by J. O Mantel
“Oh god no! Nothing like that,” Sienna said, relief sweeping over Emily’s face.
“Not that it would be an issue for Lukas and I, he’s already said that he wants to start a family of his own. I’m just scared that if it ever happens he’ll have to give up on his music and he’ll hold it against me for the rest of my life. I wouldn’t blame him either.”
“Seriously, is that all that’s bothering you?” Emily asked.”
“It’s a pretty big deal if you ask me. It wouldn’t be an easy decision to make. I just don’t know how I would feel about it all.”
Emily stood up, she walked over to the mirror and brushed her hair before hopping into the fold out sofa bed.
“Sienna, let me ask you something,” she said, making herself comfortable.
“Are you happy?”
“How do you mean?”
“Are you happy, you know with your life, work, Lukas?”
Sienna sat there for a moment, to be perfectly honest, she had never really actually stopped to think about it. Certainly, since meeting Lukas, she was happier with her life, much happier. As she sat there and thought about the last seven months, she never imagined that her life would end up like this.
She looked at Emily and smiled, “Yes! I am happy,” she said.
“Then I think you just answered your own question.”
Sienna got comfortable in her bed and looked over at Emily, “Hey, are you up for some shopping, tomorrow?”
“It’s Black Friday. Are you mad?”
“Probably! But it’ll be fun. You’ve never stayed long enough for the two of us to do anything together, and I think it’s time we did.”
Emily smiled, “Ok, sounds like fun. I know that Mom and Dad said they wanted to spend some quality time with Jake. After this weekend, we probably won’t see each other again until Christmas.
“Good. Well, see you in the morning.”
“Yep! Goodnight,” Emily said.
“Night,” Sienna replied as she rolled over and turned out the light.
The final hour of work couldn’t go any slower for Sienna. She had finished up with all her clients, filed away her paperwork and was sitting at her desk waiting for the clock to tick over five p.m. It was her final day at the office for the year before they closed up for the holidays and Christmas. She looked out her office window and saw her receptionist, Deb, packing away her desk and sorting through her emails for the final time this year.
As she started cleaning her own desk, Sienna thought about Lukas, tonight was going to be the last time that she would see him before he left for Malibu to be with his family for the holidays. He was taking her out for dinner at some private restaurant that he had organized for just the two of them. She knew how important family was to Lukas, but she was a little sad that the two of them wouldn’t be together for Christmas.
It was almost five p.m. and she could hear a familiar voice outside her office. She looked up and saw Lukas standing at Deb’s desk. She opened the door, “Lukas?” she called as she walked over to him.
“There she is,” he turned and acknowledged her with a kiss.
“Lukas, please, I’m at work,” she blushed.
“Oh, don’t mind me,” Deb said.
“This is my receptionist, Deb. Deb this-”
“I know who he is,” Deb interrupted, “Mr. Dark, it’s an absolute honor to meet you,” she said, holding out her hand.
“Hello, Deb! Please, call me Lukas,” he replied, shaking her hand.
“I know this is going to sound really embarrassing and I’m sure you get it all the time-”
“Of course you can have an autograph. It would be my pleasure.”
Deb handed him a pen and paper and gushed as he scribbled his name.
“Thank you,” she said
“Have a wonderful Christmas, Deb and enjoy your holidays,” Sienna said.
“Thank you, Sienna, you too. Lukas, it was a pleasure to meet you, Merry Christmas.”
“Merry Christmas,” he replied as Deb turned off her computer, grabbed her purse and headed out the door.
“Lukas, what are you doing here? I thought I was meeting you at my place.”
“Well, I wanted to surprise you,” he said as they walked back into her office.
Lukas pulled the blinds, closed the door and locked it, he then spun Sienna around, pulling her in for a kiss.
“What was that for?”
“Do I need a reason to show my girl how much I love her?” He kissed her again, this time leaning her down on her desk.
