The Submission of Anna (closed for cum_inside)

[Rocket1010]

Monday Evening - Great Sex and then the message

The sex was wild and fantastic on her new leather sofa as twilight took over the downtown skyline. They had dinner reservations at the Veranda but there was still plenty of time for fun as he drilled her pussy while behind her.

When she teased the puckered rear opening with her fingers, asking him if he would like to take her there, he gave her a soft reassuring look and then slapped her ass hard. "Oh I plan to take that sweet ass of yours baby. There are so many other things we are going to experience too." And then he thrust hard into her pussy, his fingers gripping her hair, pulling it roughly until they were kissing passionately. They fucked and kissed and then he felt his cum bubbling in his balls and blasted his load deep inside her pussy. He was breathing hard, basking in the afterglow when her phone, sitting on the table next to the sofa pinged.

His cock was still buried deep inside her when he read the message from Josh Williams about seeing her on Wednesday. He specifically told Joanna to schedule there meeting for Thursday. It would not be uncommon for him to come a day early and check into a hotel. But he had told Anna about the change at lunch. How did he know to send her that message? Unless Anna texted him sometime after he told her!

Carter looked at the Anna, head buried into the back of the leather sofa and knew she was up to something no good. He remembered seeing the message on her old phone and let it slide but now there was something amiss. Was she playing games with him? Did she have a thing for Josh? His thoughts were jumbled and scattered as he watched his lover's back rising and falling with each breath.

Her silence only escalated his building anger. This is how she treats him after all the things he did for her professionally. And this condo. The more he thought the angrier he got. When she pushed him, his cock slid out of her pussy, but she needn't push, he was back off on his own. Stunned by her betrayal.

When she turned to face him, he saw her concern etched on her face as she kissed him softly. He was waiting for the news that she and Josh were lovers and that she was leaving the company to work for him and Megan. What a sucker he was to give his heart to her as she started to try and reassure him, telling him he had to trust her. Trust her with what?

He remained stone-faced listening to her tell him there was nothing and she couldn't involve him. What could possibly be going on that he was kept in the dark? What game was she playing with Josh? He had heard enough about Josh to know he was not to be trusted and he still didn't know why Edward was throwing in with him. Maybe he was wonder boy of pharmaceuticals but a knot in his stomach told him he had something on Edward.

She seemed sincere when she told him he was the only man for her but why would she hide something from him. Muddled thoughts clouded his brain as she mentioned she'd tell him everything when its over and if he didn't like it, he could punish her later. He looked into her eyes, seeing her sincerity but he saw a resolve that he had noticed during business negotiations.

"Anna, I don't like you going off on your own with Josh Williams. And especially going behind my back to set up a clandestine meeting with him. I am not happy about that but you seem to think you are the only one who can handle this. It seems you are going to do this with or without my approval and I only hope you don't find yourself on the wrong end of the stick. From what I hear he can make your life miserable ..... and ...... and you know I can make your life a living hell."

He saw her eyes open wider, searching his eyes, his message loud and clear. "So now I am faced with a dilemma. Do I let you traipse off with Josh or insist you involve me?" Her eyes pleadingly searched his to allow her to do this. And to let her do this would involve trust that she was sincere in her feelings for him.

"Turn around Anna and hold onto the back of the sofa." Her eyes changed from pleading to questioning his actions. But she did as she was told like a good obedient lover. He put his left hand on her tattoo, pushing her body against the leather sofa as his right hand raised and then swatted her ass.

"If you are lying to me Annaleigh Brayden you will pay dearly." His use of her formal name was meant to intimidate her and from the way her body shook he knew she got the message. Another swat. "I don't like this one bit but I have to show trust in your judgement .... (another harder swat ....) You are to keep me informed of where you are meeting him and if he has any ...... (another swat) ... and I mean any information that concerns me ..... (another swat) ..... you will tell me. Is that clear?" There was no immediate answer and he hit her bare bottom hard, the noise filling the room and then she whimpered a simple yes.

"Good." He rubbed her ass cheeks feeling the heat of his spanking radiate into his palms. Pushing his fingers between her thighs he felt the wetness of her pussy and knew the spanking excited her. He leaned against her back, his lips on her neck kissing and then he whispered. "We don't have time to play now but tomorrow after we gather your things from your friend Emily's apartment we will continue our play time."

He felt a shiver course through her. Turning her to face him once more, he gathered her into his arms and kissed her. Their bodies collided and he felt her hard nipples press against his chest. But he also sensed some relief in her body language. This was a leap of faith for him and he was unsure that it was the right decision but there was something in her tone. Did she have a vendetta against Josh for kissing her at Edward's party and she wanted to handle it herself?

He cast those thoughts aside for now. "Let's take a quick shower and then head over to the restaurant."

 

[Cum_Inside]

Carter didn’t go off on her like she expected he might. He could be as dangerous as a dynamite stick when he pleased, short fuse ignited and liable to blow up in your face if he didn’t like what was happening. Anna was more than a little relieved.

She was worried about those things he said, though. Anna knew Josh Williams was nobody to trifle with either, but she was more likely to siphon information from him using more traditional methods than siccing Carter Anderson on him. If Anna could convince Josh that she would rather work him with as opposed to her current employment status... maybe Josh would eventually feed her some critical info about his game plan. Anna figured that if she managed to get close enough to Megan throughout this entire entire encounter she might also be able to gain some insight from the perspective of someone who was close to Josh. Anna was willing to do whatever it took to shut that operation down from the inside.

She would keep that part to herself - Carter didn’t need to know just how far she would go to make sure he came out the clear winner in all of this. Of course a man such as him could look after himself, there was no doubt. His method of attack would likely leave a little more casualties in the wake, though. Carter and Josh fighting it out head to head was an idea that brought to mind two large super powers threatening to show whose nuclear capacity was stronger. It was not something she wanted to be involved in at all. At least this way, using the traditional method of flirtation and communication, Anna might be able to disarm the situation before it even came close to getting that far. A lot of people could be ruined if the two financial giants came to blows.

Carter didn’t seem to know whether he could fully trust her. Anna was okay with that - it would only make sense that someone who had so much to lose was hesitant to put his faith in her. He did agree to play her little game and that’s all she could ask of him. Anna understood that Carter would be right there behind the scenes ready to step in if it looked like the situation was becoming too overwhelming or if he just could not hold back his impatience and needed to become a central figure once more.

Carter held her down into the couch as she spanked her, telling her his demands about the entire plan. She didn’t know that telling him where they were was going to further her agenda but it did make her feel safer, somewhat. She knew that Carter would be right there if she needed him to bail her out. Anna didn’t count on needing that assistance in the first place.

She agreed, though, since she knew that he would never let her do this if she didn’t. His own threats made her a little nervous. She didn’t fear Josh Williams like she did Carter - he spoke of Josh being able to make her miserable but there was nobody more dangerous to her than the man who had just claimed her body. He owned everything she was - apartment, body, mind, and now her heart. They were all Carter’s. He could destroy every aspect of her life with little more than a flick of his wrist. Any brief sexual escapade they may have been having in the past would not stop him from taking it all away if she crossed Carter Anderson. That would be an action that she would regret for the rest of her life.

“Yes, sir,” she whimpered when his hand finally stopped raining down on her rear. His fingers delved into her wet cavern and she could feel the stickiness of his cum being forced deeper inside her. She wanted to go another round but it was true that they did have other plans. She pressed one final kiss against his lips and climbed off the couch, knees cracking from where she’d been bent over for so long. They showered quickly and redressed, leaving for the restaurant. The realtor had disappeared some time ago, probably slipping away when he realized what was happening in the apartment.

