Chapter Seven - Nathan
The affair continued for the short time that Alyssa was in New York. I’d work, then meet her at my house or the apartment where we’d go at it like animals. I knew that I was getting attached and it bothered me more and more with every event that I had to pretend that there was nothing between us. I was her father’s best friend, as much as I could be, and I had no local family. He always invited me to Christmas, and I couldn’t say no. There were even a few dinners at the house where I had to pretend that we were nothing to one another before she’d sneak away and meet me at my place or just get out of the house to let me drive her. I knew that Alyssa made the excuse that she was spending time with friends, and I watched the tension between her and Brad. Something happened between them, but she didn’t talk about it, just pulled me in and gave me more of her body each and every time that we were together.
I went over on the holiday and opened the presents they gave me as Alyssa watched me warmly from the couch. I’d brought some over for everyone as well, though there was another one under my tree for her to open later. It was something that couldn’t be seen, as it would raise curiosity that we didn’t need.
We had dinner, sitting what felt like miles apart as I watched one of the younger attorneys flirt with Alyssa. She laughed and chatted with him. I knew that she was doing it to keep the cover going and that he had no shot with her, but it still hurt. Her family was there, surrounding her as they asked her how California was and nodding at her positive replies.
I wanted to tell everyone that she was mine. I wanted to tell them that I’d enjoyed her every possible way, recently discovering that Alyssa was into being tied up and even spanked. I couldn’t think of another woman now that I was with her, and I held her in my arms in the apartment as we watched the ball drop on television. Alyssa was returning home the following evening on the red eye, to get back to work. I traced the small diamond that shimmered on her chest, the only thing that she wore in the light of the fire as we recovered from a rough session. Alyssa loved the gift and wore it under her clothes, risking being asked what it was, but so far, we were lucky.
It made me smile when she told me that she’d wear it proudly back home.
I was supposed to be at the company’s New Year’s party but I’d chosen to spend it alone with Alyssa. I needed to taste her skin and feel her in my arms as the reality of the situation hit us. This was ending tomorrow, and neither of us wanted that. I was in love with her, despite the taboo nature of the situation. It could ruin my livelihood, my friendship with her father and even my reputation. Men my age dated younger women all of the time, and it was admired unless it was your partner’s daughter, a woman that you’d known for twelve years. It was dirty when you’d watched her grow up, seen her through the loss of her mother. I knew that there were no legal ramifications involved in this, but there were multiple moral ones. “Are you and your father alright?” I asked her as I held her in my arms.
“I’m not sure. He's so protective, and I can see how mad he is when I leave the house. I tell him that I’m with friends, but when he knows I am in a car he just freaks out. I prefer the nights when he isn’t home, but I guess that won’t matter anymore come tomorrow.” Alyssa sighed and nuzzled her nose against my chest. “I don’t want to leave.”
“I’ll visit you within a couple of weeks for a long weekend,” I promised her as she stared into my eyes. “I promise, baby.”
“Good. I’m going to miss this so much,” Alyssa breathed as her lips brushed against my skin, sending the blood to my groin as I groaned. I watched as she slid down my body to take me into her mouth, sucking me hard and deep before I took her head in my hands and started to fuck her mouth as I watched. It was so hot, and I knew how I felt about her as I shot deeply into her throat and she rested her head against my stomach.
We slept a matter of a few hours that night, both of us hungry for each other. I felt closer to her every time I was inside of her, but I didn’t voice that. I took her home in the morning, after one last time in my bed, kissing her goodbye in my bedroom before I had to let her go.
I went into the office, feeling empty and sad. Linda didn’t even affect me this way when she was my wife or after she left. “What’s with you?” Brad asked me as I lost my focus for the hundredth time that day. “You’ve been off for a couple of weeks.”
“Just the holidays or something,” I responded as I ran my hand through my hair. “I can’t wait to go see Kim for a while.”
Brad didn’t take any vacation, though I hoped that would change with the woman in his life. We were both millionaires, and at least one of us deserved to spoil the woman that he loved.
“Alyssa will be there. Will you see her?” He asked as I froze for a moment.
“Maybe I should take her to dinner. She made it sound like she was always working.”
“That would be nice,” Brad agreed as I gave him a long look.
“Are you taking her to the airport?” I asked as he glanced at the clock on the wall.
“I’m taking her to a late dinner before her flight.” That was a good thing, though the selfish side of me wanted it to be me.
We finished the work, and I went to my office to sit and stare out of the window. I sent Alyssa a text, keeping it light as we started a conversation while she packed. Alyssa joked about having trouble fitting the clothes that she bought in her suitcase and I said something vaguely funny back before I looked at the picture of her that I’d taken when she was sleeping. She was beautiful, and I shook my head.
The day passed slowly, and I left before Brad, going to my apartment for the night. I didn’t want to be too close to her, afraid I won’t be able to resist the urge to go to see her.
I woke up the following day knowing that she was gone, feeling ripped apart inside. I rolled over to smell her pillow and closed my eyes. Two more weeks and I’d be there.