Chapter 9
Chapter Nine
“Are you sure you want to go to Blue’s tonight, we can go anywhere in the city Lilly?” Angie asked as they stood outside the building, looking in through the windows.
“This may be the last night for a long time where I will be on the customer side of the bar. I want to celebrate quitting my job, standing up to my parents and being kissed thoroughly by the man who owns this bar,” Lilly declared. “Let’s go in and get drunk.”
“He kissed you? When? When did he kiss you, you didn’t tell me that bit? Bloody hell Lilly you leave out all the best bits,” Angie said.
“He kissed me in this bar today and then again on the street after he stopped me from being run over. Now you know everything, why isn’t there wine in my hand?” Lilly said.
Angie laughed at Lilly’s conviction to have fun and followed her into the bar.
It was busy in Blue’s, and Lilly had to fight her way through the group of people trying to leave the bar.
She let out a yelp, hopped on one foot and looked up to see who had trodden on her foot.
She looked up to find Jenny staring at her.
“Why the hell did you just stamp on my foot Jenny?” Lilly asked her.
“Oh, I didn’t see you there Lillian, I’m so sorry. Are you feeling better?” Jenny asked her in the same saccharine voice as Susan had earlier.
The gossip frustrated her so much in the office, but having Jenny assume she was sick was annoying.
“Oh, fuck off Jenny,” Lilly said and walked away and didn’t wait for Jenny to answer her. She wanted a drink, and more importantly she wanted to see Elijah.
Looking around the bar, Lilly searched for Elijah while Angie ordered their drinks.
She spotted him talking to two women, laughing and joking with them.
He looked happy and relaxed as he chatted.
She kept her eyes on him willing him to look over so she could say hello.
While she waited, she took in his appearance, crisp white shirt with a tie and waistcoat.
Craning her neck, she could just about see that he was wearing matching trousers to his waistcoat.
He looked smart and sexy at the same time.
She didn’t have to wait long, within seconds he looked at her and stopped talking to the women he was with and just stared as his smile grew wide.
He winked at her, made his excuses to the two ladies he was talking with and made his way over to Lilly.
“He is gorgeous Lilly, who is he?” Angie whispered to Lilly as she passed her the red wine she had just ordered from the bar.
“That’s McHottie,” Lilly just managed to say before Elijah was standing in front of her, grinning, with a twinkle in his eye.
“It is lovely to see you Lilly. I didn’t think I would be seeing you until tomorrow. You don’t normally come here in the evening,” Elijah said and leaned down to kiss her cheek.
“I thought I would have a night of freedom with my friend Angie before I started my new job. Is it ok that we’re here? We can go to another bar if you want,” Lilly said.
“It is more than ok,” Elijah said. “Angie it is lovely to meet you. I’ve heard so many great things about you. It sounds like she has a great friend on her side.” Elijah reached for Angie’s hand and kissed the back of it.
Angie flushed with the contact and flattery, her face matched her flame red lipstick and tried to recover her composure.
“You are a charmer Elijah, it is lovely to meet you, Lilly doesn’t stop talking about you and it is lovely to put a name to a face.
You’ve kept her sane over the last six months.
I hope you know how brilliant you have been?
” Angie blurted out and winced slightly at the kick she received from Lilly at her confession.
“I’m glad I could be supportive to Lilly and I’m very proud of what she did today. Things will only get better for her,” Elijah said.
“Ok, I’m still here guys, it was lovely to see you Elijah, and I don’t want to keep you from your work,” Lilly said in a rush. Wanting to hurry away, she didn’t like being talked about like a lost cause but at the same time grateful that she had two people who cared about her wellbeing.
“Not so fast sweetheart, I need to talk to you about tomorrow. Angie, do you mind if I steal Lilly away for five minutes?” Elijah asked.
“No, not at all, steal away, I see some friends of mine,” Angie said.
Lilly stood open-mouthed at Angie as she walked through the mass of people in the bar and felt nervous left alone with Elijah.
She could feel his gaze on her and turned to face him fully.
The desire in his eyes looking back at her warmed her soul.
She instantly connected to Elijah all those months ago but didn’t feel the desire until he kissed her today.