Carter texted him to say that they would work out the details tomorrow. Although it was clear that he was still distrustful of her intentions, dinner went well. They chatted and laughed and each little statement gave Anna more insight into who Carter was a man. Every new fact she discovered made her fall just that much more in love with him. When he dropped her off at Emily’s, Anna did not want to leave him but she knew it was the best decision. The goodnight kiss they shared was long and passionate, her back pressed up against the door.

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Tuesday passed without much issue except for the fact that an unexpected meeting kept her later into the evening to meet clients needs. Carter had texted her just before 5 to ask when he’d be able to take her back to Emily’s and help her move her things over to her new apartment. Anna texted him back to say she was meeting someone at six and that tonight did not seem like it was going to work out for their plans. He was disappointed but didn’t argue.

Anna tried to make the client meeting as cut and dry as possible, going over any concerns and details of their partnership as quickly as she could but this particular client was a portly man with a friendly smile who loved to talk, telling her his life story and all about Ida’s university graduation from Kinesiology next month and the job she was walking into etc. Anna left their business dinner feeling like she knew his family better than her own. She glanced quickly at her phone to find it was just after 830.

Emily still helped her move her things that evening. The building manager met her in the lobby and gave her a key card that not only gave her access to the condo but also the attached onsite gym and pool. It was all very high tech. When everything was finally moved, both girls collapsed onto the sofa, chattering and resting for a bit after lugging all of Anna’s things. Emily stayed for a while but eventually it became late enough that they both needed to go to bed. Anna offered to let her use the guest bedroom but Emily waved her off and left for home after placing a kiss on Anna’s cheek.

Anna was so thankful. All of her friends and family had gone above and beyond to help her out. She really did owe a lot of people. Although it was just after 1130, Anna still texted Carter to tell him she was settled and that she would see him tomorrow.

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Wednesday Carter had meetings all morning so she didn’t get to see him. She tried for lunch but a coworker had an emergency at home and had to leave work to deal with it. Anna had to cover her clients until she returned.

Josh had texted around 11 to say that he was in town, but instead of brunch could they do dinner instead? He offered to meet her at the River; an up and coming joint overlooking the water that served meat grilled right at table side if the customer wanted. It was all the rage right now and Anna was excited at the chance to try it, even though she would rather go with Carter.

She hesitated about texting Carter where they were going, but eventually, she settled on: Dinner with Mr. Williams. Will call you tonight. Please trust me, baby. She didn’t quite trust Carter not to have her followed and if Josh got any hint of that he might clam up and everything would be over.

Sitting in her vehicle outside the restaurant, Anna took several deep breaths. Her heart was pounding in anxiety. She had no idea how this was going to go, but Anna needed to be on the top of her game. She had to steel herself so that she was unbreakable and Josh could not find any cracks in her armour to undermine her. When she felt that she was ready, she entered the restaurant and approached the hostess.

“Table for Josh Williams?”

The waitress directed her through the packed restaurant to the back of the house. She opened a door to a private room where the sound of the hustle and bustle died out. The room had a wall of windows that looked out over the park and river, warm sun shining through and highlighting how cozy this room felt. Just as she turned away from the window, her eyes landed on Josh who was already waiting for her with one knee crossed over the other in a relaxed posture. He smiled widely and waved, rising from his chair and crossing the room to meet her.

He dismissed the waitress with a flick of his wrist and wrapped one hand around Anna’s waist in an overly friendly manner. She was surprised he didn’t try and kiss her cheek in greeting but he was most likely aware that it would cause her to run for the door. He helped her settle in her chair before rounding the table and sitting back down. He watched her silently for a moment, trying to gauge her mood.

She smiled sweetly. “Hello, Mr. Williams. Have you had a lovely day in my wonderful city so far? I hope you have the chance to at least enjoy some of the scenery before you’re due to fly back - Carter will keep you busy tomorrow, I’m sure.”

 

[Rocket1010]

Tuesday - Wednesday - Josh Williams arrives

The dinner at the Veranda was very peaceful and insightful for both of them. While Carter shared some of his history Anna did the same and he could see where she got her drive and determination. Her parents worked hard and instilled a work ethic that showed in her handling of clients.

The drive to Emily's apartment was enjoyable. Carter loved the sight of Anna in the passenger seat, her dress hiked up over her knees. If he didn't know better he thought she was teasing him. The entire evening except for the part about Josh Williams text was lovely. When they kissed at the apartment door, they held on to each other as if they didn't want to part. In Carter's case, he didn't want to leave her.

Tuesday brought a new day of work related items and he was disappointed when she texted him, telling him she had a client meeting and didn’t think they could move her stuff to the condo. He hoped she would finish soon but after a short time, he knew she was not going to get out of the meeting. He thought she was staying at Emily's apartment and was surprised to get a text from her at 11:30 pm stating she was moved in and would see him tomorrow. Evidently Emily must have helped her and it disappointed him that she didn’t ask for his help.

On Wednesday he thought he would get to see his lover before she went to brunch with Josh Williams but it was a day of emergency meetings with some of the staff and clients. But all through the traumatic morning, his thoughts were on Anna and the upcoming brunch meeting with Josh. As the morning wore on, he expected to hear from Anna as to where she was going to meet Josh Williams. He was in the middle of a meeting when he heard his phone ping. He smiled seeing it was from Anna and then his facial expression changed. One of the employees asked if anything was wrong but he dismissed it as nothing serious. The words …. THEY WERE HAVING DINNER!!! screamed in his head. He texted her, asking what happened to the brunch meeting and where would they have dinner but there was no response. Carter had a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach.

When he tried to call her, it went straight to voicemail with him leaving her a message to call him. But no response. She was deliberately ignoring his text and voicemails and lucky for her, he was stuck in meetings and could not excuse himself from the important matters. If it had been any other day, he would have tracked her down and demanded an answer. He finally gave up and after the meeting ended at 6 pm he sat in his office fuming. He had only asked her to let him know where she was meeting Josh and now he had no clue as to her whereabouts if she needed his help. His whole thought process was consumed with thoughts of Josh Williams and her dining out. Then a horrible thought crossed his mind. Maybe she was in cahoots with him and Megan! He tried to argue against this thought but her deliberate avoidance of his calls and messages didn’t help to extinguish his anger.

As he picked up his phone his anger grew more. She thought she could handle a man like Josh Williams but she was a rookie in this business and he didn't get to where he was by being a pushover. He sent her a text message ... "Since you have ignored me all day, not returning messages and calls, I can only assume you don't trust me. I am not going to have anyone follow you and I gave you my word that I would trust you. But you broke that trust on the very first day. I will be waiting for you at your apartment when you finish your date with Josh. Have fun." The last part was unwarranted stunk of sarcasm and he thought of deleting it but then he decided against it. Hitting send he picked up his suit jacket and headed out of the office ..... to Anna's condo.

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Josh Williams smiled when he saw Anna being escorted into the private room. He was surprised not to see Carter but was glad she came alone. Helping her to a chair, he sat and looked at her, admiring the way she looked. He deliberately didn’t say a word knowing that she would cave in and talk first. He was sure it was a trait, her boss Carter, used expertly. And it wasn’t but a minute that she started talking, trying to make small talk.

When she told him in a sweet tone if he had a lovely day and hoped he got to see the sights, he smiled. She had no clue what he was capable of as he cleared his throat. "I'm sure Carter and I ..... along with you and Megan will have a very fruitful day tomorrow.” He saw her eyes narrow at the mention of Megan’s name. “I'm very surprised you didn’t bring Carter with you. Does he know where you are at?"

Her look and soft answer of no told him all he needed to know. She was here without Carter and he didn't know where they were having dinner. So much the better for him. He was going to act like a gentleman tonight, baiting her before setting the hook.

“I told you I had some information for you but before I talk I want to know why you came alone after I acted so inappropriately at Edward and Regina’s party. I thought for sure you would be with Carter but I must say I am pleased that you took the initiative. I like that in a person …. Someone who can think for themselves without having their boss at their side for every decision.”

