Chapter 6 - Set Fire To The Rain part 1
"Can't be sleepin'
Keep on wakin'
Without the woman next to me
Guilt is burnin'
Inside I'm hurtin'
This ain't a feelin' I can keep "
Calvin Harris Feat. John Newman - Blame
Chapter 6 - Set Fire To The Rain
It was still in the clouds with the victory in the boardroom. I had won. We would change the face of Empire the way Jebe always wanted. Even though John was against it. We would take everything forward, after all the new proposal had the support of the main shareholders.
Walking to Jebe's old room, which I will now have to share with her son, Tessa had gone to fetch coffee and cream doughnuts for us, while I prepared some important papers. As soon as I enter my new room, I see John sitting at one of the tables that have been placed on opposite sides of the room, one with his back to the window and the other facing mine, but with some distance.
"What are you doing at my desk?" I ask, stopping in front of John. "Yours is the other.
"I know that's mine, I'm just warming up the place for you." I can see John smiling mockingly as he gets up from his chair. " One such Doug sent an email, he asked you out, I replied to you. " He says, stopping in front of me. "He called you to dinner, I told you would.
"Why were you messing with my email?" I ask, staring at John.
" It made me want to and your computer was aberring. " He smiles as he steps out of my way. "I hope you have fun with Theo.
"Go to shit, John." Xingo, going to my desk and opening my email where a new message from Doug awaits me, he scores at eight at the Shake Shack on Columbus Avenue, I know we'll have a good thing at this meeting, let's eat the best burger in town.
After answering confirming, I direct my attention to the company's documents. As soon as I start flipping through them, Tessa walks into the room and sits down in front of my desk with a box of juicy doughnuts and two large cups of coffee. I split the paperwork between the two of us and we get to work ignoring John with his jokes about getting fatter by eating that. The morning goes by quickly and soon it's noon, John leaves the room leaving my best friend and I alone.
" Finally this bastard was gone. " I look at Tessa. "Do you believe he was messing with my email?
"Are you kidding? What email was he looking at? " Tessa asks.
"One of Doug asking me out, he accepted, do you believe that?
"What did you do?
" I'm going out with Doug, even though it's a suitcase, he's a good man and knows very well what he does. " I say smiling suggestively. "The best thing is that with luck, this night ends in a very pleasurable way.
"Weren't you looking to get rid of Doug?" My friend asks.
"He's a good person, he's just too soft, but I think I can handle it. " I speak laughing, piecing together the papers I'd read. " My mother texted that she was already home, said that my father was happy with everything and that Clint sent a letter. " I say blatantly changing the subject.
" Finally his brother remembered that he has family. Sorry, but sometimes Clint sucks. " Tessa and Clint stayed the last time he came home and it didn't end well for the two of them. " What excuse did he give?
" The usual one, too busy to write. " Clint is a United States Navy Special Operations Forces officer, a sniper. He has been in Iraq for ten years and had served five more in Afghanistan. My brother could hit a shot at any target, but outside of the war he didn't do anything right. "He said next year he'll be back. He didn't say when, but he made sure he would come back.
"Good for your mother." Tessa seems to answer things by the way as she organizes the papers that are in her hands. "I hope he forgets me!
" He asked for you, said he missed you. " I smile after warning her of my brother's interest, add the papers that are with her to mine and put everything in a folder for files.
"Are we going to get Debbie for lunch?" I question, trying to change the subject.
"No need, I'm already here." She walks into the room, interrupting my plans to keep the conversation healthy.
Today she's radiant in her light yellow round dress, sometimes I feel like she's no more than 25 when she's 39.
"John told me something that made me curious.
" He hacked into her computer and tagged with Doug. " Tessa says, coming back from the file. " Ella confirmed she would.
" Is this true? " Debbie asks, laughing, I just nodd. "John is no good, are you really going to hang out with Doug?
"I'm going to, what's wrong?" I question, grabbing my bag. "It's been three weeks since I've had sex and Doug will do that at least.
