𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐫 | 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐢

Office Romance

After lunch, Cheryl took me on a tour of the labs.

"This is where the magic happens. The prototypes, the formulas, the fistfights over whose name goes first on the patent." She chuckled.

She led me to a table with several pieces of hardware that I'd never seen in my life, including a set of miniature robotic arms. "This is my favorite part of our new line. Granted, it's got some kinks to work out."

She slipped on a pair of snug, beige, rubber gloves and clenched her fists. The tiny robotic arms on the table clenched it's fists as well.

I looked on. "Wow. That's impressive."

We walked about, Cheryl showing off some of the other features of the miniature robot, but even in a room with all this advanced technology, nothing captured my attention like her.

"I've never seen you so nerdy." I teased. "You're lighting up like a kid.. over science".

She rolled her eyes. "Don't act like you're not the same way."

"So, if you're in line for a promotion to CEO, will you have to leave all this? The lab?" I asked.

Her eyes grew distant and she slowly peeled the gloves off. "Unfortunately, yes. I'm not looking forward to that part but I've been waiting to lead Blossom Enterprises for a long time. It's my namesake. Even if it's not easy to let go of what I love, sometimes you have to."

I leaned back against one of the empty lab stations, taking in her every reaction. "Why is your dad hanging on to CEO anyway? He's not even here today."

She sighed. "He's easing his way into retirement but it's hard for him to let go. Especially after my so-called 'wild youth' before the twins. And then as a widow, I think he saw me as a liability. Too fragile. Adrift. It's taken so long to finally earn his trust and prove to him that I'm a reliable woman."

Seeing her frustration, I reached out to take her hands but she held out the gloves to me instead. "Anyway, why don't you try it now."

I sighed internally, feeling Cheryl pull away from me again but I stepped forward to slip on the gloves. The robotic arms responded to the slightest of movements.

"Okay, this is cool. I mean, seeing it is one thing, but controlling it is completely different."

I lifted one gloved hand to my lips, then brought it flat again and blew, sending Cheryl a kiss.

"Clever." She deadpanned.

Suddenly the tiny robotic hand flipped upwards but before it could flip back down, it stalled and toppled over!

"Shit! Did I break it?"

"We built it to be more resilient than that. Here, try it like this. You have to go slowly. Gently." Cheryl reset the robot, then stepped behind me. She ran her hands along my arms until they rested over mine.

Then she leaned in, her lips brushing the edge of my ear as she whispered. "Go too fast, and the whole system shorts out."

I turned in her arms and now we were face-to-face. "Cheryl."

My breath caught in my throat as I realised just how close she was.. how much closer I wanted her to be... how easy it would be to reach out and..

I leaned in until my lips were just a breath away from hers. I hesitated as my eyes flicked up to meet hers. "What if someone walks in?"

"No one's going to. I booked the lab for us. No one will dare interrupt."

And just like that, my resolve completely crumbled. My lips opened against hers and her hands cupped my face.

Hurrying to shirk off the robot controls, I wrapped my arms around her neck. "I tried so hard to hold back, but it feels so good to let go."

Our lips met again, hungrily, urgently. My self-control frayed fast as Cheryl deepened the kiss. Her fingertips grazed over my tingling nipples, only bits of fabric blocking her touch and leaving me desperate for more.

I sucked her tongue hard and adamant. She groaned loudly. "Toni!"

"You've been thinking about this all day, haven't you?" I smirked.

Cheryl's hands ran down my body, tugging and pulling as she helped me out of my clothes. "I think about this, about you, all day, every day."

She finally bared my chest and leaned down to suck on the newly exposed skin of my shoulder.. then my neck.. then lower.

"Cheryl.." I moaned. I pulled her blazer from her shoulders, then popped open the buttons on her shirt.

I reached out to touch her body but she bound me in her arms as her fingers slipped beneath my bra, teasing my nipples with her thumbs.

I ground my hips against hers, desperate for some sort of friction. Her hands tangled in my hair as she drew me closer, capturing my mouth with hers.

"What're you doing to me, Toni?" She mumbled.

"You're the one who-- ohh! --makes me.." I trailed off, unable to finish the thought as her hands dipped lower. Pleasure surged through my body, drowning me in ecstasy.

Everything moved so fast, I couldn't keep up, couldn't catch my breath, couldn't think.

"Cheryl, are you.. sure?"

Her head lifted to look into my eyes, the intensity burning through me. She took my hand and laid it across her chest. I felt her heart hammering against my palm.

"I've never been more sure of anything in my life. I've never wanted anyone more in my life. Don't you feel the same way?" She asked, seemingly a bit shy now.

When she moved to cover herself I stopped her. "Of course I feel the same way, Cheryl. Did you forget our conversation earlier? I'm all in."

Her eyes roved over my body and her lips sought mine out once more. She walked me backward until I was flushed against the wall, trapped between it and her.

I reached out to touch her but she smirked as she grabbed my hands again. She lifted them over my head, pressing them against the wall. "Not yet."

"But I want to touch-- Oh!" I gasped as Cheryl sank to her knees, kissing a blazing path down my body as she went.

With a devilish grin, she lifted my leg over her shoulder and buried her face between my thighs. Her tongue rolled over the fabric of my panties, teasing and torturing me as I writhed against her. "Cheryl.."

She hooked a finger into my panties but before anything else could happen, I heard a buzzing sound outside the lab.

I looked down at her with worried eyes. "What was that?"

"Someone just used their keycard to enter the hall." She stated.

"What!?"

We both hurried to make ourselves presentable as another, closer buzz sounded.

A few seconds later, Jason strolled into the lab holding a phone to his ear. "She should be just in here..."

"Jason! What are you doing here?" Cheryl barked, frustration evident in her tone.

He cocked his head to the side, giving us an all-too-knowing look. "V? I'm gonna have to call you back."

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