Lies That Bind (on hold temporarily)

Chapter Nine

S A R A

Ty and I talked for a little while longer before saying our goodbyes. The only good thing was knowing that I'd see him again at the reunion which was only a couple weeks away.

And even though I wouldn't be able to be with him the way I'd become accustomed to while we were there, just seeing him would be enough.

It had to be.

If we hadn't ended things when we did, I don't think we ever would...

We couldn't keep fooling ourselves into thinking that we could sneak around forever. His wife deserved better than that. Hell, he deserves better than that. Better than me.

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"Am I seeing things, or is Sara Cooper getting to work before me?" James's deep voice calls out from behind me.

I spin on my heel, crossing my arms over my chest, my eyes raking over his perfectly tailored suit. "Am I seeing things, or is James Barrett walking into the office with only fifteen minutes to spare?"

"I can't be perfect all the time," he replies, closing the distance between us and snaking his hand around my waist.

"You're such a dork," I giggle, grabbing him by the tie.

"Last I checked this dork does a pretty good job of getting you off."

I roll my eyes, a smirk pulling at the corner of his lips as he slides his hand down and grabs a handful of my ass, a moan immediately escaping my lips.

He brings his face to mine, his lips barely an inch away as his minty breath fills my senses.

"Someone might see us," I whisper.

"When has that ever stopped you? And half the people up there are screwing each other anyway. No one is going to give a shit about us."

He has a point. They don't even try to hide it either.

"I know, but-"

He pulls back, sensing my hesitation, "Why don't we go get some coffee? My treat," he quickly recovers, reaching for the door handle.

I give him a soft nod and step to the side so he can open the door. We make our way to the cafe on the third floor, his hand resting on the small of my back.

Once we get on the short line he turns around and looks at me with his big, blue eyes. "Sorry about before, I had a bit of a rough night. My mom is trying to get me back with my ex and she ambushed me by inviting her to family dinner last night."

"You don't have to apologize. You didn't do anything wrong. I'm just in a weird place right now," I admit, my chest tightening at the thought of Ty and I breaking things off.

This is the first time in almost eleven years where I woke up

knowing that we would never be together again. I know it's the right thing to do, but that doesn't make it hurt any less. He's been the one constant in my life since all the shit with my mom went down and it's weird knowing he won't be there for me anymore.

"Anything I can do to help? I know this bathroom that's pretty good at making you forget your problems," he jokes, his eyes falling to my lips for a moment before flicking back up to meet mine.

I flash him a tight smile.

On any other day, a trip to the bathroom with James is all I'd need to get my head on straight. But today, all I can think of is Ty covering me with his cum and then pushing it inside me, marking his territory one last time.