Twenty-Five | Ethan
Twenty-Five
Ethan
I spent the first half of Friday morning on the phone with Brent as we worked out the last few details of the Watson Investments deal. I was more than somewhat relieved when he let us off the hook for dinner at Zenkichi tonight. Not that I didn’t want to spend time with him and get to know Chasity. I just wanted to spend that time alone with Eva. I had no idea if she really had plans with her sisters or whether they had been canceled. Either way, I was determined to find out.
My fingers tapped against the keyboard in front of me as I struggled to think about how to ask her. Everything sounded lame and pathetic in my head. I was a fucking lawyer who had graduated at the top of my class, yet I couldn’t figure out how to ask the girl I loved if she had plans tonight.
I moved the mouse around until a new chat box was opened on my desktop.
Me: Hey, what’s happening tonight?
I stared at the words on the screen and rolled my eyes. What was I? Seventeen? I pressed the arrow to delete the string of text and then tried again.
Me: Any big plans for the night?
Yeah, like that was any better. Another long press of the arrow to get rid of the pitiful words in front of me.
Me: Hey
Without realizing it, I hit the enter key with my wrist and sent the message. I lowered my head and felt the heat of her gaze as I looked up and found her looking into my office from her desk.
Eva: Hey
Well, at least this was a start—an awkward one, but one nonetheless.
Me: Sorry, I accidentally hit send before I finished typing.
Eva: No worries. Did you need something?
Yeah, a fucking brain CT or scan or whatever they do to see if you’re crazy. I had felt off all day and couldn’t figure out why. Last night with Eva had been incredible. Yet I still couldn’t shake the feeling that something was amiss.
Me: No, thank you.
She turned to look at me with a puzzled look on her face after she read the message.
Don’t worry, Eva, I’m as fucked up right now as I sound .
I blamed her wet pussy that had been wrapped around my cock so many times last night, it must’ve somehow sucked all of my intelligence out with each orgasm she pulled from me.
I put my head down between my hands and tried to figure out what I was doing. Maybe I needed carbs? I had skipped breakfast this morning in an effort to run by my place to shower and change clothes, which made me later than I wanted to be.
“Hey, are you alright?” she asked softly as she leaned against the door frame.
I lifted my head and looked at her. She stood there looking fucking gorgeous with her long, black hair in loose curls that laid perfectly over the crimson red sleeveless blouse she was wearing. It was tucked into a tight black skirt that showed off the curves I had taken my time tracing with my tongue last night.
I swallowed hard, trying to use whatever mental power I had left to force my dick down. Now wasn’t the time or place for this. I had a lot I needed to get done, and fucking her in my office wasn’t on my list. Even though it should have been.
“Yeah, I’m sorry. I’m just a little out of sorts this morning,” I mumbled and ran a hand over the coarse hair on my jaw. Was it still morning? Who even knew what time it was at this point?
“Did you eat breakfast?” Her brows pulled together in concern. “I can make you some—”
“Please don’t say toast.” I scrunched my face and laughed.
She pretended to be hurt as she pouted and folded her arms over her perfect tits, pinning me with a look.
“Fine. I can order breakfast from somewhere. What do you want?”
“You don’t have to order food for me. Besides, isn’t that Kate’s job?”
“Kate is in Regina’s office. She’s been there all morning.” She leaned back slightly and looked down the hall to make sure she wasn’t at her desk. “I don’t know when she’ll be back.”
“What’s that about?” I asked out loud, even though I hadn’t expected her to know.
“I have no idea. Kate seemed a little off this morning. Kind of distant with me. Who knows?” She shrugged and scrunched her nose. “So, what do you want for breakfast? Or would you rather wait, and I’ll order us lunch?”
I glanced down at the clock on my computer and was surprised to find that it was already almost eleven.
“Why don’t we just do lunch since it’s already almost that time?”
“Sounds good. Let me know what you want, and I’ll put in an order.” She smiled and turned to walk back to her office. I felt the temperature in the room rise about one hundred degrees when I caught a glimpse of her ass in the tight skirt with the little slit at the bottom. She was killing me with this outfit and didn’t even know it.
