"Oh, Paree," Clark sighed, leaning back in his chair leisurely and tilting his face up to the sun. A breeze crawled across his skin, jostling one strand of hair across his face. My heart did the ol' "skip," giving my ribs a gentle punch from the inside.
"I'm very happy," I said, leaning over the table, "to be across from you right now."
He smiled, dimples shining devilishly. "I know," he smirked. It wasn't the smirk of an asshole, thankfully—it was the smirk of a boy, teasing: playful. I was up for it, I thought to myself. As I examined his face, I took in the details. It wasn't necessarily classically beautiful, as you might classify James Dean or George Clooney. But the charm that oozed from every pore of Clark's being made up for any discrepancies, rendering me rather useless in his presence. I had been lusting after this man for so long—too long. His current proximity reminded me of years worth of yearning. How had I been able to stand it?
I scraped the food around my plate, my appetite beginning to rage in a manner very unrelated to food. I would keep my cool, I swore to myself. Hell, I would outcharm this unattainable seducer.
"Serveur," I called, raising an arm to the waiter. He spun at the sound of my voice, bustling toward me with a broad smile.
"Mademoiselle?"
"I'm ready for the check," I purred.
He winked at me and nodded, reaching for my plate. I tapped him on the shoulder and he bent down toward me. I moved close, my lips just inches away from his ear.
"Le repas etait delicieux," I whispered, smiling. The waiter grinned, nodding and hastening away for the bill.
I peeked at Clark to find him watching me with an intense gaze, appearing both amused and intrigued.
"You're devastating when you flirt, did you know that?" I perceived a small sigh escape from him.
"I did know," I replied, mimicking his easy posture and leaning back in my chair.
"So what does the day hold for us, Clark? Are you going to take me on another tour of the city? Or will it be wine tasting again? No, I know—today we can sample the finest baguettes that France has to offer!"
With each suggestion, I leaned in marginally closer, my eyes never leaving his face. Clark responded in kind, drawing to me until I could feel the heat of his skin radiating onto my face.
"I was thinking of a different kind of tour," he breathed, pausing for a moment. "A different kind of...taste."
I stared at him, momentarily paralyzed by the desire welling up in me as a response to his suggestion. I recovered quickly, and chuckled in reply.
"So—pizza?"
My flippant flirtation awoke the beast. His hand was behind my head in a moment, closing the distance between us. His first curled around my hair as our lips met—my mouth open, hungry, my hand immediately gripping his shirt.
"Ahem!"
Our heads snapped up as we broke apart, the waiter holding the bill sheepishly. I smiled, running a thumb around the periphery of my lips where I was sure lipstick had smeared. Signing the bill with the flourish, I thanked the waiter in his native tongue.
"Tout le plaisir était pour moi," he responded bowing graciously.
"I do believe you just broke our waiter's heart," Clark said, rising to pull out my chair. I stood, turning to face him, momentarily at his eye level in my heels. I looked directly into the warm pools of coffee, shimmering with flecks of gold and black in the sun.
"The waiter's heart, eh?" As I felt him moving in for another kiss, I slyly pecked him on the cheek—it took all my willpower to do so. If he was stunned or disappointed, he didn't show it.
"So, pizza-hunting it is," he said smugly, placing a hand gently around my waist and guiding me away from the table. We stepped out of the restaurant patio onto the quaint cobbled sidewalk, my senses suddenly tuning back in to the gentle hum of Paris bustle.
I didn't want to pizza hunt.
"You know, I've tasted pizza," I said as he hailed a cab. "The best, in fact."
"You've tasted the best pizza?" he asked, grinning in amusement.
"Yes—and call me crazy, but I really don't think anything that we find in Paris is going to top...Little Caesars."
Clark threw his head back, laughing heartily.
"Then what can we possibly do?" he asked, sweeping me into the cab.
As I leaned forward to enter, I felt him take hold of my ass firmly through my sundress, guiding it in. His grip was pristine: a thumb slipped just between the crest of my cheeks, dangerously near asshole arousal. The size of his hand cause his remaining fingers to nearly touch my hip, and an electric current of possession and need immediately ignited. My heart punched my ribs again, harder this time. When we landed side by side in our seats, he appeared innocent as a lamb.
I fiddled with my hands in my lap for a moment as Clark directed the driver. I didn't hear the destination, but I desperately hoped it was back to our hotel. As a thin sweat broke on my chest, memories flickered through my mind.
We began as coworkers, a relationship that quickly morphed into friendship. Shared lunches became happy hours, happy hours became game-nights. Attraction soared, chemistry bubbled, but nothing had ever happened...nary a kiss, not even a peck. Possibly because I had never gotten Clark alone until this moment, a moment granted to us when our mutual friends had to cancel their Paris travel plans last-minute. It was like a gift from God—and I was certain that I was up for it.
I side-glanced Clark, who appeared as cool as a cucumber in his seat, watching Paris through the windows. I noticed his hand was creeping from his lap toward the edge of my sundress, which lay just below my knee. I seized his wrist gently and pulled it toward my silk stocking—when in Paris, after all—which was held by a garter belt tight around my waist. I could already feel my lace panties moistening, and I said a silent prayer of gratitude for my regular shaving-and-sexy-undies routine. Clark's attention was now on me, and I was still learning to carry the weight of his intensity. It felt like being under a spotlight, under close scrutiny.
I played it cool, guiding his hand beneath my dress and to the lip of my panties. His eyes never left mine. We were locked on each other as I felt his hand slip between the fabric and my skin, moving on it's own now. As he felt my wetness, his dimples peeked out and his lips parted ever so slightly. I blinked, my lids becoming heavy with pleasure. His finger had found my clit, and was beginning to roll over it ever-so-slowly.
I stifled the sounds welling up in my throat, the product of arousal building between my legs. The driver remained completely unaware, humming as he turned streets and honked at passersby. His presence created an urgency in the car, an urgency for privacy and space.
Clark's tempo increased, but only just so. His gaze shifted from my eyes to my lips, but we both knew that if we kissed, all subtlety would be lost. As the scenery became familiar, I knew we were nearing the hotel. My breathing had already changed, and I could no longer control my body's responses. My clit was hot, swelling with blood flow. His touch on the outside of my body was heaven—I wanted—no, needed—to feel his touch from the inside.
With enormous regret, I pulled Clark's hand from my sweet rose and met his eyes once more. Then, in the briefest of gestures, I brought his fingers to my lips and sucked his index fingertip ever so gently, my tongue lingering just enough to capture the sweet nectar that clung there. Now, his breathing changed—his chin leveled with mine immediately, any playfulness left in the mood now evaporating, chased away by pure, animal lust.