Lock and Key

Chapter 1

It's been a long, long day in the office and all I wanted to do was go home and watch The rest of Scandal that I had DVR'd at home. As I started to pack up my files, my assistant, Melissa, buzzed me.

"You have another client."

"Well tell them that they need to make an appointment. My hours are done."

"He says it's important."

I have so much other things to do! I let out a deep sigh before I replied.

"Fine. Let him in; but tell him to be brief."

I go back to putting the files away in my file cabinet behind my desk. I hear the door open and close.

"Please be quick, I have other matters to tend to." I say with my back towards this client.

"Is that anyway that you speak to your client?"

I turn around quickly and drop all of the files that were in my hand, on the floor. My eyes widen with shock.

"D..David?" is all I could utter.

He smirks while he walks across the room in a way that reminds me of a predator walking towards its prey. He glides his finger across my desk until he stood right in front of me. He stood so close that I could see the flecks of gold in his hazel eyes. Those eye's that I've learned to hate.

"Why do you look so shocked to see me? Hmm, Jessica." He said as lifted my chin with his index finger then held my face in place with his hand. "Is it because you didn't expect me to find you after all these years? Is it because you left without a trace? No warning, no ANYTHING!"

I didn't expect to see him ever again. After all these years, I though he gave up on searching for me. I saw the anger swimming in his eyes.

"ANSWER ME!" His voice boomed throughout my small office.

His voice sent chills throughout my body as closed my eyes and a few idle tears slid down my cheeks.

David let out a deep sigh as he let go if my face.

"I didn't mean to get so angry. It's only you who can get me so riled up. You have no idea how long I have searched up and down for you, Jessica! Why would you just disappear?"

I opened my eyes to see him standing much farther from me with a look of distress across his face.

"I had to." I whispered as I looked out the window.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU HAD TO?!" He yelled.

I jumped against the file cabinet, scared by his booming voice. I burst out in tears again.

He sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose before he walk over to me and hugged me. I broke down in his arms and let all of the emotions pour from my eyes onto his expensive Armani suit.

I've always told myself that if I ever see him again, I'd be strong. I'd try to resist the power that he has over me; this pull he seems to have on my soul. The way his eyes seem to look deeply within me and hold me in a trance. I took a moment to stare into his eyes. I see so many emotions that I've been trying to run away from in his eyes. Then my eyes slipped to his lips. The lips I've missed for years. I slowly move to brush my lips against his and he doesn't move away, nor does he respond. My eyes flicker to his to see lust within them and brush my lips against his once again. This time growls and grabs the back of my neck before slamming his lips onto mine. I feel all of his emotions in that one kiss. I grab onto him to try to keep steady. Our lips move in sync so perfectly. I feel his tongue swipe against my bottom lip asking for entrance. I granted him this entrance. I never knew how much his kisses were intoxicating until now.

He suddenly breaks us apart. "Wait." he whispers haughtily and presses his forehead against mine. "There are too many things unanswered for us to be doing this."

"If you take me to your place I'll explain all of it." I look into his eyes, "I promise."

He searches my eyes for truth. I guess he found it because the next thing I knew, he grabbed my hand and guided me out of my office.

"Hold all of my calls!" I yelled to Melissa as David rushes me out of the office into the elevator. There was something I've been avoiding that needed to be confronted.