Chapter Six
Brandon
I was taken aback by that. Honestly, I’d been expecting Selena, my little tiger, to be as ready and desperate for another round as I was. I still hadn’t fucked her properly, and my cock ached to be buried balls deep in her amazing pussy. The fact that she was hesitating confused me. She’d been more than resolved to be part of our arrangement last night. Hell, she’d been the one screaming my name and coming like a river all over my hands.
“What’s up?”
“I… It was so hard to avoid Tammy this morning. In fact, I failed at it completely. And her mom was there—”
“What? Melanie was there?”
“Yeah. The two of them were doing a shopping day.”
“With all of Bert’s hard-earned hedge fund cash I bet.” I shook my head. “That was always the thing about my ex-wife. She hated me not being around for her, hated the long hours, and bitched about it all the time, but then she burned holes through my credit cards. I can’t say I’m surprised that not much has changed in all this time.”
Selena stood and twisted her hands in front of her. “Maybe we shouldn’t do this. It’s not too late to call it all off.”
“Do you want to?” I asked.
“I don’t want anyone to get hurt.”
“But wouldn’t someone get hurt?” I inquired. “Think about it. We’re both feeling something. After the dressing room and the great time we had last night, you can’t deny it. There’s something passionate and raw here. I haven’t felt like this in years.”
And that was true; something so painfully deep that I hadn’t let myself think about it since this had all started. I’d kept everyone at arm’s length, and hadn’t felt passion like this since the early days with Melanie. And even then, with Mel, it wasn’t like this; the desire Selena stokes in me.
I didn’t want to give it up now, and I knew my tiger felt the same way.
She just had to give herself permission to feel.
“I know. This is new for me too,” she said, glancing up at me with those hazel eyes shiny with unshed tears. “But Mrs. Stewart… Tammy… Your merger… My career. All of this could get smashed to nothing by us being involved. I can’t do this forever. I don’t think it’s right.”
“And your heart?” I asked, stepping forward and stroking her cheek. “What does your heart want?”
She shivered at my touch and mewled a little. “You, Brandon. I only want you.”
“Then it’s time to let yourself feel; to give yourself that chance to have what you want. I’ve spent a lot of the first half of my life sacrificing things—my marriage, my time, my relationships—to build this company. Sometimes, it’s okay to take things for yourself. To have everything you’ve ever wanted. And you want me, don’t you, Tiger?”
She nodded. “God, yes.”
I grinned and reached down with both hands to undo the buckle of my pants. “Are you on the pill?”
She frowned. “Yes. Wait, what about you?”
“I’m clean but don’t happen to have a condom on me at the moment. If you’ve been taking your pill regularly, we won’t have a problem, will we?” I asked, lowering my voice to that rumble women always responded to.
“I guess so… I…” She hesitated.
I stepped out of my pants and let my cock spring free. I’d given her some space last night, let her enjoy the event and get her interviews in, but my balls had been a frosty shade of blue last night by the time I got home. I wasn’t going unsatisfied again. No. Today—right now—I was going to claim my tiger for myself.
“What else is it? You don’t think I can make you come as hard this time?”
“It’s just… this is my first time,” she said. “I don’t know if I’m ready.”
A virgin?
My mind whirled through this new information. My tiger was a virgin. It made me rock fucking hard. Of all the women I’d fucked, I’d never had a virgin before, never had the honor of popping someone’s cherry. My cock jerked its approval.
“I’ll be gentle,” I said. “What happens this evening will make you feel better than you’ve ever felt. It’ll make yesterday feel like a damn handshake. Are you ready, Tiger? Are you ready to scream my name so loud you’ll be hoarse after? Are you ready for me to make you come like a freight train screaming off the tracks?”
“I don’t want to disappoint anyone.”
I chuckled. “Trust me, baby, there’s nothing you can do that I wouldn’t like. It feels like your pussy was made for me, like it was mine. Now I want my cock inside of you, and I’m going to do it.”
She nodded eagerly. “Where?”
“Bend over your desk, Selena. I’m going to give you everything you’ve ever wanted.”
She complied instantly, planting her hands, palms down, on the desk and bending her back with the motion. My cock jerked again and, for the first time in a decade, I had to start reciting baseball stats in my head to keep myself from being too ready too soon. Selena was just so damn sexy, and the way that tight, little skirt of hers hugged her ass should probably be illegal.
I hurried over to her sprawled out for me on the desk. I couldn’t keep my hands from cupping the round cheeks of her ass; from feeling the fucking amazing curves she hid underneath her too-uptight librarian outfits. I was seriously going to have to change the dress code around here.
