Chapter Twenty
Olivia
“Thank you so much for coming, Mrs. Stedman,” I said with a large smile as I walked her towards the elevator. “Honestly, having you here is so great for Justine; she adores you so much.”
We really did have fun. I thought it would be awkward with Mark in the other room trying to work; I felt certain that our laughter and loud chatter would eventually get on his nerves and he’d come to yell at us, but during the hours that we had Mrs. Stedman around, we had only seen him the one time as he headed to the bathroom. Even then, he didn’t acknowledge us for longer than a one-handed wave; he seemed to be fine.
“Oh, pish,” Mrs. Stedman replied. “She’s a great kid, I like spending time with her. She makes me laugh.”
“Well, you’ve sent her to sleep, which I’m really grateful for.” I glanced at Justine’s sleeping body on the couch. “Now I just need to carry her to bed rather than argue with her that it’s time to go.”
Mrs. Stedman yawned at the sight of Justine. “She’s made me tired as well! Tonight will be a good sleep.”
Eventually, I hugged her goodbye and I sent her on her way. Once Mrs. Stedman was gone, I scooped Justine up carefully in my arms and I walked her to her bed. She stirred a little, especially when I crashed her down on her sheets because by that point she had become a little heavy for me, but she didn’t wake up.
It has to be the sugarless cupcakes, I thought to myself. That’s why she isn’t up still
They didn’t taste any different either, not really, which was a good thing. Any excuse not to head back to the bakery was good enough for me. Benji was lovely, but the more time I spent around Mark, the more I realized that I needed that spark. Now that I’d felt it, I had to have it. It was addictive, intoxicating, utterly all consuming.
I made sure that Justine was fully settled before I headed into the kitchen to clean up after us. As I washed the plates and straightened everything up, it hit me that Mark hadn’t eaten anything. Feeling guilty because that was probably my fault, I whipped him up a cold-cut sandwich to make sure that he had at least some sustenance. It wasn’t amazing, but it would surely be better than nothing. He could also eat it as he worked.
With the plate balanced in one hand and a mug of coffee in the other, I made my way towards Mark’s office. I felt a little jittery as I went, my nerves coiled through me, almost getting the better of me, but I kept on going. It seemed that without even talking about it, Mark and I had come to some agreement where we would just act like nothing happened. Just because this was the first time we would be really alone without any threat of being disturbed, it didn’t change things. I could keep on being as professional as I needed to be…
“Hello?” I said quietly as I knocked on his closed office door. “Mark?”
I heard something, it sounded a little bit like a grunt from the other side so I took that as an answer and I pushed it open. Mark had his head resting on his desk, almost like he was sleeping, but his eyes peered up at me.
“I brought you something to eat,” I said with a hopeful smile. “I thought that you might be hungry…”
My words trailed off as I saw a look in Mark’s eye. He appeared hungry, but not for what I had in my hand. His eyes raked up and down my body, I could almost see him salivating as he did, which stripped the breath away from me, never mind the words. Our eyes were locked upon one another; we were stuck in a bubble where nothing else mattered. He wasn’t my boss and I wasn’t his employee anymore. We were just two people in deep lust.
The last time he gave me a look like this, it led to us kissing. If I allowed it to continue, I didn’t know where it would lead. As Mark took one step towards me, I screamed at myself to back off, but that didn’t quite happen.
“What… what are you doing?” I stammered, the words shaking as they fell out of my mouth.
Mark didn’t answer me. Instead, he grabbed me, and he crashed his lips into mine without a second of hesitation. I didn’t have even a moment to stop this. His lips had claimed mine, and there was nothing I could do.
No, I told myself rapidly as I pushed him off. I can do something, of course I can.
“This… it isn’t a good…” Unfortunately, the same confidence didn’t come through as I spoke aloud. “Idea.”
Mark smirked at me as if he’d given up on caring what was and wasn’t a good idea. That made me so nervous because if he didn’t care anymore, then how was I going to keep up the strong resolve?
“I think…” he said in a smooth voice that absolutely seduced me. “That it’s a great idea.”
His words made me melt; I just couldn’t help it. As he looped his arms around my back and he brought his mouth down to press those delicious lips up against mine, I couldn’t resist. My brain simply switched itself off so I could do what I wanted, rather than what I knew was smart. It didn’t even come back on again when Mark took my hand and he led me down the hallway to his bedroom. I didn’t have a chance to drag my willpower out because he kept his eyes fixed so firmly on mine the entire time. The magnetic pull was far too strong.
