John sat in his dimly lit office, relieved that night had fallen and the office was vacant, save his new secretary. There was a definite attraction of both their parts yet neither made a move. He was certain she wouldn’t be a repeat of the others. He called for her over the intercom, when she arrived he asked her to undress for him.

Rounding the desk, he took her face in his hands kissing her. She released a low moan as he gripped her ass lifting her onto his desk. She quickly unbuttoned and threw aside his shirt. He removed her bra and cupped her tits, her nipples hardening in his mouth. She pulled at the zipper of his pants. He removed them alone with his boxers.
 
He exhaled as she massaged his thick cock and dropped to her knees. She sucked and licked his cock until his head swam watching her hands stroke cock as it slid between her plump lips. Bringing her to her feet, he tore her panties from her curvy frame, bending her over the desk, kicking her legs open and embedding his engorged dick into her wet pussy. He gripped her ass with each thrust sending her jerking forward. Fucking her deeply and pulling her hair, driving into her with careless force. She moaned and called to him. He groaned and tilled her from behind. He felt the walls of her orgasmic pussy working his cock. He continued battering her helpless hole.

“Please Mr. Carpenter, I’m cumming.” She screamed as he held her bouncing brown ass.

Leaning close to her ear, John whispers, “Cum for me Tammy.”

John’s flew open his eyes but he didn’t stir. He lay still taking in his unfamiliar surroundings. “Not again.” He sighed, acknowledging that his first full day Los Angeles began with images of his first sexual encounter with Tammy plaguing his dreams. “I’ve got to get her out of my head.”

He climbed out of bed, disrobed and stood under the warm stream of water cascading from the shower with their last conversation playing. She’d come over to his house to pick up a few of her belongings. John sat working in his home office and made a point of avoiding her during the process. Forty-five minutes later Tammy, reluctantly, came to return his house key.

“John, I’m done for now. I can’t take everything at once but I will come by when you return.” Tammy said to John’s back. He didn’t reply. Tammy’s heart sank as she removed the key from her key ring. John could hear the pieces metal clinking against one another. He knew she was hurting as much as he was.

“Leave it in the kitchen.” John said in a low voice.

“Can we please talk? I’d like to explain what happened.” Tammy barely choked.

“There’s no need to explain. Please leave.”

Though Tammy wanted to plead for his forgiven, she knew to give him his space. “I love you, John”, she said in a faint tone and left.

As if in prayer, John rest his head against his hands and said, “I love you to.”



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“I hope this office suits your taste. I’m sure it’s not as large as the one you have in Boston but it’s only for a couple of weeks.” Patty, the office manager, said as she unlocked the door to John’s temporary dwelling. She was right; it wasn’t exactly his sprawling Boston suite however it would suffice. “Dennis will be in the office next door and I will be at your beck and call.”

“I’ll be fine.” John said, taking his seat behind the desk. “Do I have any message from my office?”

Patty quickly thumbed through his stack of messages and placed them in front him.

“I didn’t expect to see you back in Los Angeles so soon.” A female voice said entering the office. John eyes lit up as he saw Carrie Ann Turner, a tall leggy blonde beaming towards him. Patty hurried away to tend to her other duties.

“Hey gorgeous,” he kissed her cheek. “I wasn’t expecting to return so soon but I figured I needed to put in some face time.”

Carrie sat atop the desk, her hazel eyes looking straight through John, like a teenage girl eager to hear the latest gossip. But she was no girl, she was the hottest woman in the office and she knew it. Futilely, John resisted making eye contact. “Why are you staring at me like that?” he smiled up at her.

“Because after 15 years of knowing you, I can tell when something is going on. Spill it! What’s happened?”

John reclined, defeated. Having gone through university and law school together hand and hand, she knew him better than anyone. There were no secrets between them. Yet he couldn’t bring himself to talk about Tammy even to her. “I had to get my protégé out of the Boston office before he got both of us thrown in jail.” He said.

“Whoa, that bad huh?”

“Yeah, luckily he wiggled his way out and things are returning to normal. Speaking of wiggling, when are up for partner?”

“I was up last year but--- ” she paused, “It’s complicated.” She frowned.

“You were sleeping with one of the partners?”

“Yeah.” She admitted and they both laughed hysterically. “Better luck next time right?” 
     
“Haven’t you learned anything from me?”

