Mike had gotten up to leave at around 3 in the morning, they had made love again, and Amanda was shocked by how good it had felt, again. She had set her alarm for 8 in the morning, knowing she’d be tired during the first day of the seminar.
The alarm went off far too early, but she pulled herself out of bed and got into the shower. Turning it on warm, the soothing water began to wake her up and give her energy. Once she had some coffee, she knew she would be better. Though the day would still drag by, she was sure of it.
Thankfully, she hadn’t needed to travel far to get to the seminar, it was being held at the hotel where she’d made her reservation. It had been a brilliant plan, since she’d had such little sleep. Not that she had come to London with the thought of falling into bed with a complete stranger, and on her first night in town.
She chided herself a bit, but at least she’d had fun. They hadn’t talked much, it was more of a physical night. But, she had to wonder, if there was a chance of running into Mike again, or not. She sighed, hoping that she would, but if the universe didn’t plan it, what could she do?
She found a seat near the front of the room. She opened up her laptop and powered it on. She picked up the cup of coffee she’d brought in with her and took a sip of the warm and invigorating liquid. It tasted better than the coffee she usually bought at home. She wondered why, and laughed. “It must have been the night of sex!” She chuckled to herself.
The room was filled up with other people who’d signed up for the seminar, and she sat back and waited for the instructor. She pulled out her brochure and read it again.
Graphic Arts Design and more
Seminar leader: Mike Worth
Dates: March 5th through March 15th, 2018
About Mike Worth: Mike Worth is the owner of Worth Graphic Designs, a cutting-edge leader in the graphic design field. He has worked in the field for 20 years and started when it was just a burgeoning idea. Mike is one of the most skilled and sought after graphic design artists in the world.
Amanda had read articles on Mike Worth before, especially after she had found this seminar online. He was brilliant, and she was sure that what he taught the class would be extremely valuable.
This would set her business up for an increase of customers, and possibly move her from her small business to a larger business where she could see larger profits, and have an even better life.
She looked around the room and stopped short as she saw the man who entered the room. “What is he doing here?” she muttered to herself. “Oh my God, I didn’t notice him last night, he’s Mike Worth. My Mike, that drove me wild in bed, is Mike Worth?” she whispered to herself.
He turned towards her, then stopped and smiled at her, a knowing look going over his face. He went to the front of the room. “Good morning everyone. Are we ready to learn about graphic design today?”
Amanda sat with her mouth open, still in shock. She heard him chuckle lightly at the look she had given him. “I’d like to go around the room, and have everyone introduce themselves, and tell me a bit about who they are, where they are from, and why they took this seminar.”
Amanda watched as he pointed to the guy who sat in the seat in front of her. She sighed audibly, glad to not have had to go first. She wasn’t sure if she’d be able to talk right now. She had to get her mind straight. How could she not have noticed him last night?
Most of the photos she’d seen of him had been of him when he was a bit younger, there had been no silver in his hair at that time. But with the silver, and how he’d been dressed last night, she simply hadn’t put the man with the name.
She was embarrassed, but her body remembered the night before, and she felt that familiar throbbing between her legs. The one he had satisfied so completely. She licked her lips. Calm down, Amanda, she thought to herself. You are up next.
“Hello, I’m Amanda Cousins, I’m from Phoenix, Arizona. I own my own art design business, and I want to expand and include graphic design for my customers. I think it will help me expand my business and make it larger. I signed up for this seminar to learn graphic design from the best.” She smiled at him.
“Well thank you for the compliment, Amanda. I hope you won’t be disappointed with what you learn in this seminar,” Mike said.
“I’m sure I won’t be disappointed at all,” she said, a coy smile crossing her face.
“Hello, I’m Matt Johnson, I’m from London, England. I’m a student who just got out of college, and I want to learn more about graphic design. I am hoping that taking this seminar will help me secure a better job in the future.”
“Welcome to the class, Matt,” Mike said.
“I’m Sally Wilcox, I’m from Manchester, England. I have always thought that graphic design was a field that I would be interested in. I signed up to see if I liked it and could change careers.”
“What is your current career, Sally?” Mike asked.
“I’m an art teacher at an elementary school in Manchester,” Sally responded.
“Have fun in the class,” Mike commented.
The rest of the people talked and Amanda listened, but the whole time she looked at Mike. She couldn’t get her mind off of the things he’d done to her body the night before.
Mike turned on a computer and on the screen in the front of the room, his screen showed. “I’d like you all to take notes, we’ll have some homework as well, to help you learn the steps I show you in class, and to know if you understand them.”
