- Chapter 2
“What? No!” Liz said as she flung herself around to face Harrison.
“What do you mean, No?” Harrison responded with a look of anger. “I can pay for whatever I want with my money.”
Harrison had never actually been told no by a woman before, especially when he was trying to make life better for them. He really could not understand what Liz was so upset about. He simply wanted her life to be easier so she could spend more time with him. It made him mad that her reaction was so angry toward him.
“I’m not a charity case.”
“I know you aren’t a charity case. I have the money, and it would make me feel better to just pay for things for you. It is my money. It’s ridiculous that you would say no.”
Liz could tell Harrison was comfortable always getting his own way. He probably never got told no by people, especially by women. Although she certainly did not see the need for him to pay for her life, it would make things much more comfortable for her. It made her mad that he thought he could just buy her though.
“I appreciate your offer, but I’m not a whore who you can buy with your money.” Liz felt disgusted by Harrisons offer to turn her into a kept woman.
The more she let the thought sit with her, the more she hated it. She didn’t need his money. She didn’t sleep with him for his money and him making an offer like that was beyond demeaning, it was downright rude!
“Again, I can do what I want with my money. So I can and I will pay for your school. That doesn’t make you a whore, and I never said such a thing. That makes you a smart woman who can appreciate when someone is being nice.” Harrison didn’t wait around for Liz to respond. Instead, he headed for the hotel door.
Liz stood there stunned into silence. He was so overbearing and demanding.
“Fine. You can pay for my school. But I will find my own apartment.” Liz had to hold out for a shred of her independence. “And we have to stop sleeping together, at least for right now.” Liz knew it would be too hard to give Harrison up forever, but for the time being it would be the best thing.
Harrison made his way back over to Liz and kissed her passionately. His lips lingered on hers and sent wetness throughout her body. Her legs got weak, and she was forced to wrap her arms around his neck for stability. As much as it would be the right thing to give him up, it felt so good to be in his arms. This would be very hard for her to commit to.
“Ok, my dear. No sex. No kissing. No anything.” Harrison said as he winked at Liz and left the hotel room.
It was like he dared her to actually stick to her commitment with Bella. Harrison didn’t believe for a second Liz would be able to stay away from him, and Liz could tell this by the look in his eye. He could see the passion Liz had for him; Liz just couldn’t hide it at all. But she really did want to stay away from him, for a while and try to mend her relationship with Bella.
Harrison was very demanding and sort of rude about the whole paying for college thing. It was hard for Liz to get out of her mind. She started to think that maybe he wasn’t the nice guy she thought he was; perhaps he was really the mean and rude guy she had briefly seen when she said no to his offer.
Unfortunately, Liz could not stop thinking about Harrison. The whole ride back to New York her mind wandered to the night before. Liz could feel his hands on her body. Her imagination went freely back to that night. She felt him inside of her when she closed her eyes. It was impossible to rest at all because every time she closed her eyes she got wet with desire to have Harrison thrusting his cock deep inside of her again.
This was going to be a very difficult few weeks if Liz was going to be successful in staying away from Harrison. She decided it would be necessary to get really busy with school and work. Liz made plans to avoid all calls, texts and contact with Harrison for at least the next month. It would be the only way she could build her relationship back up with Bella.
Just as she solidified the plan to stay away from Harrison she opened her phone up. When her plane arrived in New York, there was a missed call from Harrison. Then a text came in. The text read “My assistant is still sick, can you work as my assistant for another couple of weeks? $5,000 per week.”
Liz wanted to say no right away. There would be no way to avoid Harrison if she kept working for him. But the money was insane. She could get her own apartment and still have plenty of money to pay her bills.
An hour had gone by before Liz gathered enough energy to reply to Harrison and agree to take the job as his assistant for a couple more weeks. It would be hard to work full-time as his assistant and not give in to her cardinal desires for him. Liz knew she would need to use all of her will power to stay away from him, but the money was too good for her to refuse.
She made a list of all the things she did not like about Harrison. If she were ever feeling weak and wanted to cave into his innate sexiness, she would look at this list and remind herself why she should say no to him.
Liz had to think really long and hard in order to make her list. Harrison was bossy. He was overbearing. Harrison could be demanding. He liked things his way all the time. Liz started to feel really good about her list.
Then the good things about Harrison started to fill her mind. His hands were gentle and felt like satin against her naked body. He was an innately giving person. He was a great Dad to Bella. His eyes pierced into her soul like a person she had known for her entire life. He was kind to her. He could hold a very intelligent conversation that always kept her on her toes. His lips were incredible.
Oh, god. How would she ever be able to stay away from Harrison!