Chapter 2
The Hunt
She awoke groggily as sun rays beckoned to her. As she turned her head to glance at the dial of her clock, the red LED lights glared accusingly at her. She had slept in. Suddenly in a fury she quickly went through her morning rituals. It wasn't until she was in her car on the way to work that she thought of him. She wondered for a few moments in time what could have been but brushed the thought aside as quickly as it had come as she pulled up to work.
"Lexie! There you are! You are late and your meeting about Hackner has already begun and there was a gentleman here earlier who was In search of you."
"Thank you Sarah. I will be there in a moment. Let me just gather my notes." As she walked into her office her eyes were instantly drawn to a single red rose laying upon her desk. She felt her heart stop for a moment before it began to flutter like a bird in cage. She slowly walked up to her desk and under the rose was a card with gold filigree and one word written in a bold scroll lettering. Tonight.
She felt her palms grow slightly sweaty. Could it be...No. No way a person would be so persistent. Especially for someone like her.
"Lexie..." She realized Sarah was still dutifully waiting on her so they could get to the meeting. She quickly grabbed the notes and left the card on the desk. But it burned into her brain hidden behind her eyes. Throughout the meeting she struggled to stay attuned. Her body had suddenly decided it was some animal in heat. Every brush of fabric seemed to caress her skin and make her more aware. By the time the meeting was over her panties were soaked and she was aching.
She went back to her office and went to search for her trusty vibrator. But as she searched her purse she realized in her fluster this morning she had forgotten it. She sat down in her chair and drew a heavy breathe. It would take longer to accomplish her needs without it. She sighed and got up and went back to work ignoring the building desire.
Sarah walked into her office with her last piece of paperwork and wished her goodbyes at such the late hour. She rubbed her forehead at the increased tension in her temple. She had to get home to fix the yearning desire. As she began to gather her work the forgotten card slipped from a pile of paper and fell to the floor. She leaned over and grasped the crisp clean card. The gold glittered in the softened glow of her desk lamp. She felt her heart begin to flutter again at the invitation. The one demanding word. Did he expect her to come tonight. She wanted to. With every beat she wanted to leave right now straight from her office to his. But she knew she wouldn't. It would mean admitting what she wanted deep down. And that was unacceptable. She looked at the card one last time and then threw it into the trash can.
She grabbed her coat and then left. As she walked down the garage in the darkened night, the air was crisp and slightly cold with the new changing season. She pulled out her keys from her purse and as she began to open her car door someone firmly grabbed her and wrapped their fingers over her mouth cutting off her fearful scream.