“Eva,” I croaked out, coughing to try to clear my throat.
“Yeah?” She turned around and stepped back to where she was standing a few seconds ago.
“You look really nice today,” I blurted out. “I like that outfit.”
My eyes wandered her body and I enjoyed the look on her face as she recognized what I was really trying to say.
“Thank you,” she said quietly, walking over to my desk.
She was inches away from me, the scent of her vanilla body wash floating in the air around me.
“I was worried that this skirt might be inappropriate for the office.”
She walked behind my desk and sat on the edge as I turned in my chair to look at her. Her legs were in between mine, and I could easily see up her skirt without anyone having any idea what I was doing.
“Why would it be inappropriate?” I asked, my voice low and gruff.
She glanced over her shoulder before looking back at me, a devious smile on her face. Slowly, she planted her feet further apart, her heels digging into the carpet below her. I looked down and fought the urge to run my hand up her smooth, tanned legs as she spread them a little further for me. I could almost see whether or not she was wearing panties, but she wasn’t sitting back far enough, and she knew it.
“I was worried that it might be too... short. And tight.” She sighed dramatically and flipped her hair over her shoulder before she tilted her head and slowly turned her body toward me. “It was hard finding the right panties to wear because, us girls, we really hate panty lines.”
“What panties did you decide on?” My breathing grew heavy as I reached up to pull at my tie, which suddenly felt way too tight.
“None.” She leaned back further and spread her legs wide for me, showing me her bare pussy.
“Fuck, Eva,” I growled as I scooted closer and ran my hand up her thigh. I could see the desire in her eyes, the same need coursing through her that was pulsing through my veins right now.
“I know what I want for lunch,” I said quietly, watching her face as I slipped a finger inside of her.
She gasped at the contact before she rolled her head back and let it fall. I slid another finger in, my dick twitching in response to the way her pussy grabbed hold of my fingers the same way it did with my cock last night. She moaned quietly as I fucked her with them for a few minutes, driving her as wild as she was driving me.
I slowly pulled them out and held them up to her face, showing her how wet they were.
“Taste yourself, Eva,” I demanded. “See how good you taste.”
She hesitantly opened her mouth before slowly taking my finger inside and sucking it. The action went straight to my cock as she twirled her tongue around and sucked harder. Unable to take it anymore, I pulled my hand back and scooted my chair closer to her.
“The door is open, so you’re gonna have to be really quiet,” I said sternly, looking at the excitement on her face before I lowered my head in between her legs. She let out a moan as she ran her fingers through the back of my hair.
“Quiet,” I warned. “Or someone will catch us.”
I knew how much it had turned her on when we fucked in front of the window, so it didn’t surprise me that she wouldn’t be drenched with the thought of someone walking in and catching me as I ate her out on my desk.
Slowly, I ran my tongue along her folds, licking up and down each side before parting her with my fingers and sliding them inside. I felt her hips buck in response and let out a low chuckle. While I worked my fingers against her G-spot, I focused my tongue on her clit as I rotated between gentle licks and hard sucking. I knew her body well enough now to know what she needed to get her to a quick climax.
Her hips rotated around my face as she tried to get as much friction as possible the closer she got. I fucked her faster with my fingers as I went straight to sucking her clit. Within seconds I could feel her pussy spasm around me as she came undone on my desk. I pulled back and wiped my face with the back of my hand, feeling good about the satisfied look on her face. She sat upright and closed her legs as she giggled.
I was riding the high of it when I heard footsteps coming down the hallway and knew that we didn’t have time to get her out of my office before whoever it was got here. Thankfully, Eva heard them at the same moment I did and jumped off the desk, standing beside me as I scooted my chair back to face my computer.
“See, right there. That’s what I was talking about,” Eva said as she pointed to the Eiffel Tower on my wallpaper. I quickly moved the mouse and clicked open a report I had been working on earlier to make it look more believable as Regina stepped into my office.