“You look fucking sexy in that uniform,” he said, slowly unbuttoning her blouse.
“Lukas, stop! We have all night for this.”
“But there’s nothing sexier than fucking on a desk,” he said as he removed her blouse. His lips covered her shoulders with kisses, Sienna tilted her head back and moaned as Lukas made his way down her neck. He put his hand up her skirt and grabbed the edge of her panties with his fingers, slowly pulling them down over her knees. Unzipping his pants, he positioned himself between her thighs just as the phone on her desk rang.
“Shit!” Sienna whispered. “Yes?” She answered.
“Hey, Sienna. I’m about to leave. Do you need anything before I go?” Her boss, Adam asked.
“No. Thank you, Adam, I’m good.”
“Ok. Merry Christmas.”
“Merry Christmas,” Sienna replied, hanging up the phone.
A few minutes passed, and soon it was just Lukas and Sienna left in the building.
“Lukas, let’s save this for later,” she said, sitting up as she lifted her panties and adjusted her blouse.
“But you look so fucking sexy in that uniform, I just want to lay you down on this desk and fuck you.”
“You mean, right here? Right now?”
“Yep!” He said, laying her down again and tearing off her skirt and panties. He ripped off her blouse and bra, exposing her tits. He placed kisses all over them, before sucking on her hard nipples. Sienna sat up, she removed Lukas’s pants before tearing off his shirt, running her hands down his smooth hairless chest. She covered it with kisses of her own, before slowly making her way down to his crotch. Quickly removing his underwear, she got down on her knees and placed his cock inside her mouth.
Some time later the two of them headed back to Sienna’s place. Lukas walked Sienna inside and after kissing her goodbye, told her that he would return in one hour to pick her up and take her to dinner. Sienna showered and sorted through the clothes in her closet before finally deciding on some new black heels, a long black evening dress that she had bought in Vegas, silver earrings and her maroon cardigan, the same one she had worn on their first date.
There had been very little snow fall, but winter in New York City had gotten a lot colder in recent years. Sienna wanted to make sure she was warm enough for the evening. Lukas arrived about fifteen minutes later, she grabbed her purse and headed out to the limousine, where Joseph was waiting for her.
“Good evening, Sienna,” he acknowledged, opening the door.
“Hi, Joseph,” she replied, stepping inside. Lukas was pouring them both some champagne. He was wearing a navy blue suit, black shirt and a white tie. His leopard print cowboy boots, completed his outfit. This wasn't the first time Sienna had seen Lukas in formal attire, but his appearance got better with each outfit.
He greeted her with a kiss, and as Joseph started the car, Lukas handed her the champagne.
“You look beautiful,” he said, kissing her neck.
“You're not so bad, yourself,” she replied.
They made a toast and drank their champagne, Lukas pulled her closer towards him. She felt her body tingle with his touch, and she was quite annoyed at the fact that she couldn't tear off their clothes, lay him down on the floor of the limousine and fuck his brains out. Lately, the sex between the two of them had been hot! Actually, it was better than hot, it was erotic. Lukas could always please Sienna's every desire, every need and
it was as though he knew every erotic thought that was running through her head.
There were times she wondered what was going through Lukas's head when she would give him a blow job or an orgasm. Was she any good? Has he had better? They were thoughts that invaded her mind every now and then and gave her a sense of insecurity. But one look at Lukas always made those thoughts disappear.
“So where are we going?” She asked, breaking the momentary silence that had filled the car.
“It's a surprise,” he whispered in that deep, seductive tone that always made Sienna's clit wet.
It was after seven when they reached the restaurant. Joseph parked the limousine outside while Lukas took Sienna's hand and led her inside. They walked up to the desk where they were greeted by the hostess.
“Good evening, Mr. Dark,” she said.
“Good evening,” he replied.
“Your table is ready, right this way please.”
