Time to Play (6 page)

What was he doing? She didn’t understand the kind of control he had.
Callum
took what he wanted without asking for permission,
and she fucking loved it.

“You shouldn’t have left my apartment, Simone. Next time I’m going to
tie you to my bed so you can’t move.”

She shouldn’t have loved that, but the thought of being tied down
waiting to be played with filled her with so much yearning need.

Biting her lip, she ground her teeth together. The last thing she needed
was for her work colleagues to hear her cries of pleasure.

He moved to the other nipple sucking her bud into his mouth. She wanted
the clothes off and his naked skin against her own.

A knock sounded at the door, breaking off all erotic thought.

“What?”
Callum
growled to the person on the
other side. There was a male chuckle before the guy answered.

“Sorry to distract you, buddy, but we’re still waiting for you.”

Callum
looked at her. “You can’t go back
out there with that shirt.”

Think, Simone, think.

“There is a spare shirt in my desk. If your friend could get it then I
can change.”

She watched
Callum
give the instruction to the
mystery man. He opened the door partially. Simone saw the hard look of the
blond man followed by his dazzling smile. He stared at her with that smile, and
it made her yearn for so much more.

Jesus, get a grip.

“Cole will have your shirt for you.”
Callum
bent down picking up her ankle. “How do these feel?”

They’d feel better wrapped around
your neck as you lick my pussy.

“Fine.
They sting a little.”

****

Callum
stared up at her dazzling blue
eyes. Did she have any idea what she was doing to him? If it hadn’t been for
Cole distracting them he’d have taken her against the counter and then spent
the rest of the day fucking her in the staff room. He couldn’t get enough of
her. For the past two nights without her, he’d been fucking his fist and
finding little to no pleasure from the experience.

Her nipples were tight buds pressed against the shirt. With her drooping
eyes and full wet lips she looked like every horny guy’s fantasy dream. Her sex
drive matched
his own
. His need for her was growing
with every second. From the shock on her face when she first entered the
conference room,
Callum
knew she’d not known who he
was on Friday. He’d argue the point with Cole if he had to.

The knock sounded on the door. He answered it and let Cole come inside.

“Hey,” she said.

“Cole is much better with these burns than I am. They don’t look bad to
me.”

Simone continued to glare at the man in front of her.
Callum
saw the way Cole looked at the wet marks on her
nipples. He knew the other man was as affected by her as he was.

“You look stunning as always, Simone,” Cole said, handing her the spare
shirt.

She took the shirt then waited. Neither turned round. “Fine, seeing as
there are no gentlemen in this room.” She unbuttoned her shirt as Cole went
down on his knees to her ankles.
Callum
watched her
remove her shirt. The bra she wore was a plain white lace that showed the dark
red nipples he wanted to suck on. Black hair with red lips and nipples, she was
everything he craved. He wondered how she’d look with her hands bound behind
her back with her breasts thrust up in offering.

He pushed the image to the back of his mind. Focussing on work was the
more important element at the moment.

“They will hurt for a few hours, but there is nothing wrong with her.
Most of the coffee went on the floor. The cleaner has been dealing with the
mess.” Cole stood as she finished buttoning up her shirt.

Callum
watched as Cole took her hand,
helping her down onto the floor. Cole stood close making her brush down his
body as she got to her feet.

“Thank you,” she said. He heard the breathy sigh to her tone. Simone was
affected by Cole as well.
Interesting.

“I better go and get ready. Excuse me.”

Callum
grabbed her hand when she made to
pass. “This isn’t over,” he said.

“This is so over. We’re strangers, remember? We were a passing fancy.”

“Your pussy is dripping wet, Simone. This isn’t over. In case you’re not
up to speed. I own this company. I’ll be deciding who stays and who goes.”

“What the hell is that supposed to mean?” she asked.

“You’ll be spending a lot more time with me.”

“Screw that. Consider this my resignation.” She pulled out of his arms
and stormed off in the opposite direction. Cole chuckled behind him.

“I don’t think she’s going to be waiting around for you, mate. This one
is going to make you do all the chasing.”

Callum
had no problems with doing the
chasing. He made his way back to the conference room. Simone’s boss walked in
looking confused. “I’m afraid Miss
Allusifa
will not
be joining up today. She’d handed in her resignation and refuses to work under
a new management team.”

“What about the resignation period?” Cole asked.

“Simone was an amazing intern, and when we hired her full-time we didn’t
add in
a
 
resignation
period. Once she goes, she goes.”

“That’s new. I’ve never heard of a company doing that,”
Callum
said.

“Simone’s family ties sealed the deal,” the boss said.

Callum
stared at Simone’s boss. “Please
explain what Malcolm
Allusifa
has to do with this
company?”

“He’s the one been sponsoring us.”

Cole took over the conversation. Wherever he went, that blasted man
wasn’t far behind. Why couldn’t Malcolm
Allusifa
get
lost?

