It was a cold winters night in the city. Snow covered the cars, the people and the buildings. The Holiday merriment was overflowing the streets, and Victoria was one of those people who sucked it in willingly. She was the Christmas kinda gal who went all out during the season. She wore red and green shirts with the novelty stockings, drank the Starbuck’s Holliday specialty coffee, and hummed carols all day long. It was her, like millions of others, favorite time of the year.
That day was her office party, and she was supposed to bring her famous hot butter rum cakes. She was already late to work, but because it was the Christmas Eve, she thought maybe her boss might give her a brake for once.
Mr. King was a very hansom man, strikingly debonair, and very sexy. He was tall, with strong masculine shoulders, but his looks matched his personality to a tee. He was cold and demanding, a go-getter, who gets what he wants, how he wants, when he wants. His piercing blue eyes shot down the corridor and around the happy workers. He wasn’t happy. Parties, he thought, were a waste of time, and anyone who wasted time, were not worth the time or effort to be apart of his team. But this and new years were the only times he let it slide.
Victoria shot up the stairs to her office. Her cakes balanced in one hand as she waltzed past Nancy, the main receptionist. The elevators were packed, so she decided to wait for the next trip. The clock above the elevators screamed late, as she nervously shifted the weight of the cakes between her hands. Finally an elevator blinked open.
“Merry Christmas Joe” she said to the old man sitting by the buttons.
“Thank you ma’am. Which floor Ms. Harris?”
“Joe, call me Victoria… um, whichever floor the party is on, Joe”
The elevator began to climb. At the end of its journey, she said goodbye to Joe with a hug, and was quickly on her way. Her boots clicked on the hard marble flooring. She raced by the offices, until she noticed one office’s lights were on. It was her boss, Mr. King. She put her butter rum cakes down on her desk and tapped on the door. He wasn’t working, yet merely staring out into his view of Chicago. His chair swiveled around as she walked in. He quickly and quietly scanned his visitor.
She was a very attractive young lady, maybe 25, or 26? He was in his late 30s and thought nothing of the age difference. Her soft brunette curls gently brushed her tight red sweater. Her black leather skirt barely went passed her knees. Her maroon leather boots meet just a few inches below her skirt, showing just a bit of her pale, and beautiful skin. He was most defiantly attracted to her.
“Yes Ms. Harris?” He said callously over his knuckles.
“Oh, I’m sorry to disturb you sir, but I’m just wondering why you’re not with the rest of the party? You know, it is the time of year where you spend it with the people you love.”
“ I could ask you the same thing.” They both force a laugh. “Come in, sit down, and enjoy the lights of the city.” She slowly entered the room, a little bit uneasy. She’d never been inside his office before, his other secretary; Brenda did that kind of stuff. Brenda always covered the personal stuff; she just ran errands, and made appointments and copies.
“It’s very beautiful this time of year, don’t you think?” she said, her eyes only staring at the lights.
He glanced up and down at her radiant breasts “Yes it is beautiful.” Completely ignoring the window.
“Sir, it’s late, don’t you have family to return to. It IS Christmas eve.”
“Call me Nicholas, and no. I gave up a chance for family when I started my internship here.” He said coldly “ You have to sacrifice things to be successful my dear. And I sacrificed the thing that meant the least to me.” She looked shocked.
“You gave up on love?” She grabbed her chest in disbelief.
“Some people aren’t meant for that kind of thing,” He said distantly.
“I’m sure there’s someone out there for you, just waiting for that day where you two accidentally meet, and fall madly in love” she said hopefully.
“You’re quite naïve, Ms. Harris”
“Since were on a first name basis now… Nicholas… call me Victoria,” she said leaning her head to her shoulder, but never breaking their eyesight. She quietly folded one leg over the other, and placed her hands on her lap. “I am anything but naïve, sir.” He rose from his chair, and walked over to the door, shutting and locking it behind him.
“Oh really?” His smirk outlined the devilish look in his eyes. “Care to dance?” He leaned in front of her, pressing a button. Sinatra leaked from the speakers in his bookcase. He lowered his hand in front of her, pulling her up from the chair. He pushed off her coat and took her into his arms; she immediately felt his hard growth. He pulled her closer to him.