Instead, he lifted me, keeping our mouths molded together, and passed through the broken fence. Surely he was priming me for whatever ‘fantasy’ night was. If so, he was doing a great job, because at the moment I was ready for anything. The heat of his body made switches flip in my brain that I didn’t know I had.
The lights from the building faded as he carried me. My lips parted from his. “Where are you taking me?” I asked out of breath.He nipped my bottom lip. “I can’t wait,” he groaned, kissing me again with full force. I groaned into his mouth. I didn’t want to wait either.He found a break in the shrubbery, the crinkling of lava rocks raked in my ears from his sneakers padding through them, then the coolness of the concrete was on my back. Unlatching my legs from his waist, he set me down, then quickly began working on the button and zipper of my jeans. I knocked off“Alright. I’ll come to your fantasy night, whatever that means.”He nodded his head in appeasement, and I ignored the anxious twitch in my gut. I trusted him. Craft wouldn’t let me out of his sight. He was a man of his word. When plans didn’t go his way, he would be enraged and do everything in his power to redirect them. It was one of the qualities I admired about him.“Let’s go,” he said smoothly, opening the door to a foyer. The inside was a marble flooring leading to an elevator, rich mahogany wood paneling covered the walls, a door on each side of the foyer with a number. It was an apartment building, and way more attractive on the inside than the outside.Craft lead me to the elevator, the ding loud when it came to us. The door slid open, and he tugged me inside. Mirrors surrounded us, an elegant chrome chandelier hung from the ceiling. Craft pushed a button for the top floor, and I held my breath.Him c
A few of the men clapped when we re-entered the big space. Craft, waved to them, then lead me to an open chair in the living room area. Scooter and the few other men on either side of him had their noses in a magazine, while another was sitting on the ground with a pad of paper, scribbling names onto their papers.Craft came back with his own magazine and a drink. He handed me the cup, then sat down on the floor, leaning into the sofa chair.My eyes nearly bugged out. I’d never seen him sit on the floor, or would I expect him to give up a seat for me. He did it without hesitation.“Alright assholes, since Mack has graced us with his presence, it's time for the annual baseball fantasy selection to begin!” Cody announced. Clapping and a few hollers followed, and Cody began to ramble off rules, holding a dry erase marker to the board.I giggled to myself, realizing how foolish my brain was in thinking I was going to walk into a gay orgy.
My gaze followed his. “The baseball field?”A smile formed on his face. “Yes. I love the Guardian’s. I have season tickets.”“If you have season tickets, then why bother buying a place where you can see the games?”His eyes fell to the ground, his jaw tensing. The energy in the air thickened between us while he stood there, processing my question. Whatever reason it was, it wasn’t because he hadn’t thought of it. There was more to why he bought this place.He dropped his hands from the railing, one finding his pocket and the other rubbed the back of his neck.“You don’t have to tell me.” The sight of Craft being vulnerable should have brought me joy, but it made me want to comfort him.He met my gaze. “I watched the games with my dad from this rooftop.”“So, you lived here when you were younger?”He grimaced. “Not exactly. We lived on the othe
“Take this off,” I commanded, fisting the fabric in my hands.“I don’t think I can do that, sweetheart,” he teased, holding my hips still.The air in my lungs fought while I scowled down at him. “Excuse me?”His smile was filled with mirth. “We don’t have time to take our clothes off, not this time.”My face scrunched together in frustration. Covering my breasts, I grumbled. “But it’s okay to take off my shirt?”He bit the side of his lip.I snorted, shoving his shoulder, then hopping off of him, covering my chest from his view.“Delayed gratification,” he said evenly, standing from the bench. I bent down to pick up my bra, turning away from him to snap the clasp. I didn’t want him to watch me, especially after he’d denied going further.How did this happen? Earlier in the day, I thought I had him in my control, suddenly the tables had t
His jaw relaxed along with the crinkles of his eyes. “I like to tango.”A soft laughed escaped my mouth. I should have been mad at that comment, but for whatever odd reason, I thought I might erupt with giggles. This whole day had been outrageous.“Besides, I’m sure you have a ton of sexual harassment complaints hidden somewhere,” I muttered, recalling all of the freshly fucked women who have left his office.He furrowed his brows at me. “Why would you say that?”“Because you fuck your interns as much as Hugh Heffner fucks his models.”He clenched his jaw. “That’s quite judgmental of you to say.”I raised a brow at him.He bit his cheek and sighed. “I’m not saying I haven’t, but the numbers aren’t as high as you think they are. Women talk too, you know.”“Not like men,” I muttered.His lip quirked upward on one side. “No
My stomach clenched with betrayal. I thought we were having a decent time. He’d opened up throughout the night, but now, it felt like he was taking it all back. Did he lie to me about everything? Was he only trying to be close to me so I wouldn’t tell HR he seduced me in his office?Anger took over, and I stomped passed Cody and Craft.“Ready?” He asked sincerely.“I’ll catch a cab,” I snarled, heading for the door.“She might have overheard you,” Cody said under his breath.I spun on my heel. “Yeah, I did. Don’t worry, Mackenzie, you won’t get a complaint from me, in fact, you won’t ever have to see me again.”The few guys that were left only watched with wide eyes. Had no one ever stood up to this asshole?Craft didn’t say anything in response. I huffed, more pissed off that he didn’t have a response. Fed up with them, I marched to the elev
She crossed her arms and jutted her chin.“Thanks,” I said uninterested, hiding how terrified I was of the pile of paper sitting on my desk.“I knew you’d get to her. You’re such an asshole, and have no idea when you’ve got something good.”My chest tightened and my jaw tensed. Kelsey was a good thing, and the physical evidence that I threw any chance of having her, even if that was as a kickass employee, right down the drain.“I treated her like every other employee.”Mindy sneered. “Yeah, and for some ungodly reason, Kelsey doesn’t want to write a formal complaint. Who am I supposed to eat lunch with now? Those interns you rotate fucking?” She shook her head in disgust. “I can’t believe you categorized Kelsey into that group.”My eyes narrowed. “You know nothing about my personal life, so I suggest you stop accusing your superior with such foolish acc
“Kelsey!” A muffled voice rumbled along with a pounding on my door.The sound startled me, waking me from my spot on the couch. I’d fallen asleep watching a Nicholas Sparks movie with a tub of ice cream, again.Adjusting my clothing, a super-hot t-shirt from a 5k I ran in college and yoga pants, I sluggishly moved from the couch to the door.Peeking through the hole made me lose my breath. The very reason for the cheesy love stories and unhealthy amounts of sugar was standing there, demanding to see me. My stomach tightened. The pain that twisted my gut wouldn’t go away, and was on full blast now that he was so close. I’d avoided his texts, contemplating how to respond to them.Give it up Craft, I’m not interested.Really? Dinner? So you can beg for me to come back to work? PshhhhhWhy? So you can fuck me in the bathroom?Yes, take me to dinner and kiss me until our lips are numb.Tell me you wan