Once inside his bedroom, Mark didn’t say anything to me, but he didn’t need to. We both knew exactly where this was headed. He spun me around, kissed me, and began tugging at my clothes. The material whipped from my body as if it was nothing, and I could do nothing but let it happen. Except, I wasn’t just an innocent bystander with no control, allowing this to happen to me; I was needy, desperate, keen for this. In fact, I was yanking at the material covering him too, needing to see that sexy body of his naked.
“Oh wow,” I murmured once his thick, strong abs came out. I ran my finger along his muscles, my core pulsing for him the entire time. There was a hot wetness pooling in my panties, making me feel crazy.
Without even thinking about it, I dropped to my knees in front of him. I fiddled rapidly with his buttons while I yearned for a taste of him. This was nuts and I knew it, but we were already in too deep now.
“Fuck, Olivia,” Mark groaned as his cock sprang free. I gasped at the mere sight of it, blown away by how big it was. Maybe this close up wasn’t the best way to see it for the very first time, but instead of freaking me out, it only turned me on more. It really had been such a long time since I’d been wanted like this.
I slowly ran my hand up and down Mark’s rock-hard length, admiring and exploring his cock with awe. He felt good between my fingers, all smooth and powerful, and I really wanted to know more about what it would be like to have him between my lips. I glanced up at Mark, checking that he was okay with where this night was headed, but since his eyes were closed in an almost pained expression and his head tossed back in ecstasy, I had to assume that yes, he was having a good time, thank you very much!
I brought my mouth closer to him, inhaling his sexy, masculine scent. Being this close to him set my whole body alight. Fairy lights of desire pickled everywhere, sending an intense fizzing sensation through my veins. I brushed my bottom lip against him, dragging my mouth to his tip, and by the time I reached there, Mark’s thighs were solid with tension and there was a small shudder racing up and down him.
I parted my lips and darted my tongue out to explore his tip. His sweet and salty taste actually made my body jolt, the lust was growing to an almost violent level. If I wasn’t careful, I would send myself over the edge in a moment. So, I wrapped my lips all the way around him and I slipped all the way down him until he hit the back of my throat. My heart hammered hard against my rib cage as I peered up at Mark again. He looked utterly blissful.
I continued the movement for a while, moving my mouth up and down him, picking up the pace as he started to lose all control of himself. I desperately wanted to see him fall apart, but before that could happen, he couldn’t help himself from trying to gain back all the power again. He grabbed my head to stop me, took my hand and pulled me upwards into a standing position, then he tossed me backward until I fell onto his sheets.
Mark climbed onto the bed over me, like a lion stalking his prey, and I was more than willing to be consumed. His muscles rippled as he hovered above me before he reached his head down and he nipped at my neck. The sensation had me blindsided; I gasped in pleasant shock. It was a little painful but in a really good way.
Mark shimmied my trousers and panties down, and I wiggled to help him. My ragged breaths were flying out of my mouth, and the intense pressure inside of me was growing. I needed a release, and I needed it now. It had been such a long time, and this tension between us had been flowing for ages, we both needed this.
He paused only for a moment while he grabbed a condom from his nightstand, then his weight crushed onto mine, and he was teasing my entrance. I rolled my hips towards him, needing him, gagging for him. Mark smiled, almost to himself before he kissed me hard. Then, thankfully, it seemed like he could hardly take it any longer either because he slid that delicious cock of his all the way into me. He filled me up, touched me everywhere, reminded me how good it could feel to have someone who, for a moment, was all about me.
“Oh shit!” I cried out, probably a little too loudly, but it felt so phenomenal. “Oh, fucking hell, Mark.”
This is my boss… but it feels so good… I can’t stop… what the hell is wrong with me?
But I didn’t care; I was seeing stars and it felt incredible. My whole body was on fire, I barely even knew my own name anymore. I bucked and writhed, desperate for the hot bliss that I couldn’t stop chasing, and soon I was rewarded by a tsunami of pleasure rolling over me in waves so powerful they completely consumed me. I clung to Mark tightly, I dug my nails into his skin, but he didn’t seem to notice. He was lost in the desire too, completely swallowed up by me. This moment was one of madness, one that definitely shouldn’t have been happening, but it felt too good for me to care. As the orgasm shattered through my body, I gave up even thinking about the consequences of our actions. That was a future problem, and right now I simply wanted to live in the utterly wonderful present.