Kat hadn’t been in very many limos, but she knew this was one of the nicer ones. The interior was soft leather and spacious. She could see multiple power outlets and fold out desks. This could just as easily work as a mobile meeting space.
After getting in, AJ had wrapped his arm around her and pulled her close so that the two of them were snuggled up on the seat. The cab was dark with the oncoming night and slowly the engine purred to life. AJ hit a small button that made the privacy screen go up, separating them from the driver. Memories of their first night together, stealing the limo and riding around talking, floated through her mind.
Kat’s head was nuzzled against his chest when she felt him pulling up on her chin. She tilted her head just as AJ’s lips met hers. She felt him suck in and bite her bottom lip before releasing it and diving in with his tongue. He tasted sweet and energizing. His tongue wrestled with hers, it wrapped around her and then released her with teasing coercion. She matched his intensity with both of their tongues occasionally slipping out to caress their lips.
She held his face with both of her hands and then slid them behind his neck. She pulled him down to the seat and felt him shift his weight so that he was fully on top of her. His hands had fallen from her face to her chest, where he unbuttoned her shirt and pulled down on her bra, exposing her bare breast.
He squeezed her breast and then interrupted their kiss to suck on her nipple. Heat coiled in the pit of her stomach, shooting liquid lightning up her spine. He bit gently and then released and took up her breast again with his hand. He kissed up her chest and she turned so he could continue kissing up her neck. She squirmed at the feel of his lips tenderly pecking at her skin. Eventually, he kissed her lips once more. His hand was holding her waist. She hoped that he would unbutton her pants and pull them off entirely, but the car slowly came to a stop.
AJ felt the slowing of the car’s momentum and let up from his kiss. She didn’t want to give him time to speak.
“Come up to my place,” she whispered. She didn’t want this night to end. She could already see him sprawled out on her bed, his broad shoulders and toned abs taking up the majority of the space as his blue eyes peered out at her. It was exactly what she wanted.
“I want to.” He held onto her tightly as he opened his eyes and looked down at her. Regret and desire raged in his pale blue eyes and she prayed the desire would win out.
Suddenly an intercom came over the car as the driver spoke, “Sir, there’s a suspicious man taking photos of the car.”
“But I can’t.” The words left his lips reluctantly. “The press is always watching.”
“I understand.” Disappoint echoed through her voice. The image of him in her bed faded slowly.
The car was silent for a moment. Neither of them wanted to move. If they moved, then that would mean the night was over. There was no way she could arrive at her house in his limo and not get out. There was no way for him to come upstairs, not if they wanted to keep up the pretense that this was all business.
Kat moved first. “I guess maybe I’ll see you at work,” she said, sounding unsure of herself and trying to pair it with a smile.
He nodded and then slowly sat up, releasing her from under him. She pushed herself up, fixed her shirt, and used her fingers to forcefully straighten her hair before grabbing her briefcase. She stepped out from the car. AJ emerged on his side soon after.
“Thank you for driving me home,” she said loudly with the driver’s comment in mind. Someone was watching them. It was a little unsettling to think that someone was taking her picture right now and writing down her words. She hoped that they believed that they were just working. The last thing she wanted was to make AJ’s life harder.
She reached out for a simple handshake, trying to emit the most professional appearance possible while simultaneously fighting the urge to push him back in the car and take a turn on top. AJ shook her hand warmly, holding it for only as long as was acceptable. Her heart ached when he let her go. She smiled and turned and walked straight up to her apartment, wishing the entire way that he was behind her.
18
AJ
The papers from the lawyers were stacked high on AJ’s desk. He sifted through them for the fifth time that morning, but his eyes just skimmed over the legalese. He understood what it meant, and none of it was good. The sex scandal lawsuits involving his partner were hitting them hard, and although he was normally an optimistic person, he felt less than hopeful on this particular day. The entire business was at risk.
What am I going to do? AJ thought, as he leaned back in his computer chair and stared at the ceiling for answers. It was just too much pressure and too much unknown. The future of the company was at stake and most of the weight was on AJ’s shoulders.