the rich, smooth texture, the bite of cherries tart on her tongue. He reached toward her mouth with his hand and wiped a tiny bit of cherry syrup from her lip, then licked his finger. Her tongue darted automatically to where he'd found the sauce and he groaned in response.
Leaning close again, he whispered, “You're killing me.”
Jenna licked her lips again unconsciously. “Why is that?” she asked, taking another bite of her mousse.
“I'm jealous of your spoon,” he admitted.
“Chad...” she began.
“I'm sorry. That's out of line.”
“No, it's not that. I'm not so sure we should go there.”
“Because I'm too old for you?”
“Because you're my boss.”
“In only the strictest sense of the word. You run your own projects and I trust your judgment as well as your capabilities. Not to mention that you're a pretty big stakeholder. In some respects, you're my boss.”
When he put it that way, it sounded reasonable. “Wouldn't it be weird? At work, I mean?”
“Who says anyone has to know about it?”
Jenna didn't like the sound of that, but for some reason, she still found herself entertaining the idea. “I don't know...”
“Just think about it.”
“Okay. I will.”
Three months later, she'd felt like she'd done the right thing, declining any sort of non-professional relationship with her boss. It felt wrong on a whole host of levels. But, then she found herself on a business trip to Chicago with Chad, and everything changed.
They'd scored a huge contract with a security firm in Chicago metro and they were celebrating at the hotel's restaurant. Knowing that neither of them had to drive, they thought nothing of ordering a second bottle of wine. By the time they were finished with it, Jenna felt more than a little tipsy. Chad paid the check and helped her to her room. She couldn't get the damn keycard to work, so he did it for her, slipping inside the room under the guise that she needed help getting to bed.
Right. His idea of getting her to bed was getting them both to bed. Naked. Not that he took advantage of her. Part of her had regretted the decision to turn him down almost as soon as she'd said no. So, when he kissed her, the first time she'd been kissed in months, she responded with enthusiasm. It didn't hurt that he was a decent kisser, and given how long she'd gone without anything, Jenna didn't care.
The next morning, she woke with a pounding head and was surprised to find herself completely naked. She rolled to a sit and was shocked to see Chad in bed next to her, also naked. After a few hazy moments, memories of the night before flashed through her mind and she tried not to smile when she thought about that thing he'd done with his tongue. She closed her eyes and shook her head, grinning at the recollection.
“I hope that smile is because of me,” Chad's gravelly voice said.
Jenna's eyes opened and she said, “Maybe.”
“Does that mean you don't regret it?”
She shook her head. “No.”
“Is it too much to ask you to reconsider us?”
“You want this to happen again?”
“I want it to happen over and over again.” His nostrils flared and his breathing escalated.
Jenna thought, Why not? It seemed like a great idea, though she might regret it later. She kissed him in response, after which they tumbled in the sheets until they had to leave for O'Hare.
**********
Mankato, Minnesota, six years ago...
She'd been sleeping with Chad for a year and it was getting old, the fact that they kept their relationship under wraps. Her parents knew she was seeing someone, but they thought they had never met the guy and Jenna constantly made excuses for why they couldn't. It didn't matter that each of them had been to visit her in Minnesota and had met Chad, she couldn't tell them that she was dating her boss. Her mother would be appalled and her father wouldn't approve. Pat knew Jenna and Chad both well enough that she suspected he was aware of the secret, but he'd
Leaning close again, he whispered, “You're killing me.”
Jenna licked her lips again unconsciously. “Why is that?” she asked, taking another bite of her mousse.
“I'm jealous of your spoon,” he admitted.
“Chad...” she began.
“I'm sorry. That's out of line.”
“No, it's not that. I'm not so sure we should go there.”
“Because I'm too old for you?”
“Because you're my boss.”
“In only the strictest sense of the word. You run your own projects and I trust your judgment as well as your capabilities. Not to mention that you're a pretty big stakeholder. In some respects, you're my boss.”
When he put it that way, it sounded reasonable. “Wouldn't it be weird? At work, I mean?”
“Who says anyone has to know about it?”
Jenna didn't like the sound of that, but for some reason, she still found herself entertaining the idea. “I don't know...”
“Just think about it.”
“Okay. I will.”
Three months later, she'd felt like she'd done the right thing, declining any sort of non-professional relationship with her boss. It felt wrong on a whole host of levels. But, then she found herself on a business trip to Chicago with Chad, and everything changed.
They'd scored a huge contract with a security firm in Chicago metro and they were celebrating at the hotel's restaurant. Knowing that neither of them had to drive, they thought nothing of ordering a second bottle of wine. By the time they were finished with it, Jenna felt more than a little tipsy. Chad paid the check and helped her to her room. She couldn't get the damn keycard to work, so he did it for her, slipping inside the room under the guise that she needed help getting to bed.
Right. His idea of getting her to bed was getting them both to bed. Naked. Not that he took advantage of her. Part of her had regretted the decision to turn him down almost as soon as she'd said no. So, when he kissed her, the first time she'd been kissed in months, she responded with enthusiasm. It didn't hurt that he was a decent kisser, and given how long she'd gone without anything, Jenna didn't care.
The next morning, she woke with a pounding head and was surprised to find herself completely naked. She rolled to a sit and was shocked to see Chad in bed next to her, also naked. After a few hazy moments, memories of the night before flashed through her mind and she tried not to smile when she thought about that thing he'd done with his tongue. She closed her eyes and shook her head, grinning at the recollection.
“I hope that smile is because of me,” Chad's gravelly voice said.
Jenna's eyes opened and she said, “Maybe.”
“Does that mean you don't regret it?”
She shook her head. “No.”
“Is it too much to ask you to reconsider us?”
“You want this to happen again?”
“I want it to happen over and over again.” His nostrils flared and his breathing escalated.
Jenna thought, Why not? It seemed like a great idea, though she might regret it later. She kissed him in response, after which they tumbled in the sheets until they had to leave for O'Hare.
**********
Mankato, Minnesota, six years ago...
She'd been sleeping with Chad for a year and it was getting old, the fact that they kept their relationship under wraps. Her parents knew she was seeing someone, but they thought they had never met the guy and Jenna constantly made excuses for why they couldn't. It didn't matter that each of them had been to visit her in Minnesota and had met Chad, she couldn't tell them that she was dating her boss. Her mother would be appalled and her father wouldn't approve. Pat knew Jenna and Chad both well enough that she suspected he was aware of the secret, but he'd
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