Ellis let out a long, ragged breath.
As she fiddled around with the pipe under the small bathroom sink, she did her best to focus on why she was in this man's apartment. A task that was proving difficult as the shower ran just around the corner with one of the hottest men in her apartment complex inside. Her eyes took their time moving around from the entrance of said shower to the toolbox to grab a wrench wistfully hoping to catch even a glimpse of the man inside.
With another long sigh, she shook from her devious thoughts.
"I'm a goddamn professional."
Her uniform had become restricting as her panties were soaked through and uncomfortable.
The first time she'd seen him, she was replacing the light fixtures in the apartment. He'd come by a day earlier to ask about the freight elevator usage. Wearing a perfectly tailored suit. Ellis licked her lips at the thought of seeing a peak at what was underneath his finely clothed exterior. 2B was sure to have her taking stock in batteries.
Now, he was naked not ten feet away from her.
She bit her lip and ran the mantra through her head once more.
She was a professional.
Ellis never considered herself to be a lustful woman, but there were times, such as this, when nothing could stop her body from reacting. Every time they had any interaction, every part of her tingled wondering what it'd feel like to be touched by him. Kissed. Rubbed. Fucked.
She shuddered.
Putting herself out there wasn't usually an issue. Even if she was turned down, Ellis could always bounce back. But this chiseled specimen was a tenant in her building. There was no running away if she made a fool of herself. She'd have to see him every day until she either quit, or he moved; neither of which was likely. She wondered briefly if it would have been easier had she looked like one of the waiflike women he traipsed through his place most evenings, but shrugged it off. Ellis easily stood at a statuesque 5'9" with thick thighs and ample curves. She could break those twig-like bitches in half with ease. Hell, if he let her, she would have no problem breaking him off something too.
A sly smile formed at her last thought. With another brief glance, she went back underneath the sink to finish tightening the new pipe.
Her jaw nearly hit the floor when he opened the door in a towel. He'd only called five minutes before complaining of leaking water. Whenever he had a problem before, which wasn't often, he was usually on his way out, or holed up in his office.
Not today.
The moment the door opened and she caught sight of his chiseled abs and low slung towel, decadent thoughts about 2B hadn't stopped since.
If she kept it up, the likelihood of her doing something idiotic was imminent.
"You had a wet spot?" she choked out.
He smiled. His dimples were deep set as he smiled at her.
"Yeah, in the bathroom. I was about to take a shower when I stepped in a puddle on the floor. I wanted to get to it before it leaked down to the neighbors."
Ellis squinted trying to keep herself from looking him up and down.
"I'll be happy to clean that for you." Her voice was a squeak.
She moved towards him, but stopped when he only moved to the side.
Ellis looked down at his feet before doing her best to side step him. She sucked in a breath trying to keep her breasts from grazing across his chest. Silently, she thanked the heavens her nipples hadn't decided to present themselves at that point, or it would have been a done deal.
She was a professional, after all.
The sound of the shower turning off caused Ellis's throat to dry. A clear vision of her licking the fresh droplets of water from his chest tasting only his freshly washed tanned skin and whatever he used to clean that delicious body. Her tongue sliding down his chest planting soft kisses every so often. Taking him by the hand, pushing him back on the bed while her lips travelled further south to his hardened cock. Her eager mouth taking his length in tortuously slow, hearing him groan in pleasure.
Ellis's toes curled in her boots as she hurried to finish the last of the tightening under the sink.
She needed to get out of there.
"I didn't know you were still here."
As if her thoughts had been on full display, her head shot up towards his voice. Unfortunately, there was the fact that she was under the sink and there was not a lot of room to move. The pain was nearly blinding as her forehead came in contact with the metal pipe.
"Suck my ass!" she screamed out immediately reaching up to her head.
This was why she should have just hurried up and left. Now her head was in unbearable pain and she'd screamed out something she was sure she would regret later.
"That's one I've never heard before."
There was a hint of laughter in his voice, but he was definitely closer kneeling down to where she was.
"Come on out of there and let's take a look at that."
His hands were strong on her shoulders making her feel like a plate of jelly. She didn't dare open her eyes for fear of melting completely at the sight of his freshly cleaned skin. Being this close, she wouldn't be able to hide her devious thoughts from him.
"Alright, let's take those hands away and see the damage."
His comforting words and gentle touch as he coerced her hands from her face helped the pain to subside, but the urge to take him was more prevalent than ever. Even at the sight of blood, her thoughts were far from pure.
"Looks like you got yourself pretty good there. I didn't mean to startle you."
She smiled. "I've done worse."
He moved to help her to her feet. Ellis didn't think of herself as a light woman. The fact that he seemed to be able to take on her weight with little to no effort made her wonder if she'd really be able to break him like she originally thought.
They moved towards the kitchen table where he had her sit in a chair. He then left for a moment before returning with peroxide, gauze and band-aides.
"It's not that bad is it?" she asked looking down at the first aid.
His smile was wide this time, his strong jaw showing off two deep dimples.
Green eyes connected with brown for a moment before he looked up at her forehead.
"Better safe than sorry I suppose. I don't want to leave a scar on such a beautiful face."