Having her in anything more than a fucking bikini was a crime against nature.
I slipped my fingers under the strap of her cotton panties. I loved to pull those fucking things apart. It was harder than it looked, took just the right touch; one I’d perfected over the years. Twisting my thumbs under the hem of her panties, I gave the right tug. They snapped as I knew they would. Grinning, I pulled the scrap of fabric out from under the lines of her skirt. Then I pushed the hem up to her waist, ensuring I could enjoy the firm, rounded mounds of her ass. I ran my hand over one side and then smacked it. She went still, at first, then giggled.
“You weren’t expecting that, were you, Tiger?”
“I’m beginning to realize that I have to expect anything with you,” she said, her voice a low, sultry purr that made my dick feel like granite between my legs.
“Then you have nothing to worry about, babe,” I said, arching my hips so that my cock could find the rim of her entrance. I nudged it against the wet lips of her pussy. She moaned, and I fought to keep my own control. It was harder than usual, especially with my virgin princess waiting for me, her curvy body begging for anything I could give it.
And I intended to give it all to her. To take her for my own.
I lined my cock up with her opening and pressed once more against it, letting her know that I was ready. “Do you want me, Tiger?”
“Yes,” she said, her voice wobbling.
“Do you need me?” I asked. “Does your dripping wet pussy ache for me, Tiger?”
“God, yes!”
“Then I’m coming,” I said, dragging that last word out, playing with the double entendre.
I eased myself into her. Desperately, I wanted to shove myself balls deep into her. Still, I knew she was untouched down there, and needed a bit of preparation. After all, I wanted to make this good for her. It meant more for my experience and, yes, my ego when I knew that the woman in my arms was enjoying herself even more than I was. She was dripping as I entered inch by inch, so slick and warm that I groaned, rolling my eyes back in my head. It felt better than anything I could have imagined, like pleasure personified.
My knees almost went weak.
I kept plunging into her until I was finally balls deep inside of her. I’d never had a virgin before. God knows I’d fantasized about it, but I’d never felt the tightness of untouched territory like this. My cock jerked and pleasure arced over my body, sparks playing over every nerve. I slapped her ass once more, just a playful touch. I had no interest in anything harder than that. BDSM had never been my scene, but a butt as juicy as hers deserved a bit of appreciation.
I flexed my hips experimentally, plumbing into her.
She reared her ass back and mewled like a naughty kitty, like the Tiger she was.
Then I shoved my hips forward, comfortable now that she was good and ready for me to jackhammer into her. Reaching my hand forward, I twisted my fingers over her clit. Flicking my finger tightly against it, I continued slamming into her from behind. The juices of her pussy flowed over my dick, so wet and hot. I kept pounding into her, giving her everything I had. She screamed at my intensity, her body shivering under me with pleasure. Ecstasy started to build within me, and I became a man possessed, someone driven to fuck her no matter what.
Thrust, thrust, thrust.
The only sounds filling the room were her moans and the slap of my balls against her ass. She shuddered and screamed my name loudly. I felt her clit spasm underneath me, and I knew that she’d come. It was all I needed to come as well, my balls released their load, and my cum finding its way deep inside her.
It felt so fucking fantastic.
Normally, I’d never go bareback, but I trusted Selena; trusted her when she said she was on the pill. Besides, once I knew she was a virgin, coming inside of her was the only thing I could think of. I’d wanted to claim her, make her mine, and now I had.
She shivered again underneath me as I slipped out and grabbed some Kleenex off the table to clean myself off. Then I slid my boxers and pants back on. Selena sprawled against the desk, her body still limp from her orgasm. I leaned down once I was settled and brushed her hair back from her face.
“Was that a good first time?”
“Is it always like that?” she asked, her breath coming out in ragged gasps.
“When it’s with me, it is. I promise you that,” I kissed her cheek. “Get cleaned up and keep working, Tiger. This weekend though, I have everything planned for us. Don’t you worry about it. In fact, don’t worry about anything. This is our secret, our passion to share. And the merger and Tammy… All of it. It will survive this too.”
“Hope so.”
“I’ll make it so.”
***
That Friday afternoon, I was preparing to leave my office. I’d given Selena the address to meet me at in Brooklyn for dinner and the rest of my surprises. I had quite the weekend planned, especially because I knew Tammy had gone out of town to California with her mother. That would probably alleviate some of her guilt and hesitation. My tiger loved to let go in the moment, but I could tell that the shadow of doubt was creeping over her expression even as we’d cleaned up the other day. I understood the feeling, but I wasn’t going to sacrifice the first thing that had made me feel truly alive in years over fears.