" That's why I like this Marilyn. " Debbie says as we leave the room and head for the elevator.
After the fun lunch with my friends, I spend the day in meetings to define stories and covers. The afternoon flies by and when I look at the clock, I see that it is almost seven o'clock, I leave the magazine and go home with Vincent, who is now my driver. As soon as we arrive, I'll get ready for the date with Doug.
I take a good, long shower to relax. I choose a black lace top bra that lifts my breasts, a pair of panties that pairs with the bra, put on a ripped pair of jeans and a simple white shirt with a slightly see-through one. I choose a pair of black platform heels and make a light make with my favorite pink lipstick.
When I leave the house, John hasn't arrived yet. This time I decide to ask for an Uber, as soon as I leave the building, the black car is already waiting for me, and as soon as I enter, the driver starts, in less than twelve minutes we arrive at the place.
Doug is waiting for me on the sidewalk in front of the Shake Shack, which even on a Monday is packed. He smiles as soon as he sees me get out of the car and I reciprocate. We hugged.
He's in his ripped jeans, a plaid shirt with the sleeves folded up to his elbow, leaving his forearm exposed, and dress shoes in an odd color.
"I hope you're hungry, Camila and Ralph are waiting for us inside.
We spend some time eating and drinking, when it's ten o'clock, Doug and I leave, leaving Camila and Ralph. I call a cab and ask if Doug wants to come along, he accepts with a smile on his face, I give my address to the taxi driver and soon we set off towards my new apartment. On the short drive, I make the decision not to take him to my room, I wouldn't feel good in Jebe's room, before the cab even stops, I give a twenty-dollar bill to the taxi driver and leave along with Doug, who looks at the building with amazement.
" Jebediah knew how to live. " Comments. " He was a good man. " Doug has no idea how Jebe couldn't stand him.
" He was, Jebe had this thing of knowing how to live well. " I speak smiling at the muggle face Doug makes when we enter the building. "Do you believe that here we have a restaurant and a medical center?
"Everything in here?" He asks, looking at me startled, I just nodd and call the elevator, as soon as he arrives, I go in and type in my new code.
Doug stands next to me inside the mirrored elevator, he looks me up and down before approaching me and kissing me.
The first time I went out with Doug, I was sure he just wanted a way to make fun of me, until he said he preferred women like me, it did me good at the time and after him, I met more guys who didn't care about my 54 mannequin.
I feel Doug's hands roam my body as his tongue explores my mouth, in seconds I'm pressed against one of the elevator walls. A little show for the security guards who must be looking through the cameras.
As soon as we stop at the penthouse, I take my mouth off Doug's and push him out. I am mentally grateful that Alice and Vincent only stayed until nine. I let him guide me to the couch.
We wasted no time and soon we went back to kissing, and after a few minutes, Doug starts to take off my clothes and I help him. As soon as I'm just in my panties and bra, he starts to take off his own clothes, leaving only a green box. The man kisses me again and soon goes to my neck, making me moan.
"I love it when you moan at me, Ella." He whispers in my ear. " I also loved her lingerie, too bad I'll have to take it off. " She says kissing the top of my breasts, moving down to my belly until she reaches the waistband of my panties and takes them off. "I love your particular smell here." She speaks sniffing my sex, which makes me moan again. Doug looks at me for approval before opening my legs and I, fully surrendered, just eye back and there in the middle of the room, he starts sucking me the way he knows I like.
As Doug devours me, I let my head hang on the arm of the couch as the elevator doors open and I see John leave with a woman, he looks in my direction as I grab my breasts and moan a little louder.
Doug doesn't stop what he's doing as John's escort diverts her attention to him and pulls his hand.
He doesn't divert his attention from me. His gaze is on me and I can see how he fulminates me. Doug intensifies the movements of his tongue, driving me crazy. I continue to caress my breasts as I stare at John, who after a few seconds, cracks his jaw and leaves the room pulling the woman who accompanies him. Doug and I remained in the living room indulging in pleasure until I decided to go to one of the empty rooms where we continued until we were exhausted.