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  “Thanks. Is there anything else?”

  “No, I guess not. Enjoy the cheesecake.”

  “Mmmhmmm” was all she said and then pretended to get back to work. However, her mind was drifting. Her body tingled at the thought of being pressed against the door, his hands on her flesh, his lips pressing against hers, and his very talented tongue giving her incredible amounts of pleasure.

  This was not the time nor the place to think about things of that nature. There was too much work to be done to let her fantasies run wild. The cheesecake was still on her desk in the clear plastic container, a fork placed neatly on top of it. She tried to discreetly pop it open. However, it wasn’t as easy as it looked and the plastic made a loud crunching noise. She looked up and no one seemed to be around so she opened the wrapper the plastic fork was in and took it and the folded napkin out.

  Turning the fork sideways she slid it down the creamy cake and cracked the graham cracker crust. Bringing it to her lips, she closed her eyes. The fork slid slowly into her waiting mouth as her lips closed down on it. Pulling the fork out slowly, she savored the mixture of sweet and tart of this delicious dessert. When she opened her eyes, Anthony was looking at her.

  “Wow, I wish I would have seen that before our little discussion this morning.”

  Liza sat there glaring at him. “Are you just going to taunt me?”

  “Actually, I have business. I was told to talk to you about the schedule for the fundraiser reception. I want to make sure that I have all bases covered.”

  “Of course, come in and have a seat. I’ll print out the Senator’s itinerary.”

  Liza motioned for him to sit down as she pulled up the schedule from her email. He kept staring at her and she kept her eyes on her computer, refusing to look into those deep pools of blue. The schedule came out of the printer and she reached across the desk to hand it to him. His fingers brushed over her hand and a jolt of electricity went through her. That small touch brought back all his touches that morning. Pushing them quickly out of her head she asked, “Is that all you need?”

  “That’s all I need but not all I want,” he replied as he got up out of the chair and walked out of her office.

  That man infuriated her but at the same time, Liza was totally turned on. She looked at the time and realized she had to leave now if she wanted to get her dress from the cleaners for tomorrow night. She didn’t want to wait until the last minute to pick it up in case something went wrong. Grabbing her purse she made her way to the front.

  Anthony was talking with Candace and the amount of flirting going on was making Liza nauseated. “Candace, I’ll be out of the office for the rest of the day. I can be reached on my cell phone if need be.”

  “Yeah, sure,” Candace said without taking her eyes off of Anthony.

  However, Anthony wasn’t staring at the buxom blonde of a secretary. Instead, he was looking over Liza. Liza moved to the door and he got up and opened it for her. “See you tomorrow,” he said in a deep voice that sent shivers through her.

  Liza walked into the office at her usual time and got an even bigger shock than the one she had the previous day. Candace was there already at her desk. Anthony was sitting on it and she was giggling like a school girl. “So much for peace and quiet today,” she thought to herself.

  “Good morning, Ms. Sanderson,” Candace said in an unusually cheerful sounding voice.

  “Good morning, Liza,” Anthony said with a smirk.

  Liza just mumbled, “Morning,” then moved to her office.

  Before she shut her door, she heard Anthony say, “Someone must have woken up on the wrong side of the bed. Maybe she needs a good...” his voice drifted off then came back, “cup of coffee.”

  There was more giggling from Candace. Liza’s door made a loud sound as she shut it a little harder than she should. Immediately, she started focusing on her work. It was going to be a long day and night. Thank goodness she said she was taking the next day off. These receptions were crazy for her and it was always nice to be able to relax and take it easy.

  The ringing of her phone broke her train of thought. “Yes, Sir, I’ll be right in.”

  She gathered her iPad and made her way to the Senator’s office. “Come on in and shut the door,” he said.

  The Senator’s tone sounded rather serious and Liza wondered what was going on. She took a seat and folded her hands, putting them in her lap.

  “Liza, there have been rumors about office romance,” he paused, looking at her. “You know how I feel about them. They are disasters waiting to happen. Two staff members get together and everything is great, then they split and there is nothing but drama in the office. You know what I mean?”

  “Of course, Senator Worthington. Do you want me to talk to Candace?”

  He cleared his throat, “Well...Liza, I was talking about you.”

  Her eyes went wide. Was she hearing this correctly? He thought she was having some kind of romance in the office and who did he think was she doing this with? Her face went red and she had to breathe slowly to calm herself down.

  “Sir, I don’t know where you heard about this supposed romance. However, there is nothing going on. I am not involved with any other staff member that way.”

  “Oh, that’s good to hear. I didn’t think you would, Liza, but when this person told me, I started to become convinced that maybe there was something going on. I do know my godson is quite attractive. He has a way with the ladies.”

  Liza could swear that her mouth dropped open at that point. She knew exactly where this certain rumor about her and Anthony was coming from. Candace had to be the one whispering into the Senator’s ear. She was the one he needed to be talking to. She had her eyes on Anthony and would definitely love it if Liza was out of the picture.

  “Is that all you needed, Senator?”

  “Yes, that’s it. Thanks for being understanding, Liza.”

  “No problem. I’ll be going back to my desk. Lots of work to do.”

