Secured Sevenfold
Almost date
Josephine’s POV
Matt and I walked over to one of the restaurants at the hotel, my arm was hooked in his arm and as we walked into the restaurant, he put his hand on the smaller of my back to guide me. He held out my chair and ordered us wine. I knew it wasn’t a date, but I knew this was how a date should feel.
“So Matt, tell me a little about your company?”
He smiled “Oh Joe, do you really want to talk business?”
I shrugged “I know nothing about you, and your company is important to you, right?”
“Okay, but we will talk business for max an hour, you are not getting off that easily” His smile grew wider as he started telling about his company which he started with four friends, how they had gone bigger and bigger, practically overnight, and that he had to turn down jobs until he had hired a few more people.
“Finding good security is hard, not only for the clients, but for me too, I mean, you need to trust someone, so I guess it’s a gut feeling too”
“How many people do you have working for you?” I knew he had over 50 employees, I knew the company had grown real hard since they founded it and I also knew he had his headquarters at his house, a house where he lived with 4 of his men, I read the business report, but I wanted him to tell me himself. I liked listening to him, he had a nice voice and most of all a pleasant way of telling.
He roused me from my thoughts “Don’t play smart with me, Joe, you read the business report about my company, just as I read the one about yours”
“Oh you did? Enlighten me” I replied, cocking my head a little
“Vice president of a large payroll company, specialized in turning unprofitable business units into blooming ones, strict but just leader, people manager and workaholic”
I smiled, he had just described me perfectly, that was me, or at least the business me.
“That’s hardly an analysis of my company, but more of me”
“I guess that interested me more than your company” he replied, his voice silky smooth, I looked up at him carefully and caught him staring at me.
“So you are willing to admit you read my business report?” he said with a smirk on his face.
“Only if we do it at the same time” I laughed
“I read your business report” we let out at the same time. I looked at him and he started laughing, I couldn’t help but follow him, his laugh was contagious. Maybe it wouldn’t be that hard to keep my promise to Liv
Matt’s POV
I looked over at Joe and was glad that the ice was finally broken. We left the business topic behind us and acted a little more casual around each other.
I liked to see Joe like that, her loosened up a little. I knew she was always a little distanced in my presence, she always wanted to have control and maybe even needed the control to feel safe and I just loved to take that away from her just to see her reaction.
But right now I would leave her in peace.
Okay, I couldn’t leave her in peace ,I had to interrupt the scene just once again, somehow she got out the playful side on me. I didn’t really know why, but this was fun, playing with her, even though she doesn’t seem to realize exactly how she made me feel.
“You wanna taste mine?” I asked her and held my fork out to her.
She looked surprised at me but then, to my even bigger surprise, she opened her mouth and took my fork into her mouth, her lips closing around it and I shifted a little in my seat, didn’t expect that, and absolutely didn’t expect for this to affect me like that.
My playfulness turned into a very different direction, my thoughts were so wrong and so not appropriate for the situation.
“Hmm… delicious.” She winked at me.
Did she do that on purpose? Or was I now imagining things?
Why did I hope that she would say and do exactly the same when I had her in my bedroom, her tasting me, instead of the food and her answer would also be a wink and a smile.
“You want more?” I asked her and she shook her head, “No thank you, but I would like some more wine.”
I motioned for the waiter and he brought the wine bottle with him. “Leave it here.”
I took the bottle and was about to grab Joe’s glass when I noticed she had already got her small hand around it. I put my hand over hers and held the glass up together with her and poured more wine.
I had to smile at the image of both our hands holding the glass, her hand was soft compared to mine.
I liked the feeling, I couldn’t suppress urge to let my thumb move over her skin.
When the glass was filled I softly pulled my hand away and my eyes moved to Joe’s she stared at her glass with a small smile on her lips.
“How is it living with your colleagues in one house? Isn’t that causing a lot of trouble?” Joe asked me and looked really curious, no mocking tone in her voice.
“We got a big mansion, with lots of possibilities to get some time apart from the others. We actually lived in different homes but the more jobs we got, the clearer it got that we could work best with all of us under one roof.” I told her and thought about my friends.
“And they are not just my colleagues, Joe. They are also my best friends.” I grinned when she cringed at me shortening her name again but she didn’t complain, this time.
“You always lived alone?” I asked her casually, I knew she was living alone, since Arin had done a check-up about her earlier, but somehow I wanted to hear it from her.
“Yes, I do live alone, but my last boyfriend was at my apartment often, he never really moved in though... But that’s in the past anyway.” She blocked up and I frowned, boyfriend? Arin didn’t mention any boyfriend.
