Chapter 4

 

“The business plan’s in a folder on top on my table.” Adam says, from the other end of the line. “Once you have it, ask the driver to drive you to Waft. Let’s have a working lunch.”

 

When he hangs up, Lexi walks over to Adam’s desk and reaches for the folder, when her hand accidentally swipes over the mousepad of Adam’s laptop, the screen flashes on, and Lexi can’t believe what she sees. There are thumbnails of naked people having sex, and some other pictures of women dressed in revealing nurse, teacher, or even masseuse costumes. For a second, she freezes on the spot, unsure of whether to close the porn site or just look away.

 

She know it’s not supposed to be a big deal since everyone watches porn these days, everyone except a handful people which includes her. Her eyes automatically scan the screen, and she can’t help but look. As her eyes skim over the thumbnails, the first thing that crosses her mind is, are penises really that huge?

 

With her train of thought, she starts to feel her lower region reacting to the photos. There’s a sensation she can’t describe in her pussy, and she starts to feel a little bit warmer and a little bit more wet. She feels her vaginal muscles suddenly constrict, and she takes that as her cue to look away. She can’t explain what she’s feeling, but it’s not a bad feeling at all. She actually wants more of it.

 

She puts the business plan in her bag, and locks Adam’s office door behind her. The chauffeur, Mark, has the car waiting for her right at the entrance of the building, and when she enters, she asks him to take her to Waft, a French café Adam favors. Throughout the ride, she can’t stop thinking about the images earlier, and she knows she’s supposed to shrug the thoughts off, but she can’t. Thinking about Adam and porn in the same train of thought has her feeling hot and heavy, and when she meets him in the café, she’s having difficulty acting nonchalant.

 

When she reaches for her glass of water, she almost knocks it off; when she tries to order, she ends up stuttering and taking longer than usual to give her order; when Adam talks to her about his calls and meetings for a day, she finds herself looking at her planner instead of rattling the details off her mind. Adam doesn’t miss her behavior.

 

“Are you alright?” he asks, watching her from over the tip of his wine glass. Wine and any other alcoholic beverage is Adam’s substitute for water. “You don’t look sick, but your mind’s far off.”

 

“It’s nothing,” Lexi says, shrugging off the tightness she’s feeling in her vagina.

 

She feels all the more worse when she looks up to meet his jade green eyes. They’re studying her face, and for a moment, she sees the way they flit over to her lips, and she finds herself licking and biting her bottom lip.

 

“Really?” he asks, voice more concerned than mischievous. “You can take the rest of the day off…”

 

Lexi shakes her head at the offer and then says, “No.” When Adam doesn’t say a word, she continues. “I’m alright. I’m sorry.”

 

Adam knows she’s not okay, but he lets it go for now. They spend the rest of lunch going over Adam’s schedule for the week. He’s thankful he doesn’t have any international meetings during the week since he’s been travelling to Europe and Asia at least twice a month in the past. When they finish their meals and wipe their plates clean, Adam pays for the bill and calls for Mark to pick them up.

 

Lexi’s surprised when Adam instructs Mark to drive them over to his apartment. He tells her he has to pick up something first before they head back to the office. When Lexi steps foot in the three-bedroom unit, she’s in awe at the expensiveness and interiors of the flat. She thought the new apartment Adam transferred her to was already the height of luxury. But his is a whole other level.

 

Of course, she thinks. How very fitting for a CEO.

 

Adam walks over to one of the rooms, the one closest to the front door, and when Lexi takes a quick peek, she sees a desk, a chair, and a bookshelf. She presumes it’s his office, and she tries not to shake her head. Adam really is a workaholic. When he closes the door, he turns to face her. She’s wary of the tight-lipped smile on his face.

 

“So tell me, what’s really going on with you?” he asks, unable to let go of her fidgety behavior.

 

“N-nothing, I swear…” she says, but when he looks at her pointedly, she then asks, “I can’t bullshit my way out of this, huh?”

