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Callie's legs were shaking. "I can't believe he airy, it was small, with an open reception area and three threatened you like that." She looked up at him. "You got offices.
pictures of him with his secretary?"
"I'm going to start small but I expect to grow really He grinned. "Sure did. He won't be bothering us again.
fast."
Ever. Not if he wants to hold onto all his money and doesn't
"You started your own company."
want a messy, expensive divorce."
He nodded, grinning. "Already have two clients that
"Oh, my." Still, she somehow felt responsible for all have jumped firms to follow me. Hired a secretary and have an this. "You quit your job because of me."
associate coming on board Monday. I'll work from home until
"No, Callie. I quit my job because the senior partner is the offices are done, but I'm up and running officially."
an asshole. It has nothing to do with you."
She squeezed his hand. "I'm so proud of you, Jack."
"Yes it does. It's because of me, because of what we
"Hey, this was the kick in the ass I needed. I don't did, what we do."
really think I was ever meant to be anyone's flunky. I've had
"Hey." He pulled her against him, winding his arms adrenaline pumping ever since I made the decision to quit the around her back. "What we do is fun and doesn't hurt anyone.
firm and start my own business. Now I can do things my way.
It's thrilling, sexually stimulating and hotter than hell. There's The right way."
not a damn thing wrong with it so don't you feel ashamed or
"And you'll be a huge success at it."
embarrassed. What Bob is doing with his secretary is depraved.
"Just like you've been a huge success at starting your What two consenting single adults do with each other is own business from scratch."
perfectly acceptable."
She beamed at his praise. "Thank you. I'd like to think She nodded. "You're right. Still, I hate that you lost so."
your job over this."
"I know so. Now, would you like to help me christen
"I'm not. Come with me. I have something to show my new office space?"
you."
The breeze flapped the plastic wall barriers against the He drove her downtown and parked on the street, then wood and Callie shook her head.
walked a short distance, entering a building under construction.
"Here?"
A modest four story office complex, it was a short walk from
"Hell yeah. My dick's getting hard just thinking about her shop.
fucking you here."
"Where are we going?" she asked.
Her nipples tightened. She'd missed him, missed the
"My new office."
excitement of having him in her life. Without him, she felt She wrinkled her nose under the smell of sawdust and empty. With him, every day was an adventure. "Where?"
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He looked around, then took her hand and headed to the over to kiss her. She licked her juices from his lips, sucking on corner office. "My office. Let's look out on downtown while I his tongue as he entered her from behind.
fuck you."
He grasped her wrists and pounded her while she There was a worktable right in the corner and some looked out at all the office buildings downtown, wondering if clean paint drapes. Jack opened up the drapes and spread them anyone was in their office looking out their window at them.
across the table, then palmed his cock through his jeans. "I'm She creamed just thinking about being watched.
already hard for you, Callie. I need my cock inside you now."
"Fuck me harder, Jack."
His sense of urgency spurred her desire, the breeze He powered deep, so hard the workbench scooted blowing in and flipping up her dress. She moved to the table across the floor. His balls slapped against her clit, driving her and lay, belly down over it, turning her head to look at him.
closer and closer to a climax.
"Fuck me, Jack."
"Come for me, Callie," he said, his voice gritty and She turned away and looked out over the scenic dark against her ear. "Come on my cock."
downtown, anticipation moistening her as she felt Jack step He ground against her and reached down to massage behind her, heard the rasp of his zipper. He reached under her her clit. That sent her over the edge. She dug her nails into the dress and flipped it over her back, then she felt warm lips on her palms and let out a cry as she came, bucking hard against the skin of her lower back.
him and sending him into his own orgasm. He flooded her
"Such beautiful skin, Callie," he said. "Like the softest pussy with come and shoved deep, groaning against her neck honey, you just melt under my hand."
and sinking his teeth into her nape. She shuddered at the He cupped her pussy. She moaned and did just as he intimacy of him marking her that way.
said, melting all over his hand right through her panties. He They were both sweating. And panting. When Jack reached for the strings at her hips and drew the panties down raised up, the cool breeze from outside wafted over her damp and off, baring her cunt, then kissed his way down between her skin. He pulled her upright and turned her around, planting his legs, burying his mouth there and sliding his tongue into her mouth on hers to kiss her. Rather than a kiss filled with pussy.
passion, it was a soft, gentle kiss, filled with emotion, with Her legs tensed as he licked the length of her, swirling feeling, with what she hoped was love, because that's what she his tongue over her distended clit. The pleasure this man gave poured into it, grabbing onto his shoulders and showing him her was unlike anything she'd ever known. Forbidden, wanton, without words how she felt about him.
more than she could ever desire, he took her on a wild journey When they broke apart, she laid her head on his that inflamed her senses and intoxicated her. When she was shoulder and let him stroke her back, feeling so incredibly just at the brink of orgasm, he stopped, stood up and leaned complete she didn't want to move, afraid the fairy tale would be shattered if she said a word.
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"Think we'll ever make love in a bed?"
She snorted. Talk about the intrusion of reality. She lifted her head and smiled. "I don't know. I guess we could try it."
He grasped her hand and they headed for the stairs.
"Would be different, that's for sure."
"I'll have to think about it. I'm not sure if I'm up for anything that kinky yet."
He laughed as they headed down to the street. "You're right. We should take it slow. We'll start on the porch again and work our way inside."
When they passed by her shop, she paused, looked at him, then back at the shop, then back at him, arching a brow.
"Well, we haven't properly christened your shop, yet,"
he said.
She grinned and dug for her keys.
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me. I never expected to fall in love after that weekend, but it happened. And it was quick for me, too."
"So true," Callie said. "Look at all of us. Not too long ago we were lamenting being single with no man in our lives.
Now all three of us are hooked up and in love."
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this time," Blair said, shaking her head. "To Rand, of all people."
"I'm in love," Callie said, slipping into the booth across
"Just don't put us in f
oofy, lime green dresses for the from Blair and Abby.
wedding," Callie teased.
Blair and Abby exchanged eye rolls, then Blair looked Blair rolled her eyes. "I think you know me better than at her and said, "Tell us something we don't know."
that. Slinky, sexy and designer all the way for my babes."
Callie grinned. "I mean seriously and completely and
"I can't believe how much has changed for all of us,"
head over heels in love with Jack."
Abby said. "I'm starting up a new practice and have a man I Abby signaled the waitress to bring a margarita for love in my life now. Callie's in love. Blair's in love with Rand.
Callie. "Did you not hear Blair? It's written all over your Finally," she added with a teasing wink.
grinning face, you twit. Of course you're in love with Jack."
"Unbelievable, when you think about it," Callie said.
"So you two got things settled, I take it?" Blair asked,
"And we owe it all to your idea for the bet, Blair,"
grabbing for a chip from the basket.
Abby added.
"Yes, we did. And he's starting his own law business.
Blair grinned. "That was one hell of a bet, wasn't it?"
Which is just a short walk from the coffee shop."
The waitress brought Callie's margarita and she lifted it
"Fantastic."
high and said, "A toast. To the best damn bet Blair ever made."
"He wants me to move in with him."
"To the bet!" they all said in unison.
Blair arched a brow. "Damn. That's a whirlwind courtship."
"He loves me. I love him. We have a future together."
She palmed her own cheeks and took a deep breath. "God, I can't believe this is all happening so fast."
Abby shrugged. "If it's right and it's meant to be, then it is. You can't fight fate. Look at what happened with Seth and 184
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