She stepped out from behind the desk and escorted the two of them to another area of the restaurant. The entire section was completely empty, except for the waiter who was standing at a table waiting to greet them. The hostess turned and went back to the desk.
“Good evening Mr. Dark, Ma'am,” he said, pulling out the chair for Sienna.
“Thank you,” she said, sitting down. There were two candles alight in the center of the table, some cutlery, plates and an ice bucket with a bottle of champagne.
The waiter then pulled out the chair for Lukas and he too sat down. Grabbing the bottle of champagne, the waiter filled both their glasses.
“Dinner will be served shortly, sir,” he smiled before turning and making his way to the kitchen.
Sienna looked at Lukas and smiled.
“What?” He said.
“You did all this? For me?”
Lukas grabbed her hand, “I wanted to remind you how much you mean to me,” he said, leaning forward and kissing her.
“I don't know what to say.”
“Just say you love me,” again he leaned forward and kissed her.
“Of course I love you. Why would you think otherwise?” she asked.
He picked up his glass of champagne and Sienna followed suit.
“Shall we toast? To true love and happiness,” she said.
Lukas paused for a moment, he looked at her and smiled, “To a Christmas we'll never forget.” They clinked their glasses and sipped their drinks.
The waiter returned and placed their meals in front of them before turning back to the kitchen.
“Wow! Lukas, this looks amazing,” she said, looking at the lobster and the enormous amount of seafood in front of her. She unfolded her napkin and placed it on her lap.
“I hope you like seafood” Lukas asked.
“What did you mean by what you just said?” Sienna asked, making a start on her lobster.
“About what?” Lukas was slightly confused.
“When we toasted, you said, ‘To a Christmas we’ll never forget.’”
Lukas was quiet, he sat there and drank his champagne, the silence was a little too much for Sienna and her curiosity was getting the better of her.
“Lukas! You know I don’t like it when you go quiet like that.”
Lukas reached over the table and grabbed her hand again. “Well, as a matter of fact, there is something that I wanted to ask you.”
Sienna gulped, he couldn’t be, surely he wasn’t about to propose, was he? Not that she would hesitate, she would gladly trade the name Forrester for the title of Mrs. Lukas Dark any day.
“Sienna?”
“Ye-yes?” she stuttered.
Lukas stared into her eyes, she’d seen his eyes many times before, but looking at them now, she couldn’t help but really notice the deep shade of chocolate brown that they were, just like Ivy’s.
“How would you like to spend Christmas with me?”
“What?”
“Christmas! You and me? Together?”
“I thought you were spending Christmas with your family?”
“I was, but I saw them for Thanksgiving, and there will always be, birthdays, holidays and other Christmases. I’ve spent every Christmas with my family, and now, you're a part of my family and I want to spend it with you.”
Sienna was speechless, she didn’t know what to say, a slight tear trickled down her cheek, Lukas wiped it with his finger as he stood out of his chair and kissed her.
“Tears of joy, I hope?”
“Oh, Lukas!” She whispered.
“Unless you have other plans?” he asked.
“No!”
“So, it’s a yes?”
“Of course it’s a yes,” she replied, leaning forward and returning his kiss.
“Great! We leave tomorrow.”
“Tomorrow? Lukas, its Christmas Eve tomorrow, and where are we going?”
Lukas smiled, “You know better than to ask me a question like that, because you already know the answer.”
“But, I need to know what to pack.”
“Something…summery, and don’t forget your passport,” he smiled.
“Lukas! That’s not fair. You know I don’t like surprises.”
He didn’t say anything, he sat there and ate his lobster leaving Sienna with all kinds of possibilities as to where he may be taking her.
After they had finished their meal, the waiter returned with their dessert, pecan pie, chocolate chip ice cream, carrot cake, chocolate brownies, and Boston cream pie.
“I didn’t know what you liked, so I ordered everything off the menu,” Lukas said. After the meal she had just eaten, she was sure that she couldn’t possibly fit anything else in.