The waitress brought a bottle of red wine and poured two healthy glasses. He picked up his glass and held it up for her to clink her glass against his. "Drink up Annaleigh. We have much to talk about." Then sipping the rich full bodied wine, he asked. “Tell me Annaleigh Brayden why are you here tonight? What are you hoping to find out from me? I'm sure you have heard all the nasty things people say about me. Do you think they are true? I bet Carter doesn't haven't anything good to say about me, does he? Doesn't it make you uncomfortable to be in the prescence of someone so despicable?" He was putting her on the line and he wasn’t planning to divulge anything until he found out the real reason she was meeting him. He waited for her response thinking of Megan who would be so eager to hear what she had to tell him.

 

[Cum_Inside]

Anna had deliberately turned her phone off. She knew that she was risking Carter’s ire but he needed to trust that she knew what she was doing. If he continued to text and call frantically it just highlighted that he had no intention of putting any stock in her abilities. She would probably be hearing about this later tonight but Anna knew that she was taking the right path. She was capable of dealing with him.

She was also capable of dealing with the man in front of her, too. He was looking at her like a bloodthirsty shark behind those bright blue eyes, but Anna ignored that to focus on the menu. She crossed one thigh over the other under the table while she perused the options but spared him a glance from up under her eyelashes.

“Carter is my boss, not my keeper,” she responded staunchly. “He does not need to know where I am at all times - I’m sure you know that he can be a little intense on occasion. He’s a fantastic CEO but sometimes I think he just needs to relax,” her comments reflected statements she had made in the past. They did not seem out of line to the persona she’d been demonstrating previously, but Anna needed to subtly shift the focus and encourage Josh to see Anna as a valuable team member with whom he could place his trust in. It would take time to build that foundation but she was sure that it was within her scope of ability.

Anna settled on her meal and closed the menu. She folded her hands neatly over top. “As for your inappropriate behaviour, I’m certain that was in the spirit of friendless. You must just have wanted to encourage a close working relationship throughout this entire project, but I’ll admit that the nibble on the ear did throw me for a loop especially considering your lover,” Anna commented overly sweetly, honey dripping from her words.

“How is Megan by the way? The last time I heard from her she was howling like a stuck pig,” Anna murmured snidely, lips turning up in a smirk as she sipped at the wine. She would have to remember to pace herself so she didn’t end up embarrassing herself like last time.

“Anyway, back to business. Yes, I’m fully capable of making my own decisions and how did you phrase it? Taking initiative? Mm. I’m very good at that. Two of my best qualities, you see. As a matter of fact, that’s why I’m here, actually.

“You’re correct when you say Carter is not your biggest fan. He sought to turn me against you before we had even met. Imagine my surprise when the man who introduced himself is perfectly charming and not a scoundrel at all - this is why I do like to make my own decisions, you see. I’d hate to make a judgement call that is so far removed from the truth. I plan to take my time getting to know you, Josh Williams. This project will be long and arduous it seems. Plenty of time to determine just who you are.” Anna paused here, quietly assessing. He was listening, body relaxed in his chair, one arm over the backrest and the other swirling the wine in his glass as he studied her face. For what, she didn’t know.

“That brings me to my next point. I don’t find you despicable in the least. My opinion of you so far is not what you may think despite my close partnership with Carter Anderson. I’m actually looking forward to working with you. I think that between the both of us, we have the ability to go places that I could not reach with Anderson & Clemens. Carter is a wonderful businessman but he does not understand pharmaceuticals. Any attempt he makes at breaking into the industry would be clumsy at best. It suits me to lend you my skills while you use the money behind the two industry superstars to achieve your goals. Think of everything we could achieve together - my family history in the business as well as my grip on Carter Anderson. I imagine you know that despite my short length of time working there, my new position in the company as well as his bed grants me a certain amount of leverage,” she tempted wickedly.

“Just something to think about,” she finished, sipping once more at the wine. She waited for his response. During the interim, the waitress approached to take their orders. “I’ll have the butter braised salmon with the cucumber salad and a side of the lemon vinaigrette, please,” Anna answered, handing over her menu. Josh placed his order and leaned forward to settle his elbows on the table, mirroring her posture with his hands folded on the linen tablecloth.

 

[Rocket1010]

Wednesday night - Anna's dinner with Josh

There was one thing about Annaleigh that stuck him. She was unique and was very independent, at least that is what she showed on the exterior. Anyone could talk the big talk, bashing their boss when they weren't around. But how would she do when he was in the same room? Josh had a feeling she was trying to make him think she was this feisty woman who didn't need a leash. But Josh knew Carter better than she did and there was no way she could be acting on her own. Maybe she was on her own tonight or maybe she was putting up a good front, collecting information and then going back to Carter.

"I will give you this Annaleigh. You an independent cuss. I can see why Carter likes you so much. You are smart, intelligent ..... and .... damn good looking too." He purposely stopped short of saying her and Carter were lovers. There was no need. The innuendo was apparent and he knew they were shacking up. The appreciative look he gave her and the soft smile said it all. The way she careful sipped the wine was a clear indication she was watching her alcohol intake.

Pouring himself another glass of wine, he smiled. "Megan is doing fine Annaleigh. She is quite an asset to my company just as I hope you might be also." He stopped, watching her eyes glitter at the mention of being valuable. "In fact, I heard you and her got off to a rocky start but I have a feeling you two are cut from the same cloth. Ambitious, energetic, proactive, and wanting to get ahead no matter how you do it." The smile creasing her face was evident that he was hitting all the right buttons. "I'm sorry I missed you at the hotel last week. Yes I have to admit Megan loved the time we had together in the hotel. I bet you'd be just as good in bed." The blush appearing on her cheeks told him he hit another nerve. Before he dropped the subject, wanting her to think about the sexual scene playing in her head, he added. "And you are not the arrogant bitch that Megan told me about you. Instead I find a very lovely and charming woman who knows how to impress me."

The blush turned into a bright smile and then she boasted about her independence and initiative, qualities that she thought he wanted to hear. He was most intrigued how she flippantly talked about she found him to be charming and making her own decisions. It was working. She was slowly being lulled into the web and he silently basked in the thought of this being revealed to Carter, She was the bait to lure the big fish onto the hook. If she was eaten like most bait so be it. She was only a means to an end and the end was Carter's company.

The waitress brought the salads and he took a few minutes to think about what she had already told him. Between bites of the salad smothered with Bleu Cheese, he commented. "I'm glad you are willing to work with me and Megan, Annaleigh. She really thought Carter didn't know about the pharmaceutical business. She was mistaken but he let this pass. He wanted her to open up and people when not under the microscope of their bosses, tended to say what they really thought. But what intrigued him the most was her comment about him and her going places where Anderson & Clemens could not take her. Was she serious? He doubted it but he acted like he was pleased.

He thought about the hook she threw at him about her experience and her families connection to the pharmaceutical industry as well her assertion that she had the inside scoop on Carter Anderson. She wanted him to think she would get him in bed and he would divulge his company secrets to her. He took another sip. She definitely was putting on a good show. "As for your comment about your family. I think you have a leg up on the big companies that are trying to beat my company down."

There food arrived and Josh dove into the filet, roasted string beans, and twice backed red potatoes. They talked about how delicious the food tasted and on the décor of the private room. There was only the soft murmur of voices that reached them as they finished their meals.

Josh sat back satisfied that the meeting was going well. He declined any after dinner drink as did Anna. He noticed that he killed most of the bottle while she had only one glass. He had seen her in action at the party and knew she was trying to keep a lid on here sobriety.

He leaned forward on the table and took her hands into his. At first she resisted and then she relaxed. He had to give her something to take back to her boss, something that would peak her interest.

