"Are you serious?" she asked with a little suspicion in her voice.
"Yes, I am," she still looked at him cautiously, "And no Violet, I'm not attempting to make a play for you. You told me how you felt and I can respect that, but you're fun and seem to know a lot about the city so, why not?"
Her face relaxed "Well, it's true I am a lot of fun and I do know lots about the city and the area in general. Sure, we can plan a couple of day trips if work doesn't get in the way. It may be fun for me it's been quite awhile since I've been on some day trips and went around the city like a tourist."
"Great, well why don't you pick the next spot to visit and give me a date and time and we'll get on the tourist bandwagon."
"Alright, that sounds great. I think I have somewhere I'm sure you'll like."
"I'm sure I will, too. Well have a great rest of the weekend," he leaned in and held out his arms for a hug. She stepped into them and hugged him, it was supposed to be friendly but Violet's body reacted to his strong embrace and solid build, the man was fine.
He stepped back and let her go. "I'll see you Monday, Violet."
"I'll see you Monday, Paul. Have a good evening."
She got into her car and drove off back towards home. As she drove she thought to herself, 'how long will I be able to pretend that I am not hopelessly attracted to this man, maybe the tour guide thing was a bad idea.' But she thought to herself, 'if I don't have anything I have self-control,' she congratulated herself on it. 'Yea, the same self-control that you had in the bathroom at Borders.' At the light she put her head on the steering wheel and sighed.
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Between their working on the merger at the office and her tour guiding him on the weekends, Paul and Violet had gotten to know each other quite well. He was always so professional at the office and she appreciated that he kept their friendship outside of it very private. She was not in the mood for gossip to start about an affair that they were not even having. When they went out on the weekends, he was lots of fun, very energetic, spontaneous and had a wicked sense of humor. They had visited spots, some of which Violet hadn't visited in years, they'd gone to Snoqualmie Falls together, they'd visited Mt. Rainier, gone to the Skagit Valley during the Tulip Festival, toured Chateau Ste. Michelle the winery, taken a ferry over to Bainbridge Island to shop and tour. They'd been having so much fun, Violet found herself looking forward to the weekends, a couple of weekday evenings he'd come over to watch movies and eat take out with her, they went for pizza, she found herself so intensely drawn to him and she knew that maybe she was falling for him but she'd kept her distance, there were the slight touches, lingering glances and smiles, the way they would sometimes accidentally and no so accidentally brush against one another, once he even took her hand and intertwined their fingers and held it as they walked.
Paul knew it too, he didn't know how long he'd be able to hold out before he just took her and made her his whether she wanted it or not but he knew she wanted it, he saw the look in those beautiful dark brown eyes, the quiver of her body when he touched her, the slight quickening of her breath when he got close to her. He knew it wouldn't be long before, they shared intimate moments together. He just had to convince her that if it happened they would both be okay and happier because of it.
One evening after a long, tough day of conferences and negotiations, Violet was the law library doing research for a brief she'd be presenting to court in a week. The research was tough and involved so Violet was in full concentrate mode with her books laid out before her and reading glasses on, the law library had almost half a floor by itself and the office was dark and quiet because everyone had a life and had gone home for the evening. At least, she thought everyone else had a life, as she sat at the table with the lone light over her law books illuminating the room and the lights from the outside downtown coming through inky blackness of the night, she heard shuffling. What the heck is that, she thought. "Hey, is somebody in here?" She asked loudly she wasn't going to be shy, only the reception floor was accessible to the law firm without a cardkey but she didn't want to be caught in here alone as a woman and not sure who else may be in the office, maybe it was the cleaning staff. Out of the shadows, she saw Paul approach.
"It's just me, working hard." He said shrugging his shoulders.
She breathed a sigh of relief, good she wouldn't have to use her martial arts training on him to beat him down.
"What are you doing here, this time of night, you should be out enjoying the nightlife." Violet smirked at him and propped her glasses on top of her head.