Eva stood upright and smiled at Regina as if she hadn’t just committed one of the most inappropriate office activities in the handbook.
“Thanks, I was trying to find that in the report but must have skimmed right over it,” I said to Eva, loud enough for Regina to hear. I turned my full attention to Regina and attempted to smile.
“Hello, Regina. What can I do for you?” I asked cautiously. She looked between us, a look of concern on her face mixed in with the stoic expression I was used to seeing from her when we were meeting with an employee that we had to let go. The last time I saw that look was when we met with Cora.
“I need to speak with you—both of you, in my office.” She turned on her heel and walked out, leaving us in stunned silence.
“Do you think she knows what just happened?” Eva whispered with panic laced in her voice.
“No. It must be something else. She wasn’t close when you were coming on my face, so she didn’t see or hear anything,” I said to reassure her, only to get a jab in the ribs with her elbow. “What? You can’t say that didn’t happen.”
“You’re impossible,” she said and shook her head. At least her mood seemed a little less tense as we made our way to Regina’s office.
When we got there, she was already sitting at her desk, looking over the rim of her glasses to read something on her computer. She briefly looked up when she saw us before returning her attention to the computer.
“Come in and close the door,” she instructed sharply.
Eva walked in before me and took the seat closest to the wall while I closed the door and took the other seat. Regina’s fingers typed quickly before she moved her mouse and turned her attention to us. There was a look of anger and disappointment on her face, which made me question what had happened with Kate and, more importantly, why we were there.
“It has been brought to my attention that the two of you have been engaging in activities that are not permitted at work. With that being said, I’ve also received a formal complaint about it.”
She reached over and picked up a piece of paper, then slid it across the desk to Eva and me. I quickly scanned the document, unable to believe what I was reading.
“You’ve got to fucking be kidding me,” I muttered before looking up at Regina. “Are you serious?”
Eva continued reading, absorbing every word as I had stopped halfway through. I had seen enough.
“No, unfortunately, this is not a joke. Kate has filed a sexual harassment complaint against you and Eva due to the unprofessional and sexually inappropriate work environment you have created,” Regina said, looking down to read her copy in front of her. She set it down, leaned back in her chair, and looked at us.
“Just give it to me straight, you guys. What’s going on?” she asked.
I swallowed hard and looked at Eva who looked pale as she stared at Regina. I couldn’t believe this was happening, let alone with Kate. She was the only personal assistant who had been with me for over ten years and never once had an issue with me. All this time, I trusted her to do her job and mind her fucking business.
“Look—whatever you guys are doing on your own time, that’s none of my business. But this complaint claims that you’re doing this on company time, which, unfortunately, makes it my business. I can’t help you if I don’t know what’s going on. So please, let me help you.”
I leaned back in the chair and closed my eyes. This was going to turn into another fucking nightmare that I didn’t need.
“Eva and I have been dating. Unofficially until last night, I guess?” I said bitterly. I hated talking about my personal business, and I hated even more that, thanks to Kate, Eva was now being forced to discuss hers.
“When did it start?” Regina asked, grabbing her notepad and pen from the end of her desk. Her hand was lifted above the paper while she waited for an answer.
“It’s complicated. I don’t know that there was an actual start date,” I blew out.
“I get that this is hard, and it’s very personal. But given what’s happening with Cora...” She gave me a look and raised her eyebrows as she refrained from saying anything further in front of Eva.
“She knows about Cora and the sexual harassment lawsuit,” I confirmed. “Eva and I first hooked up a few weeks before she started working here. It was a random encounter at a nightclub, and neither of us thought that we would see each other again. We didn’t exchange information and had no contact until the day she started working here.”
“Okay, what else,” Regina said as she wrote the information down. Eva sat quietly in the chair beside me as she chewed on her fingernail.
“We’ve been trying to keep our relationship professional, especially with everything going on with Cora. Unfortunately, we found it impossible to stay away from each other. This connection is too strong for us to fight it.”
“Have you had sex at work?”
Her question was asked so nonchalantly, like asking someone if they wanted ketchup on their burger. Eva looked like she was on fire, given how red her face and neck were from embarrassment.
