attracted to Alex.

  Roni went the way of humor to help her friend through the pain. “Well, I bet between the two of us I bet we can have a great time, at Alex’s expense. And if our joking makes it harder for him to get laid tonight, well consider it punishment for his douche bag ways.” Roni knew Izzy would like that last part a great deal.

  “Oh, you are evil. That’s why I love you!” As if on cue the doorbell rang. “I’ll get the door so you can make a grand entrance for Derek.” Izzy made kissy noises as she walked down the hallway toward the front door.

  Roni took several deep breaths. She and Derek had been seeing each other for only a little over a month now, but her heart was convinced she was in love with him. On some level she had been in love with him the second she laid eyes on him at Starbucks. She remembered that day distinctly. Up until she plowed him over a few
months ago, it was the one and only time he had looked at her. She had been waiting for her tea, chit chatting with the barista when he walked in. She turned her head to the sound of the door opening and saw him. He had no phone in his hand, his look was intense but gentle, his custom made suit hung on him perfectly emphasizing his large shoulders.

  Roni’s brain had told her she was being rude by staring, but the rest of her was enjoying the sight damn her manners. Then he looked at her. No, that wasn’t right, he looked right into her soul, or at least that was how it felt. Neither of them made a move to close the distance between them or look away, they simply stared at one another. Of course it was her own clumsiness that had ended the moment. She reached for the tea that the barista had set on the counter for her. Her gaze still locked on his she didn’t notice that she did not have a good grip on the cup. It slipped right through her hand crashing to the floor, breaking the spell between them. She hopped out of the way of the hot water splash looking down only briefly at the mess she had made. When she looked back up, he was gone. He had not even ordered a coffee.

  Now the man that had captivated her with a locking gaze was taking her to the Children’s Charity Gala. Roni was on cloud nine at the thought of him holding her as they dance. She heard Collin, Derek and Izzy talking in the living room about this and that and decided it was time she got out of here and joined them. She entered the living room, and was stopped in her tracks at the sight of Derek’s back. Sure, she saw him every day in a suit, but seeing him in an expensive tuxedo nearly had her drooling.

  He turned around slowly. Once he was facing her, his eyes caressed her from head to toe and back again. He stepped toward her, taking her hand, kissing it gently. “Roni you take my breath away. You look beyond beautiful.” He then leaned close to whisper in her ear, “makes me not want to share you with the rest of the world.” A shiver of lust ran through her body in response.