Corporate Seduction

Corporate Seduction by A.C. Arthur

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throbbed and he groaned. Reaching for his belt buckle, he was headed toward the bathroom, toward a cold shower, or a hot one with plenty of soap, whichever offered the quickest form of relief, when the flashing red light on the answering machine stopped him.
    Beep.
    He continued to undress while he waited for the first message to play.
    Khalil, your father and I do not appreciate being stood up.
    As he stepped out of his pants and folded them at the crease, he cursed. He’d completely forgotten about dinner at the country club with his parents.
    However, I’m sure you have a good excuse for being rude. I’ll expect to hear it tomorrow at brunch. Don’t be late.
    Khalil pressed the erase button. Sunday brunch at the Franklin house was a ritual he and his sister rarely missed. It was the time the family used to catch up. Their business and social lives were so involved that this was the only time they could carve out for themselves.
    Now he’d pissed his mother off. So the normally two hour family conference would now be marred by Naomi Franklin’s dismay over her son’s thoughtlessness. Oh well, he’d deal with that tomorrow.
    He shrugged out of his shirt and prepared himself for the next message. No doubt his mother had called Danielle to question her as to his whereabouts and, since Danielle had no idea where he’d been this evening, she would have called him with a few choice words herself, angry because he’d involved her in this mess.
    However, the voice that echoed through his bedroom was not that of his little sister.
    Hello, darling. I was just sitting here thinking about you. And you’re not at home. I remember the Saturday evenings we used to spend together.
    Sonya’s sophisticated drawl settled over him and he sighed. For a woman as educated and polished as she was, she had a really hard time understanding that their relationship was over.
    I really need to speak with you. Call me whenever you get in.
    Silence.
    I’ll wait up.
    Khalil quickly hit delete. “You’re going to lose a lot of sleep tonight.”
    He moved to the bathroom, his thoughts returning to the soft lips he’d kissed, the full breasts he’d felt pressed against his chest, the plush, round bottom he’d gripped only hours ago. Turning the nozzle to the left, he knew cold water would never suffice. Grabbing the bar of soap he let his head fall back as hot water sprayed against his skin and his body demanded release.

7
    To: [email protected]
    From: Jack
    Date: November 29, 2004
    Subject: Up All Night
    Jill wasn’t in the mood this weekend so I went out alone. Imagine my surprise when I saw you. That little black dress was hot, but I think your choice of men is all wrong.
    The way you moved on that dance floor had me thinking about you all night. Luckily, Sensuality’s latest Masterful Massage Oil was available. With every stroke I imagined it was you, and suddenly Jill disappeared.
    Jack
    Reka gasped, her eyes quickly closing, then reopening. Was this for real? Had this pervert really been at the club Saturday night?
    She focused on her computer screen, then frowned as she noticed only her name and email address in the ‘To’ line, not the firm’s group address.
    Instinctively, she picked up her phone to call Khalil. He needed to see this. Then she put the receiver down as she remembered yesterday’s resolution.
    Khalil Franklin was a co-worker, a co-worker who had kissed her senseless then asked her to do him a personal favor, but a co-worker nonetheless. There wasn’t now, nor would there ever be, anything intimate between them.
    She had no intention of making a fool out of herself for him, or any other man. Therefore, she would treat him as she treated everybody else at Page & Associates, as if she could do just fine without them. She’d passed his office this morning without considering knocking to say good morning. The door had been closed and she hadn’t even wondered if he was in there, at least not until she’d

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