“Yes,” I bit out.
“I’m sorry. I know these questions are hard to answer. Trust me, I don’t want to ask them any more than you want to answer them. But with everything else going on, I need all of the facts you can give me. Otherwise, it’s going to turn into hearsay, and we don’t need that right now. Can you tell me how many times and where?”
“Is that really fucking necessary?” I shouted, slamming my hands down on the desk and startling everyone.
Regina set her pen down and folded her hands on top of the notepad, giving me a few minutes to calm myself down.
“In addition to her complaint, Kate also provided me with copies of this,” Regina said calmly as she slid another piece of paper over to me. I pinched my nose and closed my eyes when I saw that it was the dirty chat message between Eva and me.
“How did she get these?” I asked, frustrated.
“I don’t know. She wasn’t willing to tell me when I asked. But rest assured that I will have our IT department look into this. In the meantime, I strongly suggest that you change your passwords and lock your office when you’re not in it.”
“Will do.” I scrubbed my hand down my face.
“Am I fired?” Eva asked suddenly, looking up at Regina with tears in her eyes.
“No, you’re not fired.” She shook her head and then sighed. “While this breaks numerous rules in our handbook, the repercussions of firing you for having a relationship with your boss would not be good for the company right now. I will have to speak with the board of directors, and there may be disciplinary action. However, I won’t know what that is until I meet with them.”
“So, everyone is going to know that we’ve been sleeping together. At work. Outside of work.” Her voice trailed off as she turned to look at the wall.
I reached over to grab her hand before she jerked it away from me. I couldn’t blame her for being upset over this. I was just as furious and embarrassed about it, but I never meant for her to have her reputation on the line as a result.
“Can either of you remember any times when you left your office unattended or your computer unlocked? If we can narrow down the window, it will help us to gather all of the facts before this goes any further.”
“I think I know exactly when it happened,” Eva muttered, turning back to look at Regina.
“Okay,” Regina said as she urged her to continue.
“After that happened,” she replied, nodding to the paper on the desk with our chat. “I went to the bathroom to freshen up. I hadn’t bothered to lock my computer or close my door since I was going to be quick. When I got back to my office, Kate was standing next to my printer. She claimed that sometimes the network messed up and that her report was sent to my printer. I didn’t think anything about it until now.”
I tried to think back to that day and whether or not I had seen Kate in her office, but I was drawing a blank. Perhaps it happened when I had made a quick trip to the bathroom myself.
“Thank you for the information. I will look into this and let you know what we find,” Regina said as she wrote the information down.
“Do you need anything else from us or are we good to wrap this up and keep a shred of our dignity intact?” I asked sarcastically, already feeling beyond drained from this meeting.
“I think that’s all I need for now. Since we have an idea of when Kate had access to the chat message, I don’t see any reason that we need the details of any other situations that may have occurred during office hours. But in the meantime, try to keep your distance from one another while you’re on the clock.”
We nodded in agreement before standing up to leave. I wanted to grab Eva and take her somewhere private to talk about what had just happened, but that would immediately be going against what Regina just asked us not to do.
“What’s going to happen with Kate? Will she still be our assistant?” Eva asked as she stood by the door without opening it.
“No. Effective immediately, she’s been reassigned to another lawyer in the firm. I will start looking for a replacement as soon as possible.”
“I’m sure I’m not the most reliable or credible person right now, given everything that has happened. But I might know someone interested and can start right away.” She glanced back at me nervously.
“I still think highly of you, Eva,” Regina assured her. “Who is it?”
“My sister, Lucy. She currently works as a receptionist at the hospital. However, she could really use a job with set hours so she could take care of her son, Jackson.”
I felt the vein in my head throb as I listened, wondering what in the hell she was doing. Why hadn’t she talked to me about this before bringing it up to Regina?
“Do you think that you and your sister could work together without letting your personal life get in the way?” I asked her, ignoring the look that I got from Regina.
“I work with you, don’t I?” she said curtly before turning and walking away.