Into the Darkness

“I know how you feel. I’m in the same boat. I have so much going on and it doesn’t help that my love life is a like a rollercoaster right now,” I admitted.

“Man troubles?”

“Man troubles plural,” I confessed.

“Oh, wow. I wouldn’t want to be in your shoes. I’m glad I got myself a good man, just happens he’s on the other side of the world. So I’m thinking you pick who you like best and roll with it. Maybe start with who is most attractive?”

We giggled together. There was something comforting about confiding in a stranger.

“Well, man number one is gorgeous—like Christian Bale gorgeous.”

“Oh holy Batman! And number two?”

“There are no words… He is beautiful.”

“Sounds to me like number two is a lady door knocker.”

I burst out laughing. Lady door knocker! That just about summed him up. As I wiped away a tiny tear from my eye, I composed myself enough to respond to Kate. “I guess you could say that but it’s so complicated.”

“I’m no love expert but I swear there must be a full moon or something because weird shit is happening everywhere.”

“That would explain a lot.”

“Take my boss, for example. He is the most arrogant bastard you could ever meet. I mean the amount of times I’ve had to clean up his mess is, well...it’s a lot. After every girl he fucked and left hanging, who was the one dealing with all the clingy-girl bullshit? Me. Seriously, I deserve a pay rise because that is not in my job description.”

I laughed at the description of her boss.

“So anyway, something weird is going on. I only know that a girl has come into his life and I think he has feelings for her. I nearly fell off my chair when I found out. I’m telling you, the man has no heart. But fuck, something has changed,” she finished.

“Sometimes that one person can change everything you believe in. Maybe she captured his heart. Is he at least nice to look at?” I asked.

“He is a fucking drop-dead BILF.”

“Uh, what’s a BILF?”

“Boss I’d like to fuck, although I never would. I love my job and get great perks. I’ve just learnt to tolerate him and always be one step ahead of him.”

“Banging body?” I asked.

“Oh, hell yeah. He works out so much he looks like a Greek god. I’ve never seen him shirtless, though.”

“Sounds to me like you got yourself a great job.”

“Yes, I do, but right now I need to focus.” She looked at her watch. “Oh shit, it’s seven. I better head back. I’ll see you tomorrow?”

I smiled. “I’ll be here.”

“Cheerio then!”

I ran back home thinking about how the last few days had unfolded. I knew I was taking a risk by asking Adriana to get involved with planning to be in Lex’s office but I wanted him to know it wasn’t just him who got to call the shots. I looked back now and couldn’t believe I allowed myself to be so bold and carefree. Yeah, I’d fantasized about that shit all the time but to make it a reality was surreal. He was barely able to control himself and that’s what I wanted, Mr. Control Freak to lose himself.

Every touch, every sound was sending me over the edge but then he said he wanted all of me. I knew what he meant and not one part of me hesitated. As he filled me, I groaned with pleasure. He was the only one who had ever been inside there. The pressure was intense and it didn’t take me long to come. He followed quickly, gripping me tight as the waves of pleasure died down slowly. It felt amazing but then he kissed me, softly. I pulled away; I wasn’t prepared for emotions to be involved. This was

strictly hardcore, nothing-off-the-table kind of sex. Just fucking. I reminded him of that and he was quick to acknowledge it, which hurt slightly but I had to convince myself that’s all this was. Who was I kidding?

As I sat in my office daydreaming about the night before, Eric and Bull’s walked in and sat down. Eric grabbed a handful of M&Ms and Bull’s scolded him for putting the brown ones back in. the jar. What the hell was his problem with eating the brown ones?

“So the lady who walked into my office yesterday was Samantha Benson.”