Amanda typed in what he said, the whole time, thinking about the things his mouth had done the night before. She wanted him again, and badly. So far though, besides the knowing smile, he’d given no indication that he was interested in a repeat of their time together.
Amanda wondered if it was a one-time thing. She realized she would be upset if that was the case. Last night, she’d been okay with the idea, and even this morning. However, now that she knew who he was, she found she wanted him more.
It wasn’t that he was a rich man, no, not at all, she wouldn’t care about the money; she had her own. No, it was the way he’d made her feel. She had to call Janice, her friend back home, and talk to her. Tell her all about it, and see what Janice thought. She knew that Janice would be shocked to know Amanda had slept with a man she had just met, and had only known for maybe 30 minutes, before they went up to her room.
She could almost hear her friend right now, “How did you know he wasn’t a serial killer. You are in another country, and you let your morals go out the window, what is wrong with you girl?” Amanda laughed as she imagined the conversation.
“Ms. Cousins, do you care to answer the question I asked you?” she heard Mike say. She looked up and he had moved over to stand in front of her.
“I’m sorry, I missed the question,” she admitted.
He grimaced at her. “You did pay for this seminar, I would suspect you would want to pay attention, and not have wasted that money. I mean, you of all people here paid the most, everyone else comes from England. But you paid for a flight, and a hotel.”
“I’m sorry, I was just thinking of something and lost track. What was the question?”
“I asked if you could discover one thing about graphic design today, what would you want it to be.”
“How to incorporate it into my business and make it look like a professional did it, not someone who just learned how to do it.”
“A very good answer. Now if you would pay attention, you will be aware of how to look like a professional,” Mike stated.
“Yes sir.” It was hard to imagine this was the same man who had, just last night, made her scream out multiple times in orgasm. He was so much different, and she didn’t know if she liked this side of him. No, she was sure she didn’t like this side of him.
“Alright everyone, on that note, let’s break for lunch. They are serving a meal in the dining room, it was included in the cost of the seminar. But, if you want to go out and eat something else, feel free, just be back in an hour and a half.” Mike excused the room.
Amanda ran out of the room, she needed to put distance between them. She was so confused by how he’d treated her today, she didn’t get it at all.
She need not have worried, he never came in the room to eat. She wondered where he went. Several of the other participants had also chosen to go out somewhere else. If she had known the area, she most likely would have done the same thing. She picked at the food that was fairly tasteless.
She decided to call Janice while she had some of her break left. She picked up her phone and dialed Janice’s number.
“Hello.” She heard the sleepy voice of Janice.
“Janice, hi, what time is it there?” Amanda asked.
She heard Janice as she shuffled in her bed. “It’s 5 in the morning, what are you doing?”
“I’m sorry, I didn’t think of the time difference, I’ll call you later,” Amanda said.
“No, it is okay. I have to be in early, anyway. We have a big case and I’m the lead,” Janice stated. She was an attorney, and a good one, at least Amanda thought so. Her boss must agree, because only the good attorneys got the lead in a big case, or so Janice had told Amanda.
“Congrats, that’s great!” Amanda said.
“Thanks, so what’s up? You’re in London, right?”
“Yeah, at the graphic design seminar.”
“How is it going?” Janice asked.
“Well, it’s awkward at present.”
“How so? I’d never heard of a seminar being awkward before.”
“It is… if you sleep with the guy running it the night before,” Amanda whispered.
“What?” Janice screamed across the phone line.
“Well, last night I went to the hotel bar, and I met a guy. We hit it off, and he ended up coming up to my room. We had the most amazing S-E-X, I mean mind-blowing, to an all new level.”
“Wait, you met him, and you invited him up to your room? Are you crazy? What if he killed you? You can’t visit another country, and simply invite someone you don’t know up to your room.”
Amanda chuckled. “I knew you would say that. I know, I shouldn’t have done it. But when I met him, there was such a strong sexual pull towards him, I couldn’t fight it.”
“Please tell me you at least were smart enough to use protection.”
“Umm, I plead the fifth.”
“Amanda Cousins, didn’t your mama teach you better! What in the world am I going to do with you?” Janice sighed deeply on the other end of the phone.
“I don’t know, love me I guess?”
“You know I love you. I just wish you’d make better choices, like you normally do. I think the jet lag made you not able to think of something.”
“Maybe, I don’t know though.”
“So, what happened when you showed up for the seminar, and Mr. Sleep with a stranger showed up?” Janice asked.