"I have developed some new drugs." He looked around to make sure the waitress or waiter had not slipped in the room. The FDA is taking their sweet time approving them and I could use a person like you and your resources at Anderson Cooper to move them along. The big drug companies are trying to suppress them from coming onto the market. I can't tell you everything Annaleigh but the more we meet and I find I can totally trust you, the more I can tell you."

Her eyes were dancing with excitement hoping he would tell her all the dirty little secrets. But he was not about to tell her everything at the first meeting. He was a lot like Carter and Edward. Hold your cards close to the vest until you are sure you have a winning hand. Annaleigh and Megan were only pawns to Josh to get at the high rollers.

"Let me finish by saying that if ..... no when with your help ..... these drugs get on the market there will be a sexual revolution. These drugs will make the industry billions of dollars and that is the main reason for the big drug companies wanting to keep them off the market.

He looked at his watch. "I have an early meeting tomorrow with your company and ..... (squeezing her hand tighter) .... Annaleigh, thank you for coming alone tonight. It meant so much to me to get to know you a little better. I have a feeling we are going to make a good team despite what your boss thinks about me."

Standing he offered his hand like a gentleman would helping her from her chair. He looked deep into her emerald eyes and he knew what Carter surely saw, a raw sexuality. He leaned forward and kissed her cheek, purposely missing her lips. He walked her to the front door where the valet had her car waiting. "Until tomorrow Annaleigh," he whispered kissing her very softly on the lips and then withdrew quickly.

When she was gone, he pulled his cell phone out and called Megan announcing that he was on his way to the hotel and be ready for him.

 

[Cum_Inside]

Anna could tell Josh wasn’t ready to buy what she was selling. She would have to work more carefully towards her goal. It seemed he was content to entertain her performance in the meantime.

She laughed off his compliment, eyes crinkling endearingly. “You flatter me too much; I just do my best to accommodate the needs of my clients. I think you’ve tried this angle before - commenting on my looks. You’re quite the Casanova,” she teased, pointing her fork at him. “Do you use that line with all the ladies?

“On the other hand, speaking of ladies, it is true that Megan and I got off to an awkward start. She was quite disappointed to find the spot as Carter’s bed warmer was already filled. I imagine she’s not used to being told no,” Anna commented.

She debated whether it was a good idea to return his sexual flirtations. Carter wouldn’t like it but if it meant that she could wiggle her way past Josh’s barriers she would do it. Anna wouldn’t sleep with him but a little innuendo couldn’t hurt.

“I could tell just how much Megan enjoyed her time with you. She was certainly very loud when I arrived outside your door. I apologize that I showed up with little warning. I will say that Carter seems to enjoy how wild I can get in bed,” she winked. “I have a huge sexual appetite and he does his best to fill it. I’m pleased to see that you think so highly of me in the short time we’ve known each other - I promise that I’ll do what I can to make sure that you leave this arrangement fully satisfied,” Anna replied, smiling widely.

They chatted amiably as they finished their meals. When Josh reached out and took her much smaller hand in his, she shivered. She was not surprised that he was trying this method with her based on their past history and their conversation which had somehow turned mostly sexual in nature. She tensed only momentarily before relaxing. It would not do to spurn his advances when she was trying to get closer to him for company secrets.

“My family background certainly plays a role but I’m definitely not an expert in the subject. I’m sure you know much more about this than I do, especially with these new experimental drugs you’re attempting to market. I’ll see what I can do on Carter’s end but it’s not exactly pillow talk, you see. It’s something that I have to find the right time for so give me a while but I’ll try and pull some support for this.

“I feel like we would not have gotten anywhere with Carter at this meeting. It was best that we met alone to discuss future options. It’s been a rewarding evening and I feel much closer to you. Tomorrow morning we should be on the same page when you propose these ideas to Carter.

Josh walked her to her car. He had pressed a kiss onto her cheek at tableside and she was surprised when he didn't try for her mouth instead. Then again, Josh did move in for a quick peck once they were standing beside her vehicle. She didn’t even have any time to react, other than to blink owlishly in surprise.

She drove home in a daze, wondering if she was maybe in over her head. It was too late now. Even if this situation was turning out to be more complicated than she imagined, she couldn’t back down now. She had to see it through to the end.

Anna parked in the underground parking and took the elevator up to her condo. She scanned her keycard and her door clicked open with a musical sound, allowing her into the darkened apartment. She was just toeing out of her shoes with a happy sigh after depositing her bag and keys on the entryway table when she heard someone clear their throat behind her. Anna jumped, releasing a shriek. She whipped around to see the outline of a man sitting in the armchair facing the door, knees spread with hands clasped around the arms of the chair. Carter.

The light from the skyline illuminated the room with bright white. It cast shadows over the floor but she could still see the sharp cut of his jaw set in anger. Anna curled in on herself, knowing she was in trouble. She fidgeted nervously.

“Hi Carter. How are you? I didn’t expect to see you tonight...”

 

[Rocket1010]

Wednesday Night - Anna's condo

Josh's rental car came a few minutes after Anna had driven off into the night. He was satisfied with tonight's meeting and chuckled as he thought of some their conversation. She definitely wanted some information but he was not about to give it up that easy. She would have to work for it.

On the drive to the Grand Hotel where Megan was waiting for him, he remembered how she told him she was outside their hotel room listening to Megan howl with lust as they fucked. What was interesting to him was how she told him Carter liked the way she got wild in bed and has a huge sexual appetite. But what struck him most was her declaration that she would make sure he was fully satisfied. "We'll see about that my dear Annaleigh ..... we'll see," he said to the empty car.

And when she mentioned she would look into the FDA holding up the process, he chuckled loudly. Hell the drug was on the black market now and even it the FDA didn't give him the approval, he would make a mint from illegal sales. It had been a productive meeting and an insightful one Josh. She revealed a lot to him and he smiled as he pulled into the hotel valet parking area, thinking about his next move. With the soft kiss at the restaurant, he was sure she was going to be willing to keep up the clandestine meetings, especially if he dangled an enticing carrot.

Megan was waiting expectantly on the bed, naked and ready for action. "Did the meeting go well lover?"

"Better than I expected baby ..... Better than I expected," he replied taking off his clothes as he approached the bed.

"Are you going to tell me about it?"

"Later baby ..... later. Right now all I can think about is you. She got me thinking about our plan and I got excited."

"Well come here baby and let me take care of the big ole stick waving in the air."

Josh laughed loudly, jumping on the bed and directing his raging hard-on toward her lips. "Yes it's going to be a lot fun lover," he moaned as her lips wrapped around the head of his cock.

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Carter sat in the dark waiting for Anna to arrive. He didn't know just how long he sat in the chair facing the door when he heard the door creak open. It didn't matter how long he had been waiting, because his ire grew with each passing minute. He saw her jump when she realized she was not alone, turning to face him once she knew it was him.

When she stepped out of the dark shadows into the illuminated area, he saw her chewing on her lip. She knew she was in trouble. She just didn't know how much but she would soon find out. He spoke not a word for moment when she tried to act casual, asking him how he was and she was not expecting to see him.

When he finally spoke, his voice was dripping with sarcasm. "I bet you weren't." He stopped for a moment letting his words sink in. "I bet you and your buddy Josh had a fine time as some nice restaurant or maybe in his hotel room and you didn't give a shit about our arrangement." He saw her eyes widen at the mention of his hotel room.

She started to speak but he held up his hand to silence any argument she might pose. "I was willing to give you my trust that you could see Josh on your terms. And all I asked was to let me know where you were going. I didn't have you followed, trusting that as a team member, you'd keep me informed. I didn't ask you what your plans were, only to know where you were so if anything happened I would know where to find you."

