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Lis pondered her predicament as she sat at her desk at Collins, Kelly & Witt. She didn't like being in these positions even one as sexually exciting as this one. She had been splitting her time between X and Corinna. One night it was sweating up the sheets in the upper eastside taking X's penis anyway he would give it to her. The next she was wearing a different type of outfit as she walked hand in hand with Corinna into a club in the south end of the city that catered to lesbians. Lis had never dated two people at once before. Despite the daily passes from a cadre of gentleman and the occasional woman, Lis had always been conservative. She couldn't be bothered by the games. Those days had long since passed. Still Lis had made no promises to Corinna. The gorgeous prosecutor had even told Lis that it was okay to date men while she got comfortable being with another woman. Lis was just careful that Corinna didn't find out who the man was that she was sleeping with. Meanwhile she felt that she owed very little to X. While Lis had fallen hard for the black man she knew how he made his money and as much as she wanted too she wasn't going to offer him monogamy yet.
Lis was able to play one off against the other by telling them that work was important and there were some nights that she just had to be at the office. Lis was as disciplined as they came and she needed that discipline with both these lovers but for different reasons. While she had to hold off Corinna with a stick Lis had to keep her cool around X. Corinna would have been happy to have her move in and become her wife. Meanwhile Lis wasn't even ready to admit to the outside world that she was sleeping with a woman. Still she kept some of her clothes at Corinna's for the one or two times a week she would sleep there. At the same time Lis was using every bit of her self control not to fall on her knees and beg X to take her as his own. The black man had really gotten under her skin, as much as any man had ever been able too. She thought about X all the time, when she was at work and even when she made love to Corinna.
Today Lis was trying her best to finish a memo regarding a strategy for a new case. The firm was defending Whillock Communications in an antitrust case. It was potentially one of the biggest cases the firm had ever done. With the positive outcomes of the Keltic suit and even Xavier Washington's case Lis had made subtle but very appreciable progress at the firm. She was no longer carrying the water for many of the partners. She was being assigned to the more high profile cases and she was doing more important work. Many of the newer associates were coming to her for help with their own work. They knew Lis didn't carry any of the self important elitist attitudes that many of the other more experienced associates had for baggage. They also sensed that they were sharing their work with a woman that was on track to become a partner.
It was Friday and Lis was recovering from a night spent with Corinna and her thick rubber friend Eduardo. Prior to the sexual workout they had spent some time down at Sally's. It was a dinner club where women could eat and dance in an intimate setting and not be interrupted or found out by husbands, boyfriends or anyone else from the outside world. While Corinna wasn't worried about the outside world Lis and many of the other women did. The blonde couple ate salads and sea bass and then alternately danced cheek to cheek on the floor to some slow sensuous music and ground their bodies against each other to a techno beat. Interestingly enough despite being a taboo homosexual relationship for Lis it was calm compared to what she felt around X.
Lis had delivered her strategy to a couple of the partners and it was met with overwhelming approval. She knew she was on a roll as she returned to her office. One of her phone messages was from X. He didn't call often and when he did Lis got butterflies in her stomach. They always seemed to be around when X called. Lis gave up all pretense of being nonchalant and returned his call immediately.
"Hey sweet thing how's your day going?" X's voice was baritone bliss to Lis.
"Hi honey. Things are great." Lis breathed into the phone in her soft husky voice.
"I haven't seen you much lately. I hope I didn't do anything wrong girl." It was true X hadn't seen Lis for a few days. More importantly he was an expert at putting his women off balance and feel as if they owed him something.
"Oh God no! I've missed you so much. I've just been so busy at work and it's so important. I've been thinking about you." Lis admitted.
"I've missed you too." X added.
"I was put on this big case. I've had to put in some serious hours." Lis informed her lover.
"Well I'm sure that it can't match the importance of a certain landlord/tenant dispute." The black man chuckled softly into the phone.
"I like working with certain landlords. The fringe benefits of those jobs are so nice." Lis let out a laugh like a smitten schoolgirl.
"We should take advantage of those fringe benefits this evening. Why don't you put on something slinky and maybe some of that sexy lingerie that looks so sweet when you wear it. You know for a formal cocktail party and a little exercise afterwards. I've got another job for you." X offered.
"What kind of a job?" Lis chuckled at the minor role play.
"Oh it's a surprise but I'll give you a hint, a chocoholic like you will just love it. Let's say my place at 6:30?" X requested.
"Well you have me there I do love chocolate." Lis returned.
"You'll be heading out to a real nice party and some real fun tonight. Can you handle that baby?" X asked her.
"Sounds like fun. I'll be there." Lis said.
"It's nice to know I can count on you honey. I'll see you later." X said before he hung up.
She was excited. While Lis and X had been sleeping together for over a while they had rarely gone out in public. Previously there had been good reason to keep their relationship behind closed doors. The two of them had been involved in a criminal case and if their relationship had been made public it would have destroyed her career and possibly hurt the case to the point that X might have gone to jail. Then there was DJ. When Lis first started fucking the black man she was still very much with the uptight white boy from Westchester County. It was funny that she had thought of him as a boy. She hadn't before. That is until she had met X. Now that all these distractions were behind them maybe X was going to start taking Lis out and treat her as his lady. The thought was exciting to Lis.
There was no avoiding it now. X had invaded Lis' mind and she wasn't going to shake him until she was in his arms. All she could concentrate on was what she was going to wear and how she was going to feel when X made love to her. She snuck out of work early and got home in time to wax her legs and pubic area. As always she left a small patch above her genitals. Then she took a long bath and relaxed. She had been tired from her evening with Corinna but the promise of a romantic night on the town with X was too good to pass up. Lis rubbed baby oil all over her body. It made her skin nice and soft and for whatever reason made her smooth muscular legs shine. The silk stockings slid up her legs easily. The cocktail dress was a tight fitting black sequin design that was backless and went down to mid thigh. Lis quickly checked out her shoe closet. The collection would have made Imelda Marcos blush. Lis looked at her choice of clothes as an investment. She felt that her appearance had a direct effect on her success both personally and professionally. She looked over the choices she had in black and quickly picked up a pair of Jimmy Choo patent leather sandals. Lis had been seriously addicted to Ferragamo shoes in the past and still wore them for conservative occasions such as work. Yet recently she had become a disciple of Jimmy Choo. The shoes were modern and stylish and perfect for a wild evening on the town. The sandals she had picked had a four inch heel and an intricate design of leather straps that ran up her foot from the base of the sandal and became a strap that wrapped around her ankle. Lis loved the engineering and giggled as she fastened the small buckle around her ankle. She couldn't help but think about how wonderful the expensive shoes were going to look high in the air as X went at her over and over and her legs kicked furiously with each orgasm.
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As the cab pulled up to X's townhouse Lis was strategizing about how she was going to convince X to stop breaking the law and retire from the escort business. He had said that since he had lost a couple of women to retirement, going into stripping or some other sex trade career change he had not bothered to replace them. X's escort service was shrinking and apparently he didn't mind. It made Lis feel hopeful and good about her decision to get involved with the handsome black man, not that she could have helped herself once X had decided he wanted her for himself.
Lis stepped out of the cab and saw the limousine parked in front of the townhouse. Curiosity was getting the best of her as she rang up X from the stoop. When the door opened Lis was surprised to see X standing there in his sweats. He was perspiring and wiping his face with a towel.
