“Nothing would surprise me from that woman.” Ellie adjusts her wig and her clothes, straightening all the things I worked so hard to un-straighten, before turning to me with a wink, “But lucky for you, one of us has an apartment a few blocks away. With a bed. And no nosy colleagues.”
“Hey! That’s me!” I vault from my seat, circling the desk and snatching her suit coat from the chair. “Have I told you how brilliant you are today?”
Her smile widens. “I don’t mind hearing it twice.”
“Brilliant,” I say, tossing her the suit coat. “And sexy. And hopefully fast.”
“I’ll take the back elevator and be at your front door before you get there,” she says, her eyes dancing as she backs toward the door. “Bet you five dollars.”
“I’ll see your five dollars,” I say, “and raise you five orgasms.”
Ellie laughs. “I’ll hold you to it, high roller.”
“Oh, I’m counting on it.”
CHAPTER 14
Day 8 Weds 8/8
JACK: Just checking in. You get home okay?
ELLIE: I’m sorry! I meant to text but got in the bath and lost track of time.
JACK: Are you still in the bath? Naked? Covered with slippery soap bubbles?
ELLIE: Wouldn’t you like to know? ;-)
JACK: Yes. Yes, I would. And are you relaxed, Miss Seyfried? Because *I* haven’t been able to relax since you left this bed.
ELLIE: Leave ’em wanting more, then reel ’em in—that’s my motto.
JACK: Consider me reeled. Also, I’ve come to an important decision about one of the great dilemmas of our time.
ELLIE: Do tell.
JACK: As much as it pains me to say this… You’re right. Office sex is too risky and has to remain off the menu for the time being.
:-[ (That’s my pained face. I am physically pained by the loss of office banging privileges.)
ELLIE: Hey, don’t blame me! Your nosy colleagues are why we can’t have nice things.
JACK: Your screaming orgasms are why we can’t have nice things.
ELLIE: Oh really? Well, maybe I’ll have to keep them to myself from now on.
JACK: Don’t even joke. That would be cruel and unusual punishment. I want your orgasms. All your orgasms.
ELLIE: Oh, well… That might be a problem.
Because I’m working on one right now…
All alone in my bathtub…
And there might be screaming…
I hope the neighbors don’t hear…
Oh…