 

He ends up laughing at her reply before he shakes his head and crosses his arms over his chest. He walks closer to her, and when he’s a foot away from her, he stares right into her hazel eyes. For a second, Adam thinks she’s not going to open up, but then she meets his eyes and starts to speak.

 

“I’m so sorry…I really didn’t mean to,” she says, voice rising a few decibels higher. There’s fear in her eyes, and warning bells start to alarm in Adam’s head. What did she do? “I accidentally touched the mouse pad of your laptop and saw your screen.”

 

“And…?” he asks, waiting for the climax of her story and hoping she hasn’t done something that can’t be fixed.

 

“Uhm, that’s it,” she says, clasping her hands together in front of her. “I really didn’t mean to.”

 

“What?” Adam asks incredulously. “That’s why you’ve been acting weird?” When she nods her head, he then asks, “So there are no burning buildings or dying people?”

 

When she cocks a confused eyebrow up at him, he sends one right back at her. They’re not seeing eye-to-eye.

 

“I don’t get it,” Adam then says. “I really don’t have anything to hide…”

 

“Uhm…well, your browser was on a porn site…”

 

“So?”

 

That takes Lexi aback since he sounds so casual and nonchalant. She still hasn’t forgotten the naked photos and dick pics from earlier. They’re forever buried in her mind, and it has her mind working on overdrive.

 

“Unless…” Adam then trails off when Lexi still hasn’t spoken up. “You’ve never watched porn?”

 

Lexi shakes her head, feeling embarrassed at her naivety and innocence; however, it has Adam’s interest piqued. A while ago, his face was expressionless. Now, he’s looking at her with a sexy, sly smirk. The way he looks at her has her feeling all the more wet, and she can feel her vagina reacting. It’s tightening and loosening up before it tightens once more and repeats the cycle.

“Are you a virgin then?” he then asks, and it doesn’t take her long to respond.

 

Lexi nods her head before she tips it down and looks at the ground. She feels unclothed having just revealed one of the most intimate bits of her life. It takes Adam a moment to respond. He asks ‘why’, and she opens her mouth carefully to explain.

 

“I honestly…just didn’t have the time,” she says, not meeting his eyes still. “I was always too focused with school and worked multiple jobs the moment I could…” she feels embarrassed telling him all these things. Adam’s her boss, and she’s telling him parts unrelated to her work, but he also isn’t one to take ‘no’ for an answer. “I had no time for a relationship, but no one also really pursued me and wanted to date me. I didn’t make the effort to go to parties and meet other people. And look, it’s come to bite me in the ass…figurative ass.”

 

He laughs at her last statement before he sobers up then asks, “What do you mean? Do you regret the ‘all work and no play’ attitude?”

 

She sends him a small smile. It looks quite sardonic.

“Adam…I’m twenty-two and a virgin…”she says, shaking her head. “I don’t regret working and studying hard, but I don’t know anything about relationships and sex…I’m pathetic…”

 

“Of course, you’re not,” Adam disagrees in a heartbeat. “Trust me, getting sex is much easier than the work you do in the office.”

 

It’s the only time Lexi looks at him, and when she does, there’s a questioning expression on her face. She doesn’t say or ask anything, but Adam knows what she wants to ask.

 

Is that a proposal?

 

“Trust me…” he says, the meaning in his words loaded and heavy.

 

“Are you…” she hesitates for a moment, not wanting to get ahead of herself. “Are you trying to say…”

 

He only nods his head at her before she returns the gesture. Then, he walks closer to her. At the moment, Lexi doesn’t think Adam’s her boss. She doesn’t think about the repercussions of having sex with him. She doesn’t think it’s possible for women to have an emotional connection after sharing an intimate moment.  All she can think about is, finally, after twenty-two years.

 

When Lexi’s chest is flushed up against Adam’s, he wraps his arm around her back and searches her face for any sign of hesitation. There’s none. When she makes a move to close the distance between their lips, Adam stops her by stepping back.

 

“It’s your first time,” he says. “The least I can do is take you out on a date first.”