Pulse by Rhea Wilde

was barely inching along. I didn’t mind Rafael’s company. I enjoyed it. That was the problem. The silence between us was becoming awkward and filling the limo with a tension that was making it harder and harder for me to ignore.
    “I have to admit, I wasn’t expecting that from you,” he said. “At least, not this soon.”
    “I… I just had a feeling,” I said as I turned back to him.
    “Yeah… It didn’t take very long for you to prove to me that you belong in that room. You spoke like you knew exactly what you were talking about. You commanded everybody’s ear. The way you put it was so eloquent that I almost felt stupid for not realizing it initially. You were amazing, Alice.”
    “Rafael…”
    I looked down at the floor of the limo, growing more and more embarrassed about what he was saying to me. He was a billionaire, for goodness sake. And here I was, sitting in his limo and trying not to wallow in all of the praise he was lavishing upon me. It all felt unreal. To think that I would leave this kind of impression on my boss so soon.
    “Alice, I have to tell you something.”
    “Of course.”
    He paused for a moment before he continued. I narrowed my eyes slightly, curious as to what he was going to say. I never knew what to expect from him but I always found myself on the edge of my seat.
    “This afternoon, after we made the deal with Jason David… I was looking at you across the boardroom. Everybody was celebrating. But you weren’t. I wanted to congratulate you on a job well done.”
    “You already thanked me, sir.”
    “I know. But… as good as a job you did… as much money as you saved this company… as amazing as you were this afternoon…”
    He clenched his jaw. His eyes were locked upon me. He was staring at me so hard that I found myself unable to look away.
    “Despite everything you did, Alice, the only thing I could think about was what you would look like with my cock between your lips.”
    My heart skipped a beat. I nearly dropped the glass I was holding. The rush I felt from Rafael’s sudden bluntness surged through my body and I found myself holding my breath. He stared back at me with no expression on his face. His eyes were unblinking. I didn’t know what to say. I didn’t even know what to think. My mind was blank as I waited for him to continue.
    He didn’t really say that, did he?
    I’d already slept with him once before. Yet the circumstances were different now. What was once dirty talk was now grounds for a sexual harassment lawsuit for any other woman. But I wasn’t any other woman.
    “I shouldn’t have said that,” he muttered to himself. “That was… not appropriate conversation between a boss and his employee.”
    “Rafael, I—”
    “No, Alice. You’re better than that. I didn’t hire you because I’m so attracted to you,” he sighed. “But yet here I find myself sitting across from you with a feeling burning inside of me that I can’t ignore.”
    It was foolish to think that either one of us could ignore the attraction we had. He was so ravishingly good-looking. It was the first thing I noticed every single time I looked at him. But he was right. I was only his employee. This was a business relationship.
    So, why am I still staring at him? Why do I feel something crawling between my legs? Why am I having trouble thinking straight?
    Rafael was staring hard at me. We were both silent but each of us were telling the other more than words could ever say. I could see the same kind of want and desire in his eyes. He looked different from the man I slept with. In his suit, I’d say it was an improvement.
    “We… We’re going to be stuck in traffic for awhile,” I said as I looked at him.
    “You’re right. We are.”
    “…Can your driver see what’s going on back here?”
    “…No.”
    I swallowed. He looked back at me. For a moment, it felt like everything was frozen. Suddenly, he rushed out of his seat and pounced on me. His lips fell upon