“Well, at first he gave me a knowing look. But, then he’s been rude to me, and hasn’t really talked to me much. I don’t get it, is he having second thoughts? Maybe he’s married?” Amanda commented.
“What time did he leave the room?” Janice asked.
“Three in the morning.”
“Could possibly be married. He could tell his wife he had a business meeting that ran late, but it would be a lame excuse, and she would know the truth. Maybe he’s a serial cheater though, and she simply accepts it.” Janice came up with a background story.
“Sometimes I hate the fact that you are an attorney.”
“You shouldn’t, it could save you from making a big mistake. If he talks to you again, just play it cool, and whatever you do, don’t have sex with him again. Do you understand me?” Janice said.
“Yes mother,” Amanda said.
“Call me later and tell me if anything new comes up. If I’m in a meeting I’ll call you back, just leave me a message and tell me the current time there, so I don’t call you too late,” Janice said.
“Okay, I love you, Janice. Thanks for listening to me.”
“Not a problem, you would do the same for me. Though, I would never sleep with a guy I just met, and in a foreign country.” She tsked.
“I know.”
“I love you, Amanda, call me later.”
“I will.” Amanda hung up the phone.
She smiled, Janice had made her feel better. Even though she had yelled at her and told her she was crazy. Still, hearing from her best friend had made her feel better.
She got up and made her way back to the seminar room. She found her seat and sat down. Ready to learn more, and ignore Mike, even if the pull was still there. Obviously, it was only one-sided, and he’d been full of shit the night before when he had claimed to feel it too.
She wondered if he was married. Maybe Janice’s story was true. She mentally prepared herself for the afternoon. The rest of the room filled up and soon Mike took his place up front.
He glanced at her, but didn’t say a word, and she noticed he barely smiled at her. What is up with him? she thought.
The afternoon slowed to a crawl and the minutes ticked by too slowly. Amanda was ready to go and take a nap, and forget about last night. She sighed heavily, she had made a horrible mistake the night before. She should not have slept with Mike. She wished she could go back and change it all right now.
“Alright, tonight I want you all to make some sort of design using the techniques you learned today,” Mike said.
Amanda got up and walked out of the room. She stepped into the elevator and closed her eyes. She was so upset with herself, she just wanted to get upstairs and soak in the tub. She would call room service and stay in her room.
“So, what did you think of the seminar today?” She heard his deep honey voice, and her eyes popped open.
“What are you doing in the elevator?” she asked.
“I’m going to my room. Why? Did you think I was coming up to your room again?” Mike asked.
“I didn’t invite you, this time,” Amanda said coolly.
“Not the reaction I would have expected after last night.” He chuckled.
“Are you serious? After the way you treated me in class today?”
“What? I treated you like everyone else. I didn’t know you expected special treatment.” Mike shrugged.
“Not special treatment, but not rude either, and you basically ignored me all day too!”
“People, including you, paid a lot of money for this seminar. I’m sure none of them would have enjoyed me swooning over you all day long. Or perhaps you wanted to demonstrate what we did last night, so they could all watch?”
Amanda giggled, she couldn’t help it. “Not hardly.”
“Well, I didn’t think that running the seminar, that you paid a lot of money for would make you upset. I’m sorry about that. Trust me… it was hard for me to concentrate all day long. All I could think of was what we did last night.” He smiled at her and moved closer. The distance between them evaporated far too quickly.
Amanda tried to back up, but she ran into the wall of the elevator. His lips closed over hers, and his sweet taste filled her mouth, as he slipped his tongue inside of her mouth.
Amanda pushed his chest. “Stop, you still didn’t eat lunch here; you could have talked to me then. Why didn’t you?” she asked.
“Because I had a business meeting at lunch. One of the participants, Matt, he wanted to discuss working for me. He’s very talented,” he explained.
“Oh.”
“It seems like you’ve jumped to a lot of conclusions without talking to me. Maybe I can make you feel better.” He ran a hand down her cheek.
Amanda melted into his embrace as their lips sealed together once more. “I have homework to do tonight, I can’t be distracted.” She pulled away.
He rubbed up against her. “How about you call me when you’re done, and I’ll come up?” he offered.
“Maybe.”
He laughed. “I’m in room 1522, call me.”
“You’re on the same floor as me.”
“I changed it today, I was on another floor before.”
“But you live in London, right?” she asked.
“Yes, but traffic can be horrible in the mornings, and I don’t feel like leaving from my house at dawn.” He laughed. “Call me.” He walked off towards his room and she stood there for a moment while her mouth hung open. She shook her head, he was going to drive her crazy.