She was shifting from one foot to the other as he stared menacingly at her. "And to top if off, you completely ignored my text messages and voicemails. Do you think you are the fucking boss!!!!" he saw her mouth open and he added, "don't say a fucking word until I'm done ...... is that clear?" Her head nodded and he got up from the chair and circled her like a lion does an injured prey.

Grabbing her hair with his left hand, he yanked her head back hard, hearing her sharp intake of air and a soft groan. His right hand circled her waist, pulling her roughly back against him while his lips hovered near her ear. "If you don't want to play by my rules then you can leave and I will make sure you never work in this town again. Maybe your new friend Josh will take you in!!"

He felt her body shudder and then he pulled her roughly to the sofa they initiated the other night. Pushing her hard over the back of the sofa, he held her down with his strong left hand while his right hand raised her dress. "Did you let him touch you?" Her head turned to look at him and he heard her mumble .... no.

Carter grasped her underwear and pulled hard, hearing the loud ripping sound as it left her bottom. He looked at her in the soft light filtering through the window. Rubbing her ass, he smiled at her. "I'm going to initiate your ass tonight baby but first I think you need a reminder of who is the boss."

His hand came down hard on her ass cheeks and he began to rain more blows on the soft cheeks, feeling her body jerk with each hit. He didn't stop until her ass was bright red and she was whimpering. His fingers slide between her thighs and he smiled. She was dripping wet. "Before I fuck your ass and make it mine. Tell me something. Are you going to be a team player or are you going to be a lone wolf who is going to be gobbled up if you don't watch it?"

He smacked her ass a few more times waiting for her response.

 

[Cum_Inside]

Anna hissed in pain as Carter yanked hard on her hair. He directed her to bend over the back of the sofa as he spanked her. His rage was palpable in each swat. Anna understood exactly why he was unhappy, but she needed to deal with this on her own.

She hadn’t been granted permission to speak yet but she had to anyway. She turned her face to look over her shoulder at him. “Nothing happened, Carter. We met for dinner at the River. I had a nice meal on his dollar and then I came straight home. I know you don’t trust me. I couldn’t take the chance that you might follow me. He won’t ever give us the information we want if you charge in and treat me like a child. He will never take me seriously if you fight all my battles for me - we’ve been through this with Megan who newsflash: happens to be fucking Josh Williams! So I couldn’t be undermined in front of the both of them,” She responded, exasperatedly.

“I promise I’ll do what you say from this point on. Please don’t take my job - I’ll behave. He never touched me, Carter. I swear it. Only you get to touch me. Only you get to fuck me. I’m ready to give you the most sacred part of me - something I’ve never given anyone else. I’ll behave if you agree to let me handle Josh Williams in my own way.

“Now, didn’t you promise to show me who was boss?” She prodded, turning around and wiggling her ass at him enticingly. “I can’t play for the team if I don’t know who is in charge, after all. Someone has to bring some order to this naughty little slut’s life,” she said more than a little brattily.

“Are you going to fuck me or not?” She demanded.

 

[Rocket1010]

Wednesday Night - Taking Anna's anal viriginity

Carter saw her getting feisty and talking back to him and he liked it when she resisted. When she told him she would promise to do what he said, he pressed against her rear and listened to her bratty tone about handling Josh in her own way.

"I trust you Anna. I only want to be kept informed when you are meeting and where. I will not have you followed nor will I interfere unless you ask and I will not undermine you. I only want what is best for you Anna. I care deeply for you. But you have to remember whose company this is and I will do whatever I have to do to protect it."

He laughed when she demanded about showing her who was the boss. "You can be sure I'm going to fuck you my sweet cum slut."

Pulling her away from the sofa, he took her into his arms, kissing her with a hunger that needed to quenched by her. Their tongues tangled, pressing, retreating and then plunging into each others mouth. When her tongue slid into his mouth, he sucked it, holding it hostage and then releasing it, following it into her mouth with his tongue.

They broke their kiss long enough for him to pull her dress over her head and then undoing her bra, releasing her gorgeous breasts. Her fingers didn't waste a moment, undoing buttons, unzipping his trousers and practically tearing his clothes from his body.

Naked and facing each other, her hands grabbed his cock, stroking it as their lips once again found their marks. They moved to the front of the sofa and he pushed her down onto the soft leather cushions. He smiled seeing her legs spread wide open, inviting him to take her. Normally he would take his time to kiss her pussy but the hunger and desire to fuck her was overwhelming.

Kneeling between her thighs, he slid his cock up and down the wet slit and then he lunged forward, spearing her pussy with his cock. Their combined moans was loud, filled with lust as her arms wrapped around his neck and pulled him down to kiss him lustfully.

His hips began to buck against her hips hard as her hips began rising and falling with each violent thrust. He broke the kiss and smiled down into her fascinating eyes. They both knew what was coming as he pulled his cock out and rubbed it against the tight anal opening.

Her ass was there for the taking and he wasn't going to be denied the pleasure of fucking her virgin ass. Grabbing his cock, he rubbed it harder against the tight opening feeling it resist. Pushing harder, he felt it start to give way to his engorged cockhead and he felt her body jerk as if to resist.

She was staring at him, her eyes glazed over as his cockhead broke through and her breathing quicken. "Ohhhh fuck baby. Your ass is so tight," he gasped as he pushed his hips forward burying his cock deep in her ass. His hips began a slow methodical thrust and gradually sped up. "Your ass is mine cum slut," he called out as his hips began to thrust harder as their eyes remained locked on each other. He knew he was falling head over heels for Anna as they rocked together in blissful harmony

 

[Cum_Inside]

The fight melted out of her as Carter pressed his lean body against her butt. He promised that he would trust her with Josh and that was all that Anna could ask for. She hid her smile in the flesh of her forearm, knowing that she had successfully managed to calm Carter’s anger. It was a great feat to be able to prevent that volcano from exploding but she had managed somehow. She would count it as the victory it was.

“I’ll tell you from now on. I do have something to tell you about our meeting tonight, but for now it can wait. I’m more interested in making up for my bad behaviour,” she responded.

She fondled him to full hardness but honestly it didn’t take much. As soon as she got her hands around his cock she noticed that it was diamond strong, standing tall and pulsing with arousal. She wished she had time to suck it, but both of them were in a hurry to get his dick inside her. This was definitely obvious when Carter forewent his usual pussy-eating stop on the sex train.

He only speared into her cunt long enough to get his dick wet, pulling out to rub against her tight rosebud. He pushed and prodded and dropped his weight down on her. His cockhead finally popped through. Carter didn’t stop; he forced his cock into her ass as deeply as he could. Anna had initially swallowed a breathy gasp from the pain of the first penetration but she couldn’t stop the tears gathering in her eyes or the pained broken moan that broke free as he sank balls deep inside her.

It hurt! It stung and burned like nothing she’d ever felt as Carter pounded away at her ass. The pain faded slightly the longer he stroked inside, but the pleasure of it was still tinged with the undertone of agony as her virginal anal cavity stretched to accommodate his large tool.

Anna was still enjoying the experience even if it hurt. She did like her pleasure with pain, after all. That plus the fact that she desperately wanted to please Carter made it so that she had no choice but to enjoy it - when Carter was happy so was Annaleigh. Carter was happy fucking Anna’s ass as evidenced by his loud praise and continual talk about how tight and wonderful her rectum felt squeezing his cock, so Anna was happy too. She probably wouldn’t be able to cum but as long as he did that was all that mattered.

His thrusts started to get sloppier, rhythm falling away. He humped her madly, so close to filling her bowels with hot cum. Carter bent her knees closer to her face as he pressed down and started to unload, groaning and grunting in her ear as he filled her with his cream.

He fell upon her, panting from exertion. She bore his weight happily for a bit until she could feel the cum pooling under her bum from where it was leaking out of her. Anna pushed him away and reached for her panties to clean up what little bit of the mess she could with them. It was pretty futile and she gave up, tossing them away to land across the floor. Carter was still catching his breath next to her.

