[Clara]
Nicole's absence from work provided me with a rare opportunity, one I didn't dare believe would work but it did.
I had waited long minutes for Leonard's arrival, using an inquiry from the receptionist as a pretense. My only worry was his bodyguards who, like guardian angels follow him about. My worry did not discourage me though, I had everything planned.
While I spoke with Charlotte, the receptionist, I saw his entourage from the window, climbing out of a car, just as another car pulled over in his spot. He stepped out from this car, and as usual, he walked gracefully with his briefcase in his hand, and headed for the building alone. The two men who had escorted him into the building yesterday were not with him.
Was it my imagination or was he really in haste?
I adjusted my outfit, waiting for him to show up, and trying as much as I could to not give away my sudden excitement to Charlotte who had no idea what my intentions were. For all she knew, I needed that information for a paperwork.
He came in from the entrance, and Charlotte's genuine surprise contrasted mine which was pretentious. He seemed in a jolly mood as he acknowledged Charlotte's greeting with a hmmm.
I took my chance just then, and greeted him. With a calculative move, and a thumping in my chest, I offered to help him with his briefcase, and relieved him of the briefcase before he could say no. Charlotte must have been surprised but I didn't care for a second.
All that appealed to me at the moment was to get laid by no other than Leonard Richardson Litt the handsome CEO of Litt's int'l.
I lost every grip of self control once we were alone in the elevator, and teased him with my boobs, but when he pointed at the door after we got into his office, I could not hide the disappointment which I felt.
It is funny how Nicole's advice, and encounter with Leonard had done nothing to eradicate my feelings for him, if anything it elevated it.
Speaking of Nicole, while I genuinely worried about her, I also could not help but selfishly rejoice over her permanent absence.
My disappointment ebbed away once I realized that he was only asking to shut the door, and with lightning speed, I travelled across the spacious office, shut the door, and returned to Leonard, who now was standing, and ready for me.
My heart raced in excitement, and my thoughts ran into each as he led me backwards, towards the wall behind. His hands on my boobs were firm, aggressive, and yet pleasurable. It was impossible to look at him while he worked on the buttons on my top. I could feel a sensuous heat forming from my insides, and I could already feel a wetness between my legs, and my excitement heightened.
The heat travelled from within me, and was soon all over, and whatever spot he touched, I burned there.
When he lifted my right leg, and guided his hand right into my panties, my breath hitched with panic and excitement all at once.
It is happening, I told myself, waiting for my heart to shatter out of excitement so that when his phone began to ring, I thought it was the sound of my heart shattering.
Fuck! I cussed silently once I realized that it was Leonard's phone. He let go of my leg, and fished out the phone from his pocket, moving away from me.
He stared at the screen for some time without answering it. For a moment I thought he was contemplating between answering the call and continuing in our pleasurable moment.
When he eventually answered the call to my disappointment, his voice sounded completely normal. There was no single trace of breathiness or irritation for the sudden interruption.
In my disappointment, I bumped into a disarray of artifacts, and they came down with a clattering noise. How clumsy of me!
I looked quickly at Leonard whose gaze was now fixed at my direction, probably wondering what the noise was about. His brow arched when he saw me,it was as though seeing me reminded him of my presence in his office.
My disappointment gave way to a burning anger when he signaled me out of the office with a wave like some piece of used rag.
I put on my bra which now laid atop my blouse on the floor with so much sluggishness, while I hoped the call would disconnect, and we would continue from where we stopped. But the call was not to end any time soon. I hurried up when Leonard made his way out of the office, without sparing me so much as a glance.
Whoever it was that had called, and disrupted our moments is my most hated enemy.
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I sat on my desk in my office, working on my system or rather moving the cursor in every direction with no specific line of action in mind.
I have had a clouded mind since I returned from Leonard's office over an hour ago, and there was no way I could get any work done without the ability to focus.
I got up from my seat, and walked towards the dispenser. Maybe a drink will calm me down, but I was wrong, the water felt awful as it touched my tongue, and so did my presence in the office.
I flashed my left wrist to my face for the umpteenth time, taking note of the time. He must have hung up by now, I thought, exiting my office with a fierce resolve to complete with Leonard, what we started.
My heartbeat accelerated with each step I took towards the CEO's corner, images from earlier flooded my memory, leaving me feeling butterflies in my stomach.
Once I stepped into the CEO's corner, my gaze first went to Nicole's empty desk which strangely was not empty at the moment. There was Nicole's bag, the same one she brought to the office most days, but she was nowhere around.
By now I was at the front of Leonard's office. I turned quickly to go but it was too late. The door to Leonard's office was being pulled from inside. Panic seized me as I thought of possible reasons to validate my presence here.
I turned towards the office once I held the door being pulled open, and met Nicole who seemed both distracted, and pissed.
My relief to see that it was only Nicole was underlined by jealousy, one I could not understand. For all I know, Nicole had just finished having sex with Leonard or something close. The very thought of it made me bitter.
"Nicole!" I called out in a high-pitched voice, hoping my bitterness was well concealed in my false excitement. Nicole, despite being surprised, was more than pleased to see me.
I turned to go a little while later, after bidding Nicole goodbye. If she noticed anything off in my behavior, she did not show it.