After they had finished what they could manage with dessert, the lights in the restaurant dimmed slightly. Suddenly a familiar tune filled the room as Lukas stood up and walked over to Sienna. “I gotta take a little time,” he sang, grabbing Sienna’s hand and walking her out onto the dancefloor. They danced slowly, as Lukas serenaded her with his rendition of I Want to Know What Love Is.
It was several hours later when Lukas finally paid the waiter, leaving him an exquisitely large tip. After thanking him and the chefs for the wonderful food he and Sienna had consumed, he grabbed Sienna’s hand and they headed out to the car where Joseph was waiting for them. Sienna couldn’t have asked for a better way to spend the end of yet another year of work. She was with the man that she loved, the evening was amazing and she had a feeling that Christmas was going to be even better.
As Joseph pulled into the drive, Sienna couldn’t help but feel slightly relieved. She had just had the most amazing evening with Lukas, but she was exhausted after an extremely busy day at work, and all she wanted to do was go to bed.
Lukas walked her inside and looked around, “Where’s Jake?” he asked.
“I’m actually not sure, maybe he went out with friends for an end of year party, or something,” she said. She walked into her room and placed her cardigan back in the closet.
“You know, this is actually the first time I’ve ever been in your room,” Lukas said.
It just hit Sienna, he was right. They had been dating for eight months and although he had been to her house many times, it was the very first time he had been in her bedroom. Whenever he came over Jake was often just leaving or not home and they made use of the comfort of the living room without having to worry about the constant interruptions from Jake. Lukas walked around her room and stopped suddenly, looking at the walls.
“Wow! Anyone would think you had an obsession with this guy,” he said looking at the poster of himself on the wall.
“Yeah, maybe just a little,” she said.
“Do you have a pen?” he asked.
“Huh?”
“A pen?” he repeated.
Sienna opened her drawer and handed Lukas a marker. To Sienna, Love, your biggest fan, Lukas xx he scribbled on his abs.
“You're such a dork,” she said. “Thank you,” she leaned forward and kissed him as he wrapped
his hands around her waist.
“I better go,” he suddenly said, pulling himself away. “You’ve got some packing to do, and I need to finalize some things before we leave tomorrow.”
“What time shall I be ready?”
“I’ll have Joseph pick you up at seven and take you to the airport. I’ll meet you there.”
“Lukas, where are we going?” she begged.
Lukas kissed her on the nose and smiled, before he turned and headed for the front door.
“See you tomorrow,” he said.
“Thank you, for an amazing evening,” she whispered, kissing him.
“You're welcome. Goodnight.”
Sienna watched as he walked to the car. He opened the window as the car pulled out of her street and out of sight.
####FRIENDSHIP####
Sienna was awake early on Christmas Eve. The excitement had made it difficult for her to sleep. She jumped out of bed and grabbed her suitcase, placing it on the bed, when there was a knock on her bedroom door.
“Come in.”
“Morning,” Jake yawned.
“Morning,” Sienna replied, throwing a pile of clothing into the suitcase.
“Going somewhere?” Jake asked.
“Yeah, I’m spending Christmas with Lukas, actually.”
“What?”
“Yeah! It all kind of happened last night. We went out for dinner after work and he told me that we would be going away for Christmas and that I should pack something summery and my passport.”
“Where is he taking you?”
“I don’t know. He wouldn’t tell me anything.”
“Summery?” Jake thought aloud, “Wait! Maybe he’s taking you to Australia.”
“Australia? Nah!”
“Well he did tell you to pack a passport and something summery, and it is summer in Australia at the moment. You put the pieces together, Sienna. Anyway, I’m making coffee, want one?”
“Sure.”
Jake headed for the kitchen and put the kettle on just as he heard the front door open.
“Merry Christmas, Jake,” Ivy called.
“Hey! Merry Christmas,” he said, greeting her with a kiss.
“What brings you here so early on Christmas Eve?”