"Proposition 8273 passes, 68 to 42!"
Damn. Another defeat. I watched as the opposition shook hands and applauded each other.
There was Kathleen Muller, a brilliant analyst who had just turned the tide against me and passed her bit of policy. Another do-gooder with her heart in the wrong place. Some people just can't believe in evil, even when it surrounds them.
She smiled brightly at her compatriots as they cheered her victory. She was a looker too. She was of slight build, one might say small-breasted, but well-proportioned in an hourglass figure. Her angular facial features were perfectly framed by the wavy brown hair that fell about her shoulders. The skirt of her navy blue suit was well-fitted enough to show off her tight ass, which led down to her mouth-watering thighs. A pair of high heels accentuated her calves. Some lucky bastard he'll be who lands that.
To look at her, to see how happy and sincere she was in victory, you'd almost assume I was on the wrong side. Almost.
As she surveyed the room, her eyes fell on me, and her smile vanished. I looked away. It was time for me to leave anyway and find a pub.
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Several hours and more drinks later, I had ended up back at the hotel bar. I was contemplating the shape of shot glasses, when I saw those legs again. Those perfectly shaped, well-dressed legs strolled into the pub and sat down at the bar.
She didn't appear to have seen me.
The strange urge to buy her a drink came into my head. Nah, I shouldn't bother her, I told myself while I continued to ogle her thighs. But today can't get much worse; I'm in a state where I can blame my poor judgment on liquor, should anything go wrong....fuck it.
"Nice job today. You really captured their hearts and minds in there," I offered, although my tone drained all sincerity from the compliment.
The woman shrugged. "Enough of them to pass the proposition," she shot back coolly. I was being a sore loser, but I couldn't help it.
"Yes....um...congratulations," I stammered, "can I buy you a drink?" She took her time responding, studying my face as if trying to decide if it was a real offer or a joke. At last, her mouth broke into that award-winning smile. "No, but let me buy you one," she countered.
Her eyes shone, and again I was taken aback by her loveliness.
I felt a pang of anger. I wanted her. She had everything: the victory today, a successful career, the respect of her colleagues, why should she now get the additional power of my attraction to her?
But of course, I didn't let all that get in the way. "I can live with that," I conceded and
took the seat next to her.
As the drinks were poured, I told her, "I'm still not convinced, you know."
She smirked at me and said,"No, I didn't think you would be. But if you consider..." She then proceeded to reiterate her arguments, the same that I had endured over the last few days. Yet, here in this pub, with nothing at stake, in the setting of this personal conversation between two people, they seemed less foolish. While the chief part of me still knew her plan was doomed to fail, another smaller part acknowledged that with the right people in place, at the right time, there did exist a fleeting chance of success. And that part hoped against hope it would turn out.
When she finished, near the end of our third round, I offered her the compliment. "You know, in this forum," I said gesturing to the surrounding pub, "your logic doesn't seem half as ridiculous." I worried for a moment that my comment would anger her, but she smiled at me reassuringly.
"Well, thank you... I think. Coming from you that probably IS a complement," she replied and I nodded my confirmation.
"Perhaps your arguments only need a different forum as well," she proposed. I raised my eyebrows. I thought of my arguments as those that sound better in a cold conference room than elsewhere, but why not? "Very well, I think the crux of my reasoning hinges upon----"
"No," she interrupted me, "no I doubt very much that your case will sound any better in this particular forum." She let the words linger and grinned, seeming amused at my confused expression. "But it might have a chance upstairs."
Was this a joke? Was she laughing at me? My hardening cock didn't seem to think so. Her smile was so seductive.
"Well...I'd love to continue...," I managed to respond.
She smiled and motioned to the bartender for the bill. I tried not to get ahead of myself. My mind was racing between two internal voices. The tentative, meek voice reminded me, "This could still be nothing. She might just want to chat some more." The other, more ambitious and self-serving voice countered, "Bullshit! She practically
spelled it out for you. She wants you. And what better way to fix this terrible day? If you can't fuck her in the conference room, get it done in the bedroom!"
She finished paying the bill and we went for the elevators, both grinning like idiots. As we waited for the elevator, smiling and silent, I couldn't help feeling like we were two nerdy, horny teenagers about to break the rules. The doors opened, and I
stepped forward to hold it open, making a big show of letting her go first. She giggled. I put a hand lightly on the small of her back, giving her a little push as she walked into the elevator.
She pushed the button for her floor. During the ascent, we remained silent. She stood in front of me, and ever so slowly, stepped back and leaned her body into mine. I let out a long sigh, struggling to control myself. I wondered if she could feel my raging hard-on through the clothes.
Suddenly the elevator beeped and stopped early to let someone else on. Kathleen stepped away from me quickly. The new passenger found two formally-dressed individuals who were grinning and seemed to be studying the ceiling of the elevator intensely. He greeted us, selected a floor, and then looked at us suspiciously. At last, we reached Kathleen's floor. The doors opened and we sped out, breaking into laughter.
It was a standard enough suite: two queen-sized beds and a small countertop with a mini-fridge beneath. "Something from the minibar?" she offered. She walked over to the fridge and bent over to examine the contents. The view was amazing.
"What would you like?" she asked, looking over her shoulder at me, still bent at the waist. "That," I replied flatly, not breaking eye-contact with her rear. She stood up, looking serious now. She turned to me slowly and began to walk toward me.
When she came near me, she looked down at her hands, and then placed them on my chest and leaned all of her weight into me. That was all that I could take. I reached around her with one hand, pulling her body further into mine. At the same time, I took her cheek in my other hand and turned her head to face me. Our