Fool Me Once (15 page)

“Hello” he answered almost breathless.

“Hey Jake, You ok? You sound a bit out of breath, what are you doing behind that door boss?”

Jake could hear laughter in his secretary’s voice, and on a normal day, he would have joked around with her, but today he was definitely in no mood to do so.

“What is it Rachel?” He answered in a sigh

“There is someone here to see you, shall I let her in?” He almost didn’t wait for her to finish before he opened the door of his office and walked in the waiting area, certain he would find Eva there.

“Why honey, you seem excited to see me. Already regretting what you told me the other night?” Shelley slowly unfolded herself from one of the chair and walked right past him and into his office. He looked in horror at Rachel who just winked at him and went back to her correspondence. Slowly, as if walking on death row, that’s sure what it felt like, he followed Shelley and closed his office door.

“What can I do for you Shelley?”

She smiled seductively and walked up, stopping merely a few inches from him.

“I want to make you pay for the embarrassment you caused me, I want to see you squirm.” She whispered into his ear. And as he was about to back away from her, she grabbed his shirt and pulled him closer still. “But, I could be convinced to forgive you if you make love to me right now.”

“Enough Shelley!” he said firmly as he unstuck her body from his. “Do whatever you need to do, but do it outside of my office. I tried to let you down easy, but the truth is, I don’t want you. I am not attracted to you at all, I am interested in someone else and there is nothing you can do that will make me change my mind about you and me. Your threats do not scare me.

“In someone else? You mean you prefer Eva to me?” She shrieked.

“It doesn’t matter who I am interested in, all you need to know is that I am not interested in you.”

For a moment she didn’t speak, she just stared at him as if he had grown an extra head. Then her eyes harden, and a devious half smile appeared on her lips.

“You will pay for this, and I just figured out how.”

She didn’t say anything else, just turned around and walked away, slamming his office door shut behind her.

Jake stared at the door, uncomfortable with her outburst and scared as to what she might do. They do say, “Hell hath no furry like a woman scorned.” He shrugged. There was nothing he could do about it, so there was no point worrying. He went back to his desk and sat down wearily. The day hadn’t turned out at all like he had hoped. He decided that it was a waste of time for him to stay here; he would just explain to Josh tomorrow that he wasn’t ready. As simple as that. He pushed his chair away from his desk and got up. He grabbed a disc and some sheets of programming; maybe he would be more in the mood to work on it later on that evening. He walked out his office, told Rachel to tell callers he wasn’t available and push the elevator button to get down to the lobby and out to the street where his Audi was parked. He tapped his fingers impatiently as he watched the elevator light going from floor to floor and stopping at almost each ones. Finally, it reached the 9
th
floor where he was located. He stood right in front of the door, ready to get in. That’s how he found himself neck to face with Eva. Without a word she walked back in the elevator where he followed her. The door closed and he pressed the stop button. He looked intensely at Eva, waiting for her to say something. He could see the black circles under her eyes, as if she too had had a sleepless night. She looked up at him with those amazing eyes of hers, and he was lost. He seized her in his arms and crushed his mouth down to hers. God, she tasted so sweet. He pressed her supple body against his, her firm breasts pressed tight against his chest. He kissed her until they were both breathless, all the restrained passion felt in that one single kiss. A blinding hunger took over his mind and body. He had to have her; he needed to have her now. He tried to resist the need, but he had to admit defeat when her tongue traced his lips. He groaned and lifted her against the wall. She wrapped her legs around his waist. His hands caressed the smooth skin of her shoulders, lowered the straps of her dress and… the intercom came to life.

“Hello, is there a problem up there?”

He froze. What in hell was he doing? Had he not been interrupted, he would have taken her here against the elevator wall. He lowered his forehead to hers and tried to slow his breathing.

“Is there a problem up there???”

Jake swore under his breath, tore himself away from Eva’s soft body and pressed the talk button.

“We’re all good. Coming down.”

He put the elevator back in service and did not say a word until it got down to the ground floor. When the doors slid open, he walked out, followed by Eva who still hadn’t said a word. Why had she come? Was she willing to forgive him and give them a chance? Slowly he turned around to look at her and maybe read from her very expressive face what is it she was thinking. She stood still, her breathing still ragged, but what he couldn’t figure out was why she was frowning at a spot beyond his shoulder.

“Eva? Are you ok?”

She did not answer him, just kept staring at something behind him. Slowly he turned around to see what kept her attention. Shelley!!! What was she doing still here? Damn, she was walking towards them. If he thought it would have worked, he would have tried to lead Eva away, hide until Shelley left, but he was pretty sure that both women wouldn’t be amenable to such a ploy. So he stood his ground, and watched her coming. She had a triumphant glint in her eyes that scared him. What had she come up with to screw up his life and make true her promise?

“Hi honey,” she purred. His body froze as she reached up and kissed him on the lips.

“You forgot something at my place last night, I found it under my bed after you left. You can come and get it tonight. I’ll be free…all night.”

“Shelley…” he warned, before gently pushing her away and turning towards Eva to explain. She was gone. He turned back to Shelley who was smiling.

“I warned you not to mess with me Jake. You ignored my warning. You shouldn’t mess with a woman.” She added scornfully

She left him standing there without another word.

He swore, leaving the receptionist to stare at him as he made a quick exit, hoping to catch Eva before she got too far.

