The sunlight coming through the windows splashed across my face awakening me. Jackās strong arm was still around me, holding me close. He was snoring very lightly, just barely audible. I slipped out of his embrace and picked up the robe off the floor. Slipping it on, I checked to make sure the door security card was still in the pocket. I opened the door slowly and peered down the hall. Just a cleaning maidās cart was all that I saw. I ran across the hall to my door quickly opening the door with the card. Once inside I headed for the shower. Passing by the bathroom mirror, I noticed my hair was a real mess even though itās fairly short.
The hot shower felt soothing against my skin. I soaped up and let the warm spray from the shower rinse me off thoroughly. Washing my pussy, I realized I was still a little tender down there from the workout Jack had given me. I smiled, remembering many of the things that had happened just hours before.
The shower really woke me up. I put on my make-up and got my hair back in place, double-checking to see how I looked. I picked out another business suit for the dayās activities. There was a meeting with the CEO scheduled for mid-morning and we were supposed to have our rough drafts for our business plan ready for initial presentation in the afternoon. I figured I better call Jackās room and get him up. Before I could reach the phone, a knock sounded at the door. I checked through the peephole and saw a bellboy with a bouquet of flowers in his hand. Opening the door, the bellboy presented me with the flowers and turned back down the hallway. It was a dozen roses, white roses, my favorite. There was a card; it just read āUnforgettable.ā There wasnāt any signature but I knew all to well who they were from.
I turned on the TV to get the latest news, especially the business new. The stock market had just opened, so real significant news from there yet. Jack knocked on my door about thirty minutes later. He had a fresh suit on, he looked great, and he was smiling. I smiled back at him as I let him into my room. Iād picked up the sheets and comforter from the floor and piled them back on the bed, covering the stain. Jack looked at the bed, then at me.
āWonder what the maidās going to thinkā he quipped.
āSheāll probably think I just got lucky last nightā I smarted back at him.
Jack put his arms around me and gave me a soft, passionate kiss. His strong hands massaged my back. I broke off the kiss before things got too heated.
āThank you for the flowers, white roses are my favorite.ā I said.
Jack looked at them and smiled fingering one of the stems. It appeared he was going to say something but he remained silent. We decided to go downstairs to the hotel restaurant for breakfast. It was a buffet style breakfast, everything you could imagine. I just wanted some toast and coffee, lots of coffee. Jack acted like heād never seen food before, trying a little bit of everything, his plate piled high.
āBoy, you must really be hunger.ā I stated.
āIām famished, need to regain my strength from last night.ā He replied.
His statement made me blush. I quickly glanced around hoping no one close by heard his remark. We didnāt talk about much during breakfast. There was a lot of traffic in the street outside the window, I just watched people driving by. Jack lit a cigarette when heād finished eating, offering me one. I just shook my head no.
We walked around the lobby looking at displays of the Rocky Mountains and tourist information about Denver. Just killing time till our mid-morning meeting. The meeting time finally rolled around, Jack and I walked down the hallway towards the conference room. The CEO was already seated in his chair at the head of the table. A woman, I assumed was his wife was sitting to his left. His secretary, who had accompanied him yesterday, was sitting to his right. Everyone hurried to find their seats. Jack and I sat about mid-table, not too close, not too far. The CEO gave another short speech and passed out a schedule, which had the times, each team was to make their presentation. The team presentations were going to be given in front of the entire group. I noticed some of the teams making some low groaning sounds at the news. Jack pulled on his shirt collar, like his tie was too tight. I could see he was uncomfortable. The CEO gave some closing remarks and we were excused.
Jack and I walked out into the hallway heading towards the elevators. Jack didnāt say anything, just sort of walked like he was in a trance. We got on one of the elevators, just the two of us.
āJack, are you alright?ā I asked him.
āIām OK.ā He paused. āIām not a public speaker, I freeze up, canāt seem to talk straight when Iām up in front of a group of people. I barely passed my public speaking classes in collegeā.
āOK.ā I said. āWeāll think of a way around this problem. Weāre good to go with our rough draft. Actually itās good enough for a final draft. Weāve got our butts covered.
