“Yes,” came his even reply.
“Why?”
“To even things up from Friday. And, to make you more compliant.” As Sarah started to protest, he grabbed her glass and set it down. Taking her hand, he tugged her up and toward him. “Straddle me,” he ordered.
Without thinking, Sarah straddled him across his lap as she put her hands on his shoulders for support. His hands slid slowly up her thighs, as he closed his eyes, enjoying the silken feel of her skin.
“You are so beautiful,” she murmured as she lightly traced the lines of some faint scarring along the left side of his face. Turning his head, he kissed the palm of her hand as Sarah caught her breath. The butterflies in her stomach were in overdrive, as she was drawn in by the brilliance of his brown eyes.
Leaning down, she couldn’t resist placing a kiss on his lips as his hands cupped her hips. Sliding one hand to her lower back, his right hand came up to grab her hair. At Sarah’s gasp, he forced her to tilt her head before kissing her hard.
Sarah was caught off guard at the sudden force and ineffectually pushed against his chest. Her efforts caused him to tighten his grip in her hair, causing her to yelp, as he deepened the kiss. Sarah’s hands soon found their way around his neck as she tangled her fingers in his hair encouraging him to keep going. At his groan, he pulled her tighter against him as she started grinding against his erection. Tugging at her jacket, he quickly pulled it off and tossed it aside. He slipped the camisole straps off her shoulders as the tops of her creamy-colored breasts were exposed over her bra. Rubbing his thumbs over her nipples, she caught her breath as they strained against her bra.
Before he could go further, his phone rang. Smiling at her, he set her down in the seat across from him before getting up to answer it. After dealing with the call, he turned back only to find Sarah curled up on the seat asleep. As he covered her up with a blanket, he made a mental note to not give her so much alcohol.
*****
Sarah woke when she felt the landing gear engage. Sitting up, she was surprised to see that she was covered in a blanket. Looking around, she saw that Vitaly had moved over to one of the tables and was going through the files she had brought with her.
Seeing her sit up, Vitaly smiled. “Good, you’re awake, we are landing soon.”
Sarah wasn’t quite sure how to respond as she straightened out her clothes and brushed out her hair. As she looked out the window at the Manhattan skyline, she remembered kissing Vitaly. As her face flushed in embarrassment over this happening again, she hoped that he didn’t think that she was that easy. As she licked her lips, Vitaly eyes darkened as he remembered their kiss. While he was annoyed that she had fallen asleep as he had hoped to enjoy what she had to offer, he realized that he had given her far too much to drink and that was his mistake. He was completely enchanted by this little blonde and he was looking forward to having her. He watched as she touched her lips with her fingers, as she smiled to herself.
As they disembarked, a Town Car pulled up and the driver got out to load their bags into the car. The drive into the city was spent in silence as Sarah stared out the window.
“Is this your first time in New York?”
“Yes,” Sarah responded enthusiastically. “I’ve always wanted to visit.”
“Well, we will have some time while we are here, I will take you to my club.”
Before Sarah could reply, they pulled into a parking garage. As they walked to the elevators, Sarah realized that they weren’t in a hotel. “Um, aren’t we staying in a hotel?”
“No,” came Vitaly’s curt reply. “It’s inefficient. I spend enough time here; it made more sense to purchase an apartment.” At Sarah’s sudden look of discomfort, he squeezed her arm lightly. “Relax. It has three bedrooms.”
Sarah still wasn’t comfortable sharing an apartment with her boss. Especially after what happened between them, but she wasn’t sure how to respond. While she understood the logic, there was an intimacy associated with an apartment that made Sarah nervous. When they got upstairs, he showed Sarah to her room. As she walked in, Sarah noticed clothes hanging in the open closet with tags still on them. As she turned to ask Vitaly about it, he was one-step ahead of her.
“You had said that you didn’t have a coat. Since I didn’t want to take any chances on anything else, I had Laurel send over your picture to a personal shopper along with your basic size. She took care of the rest. You are free to use anything in the closet and drawers and if there’s anything that you like, you may keep it. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have some things to do. We have a semi-formal engagement this evening, so be ready by seven.”