  She put on the best smile she could, seeing that she wanted to tear Candace’s head off. She was walking back when Candace passed her in the hall and gave her a sly grin. Liza couldn’t hold her tongue.

  “If you want him, Candace, then you go for it. I have no interest in Anthony. You’re free to do whatever you want with him. I don’t care.” Candace stood there not knowing how to respond. Now it was Liza’s turn to have a grin on her face.

  Liza was running late as she burst through the door to her apartment. She took a quick shower and slipped on the black cocktail dress she had bought for the reception. It was a good mix of classy and just a little bit titillating. Putting on the new peep-toe pumps, she took one last look in the full-length mirror in her bedroom. Her makeup was perfect, the dress looked amazing, and she actually managed to get her hair just the way she wanted it. Soft curls of deep chocolate color cascaded down her back, the sides pinned up to show off the diamond earrings that had once belonged to her grandmother. She was totally satisfied with the look. Grabbing her clutch purse, she walked out the door and locked it behind her.

  It didn’t take her very long to get to the venue of the reception. She gave her keys to the valet and he gave her a ticket. She had purposely gotten there early so that she could be there when the Senator arrived. People were walking to the door and their invitations were being checked by two of men dressed in black suits. Liza stood to the side and waited, saying “good evening” to a few people that she recognized from other functions.

  Finally, the Senator’s car pulled up and Anthony got out of the driver’s side and opened the car door then extended his hand. Mrs. Worthington grabbed it and stepped out of the vehicle. She always looked so sophisticated and was certainly an incredibly beautiful woman. She smiled and thanked Anthony, walking over to the sidewalk to wait for the Senator. Liza made her way over to where the woman was standing to wait as well.

  The Senator came out and shook Anthony’s hand and then moved over next to her his wife.
“You look quite lovely tonight, Liza.” Mrs. Worthington said to her.

  “She sure does,” Anthony said, moving his eyes up and down her body.

  “Thank you, Mrs. Worthington. You are looking beautiful as always.”

  Liza just stared at Anthony for the longest moment and then turned to follow the Senator and Mrs. Worthington into the reception. Anthony was a few paces behind them. He was focused on his surroundings instead of Liza.

  The reception was the usual affair with people mingling around as waiters and waitresses walked around with trays of food and drink. After some mingling, it was time for the Senator’s speech. He stepped up to the podium and began. He did it just the way he had rehearsed it earlier at the office. In the end, people were applauding and he stepped down and moved through the crowd again, Anthony following closely behind. Liza snuck off the ladies room now that the speech was done.

  When she walked out, there was Anthony standing at the door to the hall. He grabbed her hand and pulled her into a room with just a single dim light. It looked like it was used for some kind of storage. He pulled her close and nuzzled her neck, inhaling her scent. His lips found hers, pressing against her in a passionate kiss. When the kiss was broken, it was like he had taken all the words out of her head with his lips.

  “I have really been wanting to do that since I saw you outside. You look gorgeous.” He kissed her intensely again, his hands moving down over her body, feeling it through the silky fabric of her dress.

  “Wait, we can’t do this.”

  He grinned at her, “You’re right. As fun as it would be to try to not get caught again, this isn’t a good place. I want to take you home with me.”

  “That’s not it. We can’t do this. I have a feeling you’re not going to want a relationship and I’m not good being someone’s booty call. I just don’t think this is a wise idea.”

  “What are you afraid of? I think it’s much more than differences in what you and I want. Plus are you really sure that all I want you for is sex?”

  “You want to know what I’m afraid of? I’ll tell you. I’m afraid of you being like the others. Yeah the sex is great now but once that novelty of banging me wears off, you’ll lie to me, you’ll cheat on me and I’ll be left with a broken heart again.”

  Anthony said nothing; he just looked at her. “I’d rather live my life all alone than have my heart broken into a million pieces.” Liza grabbed the door handle, giving it a twist and walking out to go back to the reception hall.

  The rest of the night, she continued to talk to various politicians and those in the business community. She didn’t see Anthony anywhere around and was thankful for it. Thinking of the moment in the storage room had her very distracted. Right now, all she wanted to do was get this night over with. It couldn’t end fast enough.

  The hall was emptying out now, as it was getting late and people were anxious to get back to the comfort of their homes. Liza stood drinking the last bit of her second glass of wine. She made sure that she limited herself to just two glasses. She needed her head on straight. It seemed a lot of the people tonight were all in favor of re-electing the Senator. He had even gotten a few checks for his campaign. It was a successful evening.

  Placing her glass on the bar, she smiled at the bartender as she placed some money in the tip jar and then looked around the room for the Senator. She didn’t see him but did see the Senator’s PR guy, Robert. Walking over to him, she asked if he had seen the Senator.

  “He and Mrs. Worthington left some time ago. I heard that Mrs. Worthington had a killer headache so he took her home as soon as he could break free.”

  Liza wondered if Mrs. Worthington was really getting a headache or if the Senator just grew tired of all the people he was talking with. There were a lot of people at this function and everyone seemed to demand his attention. She couldn’t blame him if he did sneak away.

