I feel her everywhere against me as her hands go to my hair and I squeeze her ass. But it’s not just on the outside of my body. I feel her seeping into my skin and straight through to my soul as we kiss. It’s an exchange of so much more than feelings, it’s deeper and more powerful. This kiss will last a lifetime, because I know right here in this moment that I’ll never kiss another woman. Parker is it for me, and I’ve sealed my fate with a promise and a prayer.
My hands slide around to the front and push her skirt up, but just when I’m about to dip my fingers in her panties, there’s a knock on the door.
“Fuck,” I hiss, breaking the kiss.
“What’s wrong?” She looks at me like she made a mistake, and I cup her face.
“Someone is at the door.”
“Oh.” She looks over her shoulder and then back at me. “I didn’t hear anything.”
“We were a bit distracted.” I smile at her and then pat her on the ass. “Go to my bathroom and get cleaned up. I’ll get rid of whoever it is and then we can go to my place for dinner.”
“Dinner?”
“And dessert.” I wink at her, and she bites her bottom lip as she crawls off my lap and goes to the attached bathroom in my office.
I watch her as she goes, and when she shuts the door, I get off the couch. I have to take a second to adjust my cock because it’s so swollen and tight against the front of my pants. I’ll be happy when I can get home and take these off, because they’re nearly painful with Parker so close.
Once I’m presentable, I open my office door and see Parker’s father standing there. I’m instantly irritated because he never comes to my office this much. I realize his daughter is here, so I try not to be too frustrated, but I could tell by their interaction earlier that something between them is strained.
“Hello, Louis. Can I help you?”
“I’m headed home for the day and I was going to give Parker a ride back to campus.” He steps into my office, and I don’t miss how he didn’t wait for an invitation.
“She’s staying a bit longer.” I try to keep my voice calm, and I put my hands behind my back so he doesn’t see me clench them.
“Really?” He pretends to check his watch like he doesn’t know what time it is. “Human Resources reached out to the staff earlier about not allowing the interns to work over a certain time because they aren’t being paid.” He smiles like this should solve the problem.
I’m wondering, not for the first time, what is his problem with Parker. It feels as though he doesn’t like her having a choice, or at least he likes to be the one calling all the shots.
“I’ve made an exception.” My tone is cool, but my words leave no room for negotiations.
Just then the bathroom door opens, and Parker exits. When she sees her father, a little of the light that was in her eyes a moment ago dims. I hate that he’s taken even a spark of her joy.
“Parker, we’ve got plans with your mother tonight.” Louis looks at me and gives me an apologetic smile. “Family business, you understand.”
“Are you sure? Because you mentioned only giving Parker a ride home.” I step a little to the left and nonchalantly put myself a bit more in between him and his daughter.
“Of course, but after our family meeting is finished.” He shrugs and then looks around me at Parker. “Get your things, it’s time to go.”
“Um, Dad—” Parker begins, but her father ignores her and talks directly to me.
“There are plans we have to go over for her future.” He leans in closer to me like he’s sharing a secret and speaks low enough for only me to hear it. “We’ve had our eye on a young man to finally take her off our hands.”
“Excuse me?” I say, but even if he answered me, I’m not sure I’d hear it. There is rage burning in my ears, and the thought of Parker with anyone but me is a nightmare. I must stand there frozen in stone because when I blink again, I see that he’s holding Parker by the upper arm and they’re leaving my office. “Wait.”
Parker looks back over her shoulder at me, and she communicates everything with that one look. She’s telling me to keep the peace and not to make a scene. She’s begging me to play it cool and trust her. I’m not sure how I know all of this in a split second, but I can feel her in my soul, and I have to do as she asks. I have to believe her.
“I’ll see you tomorrow, Samuel,” she says, and I’m left standing in my office alone, with my heart sliced in two.