“That’s the problem, I learned everything from you. I go through men at the same rate you go through women. But you’ve been off the radar for the past few months. What’s going on with you? Who are you seeing?”

John didn’t hesitate, “No one really. I mean, I was seeing someone but it fizzled like the rest. You know how I am.”

Carrie wasn’t fooled by John’s even response. “She must have been someone special.”

“Why do you say that?”

“Because you stood me up the last time you were in town and then refused my dinner invitation altogether.”

John gave a guilty expression through gritted teeth. “Yeah, sorry about that.”

“Whatever. You’re making it up to me tonight.” She hopped down from the desk and walk to the door.

“What?”

She turned. “You’re taking me to dinner, your treat. We’re leaving at six o’clock sharp. Don’t keep me waiting.”

“Is that a command?” John said.

“Yes. Talk to you later.” She said closing the door behind her.

It was useless to argue with Carrie. They’d never been able to deny the other anything. Anything, except a relationship beyond friendship. She matched him in wit, intelligence and ambition. But what had drawn them together was their loyalty to one another.



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Surrounded by mounds of books and the other legal secretaries, Tammy sat dreading the lonely evening ahead. Mr. Woodson and the other attorneys had retired for the evening, save Jeff, who was bending over backwards to mend his ways with Tammy. She hadn’t spoken two words to him outside of business related conversation since his performance in John’s office.

“Alright guys, I’m calling it a night. See you in the morning.” Clark said sliding his laptop into his bag.

“Wait up. I’ll walk out with you.” Tammy hurried, determined not to be left alone with Jeff. As they made their way across the semi-vacant darkened parking lot, Tammy heard someone calling her name.

“Mr. Ulrich is calling for you. I’m tired; I’ll see you guys tomorrow.” Clark said, continuing to his car. Tammy rolled her eyes as Jeff approached.

“What the hell do you want?” she snapped.

“Well hello to you to.” Jeff said. Tammy turned and walked to her car. Jeff circled in front of her, blocking her progression. Tammy reached for her can of mace.

Jeff threw up his hands. “I’m sorry! I didn’t know you and John had something going on.”

“We don’t.” she pushed passed him.

“How can I make it up to you?” he called after her.

“Please stay away from me.”



Pulling out of the lot, Tammy lost what little composure she had when she realized she’d turned, out of habit, to go to John’s house instead of hers. It had taken all her strength to get through the day without breaking down and now she sat sobbing uncontrollably waiting for the stoplight to change.

Jeff wasn’t to blame; it was her lie that pushed John away. She should have listened to John’s assessment of Jeff’s character. She should have walked out of the restaurant the second she knew what he was up to. She should have called Jeff’s bullshit while there in John’s office. She’d made mess of things and with John in Los Angeles for two weeks there was little she could do to resolve the situation. For now she’d have to wait and commit herself to getting him back.


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“Nice choice.” Carrie said looking around the opulent restaurant.

John lowered his water goblet. “Yes, I’m glad I had almost nothing to do with choosing it.” he chuckled.

“Hey, you owe me this one. That’ll teach you to stand me up!”

John captured her hand in his. “I told you that I was sorry. What else do you want from me?”

Carrie’s mouth twitched, concealing a coy smile.

“What?” John asked.

“Why have we never…”

“Never what?” John squinted.

“We never got together. You know,” she gently played with his fingers. “We never really moved our friendship pass the living room.”

“Yes, we have. We’ve slept together plenty of times.”

“Just like brother and sister. I’m talking about sexually.”

John released her hand and sat back in his chair.

“You can’t tell me that you didn’t know I had a crush on you all the way through school.” Carrie purred.

“You didn’t want me! Remember, you were too busy chasing the brass ring. I would have been a stepping stone for you.” John took a sip of water. “Hell, you would have been one for me. I didn’t give two shits about a relationship back then.” He smiled back at her.

“You’re right.” She signed “But we’re not the same overachieving law students anymore. We’re successful professionals.”

Pondering the thought briefly, John’s mind wondered back to Tammy and Jeff leaning into one another over dinner. Carrie wasn’t offering forever, she was offering right now. The sooner he could get Tammy not of his head, the better. “We’ll see.” He grinned.

“We’ll see?” Carrie sat back in a hoof. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

“It means, we’ll see.” John said taking the wine menu from the sommelier. “Tonight, you will stay with me. You know I don’t like sleeping alone.” he said without making eye contact with Carrie. He already knew her reaction.