I wasn’t going to let this hurt Tammy. I loved my daughter more than anything, but I could compartmentalize my life. I could do what made me happy with Selena, even if she was Tammy’s best friend, but I could also have my affair with my tiger. I was a master of publishing, a titan of industry in New York, damn it. Men like me never had to pay penalties. That was for mortal men.
Men who didn’t have much left in their bank accounts at the end of the month.
A knock on my office door startled me out of my thoughts. I frowned when it turned out to be Jonathan poking his head into my office. He’d been giving me withering glances all week. I wasn’t an idiot, and I’d worked with my right-hand for decades. I knew when he wanted to take me to task. Frankly, it was why I kept him around. A CEO who only surrounded himself with “Yes Men” became a CEO who was out on his ass and broke.
That didn’t mean I wanted to be grilled with whatever concern over the Orbit merger he was harboring.
“I have early dinner plans.”
Jonathan stalked into the room and shut the door behind himself.
Oh, he knew. He definitely knew.
“That’s why I have to talk to you, Brandon. What the hell are you thinking?”
I stood up and crossed my arms over my chest. “I’m not going to pretend that I’m dense about what you mean. So, you’ve figured out that things between Selena Cole and me over at Swagger are less than professional?”
“Yes.”
“My personal business isn’t part of your job, Jonathan.”
“Yes,” he said, shaking his head. “But this is more than just where you wet your dick. This is about doing something very stupid with a friend of your daughter’s.”
“How dare you say that about Selena.” I clenched my jaw and reminded myself that the last thing I needed to do was slug my best friend. That would be a scene I couldn’t explain away. But the asshole had said something unforgivable about Selena; implied she was some goddamn pump and dump when she was anything but. “She’s not just some whore.”
“I didn’t say that, exactly, but it’s what it looks like, man. You look like you had a mid-life crisis, and now you’re jeopardizing everything this company was built for, everything we’ve all wanted. Do you know how crazy this looks? Orbit already has a reputation for being tight European asses. If it gets out to them what you’re doing, they’ll dump any chance to merge with us. It’ll be far too tabloid-esque for them.”
“No one is going to find out.”
Jonathan raised an eyebrow. “You say that, but does that mean everyone?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“You really think that Tammy’s so dumb that she won’t put the pieces together? Hell, you and I both know that Mel’s as suspicious as they come. You think she’ll miss a trick? Seriously? You don’t like it when I imply that Selena’s just another piece of ass—”
“She’s not!” I slammed my fist down on the desk. “She isn’t.”
“Seriously, Brandon. This isn’t going anywhere. This isn’t going to go anywhere. All it’s going to do is have the potential to ruin a billion-dollar merger and your relationship with your family.” He blanched. “Okay, what’s left of it where Melanie is concerned.”
“So, is this about the bottom line?”
Jonathan shook his head. “This is about far more than that. I know how hard you’ve worked to have Tammy back in your life after the mother of all bitter divorces. Fucking The War of the Roses had nothing on you and Mel. Don’t fuck this all up because you’re, well, fucking it all up.”
I clenched my jaw and cycled through my thoughts before I replied, “I don’t want to hurt Tammy. I couldn’t give a shit about Melanie.”
He snorted. “That woman is like a fire-breathing dragon. I don’t know why you ever married her.”
“She wasn’t always like that. I think, to be fair, she hardened up because I was always gone.”
“Her being a raging bitch is not your fault. I have just seen how much you’ve built up man, what you have now with your daughter, and what we could have if Orbit signs. To lose that because you can’t keep it in your pants is crazy.”
“It’s not like that.”
Jonathan considered my words and narrowed his eyes. “Do you love her?”
“It’s too early for that. All I know is that I care about her in a way I haven’t cared about a woman since Mel and I started dating eons ago. She makes me feel alive and satisfied, like everything really is enough.” I raked a hand through my hair. “I’m always grasping for the new thing, always trying to conquer the next challenge. I don’t know, man, but when I have Selena in my arms, I feel complete. And that’s a feeling I’m not willing to give up.”
He nodded and let out a long breath. “All right, I trust you know what you’re doing. Your instincts have always been right before. I worry, but this is the best I can do. I just… Don’t mess this up. There are over five thousand employees with fortunes that depend on yours too. Just be smart, and I hope that Selena is worth it.”
I sighed and then nodded. “I’m not sure if she is yet; I just know that she feels right, and I have to trust that.”