****

Cole listened to the meeting with half and ear. His own mind was filled
with the dark beauty of Miss
Allusifa
. Who could have
thought an ugly soulless bastard like Malcolm could produce a beautiful woman
like Simone? He knew
Callum
was lost on her. How far
lost was still out there. What he didn’t like was how Malcolm was everywhere
that
Callum
wanted to be. Cole and
Callum
were business partners and had been so for many
years. Their friendship had begun in childhood. Neither of them liked being
apart. His stint in the forces had brought about that time away from each
other. Cole regretted his decision to go out into the war zone. The more he
thought about it, the harder it was to deal with. He’d learned to shut off all
those thoughts. It was better to focus on the present and future. Looking back
at what he used to do would only set off his warning signs.

The meeting came to an end, and he stayed waiting for
Callum
to talk. They were attuned to each other’s thoughts.

“You disapprove?”
Callum
asked.

They were both forty years old. In their youth they’d done everything.
Drinking and shagging anything that wore a skirt. Their sharing became
something they did together in their later years. Is that what
Callum
wanted from him?
To share Simone?

“Of what exactly?”

“Buying this company?” Cole rubbed his fingers against his temple.
Business was bloody boring at times. He handled the security and the background
stuff while
Callum
was the main face of their
enterprise.

“Why did you buy this company?” Cole asked.

“Because there was a time when this place was
thriving with business.
They were making a profit and turning over the goods with a sound
reputation.”
Callum
stood and began pacing the room.

“So, your purchase of this company had nothing to do with little
Simone?” Cole didn’t want to say her last name. Her father was a total bastard.
The name
Allusifa
left a bitter taste in his mouth.

“She may have encouraged my decision.”

Cole sighed. “She’s gone now. You
can’t force her to work for you.”

“Then I better start chasing her.”

“What is so special about this one,
Callum
?”

His friend turned toward him with a
smile on his lips. “I’ve always loved a challenge.”

“After going through the books I
don’t think she’s going to be worth the amount of money it is going to take to
run this company,” Cole said.

“What did Simone do for this company
again?”
Callum
asked.

He shot his friend a look.
Callum
had read her file over a dozen times. The man knew
what she’d done for this business. “She’s part of the finance group.”

“She may not have to work here, but
she has to properly train up her replacement.”

Callum
pulled out her contract then handed
it to him.

In a blue marker at the bottom
clause of her contract was highlighted. “She has to come back to work to train
someone else.”

Cole looked over her contract. He
threw it on the table. “I’ve got a better idea,” he said.

“I’m listening.”

“What about a story that was leaked
to the press?
A story about a young millionaire’s daughter,
leaving the hotel room of the notorious
Callum
Gallagher.
Not only is there video evidence but also a couple of
intimate shots of you two in the bar?” Cole had been waiting for plan B. He’d
gotten in touch with one of his sources working in the press that morning. He
was waiting for the opportunity to use the footage he’d gained. “This will also
drive Malcolm crazy.
His only daughter shacking up with his
worst enemy.”

Callum
smiled. “She’ll have to stick
around for the problem that is going to create.”

“Bingo.”

Chapter Five

Simone was so angry she could spit. How dare he barge into her life like
that? They were supposed to be two strangers in the night. Not business
partners or any of that crap. She walked back into her apartment foyer. The
receptionist was on the phone as Simone placed her box on the counter.

Several minutes later, the woman put the phone down then turned to her.
“Okay, I guess it has not been a good day for you?”

“You’ve got that right. Do you have any mail for me?”

The postal service always left packages and mail at the front door.

“Nothing.”

“Great. Thank you.” Simone grabbed her box and made her way up the
stairs. She needed to start looking for work. There was no way she’d be under
control with
Callum
as the boss. She wasn’t doing
what some of the other women had done at work. Sleeping with the boss was not a
requirement to get up in the world. She was an intelligent woman and would use
her brains before using her pussy.

Simone let herself into her apartment then dropped her box onto the
floor. She went to the fridge, grabbed a beer then sat on the couch. The phone
began ringing the moment she sat down.

“Hello,” she said.

“So are you going to work for me now?” her father said over the line.
She rolled her eyes.

“Nope, there are plenty more places to work, dad.” She hung up on him
then grabbed the remote for the television.

There were a couple of cartoons playing. She skipped the cartoons as the
phone rang once again.

“Hello,” she said, changing the channels. She stopped turning to grab a
swig of her beer.

“I thought you had more sense, young lady. I can’t believe you’d do
this. Your father is going to be cursing all kinds of things at you.”

“Mom,
sheesh
,
slow
down. What are you talking about?”

“It is all over the news. You silly girl,” Helen said. Her voice was practically
shouting at her.

“What have I done wrong?”

“Turn on the blasted news?”

Sighing in annoyance, Simone turned on the news and froze.

“Son of a bitch.”

“Language, Simone.”

There on the screen was her walk of shame. “News is just in, long time Millionaire
Callum
Gallagher is seen pursuing the estranged
daughter of wealthy businessman, Malcolm
Allusifa
...”

The report continued on as she watched the pictures of them together at
the bar followed by a small bit of footage of them in the elevator. She looked
completely taken away. Her whole face was burning with humiliation. She didn’t
think
Callum
was capable of this.