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“Fine”

I’ve known hih to know that’s it He’s not pissed, but on Monday s he’s all business Later he’ll loosen up a bit and turn into the Jack that I remember: the one that can drink me under a table and tells the dirtiest jokes of anyone I know That Jack is beco to be different, more serious, now that he knows he’s a father

FuckGone are eous redhead in the lobby Cora Nothing can happen there Ever She’s Jack’s daughter, not eventhe fact that she’s twenty years old I knew she was younger than ht of her in that dress, even though I shouldn’t But she’s like a dream come to life for me, all curves and fire I love that And the way she saw e, I like that, too

I head intoof lust that’s inhabiting it Sitting down, I see the logo for our company on my computer screen Tailor Me We started the co it ay too difficult and expensive for est custo retailer for men, and we don’t have any brick-and-mortar locations, just the website and app We started with suits and thenfrom jeans to underwear We’re now international Each of those expansions was calculated Controlled Plotted out step by step months in advance Sometimes years I don’t knohy Jack thinks we can evaluate a new expansion within a week

Sighing, I click my calendar open Not too much on the calendar, which is fine withon a reboot for our measurement input syste, and I’ it the love and attention it needs In fact, I think I ht have Ellen—my executive secretary—push the rest ofto take sos are hard to do when you lose your groove by being interrupted

I see movement outside my office and call out to her “Ellen?”

Someone appears at the door and I look up to find not Ellen, but Cora “Sorry,” she says “I think Ellen stepped away for a second Is there so I can help you with?”

So e to keep iven an award “No, thank you I need her to do so to try to spend the day working on reva some new code”

Cora comes further into my office “The measurement interface?”

“How did you know?”

“My father mentioned that you wanted to work on it,” she says with that seductive little smile that I already feel like I knoay too well “He thinks it’s fine”

Her tone“And what do you think?”

She doesn’t hesitate as she sits down across from me and leans forward in that sa me “I think it’s unreliable The appjust as often as it inputs the right one It can be smoother and easier on the eye”

I nod “My thoughts exactly” My eyes slip down to her perfect breasts Damn it I clear my throat “Well, since you’re here to learn, I’ll be happy to show you the code once I’ve done some work on it”

Cora’s face lights up, and suddenly I’m hard That smile, aimed at me Jesus

“I’d like that,” she says Pausing for a mo for so me”

“I wasn’t” The denial is swift and automatic, even if it is a lie The silence stretches between us, and I’ flirtatious, but I don’t know her endgahter

Too bad hter she is

“That’s too bad,” she says “If you had been watching, I would have liked it” Her fingers are drifting along the helued to them as she toys with it God, I want her to lift up that skirt, and I’lad the desk is between us because an entire circus could fit in the tent of my pants

In et to put my hands on those hips and lay her back I want to take her on this desk right nowwithof a dry spell that I’er about to blow his load in his pants? I need to shift gears, and fast, because I’ood as she looks

I clearyou can help me with”

“Anything”

The way she says that one word, with a tiny sht arch of her back, sends any blood I have left in my body down to my cock, and damn, I don’t think I’ve been this hard in forever I’m so hard it hurts, and I almost lose the words I was about to say “I need infor Everything you can find Financial records, business plan, a layout of all their services We’re evaluating how they’re co with us this week, and I need to be able to see everything in one place, and I need it by end of day tomorrow, please”

Cora nods “I can do that”

“Great,” I say “Thank you”

“Trying to get rid of ht

ere having a good time”

She’s twenty years old She’s Jack’s daughter I try to s play on a loop in s that matter But I smile “Of course we are, but that code won’t write itself” Outside the door, I see Ellen return to her desk, and I call out to her

Cora gets up in one smooth movement, and she and I both notice the fact that I can’t look away “I’ll see you later, Mr Foster,” she says, turning and leaving as Ellen enters I’ve never really been an ass e my mind

One thing is for sure, these are going to be the longest three months of my life

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I can’t remember the last time I left the office at five Today is no exception Thankfully the sun is still up and h-rise luxury apart wasn’t there e established our offices, but when I found out what they were constructing, I was one of the first people to buy in There’s nothing that kills you more than a bad commute

I grab a beer fro out on to the balcony to enjoy the evening air It’s hot, but it’s always hot in Texas I’m used to it

My balcony overlooks the rooftop pool on a lower level of the building I’ve seen hty act There aren’tup the fading rays of the sun Jack would probably co, but there’s so themselves When you’re a workaholic like s too