She felt his hand link with hers and a slight tug as he pulled her towards him.
Slowly his dropped his mouth to her ear, she thought he was going to kiss her neck and felt a shiver at the prospect at such intimacy.
“You look lovely tonight Lilly, I wish we weren’t in a room full of people because I so dearly would like to kiss you right now,” Elijah murmured to Lilly.
Lilly didn’t need to be kissed to feel a second shiver, his breath and words were enough to create instant passion for Elijah.
She didn’t move a muscle waiting for Elijah to make his next move.
She stood patiently while Elijah turned around.
To her surprise, he led her through the busy room to the door at the end of the bar.
Fishing out a bunch of keys in his pocket Elijah swiftly unlocked the door and led her through to a dark corridor.
No sooner was the door shut, and it was dark, his lips were on hers.
She knew it was going to happen as soon as she saw the darkness, and she was ready.
She opened her mouth to taste him, tongue duelling with his as the battle for supremacy began.
The frenzied kiss took on a life of its own as they wrapped their arms around each other and kissed until they were breathless.
Elijah’s heart soared as Lilly returned his kiss with such passion.
He could feel his cock get harder as each minute passed.
The beat of his heart accelerated as his pushed Lilly up against the corridor wall.
She landed with a thump as her head hit the wall.
Elijah pulled away with concern, he didn’t mean to cause her pain.
“I’m sorry Lilly, did you hit your head?” Elijah asked a little out of breath, chest heaving, and he stroked her face with one hand and rubbed the back of her head with the other.
“No, I didn’t feel a thing, apart from my beating heart and throbbing between my legs,” Lilly answered in a rush.
Dropping his hand, Elijah inched up the hem of Lilly’s dress and smoothed the back of his hand up her thigh.
Devouring her mouth at the same time his fingers crawled further to the crease at the top of her leg.
Lilly parted her legs to allow Elijah to explore further, she ached for him to touch her.
His open desire for her turned her into a wanton creature.
Moving her head away to take a lung full of air, Elijah dropped his head.
He nuzzled and kissed her neck as he slowly moved the pad of his forefinger under the elastic of her knickers.
Lilly let out a soft moan as he dragged his finger down and underneath, still not touching where she needed it most. He was teasing her, taking his time, and she couldn’t cope with it.
“Feels so good,” Lilly whispered into the dark corridor.
“I would carry on,” Elijah said and withdrew his hand and pulled her dress down. “But there is someone just about to come through that door.”
She was utterly oblivious to the key turning in the door, lost in her lust at Elijah’s hands.
Lilly felt Elijah take her hand and pull her along the corridor, she followed him into a room.
Elijah flicked the light switch on, and the room illuminated, Lilly blinked a few times to get used to the brightness and looked at her surroundings.
She found herself in a large office crammed full of everything, there were files, papers, crates, and boxes everywhere.
The desk, covered with loose paperwork and a mug full of pens and highlighters, looked a mess.
She had never seen an office so cluttered.
Looking around at the walls, they too were stuffed full of pictures.
Some were movie posters, and some were of people, everything was black and white.
The room looked cosy but chaotic. Her body visibly shuddered at the mess that was in the room, it wasn’t an environment that she could work amongst. Lilly preferred order and reason, everything in its place.
“Is this your office?” Lilly asked him when she finally spotted him behind the desk among all the debris.
“Yeah, this is where I work, please forgive the messiness, I haven’t had time to sort it out since I moved in here. I know where everything is, there is an order to things,” Elijah said, looking sheepish.
Lilly knew he was lying to cover up the disorder.
She found it endearing that he was apologising for what he preferred.
Lilly had an urge to roll up her sleeves and sort the room out but cautioned herself that this was not her office to fix.
She was just a bartender now, no in-tray and no email inbox to sort through.
Lilly felt liberated. If this was the organised chaos Elijah lived in, then so be it. It wasn’t her problem to rectify.
“No apology needed, at least I know you don’t have any sex in here. There isn’t a spare corner in this room to sit.” Lilly joked and grinned at Elijah.
Circling the desk in a few strides, Elijah had Lilly in an embrace that squeezed all the air out of her lungs. He took her by surprise and held her tight brushing his closed lips against hers, once then twice.