He guided her out of the office back to his assistant's desk. "Karen, this is our new Marketing Manager. She's going to be moving from Colorado, I want you to be at her beck and call and assist her with her move."
He put his hand on the small of her back, heat from his palm radiating through her, creeping around her stomach and up her chest to her breasts, making her nipples stand at attention. He instantly noticed the nipples straining against her shirt and felt his mouth ache with longing. He would do anything to feel her sweet nipples swell between his teeth.
"I want her back again in three weeks, so she's on a strict timeline."
"Yes, Mr. Adams, I'll make sure she has all the assistance she needs."
"Great, also schedule a dinner meeting with the team for tonight. I want them to meet her before she flies home." He turned to her. "Is that alright with you, my dear?"
She nodded. "That sounds like a great start to my employment here."
He smiled at her, holding her gaze just a little too long with a little too much hunger. Karen noticed the exchange, but brushed it off as her being jealous of the much younger beauty who had obviously caught Mr. Adams' eye. She shook her head. Why not? She was young, extremely attractive, and impressively talented.
Karen resolved to befriend her quickly, as she could feel that with the power this young woman possessed she was going to go wherever she wanted, and Karen wouldn't mind being at her heels when she did.
"I'm going to leave you in Karen's care so you can complete whatever paperwork is necessary. I'll meet you around six and escort you to dinner." He smiled as he walked away, wishing he could put his lips to hers.
Karen inhaled sharply as both women watched him walk away. The younger woman noticed Karen's lingering look and realized Karen was equally as attracted to him as she was. Suddenly a pang of guilt went through her -- this poor woman had been working beside him for 20 years and never had what she possessed in only a matter of hours.
Karen turned to her, managing a professional smile. "Let's show you to your office. I'll help you complete your new hire paperwork and then show you around the building." "That would be great. I'm very excited to be working here." She smiled warmly at Karen, feeling at ease with her almost instantly.
Karen led her down a carpeted corridor, stopping one door down from the boss' office. "Here it is," Karen said as she fumbled with a key and opened the door.
The office was beautiful -- floor to ceiling windows on one side, a large cherry-wood desk, glass conference table, and overstuffed leather furniture. She smiled as she walked in. She had been working so hard for this, causing her relationship with her fiancΓ© to strain to a breaking point. Beaming, she sat at her desk, wanting to hug it with joy. Watching her, Karen saw the young woman had just reached one of her life's goals.
Karen looked away from her quickly, jealous again. She also had dreamed of managing a marketing division for Mr. Adams when he hired her as his personal assistant 20 years ago. He was young and charming and had started the successful firm on a whim. Unlike the woman in front of her, though, she never got to feel the joy of walking into an office and sitting at her desk, ready to steer the ship. Karen let her dream drift away when she married a man who insisted she not make more money then he did.
Now, 20 years later, Karen was convinced the job would have been much more fulfilling than the marriage. She felt used and spent as if she had nothing more to give anyone. She was going to be a fixture in the waiting room until she retired.
"Karen, are you alright?"
"I'm fine...you just remind me so much of myself when I was younger." Karen felt a lump in her throat. "How old are you, my dear?"
"I'll be twenty-six next month."