  “Thanks, Robert. I’ll see you at the office.”

  “Sure thing, Liza. Have a good night.”

  “A good night,” the words went through her head. Could she have a good night? Her nights consisted of going to the gym after work then back home to watch TV. Her cat would sometimes crawl up on her lap and lay down in a ball so Liza could pet her. She led such an exciting life. Her mind drifted to the Friday night with Anthony, the Monday morning at work, and the moment there in the storage closet.

  She walked out to the valet and handed him her ticket as she waited for him to get her car for her. It shouldn’t take long since most of the guest had already left. A motorcycle pulled up to the curb and the rider took off his helmet. It was Anthony. “Come with me,” he said almost in a demanding voice.

  “I can’t, they’ve gone to get my car already,” a flimsy excuse.

  When the valet pulled the car up, he got out and was moving to give her the keys when Anthony intercepted and asked him to put the car back. The guy looked confused and Anthony slipped him some money then said something that Liza couldn’t hear. The valet looked at it and said, “Yes sir, certainly.”

  The valet disappeared with the car and Anthony got back on the bike. He held out his hand. Liza was ready to refuse it and demand her car be brought back but something inside her compelled her to go with him. She got on the back and he took off. They headed through the darkened streets, the wind blowing through her hair. Soon afterward, they pulled up in front of his place.

  Anthony helped her off the bike and led her to the door. Liza knew she shouldn’t be here but there was something about him that just made her want to undress him and run her hands all over his hardened muscles. His skin pressed against hers. She could feel her panties starting to get wet against her will.

  He let her go in first and then closed the door behind her. Coming up behind her he wrapped his arms around her. “Are you still scared? Or are you more excited?” He whispered in her ear as he held her close to him. She couldn’t answer him standing there. Her breathing was heavy and ragged.

  Anthony turned her around and kissed her like he had done in the storage closet. Pulling back, he looked into her eyes and she saw the same hunger in them as before. He wanted to devour every bit of her. She was willing to let him. Taking her hand, he led her into the bedroom, pulling her in and kissing her again as he slowly pulled the zipper of her dress down, parting the teeth one by one. She felt it as it dropped to the floor in a heap.

  Her hands reached out and unbuttoned his shirt, pulling it out of his pants and running her hands over his chest as she moved the shirt. then he helped her by shrugging out of it. All she wanted was for him to ravage her. She no longer cared if she would never see him again; she wanted him, she needed to feel him deep inside her.

  Her hands moved to the button on his pants and popped it open then it was her turn to lower his zipper. Moving down his body, she lowered his pants to the floor. He was standing there looking like he did in her office. She licked her lips slowly as she unhooked her bra letting it slide off her arms and drop to the floor. He stared intently at her as she slipped her fingers into the waistband of her black lace panties. She paused for a moment but knew that there was no turning back now.

  Her body stripped of all her clothes except a pair of garters and stockings, he gently laid her down on the bed and pressed his body to hers. She could feel his hardness up against her leg. Reaching down, she wrapped her hand around it and started to stroke it as his lips took hold of her already hardened nipple, his tongue caressing it. She let out a moan and continued to move her hand as she felt his hand move down over her stomach. His caresses felt even better now than they did earlier that evening. He kept going and slipped his hand between her thighs. She parted them a bit more for him.

  His fingers explored her wetness, making her moan even more. He could feel her getting more and more excited and soon afterward, he took two fingers and slipped them in her. She gasped as he entered her, her back arching as he moved his fingers slowly at first. He kept going as her breathing got harder. She was close
to being pushed over the edge.

  “Please fuck me,” she said in a breathy voice.

  “Alright then. I can’t deny a lady her request,” he said as he moved on top of her.

  With the tip of him pressing up against her, she wrapped her legs around his waist trying to pull him in. However, he wasn’t going to move until he was ready. He just laid there, knowing how badly she wanted him.

  “Please, I need you deep in me now.”

  He grinned and without saying anything, he slid all the way inside her. She moaned even louder now and he felt so good inside her. That alone almost got her to the point of having an orgasm. He held her as he moved in a nice slow rhythm. Leaning down, he kissed her hard on the lips. His tongue moved into her mouth and wrestled with her own. He was getting more and more excited and his pace started to quicken.

  Her muscles tightened around him as he moved even faster. She was getting closer and closer, and he was going faster and faster. Her body started to tense as she bit her lip, her legs gripping around his waist as she plunged into a pool of ecstasy.

  Her orgasm set off his own as his cock spasmed. He gave a few more strokes and then paused, just holding on to her and being very still. Once he was finished, he rolled to the side and pulled her close to him not wanting to let her go. He wanted to still feel her soft, silky skin against his.

  Liza laid there in Anthony’s arms trying to catch her breath. “You do know your godfather doesn’t want us together. He has this thing about office romances.”

  “Oh, I have a fix for that.”

  She looked at him one eyebrow up, “You do?”

  “We won’t have an office romance.”

  She propped herself on her elbow, “So this is just a one night stand? I guess you fuck me and then on to the next one.”

  She was about to get up, get dressed, and get out of there when he put a hand on her arm and pulled her back to him.