Chapter 7: Dex
After leaving Casey’s in a complete haze, I sat through my meeting but I couldn’t pay attention. When I got home that night, I couldn’t sleep so I went to the gym and then came home and crashed. I needed to process what I saw. By the next morning, my head wasn’t as hazy but I was still semi-shocked by what I found out at Casey’s. When I walked into that kitchen, the last thing I expected to see was a little boy with Casey’s gorgeous hazel eyes and shy sensibility. No wonder she acted so strange at the wedding and no wonder my sister told me Casey didn’t need someone who wasn’t going to stick around. I knew I shouldn’t have gone to her house but after a week of being completely useless, caught in a mix of daydreams and distractions all centered around Casey, I finally gave in, wanting to see her, touch her, and just be near her.
Even after I got back to the city and immersed myself in work, visions of that night five years ago and our dance at the wedding played over and over in my mind. I tried to banish Casey from my thoughts but it was impossible. I never knew a girl so arousing and sensual that I couldn’t shake her. It was starting to mess with my psyche. So, knowing I had been defeated by my own dick, I grabbed some flowers and went over to Casey’s place. However, as those shy hazel eyes blinked up at me, I panicked and immediately made up some story about having a business meeting. By that point though, it was too late and I was now forced to share a dinner with her.
I spent the entire day thinking about Casey and her little boy but now, it was time to get ready for dinner. A million things were floating through my mind at that moment, the biggest being learning to control my cock so I could think with my brain for once. To avoid the awkwardness of the drive, I sent a car to pick her up, telling her I would meet her at the restaurant. By distancing myself from her as much as possible I thought I would be able to resist my desire to have her again. If we spent half an hour alone in the car, I wasn’t sure I’d be able to control my urges. Instead, I would meet her at dinner, be polite, gracious, and charming as always but when the night was over, I would give her a kiss on the cheek and go home alone. It sounded like a great plan but as thoughts of her heaving tits ran through my mind, I knew I was going to have to fight my cock on this decision. I could only hope she was thinking the same thing and didn’t want to fall into bed with me either.
I went downstairs and jumped into my town car, watching as we pulled down the street toward the restaurant. When we got there, I recognized the car in front of us as one of my own. I sat and watched as Casey stepped elegantly from the back-passenger door, straightening her dress and pulling her shawl around her shoulders. She looked amazing with her dark brown curls lying over shoulders. Her dress was simple but sexy as it hugged every curve of her body perfectly. It was black and tight and the bottom rested just below her knees. She was wearing black stockings that smoothed down to her nude six-inch heels. She looked back, obviously recognizing my driver and stood with her arms crossed in front of her. I could have sat there all night just watching her.
I met her at the door and opened it, placing my hand on her lower back as we entered. Sparks ignited in my chest as my hand slid over her soft back. I took a deep breath, remembering what I promised myself and followed the hostess to our table. I ordered a bottle of wine and appetizer and stared across the table at Casey, whose cheeks were flushed. I wanted to ask her about her son but I didn’t want to be rude. Apparently, a lot had happened since I left, and I wanted her to feel comfortable talking to me about it.
“How was your trip?” She sipped her wine and smiled.
“It was amazing,” I said. “There were so many beautiful places, I just wished I hadn’t been stuck in the office so much. I didn’t get to do very much sightseeing.”
“I would love to travel and see the world.” She sighed, looking down at her plate. “But with Seth and my mom, it’ll have to wait.”
“Seth is really adorable,” I said, watching her shift in her chair. “He looks just like you.”
“He is amazing, that’s for sure.” She chuckled.
“I’m sorry that I didn’t keep in touch,” I said, putting my napkin in my lap. “I didn’t realize you had a child or were in a relationship. I kind of feel like an ass.”
“Oh,” she said, swallowing her wine hard. “No, I’m not in a relationship. Seth’s father isn’t around.”
I waited for a moment, hoping she would continue but I could see she didn’t want to talk about her son’s father. I didn’t mind, I just wanted her to know I noticed. I changed the subject back to my travels, explaining the different places I went and how they will be hosting our new resort line. She shook her head, amazed by how big the company was.
“It’s crazy, when you first walked into my house five years ago, I did not look at you and think, this man owns an empire.” She laughed.
“What did you think?” I gave her a coy smirk and sipped my wine.
