CHAPTER 74

Our main course comes and goes and she has stopped having her drinks and is settling in as we laugh and share barbs about her coworkers.

"I heard about what you did in the archives room, you must be very fit to do all that in one day," Kelsea says, looking me up and down.

"Well in my line of work, being lazy is out of work. Besides you look very fit yourself," I say, giving her another appreciative look.

"Well I'm glad you noticed, sadly I'm not having the effect on our boss that I'm looking for," She says finally giving me the insight I've been waiting for.

"So you're looking at the crown and castle too," I ask, trying to get more information.

"Secretly I'm looking for my retirement," She says coyly," I'll have a baby with him that he can't deny and once I get that I can end his marriage to the 'woman' he uses for child care."

"I've met her, she can grate on your nerves," I say, keeping my emotions in check but fishing for more information.

"She's a bitch who thinks that just because she got lucky that someone younger and with more teeth can't come along and take it away. Besides I'm thinking I might just have someone who could help me with that," She says with a very seductive look.

"Not going to ruin my meal ticket and sadly I still owe the boss. I had some serious trouble last year and he's the reason that I'm down here and not in jail," It's true enough that I can sound honest with it.

"Awww, doggie still likes his leash," Kelsea says getting up from the table," Pay the check and I'll powder my nose.

I let her get up and I wave the waiter over and after a quick bit of information and some help from the Maitre D' get some privacy as I head to the women's bathroom. I get in and the attendant leaves allowing me to lock the door. I wait a few moments after checking to see only one pair of feet under the stalls and when she comes out she sees me leaning up against the door waiting.

"This is the ladies restroom," Kelsea says, taking her time in the mirror as she gets out her makeup.

"Then why are we here," I say, covering the distance slowly and patiently," I mean I'm just a doggie right?"

"Yes, a good loyal doggie," She says before I grab her arm and make her face me.

"Maybe I need to let you know that a hungry dog can smell its own kind. You didn't get that earlier because maybe you need to be reminded," I say taking her face gently but firmly in my free hand and backing her up," because a hungry dog like me can smell a bitch in heat, like you."

"Don't call me that," Kelsea says firmly as I back her against the wall.

"No you are a bitch, you got teeth and you are waiting for that big prize to drop so you can take it for your own. See I'm a hungry dog too and I'm waiting till my master is asleep so I can raid the table," I tell her as her eyes widen a little," You didn't think I was going to just take being a work puppet for that asshole forever did you?"

"You said you weren't going to ruin your meal ticket," Kelsea asks, getting a grasp of her situation.

"No I won't ruin my meal ticket but maybe I will let another dog that I know and trust come in and take everything she can before we cut out and divide the spoils," I say as I can see her wheels start turning at high speed.

"You're proposing an alliance," She says as I move my body closer to hers.

We can feel each other's form and I let her hand work its way inside my jacket and she's pleasantly surprised at my body as I move my hand from her face and trail my palm down her body. She's very fit and very tight. I see her smirk a little before she gets my attention with a look.

"So I get the money for us and we split it up and go our separate ways or," She says before pulling me closer," Or we see how well this partnership fairs in the long term."

"Maybe but I want proof that my partner is 'willing' to 'work' with me to our grand conclusion," I say, smelling her out of reflex.

Our bodies connect and while she is hot and ready I'm physically there but mentally I'm grinding my teeth. This greedy fucking cunt wants to ruin my family and risk my mother's marriage so she can get a payday and sail off into the sunset with an asshole. Granted I am a bit of an asshole but I'm not for sale to someone who would probably keep the money and sell me down the river.

"I'm willing, but soon so that I can get into a frame of mind and body to get pregnant," Kelsea says, almost purring in my ear.

"I'm coming in to work tomorrow, I'll get rid of him and we can find a hotel or something nice to play around in," I tell her, keeping her firmly pressed against me.

"No I have one better, you and me in his office bedroom," She says as I look her in the eyes," He used to keep it for when he was working late and going through long trials so he wouldn't have to miss a thing. He doesn't use it much and I can get the key. You take me on his bed while he's out and I think we'll be able to trust each other till the end."

I smile in agreement but I'm currently working on everything we've discussed in my head as we separate ourselves from each other and I let her get primped up before we leave the restaurant. I tipped the waiter and the Maître D' just to look disapproving and upset as we left which made her laugh as we walked back to the office. We were gone for two hours but with our business faces on we power through the menial tasks of the office when five rolls around and the drones start putting together what they plan to take home and work on over the weekend if they're not partying. I get a wink and a nod from Kelsea as she says her goodbye to Mr. Delauter and Maude before promising she'll be in bright and early tomorrow. As soon as I'm in the office alone with Mr. Delauter I drop my façade and get a drink of water.

"So how was lunch," He asks as I sit down.

"That was what you wanted me to see wasn't it," I ask, getting a nod," Yeah well she's after a baby and a paycheck in the form of retirement somewhere that serves drinks with umbrellas."

"I 'inherited' her from a partner firm and she was so highly recommended that being assigned to me was beneficial but too many advances on me makes me cautious about anything," He tells me as I raise an eyebrow.

"And my mom didn't find you attractive and make advances," I ask quizzically.

"No actually I persuaded her, it's a long story and you know the end of it but let's just say that when she found out I had money I actually had a more difficult time getting

her to return my calls," Mr. Delauter says with a smile," I knew I loved her from the moment she was arguing with a taxi driver about her location."

"Some temper I take it," I say smiling.

"And she's got a son who proves it's hereditary," He says as we both laugh," so what is she planning?"

"Well we're 'planning' for you to get her pregnant, but first she needs to prove her conviction to me," I say as his eyes widen," I know it's tacky but we can put this situation to rest now then we can have you fire her."

"You are thinking this through right? You will be sleeping with a woman who for all intents and purposes is trying to win you over to her side and hurt your family in the process," Mr. Delauter says with some concern.

"She is a motivated and very determined manipulator, she will not stop until she realizes that there is no way but what you give her. And as for thinking it through I had to bite back my want to slap the shit out of her for the insults she had about my mother and had to lie and smile as she said them before making up my own. I will bed Kelsea and when I'm done you can do whatever you need to handle her," I say letting my rage seep out.

Lilly walks in interrupting us as the secretaries have left and the legal aid she was trailing has gone home for the day. We pack up and head home. I've got a long day ahead on Saturday and I need to be ready for the performance of a lifetime. A nagging feeling in the back of my mind has me going over how either unbelievably trusting Kelsea is or how she's planning to set me up hard and fast to gain favor tomorrow.