My statement brought a smile to Jackās face. I think it made him feel a bit easier. We went back to my room; the maid had been in and cleaned everything up. Jack took off his suit jacket and tossed it on the bed. We spent the rest of the morning and early afternoon working on our speeches and presentation. 1:00pm started approaching on the clock; we headed back downstairs with our laptops and presentations. The CEO was walking around the room, shaking hands with everyone, smiling. Typical PR crap I called it. I pushed Jack towards a couple of chairs near the center of the table. We sat down and waited for the presentations to commence. Each team was given twenty minutes to review their business plan. At the end of the review, people were allowed to question the review. āDamn, this is going to be hellā I thought to myself. I tried to relax, noticing Jack was rubbing his hands, he was getting nervous again.
The presentations proceeded right along; some were short, less than ten minutes. Hardly anyone asked many questions. Jack and I certainly didnāt put any of the other teams on the spot. The CEO didnāt appear like he was really impressed with any of the presentations. He did ask some questions that a couple of the teams didnāt answer to his liking. I kept licking my lips, just a nervous tick Iāve always had.
Finally it was our turn, Jack and I walked up to the front of the room. I noticed some of the teams werenāt actually paying much attention, not even looking up at us. I passed out printed materials on our rough draft. I made sure the CEOās wife got a copy. She might not have been his wife, maybe some female corporate executive I wasnāt aware of in the company. Jack read off our business plan. He paused at the end of each line, something Iād prompted him to do. He was doing great. I wanted to smile at him to let him know that but with everyone watching us, someone might get to thinking other ideas. When Jack paused at the end of page one, I took over, pointing out the pros and cons, the upside and the downside of our plan. I felt they were the more important factors of our business plan. When I concluded page two, I looked at Jack and he took over. His voice seemed to flow; he didnāt stumble or lag with the presentation. We took turns at the end of each page, letting the other person take over. Our presentation lasted eighteen minutes. By the end of our presentation, almost everyone in the room was paying attention. I asked if there were any questions, no one raised their hand. āOh God, Thank Youā I thought. Not so lucky. The CEO asked a question on initial financing and I replied not thinking that the question was probably directed at Jack My answer seemed to satisfy his inquiry. He asked another question on the contract negotiations. I looked at Jack, he looked at me. I bit my lip, wanting Jack to say something. Even something dumb sounded better than nothing. Jack skirted around the question, not having a firm answer. McClane asked yet another question. I answered it this time. Not wanting Jack to look for something to come up with. We seemed to be in control during the question and answer period, almost like volleying back and forth in a game of tennis.
We made our way back to our seats; it felt so good to have the presentation over with. The next team began their presentation. I watched them for awhile and my eyes drifted back up the table towards the CEO, Taylor McClane. He was looking right at me, not really paying attention to the presentation. I felt uncomfortable but I made eye contact with him, not letting him stare me down. The afternoon wore on; my butt was getting tired even though the chairs were comfortable. Everyone seemed to be squirming in their chairs. Taylor McClane didnāt call for a break. I think everyone wanted to stretch their legs. Finally the last presentation concluded, it was really boring. McClane rose from his chair and thanked everyone for their efforts, but it didnāt sound like he really meant it. He asked everyone to attend the last meeting scheduled for 11:00am the next morning, which was Friday. I pushed my laptop computer over towards Jackās.
āTake this will you. Iāve got to use the ladies restroom,ā I said.
Jack nodded his head. As I got up from my chair I noticed the CEO looking at me again. The one lady had her arm around his; she had to be his wife. At least Iād guessed that right.
When I came out of the ladies restroom I noticed Jack talking with a few guys and one girl whoād been in our meeting. Jack excused himself and broke from them as soon as he saw me. He was smiling, a big look of relief on his face.
āI need a drink, a big drink,ā He stated.
āNot here, not in the hotelā I replied.
āWhy, why notā He inquired. āWhatās wrong with the bar here?ā
I motioned towards the main entrance. We walked outside and I glanced down the street for another hotel. Didnāt see another hotel but there was a little bar down and across the other side of the street.
āThere, letās go over thereā I said motioning towards the bar.
We hurried across the street and walked towards the bar Iād spotted. I told Jack that it would be best if we werenāt seen in the hotel bar that early in the afternoon. For one thing, people might suspect somethingās going on between us, that wouldnāt be good for either one of us. Second, someone might think weāre reliant on alcohol to calm our nerves. Theyād be right, but no sense in flaunting it in public.
āWho cares what people think.ā Jack remarked.