/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.
Once into my one-bedroom terrace suite, I turned one of the lights on near the bar area as he took his tour of the room. I poured us both another drink, admiring his frame as he stood at the floor-to-ceiling windows, looking out over the Las Vegas Strip.
"This is quite the view you have." He said quietly, almost as if he was just talking to himself. I couldn't stop the next words that fell from my lips as I moved to stand behind him, drinks in hand.
"Mine is much better," I chimed, my cheeks pink as I handed off his drink to him, his grin reached his eyes and also made me weak in the knees.
"Smooth, real smooth," A chuckle escaped him, but he watched me carefully, tilting his head to the side inquisitively. "There has been something on your mind, I can tell," he took a drink from the glass, waiting patiently for my answer.
"Yes, you're right. I just found myself wondering why there is a distance between us when there wasn't for months?" I was proud of myself. Usually, I just brushed things off, and I loathed confrontation, especially the kind that could change the course of something amazing, such as this.
"That's my fault." He admitted, and I was shocked, my eyebrows raising curiously. As I sipped my drink, he took one more and gently reached for my glass, setting them both on the nearby table. He reached for my hand, linking our fingers again. "I found myself needing you more, and more, and I know you're married. So am I. I go from feeling guilty to having a fuck it mentality. When in reality, I honestly have everything I could ever want in you, but let's be real, I can't have it all."
I honestly couldn't believe what I was hearing. First, an honest person, and put it out there, and second, I felt what he was saying was on the same level. He was right, we were both married. Maybe not in loveless marriages, but unfulfilling ones. I needed someone unable to keep their hands off me, to keep me in line, which my boss said he enjoyed doing. That term was used a lot, and it got me wet each time he said it. 'Someone has to keep you in line'. I blushed again.
"I suppose you're right, we can't have it all," I murmured, looking up at him, the bright lights from the Strip illuminated his features. There was some sort of emotion in his eyes like he almost had regrets about saying it. But, he did want to come up to my room, and he did ask me to meet him for drinks. My eyes looked at the shirt he wore, knowing his flesh was just beneath it. My heart began to race as I stepped forward, but stayed quiet.
"Please, say something," he whispered, his eyes imploring, but I could see the tension, that sexual tension that we had was bubbling just under the surface.