home. I don’t have anything to wear to the office in the morning. I’d hate for Cecily to catch me in the same clothes.”
“Cecily won’t catch you. She’ll be long gone for school by the time I finish making love to you, and we get up for the day.”
The mere thought of being with Alex again made the apex of her body tingle with anticipation. Yet, it was mixed with anxiety. Why couldn’t she just enjoy the moment? It was her nagging nature that always needed to know what was next.
In almost a whisper Braylee spoke, “Alex, what are we doing? What’s going on between us?” She felt suspended in air hoping and waiting for something that tonight was more than just physical. Of course, she knew they weren’t in love but could this be a beginning?
This was a conversation, Alex hoped could be delayed at least until tomorrow. He closed his eyes and brushed his nose against the back of her neck inhaling the lavender scent that was uniquely Braylee’s. From now on, he would always associate lavender with her.
“Today…tonight…tonight was amazing. Do we need to analyze it?”
He felt her stiffen in his arms.
“Don’t over think this?”
Slowly Braylee sat up and pulled the covers to her chest, “It’s obvious that I don’t do anything without thinking it through. Well…maybe except today. But, you should know me well enough to know that I don’t live my life by the seat of my pants, and I’m not ashamed of that. I just want to know what you think this is between us. Is it the beginning of something or…not?”
Sounding stronger than she felt, Braylee pressed on, “That way I…I know what to expect.”
Alex rolled over onto his back and threw his arm over his eyes. He didn’t anticipate this from Braylee of all people. Why wasn’t it possible for two consenting adults to just be together and enjoy each other’s time without all the melodrama? Can’t a single man and a single woman enjoy each other without having to figure anything out?
“I’m attracted to you and you’re attracted to me. But, seriously, neither of us has time for anything more than what we’re doing right now….enjoying each other’s time when we can. You’re my lawyer, you know more than most how much I have on my plate.”
It was as if he’d sneered at her when he’d said what she was to him professionally; her being his lawyer. She didn’t know what she expected when they’d started this conversation, but it wasn’t this. Although he didn’t say it directly, she could only believe that being together was nothing more than a sexual release…for him. And why should it have been anything else? They’d known each other for all of five minutes.
Braylee started to feel sick to her stomach, and it was her own fault.
She couldn’t be more grateful that her face was mostly covered in the darkness. What made her think that just because he’d shared intimate details of his life that it meant something? He was supposed to share sensitive information. She was his lawyer.
Braylee tried to keep the disappointment out of her voice and cleared her throat, “I should go. I have a lot to catch up on tomorrow.”
He knew before removing his arm from across his face that his answers weren’t what she wanted to hear. Shit. This wasn’t how he wanted the night to end. Alex could see the tension in her body as he looked at her, “Braylee, it’s two-thirty in the morning. Go back to sleep and I’ll drive you home first thing tomorrow.”
Braylee threw the sheets off of her body and got out of bed looking for her clothing. They were all over the room.
“You’re right…it’s late. I’ll just call the car service.”
“You’re being ridiculous. You don’t have to call anybody.”
“It’s fine…really. I’m sure that’s what usually happens after something like this. I just haven’t been in this type of a situation in a while, so I forgot the rules. But, they are slowly coming back to me now.”
Braylee
“Cecily won’t catch you. She’ll be long gone for school by the time I finish making love to you, and we get up for the day.”
The mere thought of being with Alex again made the apex of her body tingle with anticipation. Yet, it was mixed with anxiety. Why couldn’t she just enjoy the moment? It was her nagging nature that always needed to know what was next.
In almost a whisper Braylee spoke, “Alex, what are we doing? What’s going on between us?” She felt suspended in air hoping and waiting for something that tonight was more than just physical. Of course, she knew they weren’t in love but could this be a beginning?
This was a conversation, Alex hoped could be delayed at least until tomorrow. He closed his eyes and brushed his nose against the back of her neck inhaling the lavender scent that was uniquely Braylee’s. From now on, he would always associate lavender with her.
“Today…tonight…tonight was amazing. Do we need to analyze it?”
He felt her stiffen in his arms.
“Don’t over think this?”
Slowly Braylee sat up and pulled the covers to her chest, “It’s obvious that I don’t do anything without thinking it through. Well…maybe except today. But, you should know me well enough to know that I don’t live my life by the seat of my pants, and I’m not ashamed of that. I just want to know what you think this is between us. Is it the beginning of something or…not?”
Sounding stronger than she felt, Braylee pressed on, “That way I…I know what to expect.”
Alex rolled over onto his back and threw his arm over his eyes. He didn’t anticipate this from Braylee of all people. Why wasn’t it possible for two consenting adults to just be together and enjoy each other’s time without all the melodrama? Can’t a single man and a single woman enjoy each other without having to figure anything out?
“I’m attracted to you and you’re attracted to me. But, seriously, neither of us has time for anything more than what we’re doing right now….enjoying each other’s time when we can. You’re my lawyer, you know more than most how much I have on my plate.”
It was as if he’d sneered at her when he’d said what she was to him professionally; her being his lawyer. She didn’t know what she expected when they’d started this conversation, but it wasn’t this. Although he didn’t say it directly, she could only believe that being together was nothing more than a sexual release…for him. And why should it have been anything else? They’d known each other for all of five minutes.
Braylee started to feel sick to her stomach, and it was her own fault.
She couldn’t be more grateful that her face was mostly covered in the darkness. What made her think that just because he’d shared intimate details of his life that it meant something? He was supposed to share sensitive information. She was his lawyer.
Braylee tried to keep the disappointment out of her voice and cleared her throat, “I should go. I have a lot to catch up on tomorrow.”
He knew before removing his arm from across his face that his answers weren’t what she wanted to hear. Shit. This wasn’t how he wanted the night to end. Alex could see the tension in her body as he looked at her, “Braylee, it’s two-thirty in the morning. Go back to sleep and I’ll drive you home first thing tomorrow.”
Braylee threw the sheets off of her body and got out of bed looking for her clothing. They were all over the room.
“You’re right…it’s late. I’ll just call the car service.”
“You’re being ridiculous. You don’t have to call anybody.”
“It’s fine…really. I’m sure that’s what usually happens after something like this. I just haven’t been in this type of a situation in a while, so I forgot the rules. But, they are slowly coming back to me now.”
Braylee
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