/The longest one yet. I hope you all enjoy it!/
It had been almost a month since my boss and I had our last fling. It was still exciting to see him on the days we both worked, but I began to feel a sense of distance. Maybe he had been with someone else now, or he grew bored of what we had. I loved it, and I grew attached to him, but as a person, we can only control our feelings, not those of others. It was going to be what it was going to be.
That was when I decided to spend my weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada for my birthday. Alone. I had booked a room at the Cosmo for three days, and I was looking forward to some gambling, dancing, and bubble baths all to myself.
The weekend in May had come, and I was excited. My flight landed, and I was in a private car to the hotel, treated like a queen. I was spoiling myself. At 45 years old, I needed it, and no one was going to do it for me. As we drove down the Las Vegas Strip, I started seeing signs for a convention, which was strange because my company's colors were the same. When I saw the packed valet at Mandalay Bay, my eyes widened as it became clear. We drove on, but I was able to spot the welcome sign at the entrance to the hotel:
ANNUAL MANAGERS MEETING, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 24-26.
Fuck. My manager was here. There was no way he would miss it. I had been with the company for 6 years, and he had gone each time. Fumbling through my purse, I found my phone and opened his text. I read through everything, noting how there had been a little more distance every day, and a couple of days where we didn't speak at all. But, either way, I couldn't dwell on that, but I couldn't not let him know I was in town either. The city was gorgeous, and I snapped a picture of the Strip heading north, and sent it to him with the caption 'Happy Birthday to me!'. I doubted I'd hear anything from him, and that would just have to be a bitter pill to swallow. Truthfully, I wished I was swallowing his load again, but only time would tell.
My day went on, and I was enjoying myself. For once I was able to do the things I wanted to do. I had drinks at the top of the Strat, went shopping at the Forum Shops, and made plans to meet up with a friend and have dinner at the Sahara. It was already an amazing day.
Dinner with my friend was underway when my phone buzzed with a text, and his name came up in the notifications. I decided to let it wait, dinner was wonderful and so was the company. I didn't want to be rude. But as soon as we were finished and I was in the Uber back to the Cosmo, I pulled out my phone to read his text.
"What a coincidence. I'm here too for the manager meetup. Where are you staying?" My stomach did a little flip-flop, my teeth digging into my lower lip before typing out the message.
"The Cosmopolitan. I'll be here until Sunday night. I hope the meet-up goes well!" Hitting send, I was proud that I kept it civil and didn't flirt like usual. My phone buzzed again, and I felt that familiar ache in my crotch.
"We're done for the night. Meet me at the Chandelier Bar in an hour?" He replied, and of course, I agreed. How could I not? It was one of my favorite bars with its purple crystal hue, and he was one of my favorite people. I didn't even go to my room to change. I was in a short, black, thin strapped cocktail dress with black heels, and since it was almost summer, the weather was perfect. With my hair down and curled, I was probably harder to recognize. He was used to seeing me dressed down for work, not all fancy like tonight. I arrived before he did, sitting down at the bar to order an Old Fashioned for myself, and a drink for him. I sipped mine gently when I saw him coming up the escalator. His hair was combed a little neater, and instead of his work polo shirt, he wore a black button-down and dark gray slacks. His sleeves were rolled up, his watch gleaming in the light. Holy shit. Just when I didn't think he could get any more handsome, he came up looking like that.
After stepping past the velvet rope, his dark blue eyes scanned, and quickly found me. I watched his gaze shift to look over my curvy frame, a grin forming on his lips. He was clean-shaven, and it looked good, but the scruff was so much better.
"Well, if you don't look like a goddess in this lavender haze." He stood next to me, his hand on my hip as he leaned in to kiss my cheek. "Happy Birthday, beautiful," He added, a coy smile forming on his lips. I could smell his cologne, and it was intoxicating, more than the drink in my hand. I turned to do a once-over on him as well, my pink tongue darting out to lick my lips.
"Thank you, and.. you look just as good. Dressed up a little I see?" I teased him, reaching for his hand to pull him down again, my lips pressed to his cheek.
"I took the liberty of ordering you a whisky on the rocks, you seem like a whisky type of man." I shrugged a little bit before handing him the drink.
"And you'd be right," he said with a smirk, taking a sip as he watched nearly every move I made. When I shifted, so did he, and when he moved away, I found myself wanting to be closer to him. We made small talk, he spoke about the meet-up, and I told him how my day was, enjoying spoiling myself.
"Well, maybe you can show me your room, I know it has a gorgeous view, but maybe I could spoil you for the rest of the evening since you neglected to tell me it was your birthday after all?" His brow rose, a half smile forming on his lips. I could feel my body growing hot, both from the drinks and from thinking about a night with him. Not in his office, not near fully clothed. Just the two of them. I played it off, hesitating for a moment before I grabbed my clutch purse, my dark eyes holding his gaze, and then urged him to walk with me. I had so many things I wanted to say, but I also didn't want to complicate things. We were both married, but I felt myself getting emotionally attached to him, and that was scary for me.
We weren't alone in the elevator, but as we rose to the 32nd floor, I felt his hand take mine, and I couldn't help the way I bit my lip and looked up at him, his smile warm and inviting. I was in for it tonight.