A huge thank you to ngnx and lumberjackme99 for their help.
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This is the second chapter of The Cougar and the Anaconda. Candace is a 49-year-old partner in a Dallas law firm who is having an affair with Jeremy, a 24-year-old law student who will be starting at another big firm, Parker & Hanson, when he graduates. Candace's husband and Jeremy's wife are oblivious to the affair. Enjoy!
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DAY 6: PLANNING
My cock twitched in anticipation as the train pulled into the station. As usual, I waited at the end of the platform to get the same car Candace rode. My eyes were drawn to her when I got on. She was wearing a red dress with a white necklace draped not-so-innocently between her breasts. She looked sensational. And even more, fuckable. I sat down next to her.
"Hey there, sexy."
She placed a hand on my thigh. "Hi, young man."
"Not so young for much longer."
My birthday was coming up. As was hers, since we were born a day apart. Well...a day and 25 years.
"I know: 24βyou're practically retired. Speaking of birthdays, I'd like to spend some of this one with you."
"How can we make that happen?" If I was honest with myself, celebrating our birthdays together wasn't just about getting my rocks off. I wanted to be with her because I cared about her. But with my very pregnant wife, Britney, at home, and Candace and I having demanding jobs, we struggled to sneak away. Making excuses to Candace's husband, George, added to the challenge.
"Our birthdays fall on Friday and Saturday. It would be impossible to sneak away from George and Britney on the weekend. What about Friday lunch?"
"Parker has me in a hearing all day. I won't even make the train, much less lunch."
Candace had gone to law school with Parker. "I should call him and bitch him out for interfering with our fuck time."
Candace was so sexy when she got possessive of me. "I have an solution. Can you come to happy hour?"
"Is it hosted by your firm?"
"Yes."
"I don't want to show up as a married man's date at another firm's happy hour."
"Since I'm a summer associate, the partners expect me there."
"What about dinner? George will be out of town, so I'm free Friday night."
"I don't have that excuse with Britney."
"Text her from happy hour and tell her the guys decided to take you out on the town."
"You're devious."
"No, I'm horny."
"Me too."
"Do you want to reserve a room?"
"Absolutely. Are you OK with room service dinner again?"
"Perfect."
Shortly before my train stop, Candace caught me off guard.
"Jeremy?"
"Candace?"
"Let's assume that you're going to be faithful to your wife for the rest of your life. So this is it, your chance to sow your oats. Is there any one thing you've been wanting to try that you know you won't get to do with her?"
"There's a laundry list. Britney has never been adventurous in bed, and anything that isn't vanilla is off the menu."
"What's number one on your list? And don't say threesome or gang bang or orgy."
I could be a smart-ass. "Well, you just gutted my list."
Candace taught me two could play at this game. "OK, we'll stick with missionary."
I realized the error of my ways. "Whoa, let's not be hasty. Ruling other participants out, I'd go with anal."
"Of course you would, that's exactly what the biggest guy in the city goes for."
"Sorry, not trying to be greedy, but no woman has been willing to try."
"For good reason, stud."
"Do I need to find an option behind door B?"
"Not necessarily. Your birthday is coming up, after all...Get that grin off your face. This goes in the 'maybe' category."
"Well, 'maybe' isn't 'no.'"
She rolled her eyes at my exuberance.
I kissed her on the cheek and hopped off the train, distracted for the rest of the day with thoughts of Candace's cute little ass.
I was also torn: in a couple months, we would be moving back to New York, where I was going to law school and presumably would join a firm. That didn't bode well for seeing Candace again. I was going to miss her, and not just her cute ass.
DAY 7: AN OFFER I COULDN'T REFUSE
On the Thursday before my birthday, Monica, the managing partner at Parker & Hanson, called me in to her office. A painting that looked like a male torso hung on the wallβkind of erotic for a professional setting. A similar sculpture of a reclining male nude sat on her bookcase, penis on show. I didn't consider myself a prude, but it seemed inappropriate for a law office, especially one belonging to a top lawyer in the city. Other than those pieces of art, it was sterile and decked out in shades of black and gray.
She shut the door, which was the first clue that something significant was up.
Slinking toward me, Monica looked very much like her office, dressed in grays and blacks, but with distracting gold jewelry and overblown make-up. She looked like she had been busy working her way to the top in her 40s and forgot to get married, have a kid, or do anything in her free time besides drink martinis and prey on young male associates. I was feeling like the next mouse in her talons.
Sitting on the corner of her desk, Monica launched into a spiel about how happy the firm was with my performance. Her skirt was hiked up, and I struggled to pay attention as I was at eye level with her red lace panties visible beneath her navy suit.
"We're thrilled with your performance and think you'd be a good fit with the culture of our firm."
Should I tell her about her underwear showing?
"Obviously, we're aware that you're at school in Columbia, you went to undergrad at Harvard, and we have no doubt that you've received offers from top-tier firms in Manhattan. But we also know that your wife is from Dallas, and with your firstborn coming, you might like to stay closer to her family. And you have to be carrying some serious college and law school debt."
Thank goodness, she moved to sit next to me, taking away the awkwardness of peering at her panties.
"We'd like you to be a part of Parker & Hanson."
Gold bracelets jangled as she put her hand on my upper thigh, which was a little close for comfort.
"We're willing to do whatever it takes to keep you. We're prepared to match your highest offer from any other firm, including in New York and including all bonuses, and beat it by five percent."