Their kiss broke; his breath ragged, hers in one long relaxed exhale turning into a slight moan at the end. Her eyes fluttered open and stared into his.
"What are we doing?" Lizzy whispered, mixing uncertainty with mischievousness.
Joshua gave a subtle shrug, and a coy smile. The lift at the end of the hall pinged, breaking them both out of the moment. They turned back from the hallway and the sound of the lift doors sliding open. His face brushed her soft brunette hair as he reached passed her, reaching for the door handle. Giggling as the door fell open, she stepped backwards to maintain balance. His hand slipped from her hip to encircle her waist, guiding her further as they quick stepped back into her hotel room. His foot flicked the door closed behind them as she continued to giggle while he peppered kisses down her neck. As the subdued voices of strangers passed the room, the door shut with a click.
* * *
Joshua was one of the lucky few out of his friends to secure a job in the first year out of college. While his buddies returned to their respective homes, picking up various Saturday jobs and moving back into their childhood bedrooms, Joshua made the choice to go back across the Atlantic to England, where he had grown up. He had managed to secure a position with one of the larger financial institutions still standing. Thankful both to have a job, and to have one that exceeded his hopes, he set him-self up in London, re-connecting with old friends and exploring the city he had left at 16.
They had met at the new joiners induction, brief hellos as they settled into the room, little time for more than a few lingering glances across the training room. Elizabeth was from an old English family, not part of the upper echelons of the social circuit, but enough to give her the grace and charm that would make any finishing school proud. Not that she had been to one - she had that enviable ability to fit in comfortably in any situation, and it was not taught but came to her just as naturally as breathing.
Despite being a firm, and an industry, dominated by men, Josh's intake year had a healthy percentage of women in it. Men being men (or boys), it didn't take many after work sessions in the pub to establish that Elizabeth was a favourite of most of the male new joiners - as well as the more experienced staff leading the sessions. There was a lot of competition, but it was how everything about how Elizabeth fitted together that made her perfect.
Her 5'7'' slender frame, with brunette hair that cascaded over her shoulders, was always held straight, giving her full and undivided attention to whatever she put her mind to. She had a penchant for wearing light tops that would fall off a shoulder, exposing a little more of her soft, unblemished skin. But it was Elizabeth's face that stole the show. Wavy, brunette hair framed a heart shaped face. Her dainty dab of a nose with just the slightest upturn was outshone by the large green eyes that always seemed to display nothing but bliss and wonder at the world.
The induction passed with the gossip and escapades that are unavoidable when you introduce 40 young, successful, and ambitious adults into a new environment together. However none of this involved either Elizabeth, nor Joshua; she had a boyfriend who remained at Oxford University for another year, while he had a girlfriend back in UCSD. These respective other-halves conspired to keep them relatively trouble free, though a few drunken chats swapping stories revealed that Lizzy had a side that was not as innocent as she appeared.
Through the months following it became clear there was a mutual attraction between the pair; gazes that held a faction too long were caught during meetings, all to frequent unnecessary brushes of the hand against each other during nights out, conversations had the slight tension of neither being willing to acknowledge what was obvious to both. But nothing had happened until that night.
* * *
The night was a cold and miserable one in late February. Joshua found himself sharing a late drink with Lizzy in some generic, indistinguishable hotel in some god-awful town in the middle of nowhere. Both were still dressed in their work attire; him - a suit and tie but with the jacket left hanging on his office chair, her - a light coloured top and simple pencil skirt. They had both been assigned to assist some minnow level client that was trying to drum up capital. It was dull work, without actually that much to do as the client had decided to ignore the advice they were paying for. This had left Lizzy with nothing to ponder but the struggling state of her existing relationship, and no one to turn to but Josh, who couldn't help be reminded of how his own was failing.
They fell into the lift laughing at themselves for the silly faces they had pulled at reception like school children. Leaning up against the mirrored back wall their laughter waned, and they caught their breath. Lizzy laid her head upon his shoulder and closed her eyes.
"Thanks, I really needed a few drinks tonight."
"Well its good we had more than a few isn't it?"
Only a lightest snore was his reply. Joshua slipped his arm round her waist, and half guided, half carried Lizzy out the lift and down the corridor to her room. Leaning her against the door, Josh shook her shoulders lightly. Her bright eyes fluttered open and drank in the setting; she fumbled in her bag until presenting the key card like a trophy, grinning all the while. He swiped the card and the light blinked green. Wearing his own silly grin Joshua dropped the card back in her bag.
"There you go, returned safe and sound - and a healthy 5 hours until we're back in the office - I spoil you."
Joshua turned to go. Her hand caught his.
"Not yet. Not alone just yet."
The tug caught him by surprise; enough to catch him off balance as he turned. Joshua fell towards her, catching himself with hands pressed against the hotel door, either side of Lizzy's shoulders. Her fingers entwined themselves with his tie. He brushed her hair from her face; her green eyes flicked down across his body before coming back to rest on his, enchanting him into a daze. Lightly, she pulled on the tie, pulling Joshua's face down to hers until their noses were brushing, both feeling the warmth and trepidation radiating from the other. Lizzy slipped a slim wrist around Joshua's neck, twirled her fingers in his hair, enjoying its messiness. She brought their lips together. Her tongue, darting out to play across his lips, tasted the remnants of their shared wine. Josh's hands slipped down to her hips, relishing the feel of her delicateness under his finger tips as they fell along her sides. He stepped closer, bodies now touching, and her head tilted back to follow. Their kiss broke.
* * *
The door shut with a click. They ignored the voices. Joshua guided Lizzy up against the wall, pressing his lips upon hers. Her fingers explored his back, tracing lines up and down his spine, with little jolts of pleasure following. Wrapping him arm a little tighter around her hips, Joshua pulled Lizzy up and on to him so her toes no longer reached the floor and her head was inches above his. His free hand brushed her hair back again so he could continue kissing along her neck, breathing deep her aroma. He nibbled lightly causing her to giggle to turn into laughter. Running both hands through his hair, she then pulled his head away to face her.
"I want this" she whispered, a slight quiver betraying her fear of rejection.
Placing her hands on his cheeks, Lizzy brought her lips to his gently. The kiss melted what ever doubts they had. Her arms wrapped round his neck, the pressure of the kiss intensified. The hunger between themselves intensified.
Joshua took the couple of steps towards the bed, and lowered her upon the crisp, white, freshly made sheets. Josh pulled away, her lips locked on his bottom one, pulling on it. He kissed down her body, pushing up her top, fingers slipping under the material to caress her soft skin. Lips brushed up the side of her rib cage. Now it was her enjoying the almost spark between their flesh.
Standing, Josh pulled his tie off and started pulling his shirt over his head. He felt her hands at his fly; one pulled at the belt, while the other searched inside his trousers. Pulling the shirt off, Josh looked down to see Lizzy's green eyes looking up hungrily while her slim fingers wrapped around his cock. She lowered her head and wrapped her pink lips round his member, causing him to gasp at the first contact with the warmth and wetness of her mouth. Her hair fell, covering her face, so Josh could only see snatches of the scene between the brunette locks. Lizzy wrapped her hand around the base and licked up to the very top, sending shivers all the way down and through his entirety. She took him back into her mouth twirling her tongue round the head before lowering her head, taking him in as deep as possible. The beautiful brunette kept bobbing her head, while Josh held her hair back so he wouldn't miss a second.