She climbed to her feet and they almost went out from under her at the sharp lance of pain that shot through her at the action. Every minute shift caused her asshole to pulse and burn, stretched open so wide for Carter and now so empty. She glanced over her shoulder even as she flinched, wiggling her index finger in a “come hither” motion.

She adjusted the rainfall shower head to her preference. She had just finished lathering her hair when Carter slipped in behind her, carefully pushing her head under the shower head to help her rinse. He stole the loofah from around the tap and meticulously lathered and scrubbed her body.

After the shower, both parties clean, Anna was so exhausted she barely made it to bed. When she reached the doorway to her bedroom, she ran and dived for the bed, burrowing under the covers. She peeked her head out to look at him over the soft comforter. He was watching her fondly, amusement dancing in his eyes at her childish display of excitement. She pouted.

“Are you coming to bed? I need to get some beauty sleep if I have to deal with my new best friend (sarcasm audible in her voice), Megan, in the morning. Her plus Josh Williams promises to be a doozy of a day! If you combine that with my freshly fucked asshole, I’m debating calling in sick,” she giggled. “Do you think the boss would let me away with that?” She teased.

It was only then that Anna remembered she had to tell him about the black market medications Josh was trying to either get approved or be sold under the nose of authorities in illicit channels. She babbled all about their meeting sleepily, yawning several times throughout her report. Finally, Anna fell silent and just looked at her bed partner. She tried to listen to his response but every word sounded like lead in her ears and her eyelids kept fluttering. It seemed like only moments til Anna was asleep, soft puffs of air buffeting against Carter’s nose.

 

[Rocket1010]

Wednesday Night = Thursday morning - Pleasing Anna

The experience was exhilarating and sensual. After the initial widening of her rosebud to accept his cock, Anna seemed to start enjoying the experience. He heard the soft painful cries and saw tears form in her eyes but she was a real trooper. Rather than buck away, her ass squirmed against his hips, adjusting to the foreign object moving inside her.

Before long they were in a rhythmic cadence, each of the them concentrating on what was happening. As they grew more accustomed to the sensations, they relaxed, moving together as if they had done this before. Carter felt her tight rosebud caressing his cock with each little movement and it soon became apparent to him that the sensations were becoming unbearable. He thought of pulling out but the way her ass muscles were squeezing his cock, new erotic sensations coursed through him.

The more they moved in unison, the more Carter was convinced Anna was enjoying the feel of his cock buried deep in her ass. Her eyes never wavered from his face, watching his face contort as he zeroed in on his climax. Panting hard, he again thought of her climax but the sensation soon overtook his senses and he blasted a huge load of cream into her.

They rocked together as he spent his load, burying his head into her neck, kissing it as the afterglow began to dissipate. While they were locked together, he lifted his head and smiled at her. "That was great baby." And then he kissed her passionately.

After a short while of just holding her, he pulled out and Anna tried to clean up the mess on the sofa as best she could. He smiled when she stood, wobbling and grabbing his hand, leading him to the shower. The warm rainfall cascaded over their bodies while they cleaned each other. To him it was such an erotic image, the two of them scrubbing each other. He thought of her not having an orgasm as they toweled off and walked to the bedroom.

Carte was glad to see the playfulness in Anna eyes and the excited tone of her voice when she ran to the bed, asking if he was going to join her. Of course he was going to join her. He ran tot he bed, jumping in beside her, laughing at her childish giggle. "I think the boss would be calling in sick too," he whispered, pulling her naked body to him and kissing her chin before finding its way to her waiting lips. They enjoyed a long ardent kiss, their hands roaming freely over each other. When they broke apart, he saw a serious look come over her face.

She pulled her head back and looked directly into his eyes and then began to tell him about her meeting with Josh. She had gathered some information he didn't know about but it was sketchy at best. Josh Williams was not about to spill everything to Anna at the first meeting. As she talked he was glad to find out that he didn't try anything with her. The more she talked and yawned, Carter thought of how dangerous it could be for her but he made her a promise and he intended to keep it. As she slept on his arm, her soft breath caressing his cheek he knew she would have to meet privately with him. He thought he could handle it but could he? He thought only time would tell as his eyes closed and he fell into a deep contented sleep.

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In the early hours of the morning, his eyes fluttered open, seeing Anna facing away from him. Shifting his body to snuggle against her backside, he slid his forearm under her head, hearing her soft moan as she settled into his embrace. Carter lay next to her for a few minutes, watching her sleep, thinking about last night's lust and today's meeting with Josh and Megan.

When he ran his fingertips lightly over her arm, waist, hips, ass, and then down part way down her thigh, he heard her murmur an appreciative moan. If she was awake, she was doing a good job of faking sleep. His fingers trailed up and down her side while soft cooing escaped her lips. And then when his fingers moved from her upper arm to trace one of her soft mounds, her hips pushed back against his growing desire.

"Good morning sweetheart," he whispered in her ear as his fingers teased the rigid nipple. When she turned her head with a look of surprise on her face he knew she was wondering about the term of endearment he uttered. The word had slipped out but he wasn't about to take it back or justify it. It sounded good rolling off his lips.

With her lips so close, he moved in, his lips pressed lightly but firmly against them. His tongue swiped along the top and bottom before meeting her tongue as it snaked into his mouth. While they kissed, alternating sucking on each others tongue, his hand moved from her breasts to explore her body.

Sliding down her stomach, he felt her legs open a little as his fingers slid between them to rub her vulva. His cock grew harder, rubbing against her ass cheeks, bringing back memories of last night. Pulling her right leg over his thigh opened her sex to his hand and he wasted no time sliding his fingertips between the soft tulip lips, feeling her wetness growing.

The kiss deepened and Carter shifted positions so he could reach between her open thigh to grab his cock. Rubbing it against her wet pussy, he pushed his hips, hearing her gasp in his mouth as his cock split her lips open, sliding in as far as he could from this position. Her pussy was hot and inviting as they began a slow morning fuck. His cock slid back and forth inside her while his fingers teased and woke up the swollen jewel.

Carter slipped his left arm around her, rubbing her tits as the fingers of his right hand brought her orgasm closer. She felt so right in his arms and he only wanted to protect her as they moved so perfectly together. No other woman had captured his heart the way Anna had captured it.

Anna's movements became more agitated as Carter rubbed her sensitive nub harder and his cock sliced back and forth within her. And then her orgasm hit hard, her body jerking against his while he held her tightly in his arms.

He smiled down at her as he changed positions, pulling her right leg over his left shoulder and straddling her left thigh. His cock quickly found the mark again, her sloppy wetness offering little resistance as his cock slide deep inside her pussy. His strokes became harder, each thrust causing a moan from her lips.

Carter felt his desire rising as he pulled out, chuckling as he moved to straddle her chest. "Push your tits together baby. I'm going to fuck your nice tits and then feed you your breakfast." He saw her smiled widen knowing she was going to get a treat this morning.

When her tits were pushed together, Carter began fucking them. Each stroke brought his cock closer and closer to her mouth until he felt her lips capture the engorged head. Then he pulled out only to push further with each thrust, letting her mouth receive more of his cock.

"Ok cum slut. Your breakfast is cooked and ready for you." He groaned as he pulled his cock from her breasts and saw her hands immediately grab it and start stroking it. "It's all yours to play with baby," he groaned seeing the deliciously evil look in her eyes.

 

[Cum_Inside]

The entire time he fed her his cock, Anna maintained eye contact. She dined on his precum like it was a gourmet appetizer, preparing for the main course. Each time he would thrust his penis through the crevice of her cleavage, Anna would close her lips around the head and suck briefly until he retreated from the warm heat around his cockhead.

