Sudden Devotion (6 page)

As if being awoken by his thoughts, Sara stirred. “Mmm. Something smells yummy.” Sara stretched her arms over her head and lazily sat up, her eyes still heavy lidded.

Mitch had to smile. He couldn’t help himself. “I have chicken, beef, or shrimp. What’s your pleasure?”

Sara quirked one corner of her mouth up in a half smile. “I think you’ve already figured that out.”

He chuckled and walked over to the bed. “You will learn many more pleasures before I am done with you, my dear.” He leaned over and kissed her on the nose.

Enjoying the fact that she was lying in her bed, completely naked and with a glorious looking up at him he wondered if she had missed out on too much by hiding behind her bashfulness. He hoped the answer was no. He wanted to be the only one capable of bringing her pleasure.

“Something funny?” Mitch mumbled with a mouthful of shrimp after she began to giggle.

“I was just thinking that I’ve done more with you in the past eight hours than I have in my entire adult life. I kind of liked it.” She reached for one of the containers and appeared to be delighted when she saw it was chicken, her favorite.

“You
kind
of liked it?” Mitch sat on the bed next to her. “I don’t mean to be arrogant, but I thought you
really
liked it.” He winked at her.

She laughed and nudged his shoulder. “Stop. You know what I mean.”

“Yeah, Sara. I think I do.” Mitch took a bite of shrimp and watched her with silent admiration.

They ate quietly for a while. No words were said as they sat in the dark on her bed, eating Chinese food. The meal seemed so comfortable, so intimate.

* * * *

Something had been nagging Sara. She wanted to ask him a question, but she was a little worried. She didn’t want to appear clingy. She was definitely not experienced when it came to men. And she knew she should be taking this thing with Mitch lightly. But he had opened up something inside of her that she didn’t want closed off anymore. She unconsciously sighed as her thoughts were swirling around her mind.

Mitch swallowed a big helping and bunched his brows together. “Something wrong, honey?”

“Hmm, no.” Sara took another swig of her water.

“Sara,” Mitch said as he used his index finger to lift her chin, “what did I tell you about being honest with me? How can we be lovers if you hide what you’re feeling?”

She loved to hear it when he called them lovers. But were they? The sex was good. Hell, the sex was freaking fantastic. But would they ever see each other again? Other than outside of work? “I guess that kind of is what’s bothering me. No, bothering is not really the right word.” She shook her head. “Oh, Mitch, I told you I was no good at this sort of thing.”

He slumped his shoulders and looked at her. “Sara, if you tell me what’s on your mind, maybe I can help.” He reached over and fed her a piece of shrimp from his chopsticks.

“Mmm. That’s good.” She finished chewing and swallowed before continuing, “I guess I’m wondering if we’re going to see each other again. Or if this is it.” He was about to say something when she stopped him. “I don’t want to seem clingy or needy, but I would really like to see you again. And I don’t mean at work.” She swallowed nervously.

He laughed. “Sara. You’re so sweet.” He leaned over and gave her a passionate kiss. “I have every intention of seeing you again. I do, however, have a problem with the comment you made about work.”

She looked at him confused as though she wasn’t sure what he meant.

“You don’t know what I mean? Well,” he set down his Chinese food and pulled her into his lap, “as much as I enjoyed this evening, and believe me, I did enjoy it, I really enjoyed what happened at the office today.”

“Yeah well, I don’t exactly relish the idea of getting fired, either. Although I can’t be sure, I’m pretty confident that sex in the office is frowned upon.” She laughed at humor.

“Oh, I don’t know. I don’t think Larry would see it that way. And if we were to believe the rumors that run rampant about Claudia and the partners, then it would seem it was almost mandatory.” They were both laughing now.

“Besides,” Mitch continued, “I would think that making the attorneys happy would be part of your job description.”

“Really? Well, while I’m sure that Larry would probably try to add that into the policies, I don’t think the partners would agree.” She snuggled against his chest. Loving the warmth that she felt in his arms.

“So it’s not just me? He is a chauvinist pig.”

“One hundred percent. Did you know that once last year, I overheard him tell one of the other associates that I don’t wear tight enough blouses?” She rolled her eyes.

“No kidding. Who was it? What’d they say?”

She reached her hand up and slid it over his shoulder, enjoying the feel of the strong muscles under her fingertips. “It was Rawlings. And you know him. He’s just as bad. Made some sort of comment about them making it mandatory for all of the secretaries to go through Fashion 101 with Claudia.” She snickered. “Can you believe it? Claudia. I mean, the girl is the prime example of the word tart.”

“I’ll tell you what. Let’s not talk about the annoying people at the office anymore. Let’s talk about us.” Mitch kissed her neck.

“Us?” She tried not to be too hopeful but felt herself falling for him already.

“Yeah, us. Look, I know this happened rather fast. But, I’ll be honest with you. I only keep one lover at a time. If we’re going to continue to see each other, I have three conditions that I hope you’ll be okay with.”

His serious expression worried her. “Okay. I’m listening.”

“First, if we are going to be lovers, I need to know that I am the only one. I know that your history speaks for itself, and you don’t sleep around. Who knows though, maybe in our time together, I awoke some sort of sexual demon within you, and now you’re going to take many lovers,” he teased.

“Very funny.” She nudged his shoulder.

“Okay, I know it’s unlikely. But I do mean it, Sara. If the time comes, and you become interested in someone else or disinterested in me, you need to tell me before you let someone else have you. Because, while we’re lovers, you belong to me. Understood?” His face was stern and was etched with sincerity.

She watched his serious expression and knew he was no longer joking. “I understand, Mitch. I wouldn’t do that to you.”