He laughed, "yea, enjoying nightlife that's what I should be doing but my usual companion is here pouring over law books. What are you doing here?" he asked her, he was interested but not as interested as he was in kissing her senseless at that moment, she looked delicious in black sleeveless top with chocolate breasts peeking a little over that scoop neck, he looked down and noticed that her cute feet had shed those black stilettos he saw her wearing earlier, he so wanted to crawl under that table and bury his heads between her smooth thighs, she looked a little worn out.
"I'm just doing research on a brief I have to turn into the Court in a week. I still want to know why you're here." She repeated.
"I'm here getting ready for a motion I have on Friday in the Pacific Shipping and Trade lawsuit." He confessed.
She leaned back and stretched a bit, making her breast protrude slightly, she thought she heard him moan.
"You look tired, Violet." He said sympathetically, he knew how hard it was being an attorney and keeping the long hours they kept.
"I am, this merger is such a huge case and the remainder of my caseload can make a girl weary and I had two conference calls and a meeting today with clients."
He shook his head knowingly and moved around the table, he noticed she watched him come around the table up behind her chair. Violet was feeling a little like a mouse in a trap, he looked like he wanted to eat her alive and she felt like being gobbled up. As he positioned himself behind her seat, Violet turned her chair around and looked up at him. He was staring down at her with a lustful look in those emerald green eyes, she'd seen it quite often lately when they spent time together. He never pushed himself on her, he just bore that feral glare right into her, he gave her wicked grin and winked.
"Turn around, Violet I've come to help you get some relief." He ordered as he turned her chair back around.
Violet wasn't sure what to do, get up and just leave or get up and get naked. He put those big strong hands on her shoulders and started to massage them, he had long thick fingers, she'd noticed awhile back and he knew exactly how to use them. His touch was strong and sensuous without being heavy and demanding, she began to relax and lolled her head back as a sexy sigh escaped her lips, her eyes were closed and she was melting under his touch. She knew it wasn't a good idea to let him massage her shoulders, but it felt so good and she needed it so bad, she thought who would it hurt if she gave in for a moment.
Paul looked down at her, head tossed back he caught her glasses before they slid off her and placed them on the table, with her dark hair cascading over the back of the chair, her breasts were out and her long, neck stretched gracefully, tempting him in the most delightful of ways. He knew he'd promised her awhile back to just be friends and keep things professional at the office but, with this temptress stretched out in the chair in front of him, professionalism was the last thing on his mind. He saw her full lips slightly part as she sighed again as he massaged her supple flesh, he couldn't take it anymore, he had to kiss her. He bent over her and kissed her soft lips, their heads in opposite directions.
Violet could feel him bend over behind her, she knew he was going to kiss her and she was ready and waiting this time. When his lips went flush over hers and pressed into her hard, she opened her mouth willingly as his tongue delved in and oh goodness could he kiss, she thought she'd come from just kissing him alone. He pressed hard on her lips and their tongues explored the cavern of the others mouth.
Paul thought her mouth was so sweet, his hand went from massaging her shoulder down to her bountiful breast, he squeezed it familiarizing himself with the feel of her again, as he did so she moaned into his mouth, he could feel her squirming slightly in her seat. He started to suck on her tongue as he pinched her nipple and rolled it between his fingers. He decided he just didn't want to feel her breasts under her blouse he wanted to feel her flesh to flesh. They continued to kiss each other hungrily, he was surprised she hadn't pulled back and stopped him but she seemed just as caught up as he was. He brought his hand up and stuck it down into the top of her blouse and under her bra, ahh the mother lode, she had wonderful breasts. He felt her wrap her hands around his neck and pull him in. Why not thought Paul if she wants it, I'm going to give her everything she needs. His left hand went down and toyed with the top of her skirt and he slid his hand between the band of her skirt and her underwear, he kept moving down as he did, she was squirming and starting to moan more loudly and writhe a little. He was so turned on, he thought he just might pick her up and bend over the table and take her from behind, he could see himself riding her into ecstasy from the back. His hand went over her mound and he was shocked at how wet she was, she was flowing like a river and now he was hard as granite.