Carter was already worked up from his earlier round in the clutching tightness of her cunt and now between her breasts. He was starting to pant and Anna knew that breakfast would be served at any moment. She was hungry.

She also hoped that there would be many more mornings like this to come. She wanted to be woken all the time by his questing fingers, strong hands and cock inside her. Anna knew that it was probably a likely scenario knowing Carter’s immense sex drive. Now that she had another hole on offer to warm his dick with she hoped that he would always keep her filled at home when they had nothing else that took priority.

She was slowly sinking farther and farther into depravity. She couldn't help but want to do the dirtiest, most primal of acts with Carter. He inspired a highly sexual woman with intense appetite like no one ever had. Anna didn’t even know this part of her existed.

When it was time, Carter pulled back to rest his cock head on her tongue. He squeezed her cheeks until her jaw popped open to give him a good view of his cock beginning to blast her throat with hot cum. They’d established a routine by now and he knew just how she liked it; too deep into her throat and Anna couldn’t enjoy the experience to the fullest. She wouldn’t be able to taste every burst of sperm across her tongue. Therefore, he always pulled out to rest the crown just past the opening of her lips, tongue extended to catch his gift on her palate.

After the last shot, he pulled out and smeared the rest of the cum beading from his tip across her face. He watched her moan around the mouthful of jism in happiness. She swallowed it down with one big gulp and her smile was blinding when she opened her mouth back up to thank him.

She bowed her head respectfully. “Thank you, sir. As usual, it was delicious. Shall I go into the office with your cum on my face? Then you really will have shown Josh Williams who I belong to,” she suggested coyly.

It seemed Carter liked that idea. He yanked her by the hair to meet her lips, tongue delving into her mouth and tasting their combined flavours. He kissed her aggressively, Anna trying and failing to keep up with his desperate pace. When he pulled back to cradle her face in his hands, his eyes were soft and reflecting a joyful expression back at her, completely at odds with the strength and desperation he had shown mere moments ago.

It was obvious Carter was not okay with her meeting up with Josh at all. Anna had already known, but he’d coolly agreed to let her do her thing. Anna had thought that would be the end of it, but apparently not. She should have known Carter Anderson would hold grudges. Then again, it didn’t really surprise her. Although he had agreed to keep his distance, Anna knew he would dive headfirst into this complicated situation if he felt that she was sinking and needed help. She kissed him sweetly on the mouth.

Although they’d had sex this morning Anna didn’t feel like showering again after she’d had one right before bed. She just fluffed up her hair and washed her face, applying a light coat of make-up. Despite her suggestion earlier, Anna was not going to work with Carter’s sperm emblazoned upon her face for everyone to see.

It was still fairly early, what with Carter’s bad habit of rising before the sun. It worked out well for him because he had no change of clothes or toiletries here, having never stayed before. His own condo was right upstairs though, so he was able to dress in a fresh suit and style his hair appropriately after spritzing on some cologne and brushing his teeth.

Anna made sure they took their own vehicles to work so as to not be the brunt of office gossip. It was the last thing she needed for rumours to start about her fucking the boss. Carter left for work fifteen minutes before Anna climbed into her SUV and navigated through morning traffic.

She scanned her card through security and headed straight up the elevator to the marketing division’s lobby. It was likely that Josh and Megan were en route if not already here, but Anna had some things to grab from her desk. Plus, it wouldn’t do to appear too eager in front of Josh Williams; he’d already stepped in on her quite far last night with that ballsy little kiss and Anna had to make him think it meant nothing to her - that she wasn’t so easy to fall at his feet with one little brush of lips (and no tongue? C’mon!).

Thank god Carter couldn’t read her half as well as he thought he could. If Anna had let that detail slip she would be unable to move from the force of her spankings, probably chained to the furniture so that she couldn’t get out of Carter’s possessive sight. Now that was quite a kinky image. She smirked to herself.

Anna smoothed her skirt down over her hips, tugging her ruffled blouse just a bit lower to reveal more cleavage. She’d purposely slipped into a push-up that raised the girls almost to her chin. Her outfit was designed to highlight her killer curves and draw Josh in. She only hoped it worked without Carter blowing a head gasket at her.

She met him outside the conference room coincidentally. She glanced around quickly before raising onto her toes and kissing his mouth. When she dropped back down (not far with her four inch heels), she whispered, “trust me,” into the space between them. She was gone before he could say a word, slipping into the cracked door.

Nobody was there. She smiled, spreading out the various information packets she had made for the four people involved in the meeting. Carter was on his way to the lobby to meet Josh and Megan. Anna settled into her chair on the right side of Carter’s (back to the door) and waited. She tucked some loose hair behind her ear but mostly let it fall in wisps over her shoulders today, curls loose and soft around her face.

Anna played around on her phone for about ten minutes before the door was pulled wide open with a pulse of air ruffling her outfit. She placed her phone down and twisted in her chair. Megan looked fabulous this morning, but Josh... he was absolutely striking in ebony dress pants and a starched white dress shirt under a wine red sports jacket around his shoulders, broad width of him almost bursting at the seams. She narrowed her eyes minutely when she realized that it was the exact same colour he was wearing when she had met him last week. This was definitely no coincidence.

Her painted red smile was sharp as a knife. She stood, but only after leaning over to brush some imaginary lint from the hem of her skirt giving all parties a great view of her tits. Anna was sure the very edge of her emerald green bra that matched both her panties and her bright orbs was visible when she did so from her open shirt collar. Even Megan cracked a smile from behind her hand. She stood and crossed the short distance to extend her hand to Josh. They shook firmly, the tangy smell of his aftershave heady this close. His hand was so large and easily dwarfed her; his body practically did the same. Anna shook it off, turning her eyes to Megan. In a show of false companionship, both girls stepped in and grasped arms, smiles both radiating friendliness and positivity.

With a hand on Megan’s side, Anna guided her around the table, chattering about some new foundation line that had just been released. It was all Greek to Josh and Carter but as long as the girls weren’t trading blows back and forth everything was all good, fake companionship or not.

Josh took his own seat, sitting on Carter’s left side and directly across from Annaleigh. It gave him the perfect vantage point of her breasts just as she had planned. Maybe they’d distract him somewhat. She leaned forward, hiding her smirk behind a nervous lip bite (or so it appeared to everyone else) to open her file folder and grab a pen.

“Good morning everyone. Glad to see you all looking so bright this early - we have a long day of boring ol’ contract negotiation and marketing ahead of us. Aren’t you excited? Lord knows I am.

“I’ve prepared informational printouts with most of the stuff we’ll cover on our end so you can review later.” She finally leaned back, twirling the pen dexterously between two fingers. Anna crossed her ankles under the desk and turned to Carter. “Would you like to start us off?”

 

[Rocket1010]

Thursday Morning - Josh and Megan meeting at office

The morning sex with Anna was fantastic and on the drive to the office he thought about how great it would be if he could wake up every morning with her in his bed. His thoughts turned to her outfit she selected for the meeting with Josh and Megan. He had smiled broadly when he saw her standing in the bedroom only wearing the emerald bra and panties. For a brief moment he thought of Josh seeing her dressed this was and felt a pang of jealousness.

He was still uneasy about her doing battle with Josh Williams but he gave his word she could do it her way. Last night she was given some sketchy information about black market drugs. The only way to find out more was for her to see him again privately without him. He wondered what Megan's role in this scheme of theirs. How did she fit in and why was Edward so tight lipped about talking to him. Did they have something on Edward and Regina? He only hoped Anna would not get hurt.

Carter met her outside the conference room and if they weren't having a meeting, he would love to take her on the conference room table. She looked so delicious this morning with her ruffled blouse giving him a great view of the twins, where just hours they welcomed his cock. "I do trust you," he said as she slipped through the door and he wondered if she heard him.