“I thought you were handsome,” she said shyly. “And that you looked like a complete idiot during charades.”
“Oh, God.” I laughed. “I forgot about charades. Hey, I didn’t look as dumb as Natalie trying to imitate a blimp.”
“That was amazing,” she said, giggling. “But I can’t really hold it against you, we drank an entire bottle of hazelnut liqueur that night. To this day I can’t smell hazelnut without thinking about it. It went down so smooth.”
“It should have, the bottle was like over five hundred dollars,” I replied, watching her choke on her bite of food.
We spent the rest of dinner, relaxed, happy, and laughing. I felt so comfortable with Casey and I didn’t want the night to end just because dinner was over. When we left the restaurant, I motioned to the park on the other side of the street and she smiled at me, nodding silently. We strolled across the concrete path that led through the large oak trees, staring out at the lawn that was usually full of dogs, exercise classes, or frisbee throwers. Tonight though, in the chilled October air, it was just the two of us and I couldn’t help but feel my lust for her rise up into my throat. I looked over at her as she rubbed her arms. I pulled my jacket off and draped it over her shoulders. She smiled at me, her green eyes glistening in the lights that lined the trail.
Just the feel of her shoulder brushing across my hand ignited every sense in my body and immediately, I could feel myself turning on the charm. I didn’t know how I thought I would get away with just brushing her off but I knew now that was not going to happen. Desire was pumping through my veins as we walked along and all I could think about was getting her home and in my bed. But how? I knew she was really against anything happening, since I was leaving again. I listened to her talk about her job, tuning out halfway through as I tried to devise a plan to convince her to come home with me for a nightcap. I reached down and grabbed her hand, hoping she wouldn’t pull away. She looked up at me and smiled, her heels clicking against the cement walkway. As she took another step forward, she wobbled and screamed, her heel snapping from her shoe. I reached out and caught her, stepping forward and sweeping her into my arms.
“Damn,” she said, looking at her half heel hanging from her foot.
“It’s okay,” I said. “I own a hotel right down the street. We can go there and get you a new pair of shoes.”
She looked at me for a moment, running something over in her mind before wrapping her arms around my neck and nodding her head. I reminded myself to send a thank you letter to whoever made her shoes. I carried her down the block and into the hotel, nodding at the front desk so they knew I was taking the suite upstairs. It was usually held for me or any guests I had coming into town. As we stepped into the elevator, I set her gingerly down on her feet and put my key in the lock. The doors closed slowly and we moved toward the top floor.
Once we were inside, I picked up the phone and called down to the concierge. I glanced over at Casey who was wandering around the suite with her eyes wide. I told the concierge that we needed a pair of size 8 nude pumps and added that we needed them fast for good measure. However, as I hung up the phone and looked over at the bottle of champagne in the glass front mini fridge, I knew they could take their sweet time bringing those shoes up. I walked over and pulled the bottle from the fridge, grabbing two glasses from the bar. Casey turned toward me and I waved the bottle at her with raised eyebrows. She oohed dramatically and laughed as she walked over to the sofa that faced the picture windows. She sat down and crossed her long legs. I poured us both a glass and sat down next to her, taking in a deep breath.
For several moments, we sipped our bubbly in awkward silence, the tension between us thick and sultry. Slowly, I reached my hand down and ran it across her leg, unable to control myself any longer. She turned her head and looked at me, her eyes darkening. I leaned in slowly, pressing my lips gently against hers, feeling her breath catch in her throat and her knees begin to tremble. I set my glass down on the table in front of us, not disconnecting my lips from hers. I reached up, doing the same with her glass. Once our hands were free I didn’t waste any time, grabbing her by the waist and pulling her close to me. Our bodies leaned in toward each other and as my tongue parted her luscious lips, her shoulders relaxed and she fell deep into my kiss.
Our tongues rolled against each other and I groaned softly into her mouth, tasting her once again. My cock was already rock hard in my pants and I reached over, grabbed her hand, and laid it in my lap. She already knew what I wanted and from the feel of her hand tightening over my shaft, I knew she wanted it too. Her perfume wafted around us as I pushed my mouth harder against hers, kissing her passionately against the city backdrop. It may have been five years but our attraction was still just as strong as it was that Christmas Eve night. I was ready to take her again, all night long.