Temptation(7)

“Alexis take a seat.” He gestured to the cream coloured leather lounge setting in the middle of his office. On the coffee table was what looked like a strong black and a hot white chocolate topped with a marshmallow.

“You never got to drink the one you bought this morning, so I took it upon myself to get you a replacement.” His tone was very stern, I smiled nervously. No, I didn’t get to drink it this morning Bryce, but I would’ve been more than happy to lick it off you. Alexis you devil, get a grip.

“No, I didn’t, I opted for this new dress instead!” He analysed my little black Versace number.

“Hhmm.”He groaned, it was almost a primal sounding noise which made me shift in my seat.

“In all seriousness though, thank you for the dress and thank you for replacing my drink, it was very thoughtful of you. Technically I should be getting you a replacement for the one you never got to order.”

“I wasn’t going to have a drink Alexis.” I screwed up my face.

“Oh, perhaps you are a muffin type of man then?” I took a sip of my drink, mmm yummy, they really are very naughty these choccis.

“No, not a muffin man. I wasn’t there for anything that morning. In fact, I noticed you walking briskly through the Casino and out to Gloria Jeans and thought I’d introduce myself, before you started your shift. You see Ms Summers, I make it a priority to know every single tiny detail there is to know about my staff.” And there it was, ‘that smirk’.

“Every single tiny detail, really? Well I’m not sure if that is impressive or creepy.” He laughed and I felt his initial rigidness wear away.

“So Alexis, how has your morning been so far?” He picked up his coffee, his lips were full and the way he put them over the rim of his cup made my nipples tingle, I imagined him putting those lips on me. Seriously Alexis? You’ve been out of the house one day, one day and you have pretty much undressed this man in your head and now you want to do naughty things with him.

“Well apart from spilling my drink on my Boss, it’s been great. I’ve enjoyed seeing this beautiful Hotel from behind the scenes, I’ve always loved City Towers, I stayed here once before with my husband, although he wasn’t my husband at the time.” Mr Clark raised his eyebrows and took another sip.

“So how was it?”

“The tour has been great, the staff are lovely and….”

“No, not the tour, the time you stayed with Rick?” I was momentarily stunned, he said ‘Rick’; he knew my husband’s name. Then again he did say he made it a priority to know ‘Every tiny detail’. I decided this time it was impressive investigatory skills rather than creepy, so I smirked back at him. This seemed to amuse him, he really was quite cheeky, I liked this about him. He was a man with immense power and authority and here he was being very playful and cheeky with me. I thought I’d play along, why not? It’s just harmless fun.

“So, you have done some creepy research.” I would never have talked to any of my previous employers like this nor flirt my arse off like I was doing now, but I honestly couldn’t help myself, it was though he was drawing this naughty little minx version of Alexis out of me.

“It was wonderful, the room was sophisticated and the view breathtaking. However, we didn’t really leave the room all that much.” I cannot believe I just said that, I was on a roll, but could I keep it up? Quickly Alexis, say something else suggestive or give him a flirtatious smirk, or something. I couldn’t do it; instead I blushed bright red and looked down. Oh my God I am so out of my league. This sexy masculine man had me in knots and I could not keep up.

“I’m glad it served its purpose Alexis. I built this hotel with beauty and romance in mind, I want it to be enjoyed, whether it is down in the Casino or within the Suite walls.” I was still looking down at the cup in my hands, I was morbidly embarrassed by my offering of too much information.

There was a knock at the door and Lucinda walked in followed by a food and beverage attendant with a trolley. Lucinda kindly ushered the young man to the coffee table in front of Mr Clark and I, he very carefully placed the Cloche down and removed the lid. It was a platter of fruit and some tasty morsels.

“Thank you Sebastian that will be all.” Sebastian kindly nodded to Mr Clark and promptly pushed the trolley back out of the room with Lucinda following.

“I don’t know about you Alexis but it is lunchtime and I like to eat my meals when they are due and as we are not done yet would you please join me for lunch?”

“Oh yes, this looks wonderful, thank you.” It really did look wonderful, the fruit platter was divine and it seemed to only contain fruits that I could eat. Having Fructose Malabsorption definitely has its limitations but this platter was perfectly stacked with Strawberries, Raspberries, Blueberries and Bananas, the Cantaloupe and Orange segments were cut into flowers, they were gorgeous. It dawned on me that this was no co-incidence. I glanced up at Bryce and yes he was ‘smirking’.