“Good. Now, condition number two. You have to promise me that you will always be honest with me. There are many different levels of trust in a relationship. I have noticed that you are most nervous about sharing your needs and wants. That can’t happen when you’re with me. If you want something, or need something, I should be the first and only person you can turn to. I’m not just talking about sex, either. And you should always feel comfortable enough to tell me exactly what it is you want, no matter what.”

He cupped her cheek with his hand as he continued. “I guarantee you that if it is something that you fantasize about it is nothing to be embarrassed about. I also promise that I will do anything in my power to make those fantasies become realities. Do you understand that?”

“I do. I’ll try to be…I’ll work on being more assertive.” She gave him a small smile.

Brushing his thumb over her lips, Mitch leaned in for a small kiss. “That’s good, honey. You’re such a good girl.” He kissed her once more. “Now, my last condition is kind of a big one. While I enjoyed our little game earlier today, it is very important that no one from work knows about our relationship.”

He stopped talking when she looked down. “Look at me, Sara. Now, it’s not what you think. I have made the mistake of having work place relationships in the past and not kept them secret. People out there seem to think that what goes on in other people’s lives is their business. I want what happens between us to be between us and no one else. I would hate to walk in the break room and hear our relationship being discussed by the water cooler.”

She looked at him hesitantly. She knew he was right. But she couldn’t help the insecurity that crept up her spine, or the gut instinct that he knew from experience how badly those relationships could turn out. “I guess that makes sense.”

“No, Sara. You’re already breaking rule number two. If you have a problem with this, then you have to talk to me about it. Tell me the truth. What are you thinking?” He stroked a hand through her hair.

“Okay, you’re right. I know that you are. I just can’t shake the stupid feeling that maybe you don’t want anyone to know because you might be embarrassed or something. I don’t know. I know it’s dumb.” She shrugged, trying to make light of it, despite her embarrassment.

“Uh uh. You are way off base there, honey. I am anything but embarrassed by you. I still want to take you out and do things with you. Many things.” He paused to give her a mischievous grin. “But I just think that we should keep things professional at work. Do you understand now?”

She smiled and nodded.

“Good. Because I’m tired of talking.” He repositioned her on his lap until she straddled him. With his feet hanging off the bed, he leaned all the way back. Reaching up and cupping her tits, he squeezed the nipples until they hardened into tight little peaks. “Look down at my cock, honey. Do you see how hard it is for you? Look at how bad it wants you to love it. Look at how bad it needs you. Do you see that, honey?”

Sara grinned, apparently pleased with his dirty talk. “Yes. I see it.”

“Good. Now lift yourself up just a bit. Yeah, like that. Now, guide it into your pussy, Sara.” He hissed out the last word as her fisted hand pumped him. “Oh yeah. Come on, baby. Slide your pussy down on my cock.”

She did as he said and threw her head back and arched her body. The sensation was incredible. She could feel him reaching so deep inside her.

“So pretty. God, you’re so fucking sexy! Ride me, Sara. You’re in control this time.” He brought his hands behind his head and smiled up at her. “I’m yours, honey. Do with me what you want.” He groaned when she rocked up and down on him. “Yeah, like that. Fuck me, Sara. Fuck me like you’ll die if you don’t get that cock buried deep inside you.”

And so she did. She rode him hard and loved the power it gave her, knowing that she took him just as he took her. It didn’t take long until they came together. She was surprised that it had been just as good as all the others. Not being very experienced, she assumed that after a few times, she would get used to the sensation. But every time he brought her to her climax, it was so intense. How could he be so good at pleasing her? He must be the devil, she mused. Surely, he would force her to sell her soul for the price of pleasure.

Sara lay on top of him and snuggled against his chest. She felt her body completely relaxed from the satisfaction that he had given her.

“Honey, I have to leave soon. Lord knows I don’t want to.” He whispered into her hair as he stroked her back. “But I don’t want to leave you just yet. So, when you fall asleep, I’ll show myself out and lock up.” He placed a tender kiss to the top of her head.

“You don’t have to, you know. You could stay.” She raked her fingers across his chest and gently massaged the sprinkling of hair.

“I would love to. But I didn’t bring anything. And I’ve got an early deposition about an hour away tomorrow. Next time, I’ll stay, okay?” He gave her another kiss.

She remembered the duffle bag and wondered if he was being untruthful just so he could leave. “Sure, but if you didn’t bring anything, then what’s in the bag?” She asked him.

He laughed. “Oh, I forgot about that. I’ll tell you what, honey. I’m not going to tell you what’s in it. But I’ll leave it here, and if you get curious, then you can take a peek. If something intrigues you, then remember rule number two. Tell me whatever you want. I promise I will make it happen.”

She swallowed at the hidden dare in his message. She now had a feeling that she knew all too well what was in that bag. The idea of it should have her running for the hills and offended at his assumptions that she would be into such things. Yeah, right. He had her figured out already. He already knew she would peek, and by the cocky grin on his face, he knew she would definitely be intrigued.

“You’re thinking too much, honey. Go to sleep now while I hold you close. You feel so good lying here like this. I want to enjoy you before I have to go.”

She snuggled closer against him and drifted off to sleep as he gently caressed her back over and over again.

Chapter Five

Sara stopped typing when her phone rang. Hitting her speaker so she could continue, she answered, “This is Sara.”

“Sara,” Mitch said in his most professional tone, “could you get a pen and pad of paper and come to my office, please?”

While Mitch sounded completely professional, she couldn’t help the excitement she felt at the sound of his voice. “Of course, I’ll be right there, Mitch.” Sara disconnected, and with shaky hands, reached for her pad of paper and pen. She hadn’t seen or talked to him since she fell asleep in his arms last night.

Sara walked into Mitch’s office and stopped in the doorway when she saw him on the phone. He motioned her in with his hand and indicated that she shut the door. She did as he asked and waited until his phone conversation was over.