“How long in the past?” I asked her and I heard that my voice sounded a little too bossy for the occasion right now.
“Well, just before this whole watch dog thing started.” She shot back a smirk on her face, I let her get away with the watch dog, also this time.
“Hmm… you broke up?” I asked trying to sound casually.
“No, actually he did, but I don’t really want to talk about that.” She looked away and I nodded, okay I would find out… another time.
“How about some dessert?” I asked her and she looked at the menu then quickly away and up to me.
“No, thank you.” I narrowed my eyes a little and could see that she would like a dessert, just doesn’t want to admit it.
“But I want some… have you tried anything before? Can you suggest something?” I asked her while looking at the menu.
“The crepe with ice cream and chocolate syrup was very good.” She said and I grinned, but hid behind the menu.
I waved for the waiter and he walked to our table “May I help you?”
I motioned him to lean down towards me and whispered to his ear, “The crepe with ice-cream for two, but on one plate with two spoons.” He nodded and disappeared.
“What was that about?” Joe frowned and sounded a little stressed, not knowing what was going on, she absolutely didn’t like that and I smiled at her.
“Don’t worry.”
She leaned back into her chair, looked at me closely but not saying anything, I did the same with her, taking in her beautiful outfit, the sun had already tanned her skin a little, making her look amazing, the hair draped around her face and her eyes were glinting in through the shine of the candle between us.
Josephine’s POV
This night had been far from the uncomfortable situation I thought it would be. I actually enjoyed myself. Matt was great company and there was never an awkward silence between us, he told me about his company, his friends and I told him about my work and a little about my personal life, the part he asked me about.
I didn’t really feel comfortable talking about my personal life, but I knew I had too if I wanted to meet him half way. When he asked about Julian, I had to cut him off though, that was as far as I would go.
He sure made me feel like he was out with me, instead of being on a job with a client and that pleased me.
Matt had just ordered a dessert, but was completely mysterious about it, it made me feel out of control and I didn’t really like it and even though he told me not to worry… How could I not, I was just getting to know him, I didn’t trust him.
I looked over the table at him and saw him taking me in too. He looked very handsome, his skin already toned by the sun, his beautiful eyes with the little twinkle in it. He was growing on me and I didn’t know how I thought about that, I had to remember he wasn’t a real date, he was business, or better said, I was his business. But for tonight, I would let all my concerns out of the equation, for tonight I would be the Josephine, Liv wanted me to be and see what would happen.
The waiter came walking back to our table and Matt got up of his seat. What was he planning now?
Matt’s POV
The waiter came back and I got up from my seat, I took my chair and placed it next to Joe’s, she looked a little startled when I suddenly sat down really close to her, she opened her mouth to say something but when the waiter placed the plate with the Crepe and ice cream before us with two spoons a smile broke over her face and she laughed.
She really laughed carefree and I had to chuckle along with her, god she was adorable like that.
“You noticed that, huh?” She said finally and took the spoon in her hand.
“Yeah, I noticed… well and Liv told me you liked desserts, how could I eat this all alone, when I knew you would love to eat it… so why not share, just you and me… I won’t tell… I promise” I held my hand out and she grinned.
“Fine.” She nodded and took a spoonful of ice and put it in her mouth, she moaned and closed her eyes in bliss and I regretted this idea of sharing the dessert with her right away.
Oh god, would she sound like that in bed? Would she moan my name like that?
“You have to taste it. It’s soo good.” She took the spoon from my hand and put some ice cream on it and held it to my lips, it took me a moment to realize what she was doing and opened my lips slowly. I saw how she mimicked my motion and opened her mouth as well, just slightly and damn I wished I wouldn’t be tasting the ice, I would be tasting her lips again.
I swallowed and way too soon, all the ice and crepe was gone and we just sat there staring at each other until the waiter came back and interrupted the moment. I realized I never had such a moment with a woman, feeding each other a dessert and just being lost in the moment, but Joe managed to take me there and I enjoyed this moment way too much.
I told the waiter to charge the dinner to my room and we made a small walk around the hotel, it was a nice night and after the little stiff beginning this evening had turned out really good.
We walked towards the entrance and only the few people of the hotel staff that were still around nodded when they saw us approach.
We took the elevator upstairs and walked along the corridor my eyes never left her. She turned towards me when we arrived at her door, her eyes piercing into mine, both not saying a word.
Notes
Happy end of the year everyone!
We hope everyone has a nice new years eve, be carefull with the fireworks and the booze ;-)
I'm (Kim) happy 2014 was the year I met all of you guys, 2015 can only get better <3
Such a well written story. Had me falling in love with the characters, laughing, and on the edge of my seat. Kudos.
10/25/18