How could she have been so stupid? It seemed as if during the last few weeks she had lost her common sense and her sense of self-preservation. Why did she think he would change? Why would he choose her over the Shelley Harrison of this world? After he had left last night, she had been tempted to believe him and this morning she had been ready to give him yet another chance. Would she ever learn? She kicked the tire of her car and yelped in pain. Yes self-destructive, that’s what she had become. Her eyes filled with tears of pain and anger, and oh ok she had to admit self-pity. That made for a lot of tears now ruining her make up she had spent way too much time on…for nothing! Blinded by the river of tears, she struggled to unlock her car door. She heard footsteps rapidly approaching and without looking back she knew who it was. She wasn’t going to let him get near or give him the opportunity to try and sway her. She was too fragile right now. She wiped her tears and finally unlocked her door, she opened it quickly and just as she was about to close it, a hand stopped her. She swore under her breath.

“Eva, hold up.” He sounded out of breath and looked breathtaking. Although of course she shouldn’t be noticing stuff like that about him anymore.

“What will you tell me this time? You are sorry; you need another chance; to please believe you, and go to bed with you? Don’t you have enough with Shelley? From what I have heard she can please the most discriminate man.” She wished she hadn’t said that, she didn’t want to sound bitter.

“She doesn’t please me.” He had said this in a voice so low, that for a moment she thought she had imagined it. But what did she care whether he was sexually satisfied or not. In fact she didn’t want to know anything about his sex life at all, especially since she wasn’t included in it.

“Well, that’s too bad. You made your choice. You chose Shelley, last night, after what all you said to me.” She didn’t add, “How could you?” but she meant it.

“That’s just it Eva, I didn’t choose Shelley, I tried, but I couldn’t. It’s so much less complicated with her. It would have been just physical, but with you…it’s so much more. All I could think of while she was trying to seduce me was you. Today was her idea of revenge. Please don’t let her win.”

He sounded so sincere, so lost. But then again, he always did.

“Jake, stop it. I can’t trust you, I can’t…”Before she could finish he seized her in his arms and crushed his mouth down to hers. Her resistance lasted but a second. He pressed her supple body against his, her firm breasts tight against his chest. He kissed her until they were both breathless. Then as suddenly as the kiss began, it ended.

“Tell me you don’t feel it when I kiss you?” He said almost harshly

She looked at him dazed. Feel? She could do nothing but feel at this moment. She felt as if her heart was going to explode, that she would never be right again if he didn’t take her in his arms right now.

“Eva, I know I have been a jerk. I know I’ve hurt you. But I need you. I don’t know why, I just can’t fight anymore.”

She sat back in her car seat, and looked up at him. He had come after her, Shelley mustn’t have been important to him, but did that mean that she was any more important or just another conquest? She made up her mind, and quickly before she could change it she said:

“You can come to my place for a drink tonight and we can talk about this.”

She slammed her car door and left without another word.

Jake looked at her go and felt the fear of losing her slowly ebb away.

“Hi come on in.” She squeaked.

She led him to the living room where she had a bottle of wine waiting. As she was about to offer him a glass, he swept her in his arms and gave her a long lingering kiss that stole the remaining of her doubts. Yes she wanted this, more then anything.

God she tasted so sweet. A blinding hunger took over his mind and body. He had to have her. He did try and resist that primal need, they had to talk, but he quickly admitted defeat when her tongue slowly traced his lips. They could always talk later…much later. He groaned and lifted her against him, walked to the bedroom and lovingly lowered her on the bed. Her eyes were so big and the heat and need in them equaled his own. He caressed the smooth skin of her shoulders, lowering one strap, then the other, all while keeping eye contact with her. She gasped when the soft silk fell around her waist and his hands brushed against her bare breasts. She stood and let the dress fall into a puddle at her feet. She was completely nude; his mouth went dry with desire. She got really close to him and her eager fingers were clumsily undoing the button of his shirt, her hands were warm against his skin, he grabbed her and brought his head down to hers, kissing her with an almost desperation. Distracting her with his tongue, he cupped her breasts and almost came undone when she arched against him. He trailed his kisses away from the sweet nectar of her lips to her breasts. His tongue slowly worshipped her hardened nipples, revering in her strangled gasp as he sucked on them. He looked up at her and saw her head thrown back in near ecstasy as his lips moved slowly to her navel. He trembled and growled in need as her hands anxiously found her way to his manhood and stroked him softly.

“Eva, if you keep this up, I won’t last”

She smiled coyly and tracing the tip of his hardened member, she asked:

“Whatever do you mean?”

He moaned, trying to hold the waves of pleasure that were threatening to erupt inside him. Gently he took her hand away from him and holding them down, he brought his mouth to her center.

She gasped at the pleasure that exploded through her as his tongue darted between her legs and kissed her where no men had ever kissed her before. The feeling was so intense; she forgot where she was for an instant. She soared high and when she came back down to earth she found Jake looking at her, his eyes almost black, his breathing heavy and labored. Her need for him grew again and with urgent fingers she helped him out of his trousers and shirt. Once she saw him naked in front of her, she gasped marveling at his perfection. She caressed his body as he stood there watching her. She dropped light kisses all over his hard muscles. She smiled as he groaned and held her head still when she traced the head of his hardened manhood with the tip of her tongue, begging her to stop less he explode right there. With urgency he grabbed her, laid her down on the bed and before entering her, he looked at her body arching to meet his, at her lips swollen by his kisses, at her cheeks rosy from pleasure, and with a groan, unable to wait any longer, he pushed hard into her.