Down in the lobby, Josh and Megan were waiting for him and when he saw Megan his eyes widened. Anna wasn't the only one dressed to be noticed. Her long blond curls hung over her shoulders, highlighting the blood red blouse. The top buttons were undone and with very little effort, he could see the top of her well endowed cleavage. What was it with these two vixens, he thought as he looked at her tight black skirt, black nylons, and stiletto heels.

After shaking Josh's hand and giving Megan a hug where she grabbed him and pulled him tight against her for an instant too long, he led them to the conference room. Carter along with Josh and Megan saw Anna's ample cleavage when she rose and bent slightly. Carter wondered if this was going to be a teasing meeting or would they really get some business done.

When Josh took his seat, he saw Annaleigh's blatant exhibition of her twins as she leaned forward. He gave her a cute smile acknowledging that he got the message. He hoped to see her later for drinks in the hotel bar and give her more personal ammunition about the illegal drugs.

Carter was pleased that Anna was proactive, putting together an agenda and talking points. He was about to speak when there was a soft knock at the door and Joanna opened it. She was carrying a tray of coffee and cups for them. After she poured each one a coffee, she leaned over to whisper in Carter's ear. "There is a Mr. Gibson in the lobby who wants a few minutes of your time."

The smile on Carter's face faded, replaced by a hardening stare. "Tell Mr. Gibson that I am tied up for the next few days and he will have to call to make an appointment!" The tone of his voice was harsh and everyone at the table stopped what they were doing and looked at him. When Joanna left the room, his facial expression changed as he told them. "Some people think they can barge in on you any time they want. Now where were we. Josh, it's our understanding (glancing at Anna) that you're having trouble getting FDA approval."

Josh straightened up and glanced at Megan and then Anna. "For the most part that is correct. We are having some troubles with the FDA and Edward said you have a few connections." Carter nodded and didn't offer any comment. "In the meantime we want to put together a marketing strategy so we are ready to hit the street running when the approval happens."

Josh didn't mention the black market for his drugs and looked at Annaleigh. Did she tell Carter about the drugs he selling on the black market? If she didn't, would she bring it up during the meeting. This was a test for her. A test to see if she divulged anything to Carter that was said in confidence last night.

"Megan, please bring Annaleigh and Carter up to speed on what we have done so far."

"Sure thing Mr. Williams." Megan began a lengthy dialogue of how the process started and where they are with the FDA. She talked about how the new drug was supplement and would help to ease tension and also help with weight loss. What she didn't tell them was the drug was also used to bring out the inhibitions of the user. Something that was conveniently left off the FDA forms and would be up to Josh to tell Annaleigh about it later. For now she focused on only what the public would know and not what they are selling on black market.

She smiled sweetly at Annaleigh when she mentioned working for Edward and meeting Mr. Williams. Of course she knew Annaleigh knew about their love interest but she didn't know that her previous employments were all under the guidance of Josh. And her latest employment with Edward would end when Josh took over 51% controlling interest. Just as they hoped to do with Anderson & Clemens.

During her talk she would shift her glances from Anna to Carter, seeing that she was holding their rapt attention. She knew what Josh's motives were but what about Carter. Could he be persuaded to give up his shares in the company? As she finished her spiel, she wondered what his reactions will be when he finds out what Josh has in mind for him and his lover.

Josh knew Megan was finishing and then looked at Carter and then Anna. "Now that you've heard everything do you think you can help us Annaleigh? I have heard rumors that you and Megan have had your differences. Do you think you and Megan can lay aside your differences and work together? And if so what are your thoughts on marketing my product." He purposely looked at Anna and ignored Carter. He wanted her to think she was the center of attention.

 

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Josh and Megan were understandably confused when Joanna interrupted about Mr. Gibson’s unannounced visit. It wasn’t so much to do with clients showing up unexpectedly but more so Carter’s reaction. Anna could see Carter’s knuckles clenched where they were folded on the table.

So there really was more to the story than Carter had let on. What had been said the last time Mr. Gibson came to see him? What was Annaleigh missing? Her eyebrows wrinkled even as she sucked her lip into her mouth as she pondered. It was clear that something had Carter on edge and this was something they needed to deal with. Anna put it in her list of things to discuss with him when they were in private, later.

She gave him a hard glance of her own, emphasizing the fact they would be talking about this whether he liked it or not.

She turned back to Josh and Megan, redirecting her attention. She understood very clearly that he was testing her, expecting her to hold the information regarding the illicit sale of the medication in confidence between them after last night. She hoped that Carter would be on the same page and did not bring them up. She nodded along as he spoke, listening carefully. Of course he glazed over the FDA generally and let nothing slip.

He probably thought with Anna’s history of a loose tongue (mind you, she had been pretty tipsy) that she would spill the beans. Instead she kept her silence. Although he hadn’t told her that it was a supplement last night, Anna had suspected as much. Megan left some things out of the conversation as she explained a bit about the medication and Anna knew it was either something they did not want Carter to know or another test for her. One she intended to pass with flying colours.

She had ignored it last night but Josh had said something about a “sexual revolution”. Obviously this was the information that was being hidden, likely both from the FDA and everyone but the people at the very top of the ladder. She had no idea what was in the supplement to cause this but it was likely something strictly controlled or even blacklisted with the FDA. Something Carter would not want to dirty his hands with.

It would be something they would have to discuss in greater detail once Anna had figured out just what was going on behind the scenes.

“I’m sure Megan and I can put together a favourable proposal. We’re all grown adults and there’s no reason why infractions in the past should negatively impact our working relationship. We did well after we got everything off our chest during the strategy meeting at Edward’s. I’m happy to work with Megan,” she rambled off immediately. Even if she didn’t like her, Anna was still capable of maturity. She could put their differences aside long enough to get something productive accomplished, but she still needed to determine if this partnership would do anything to further Anderson & Clemens or only cause damage if the truth of the medication ever came to light.

She suspected Josh planned to be in control of the company before that ever happened. Doubtless he would do everything in his power to prevent that from happening, and Josh Williams had many tricks up his sleeve. This would be a long hard ride and not the kind she usually liked.

She smiled anyway. “What approaches have you tried yet, if any? I’d like to have a look at the product, if that’s at all possible. Megan knows by now after our last meeting that I like to examine the product for myself before I make any determinations or plan how best to market it.”

Knowing that it was a bad decision, Anna knew she had to get her hands on that medication. She could try it for herself and she just how damaging these supplements could really be; exactly what it was capable of. If Josh let her have a bottle, she could send it off to her parents to test it out for the active ingredients. Then she would have a much better plan once they knew what they were dealing with.

Carter would have her head if he knew exactly what she was thinking. It was definitely dangerous, probably even stupid. But she had to know. Annaleigh was nothing if not headstrong and brave. Once she made a decision she stuck to it.

“Without further information on this product and what the FDA is held up on, I’m at a loss as to how best to help you. It’s possible that Anderson & Clemens can use their pull to help pass the supplement through the approval process but that still means nothing if we gloss over the issues. We need to be able to turn those around and somehow try and emphasize just how good this supplement really is. What makes it different from the millions of pills already on the market,” she challenged.

 

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Thursday morning meeting in the conference room

When Carter heard Megan’s and Josh’s explanation and then ask pacifically for Anna’s input, he saw her look at him. He remained silent, waiting for her to take over the situation since he was allowing her to take the lead. Her soft smile and smirk conveyed that she was in control. He was curious how she was going to handle Josh’s questions and also working with Megan, who was staring at him with a confident glare. There was something in her intense gaze that told him she was hiding something. Maybe Anna could get the information out of Josh but what about Megan? Did he need to find out? As he thought about interrogating Megan, he listened to Anna begin talking.

Megan and Josh looked at Carter, expecting him to jump in but he remained silent. Josh confirmed his theory that Carter was letting Annaleigh run the show …… for now. But it would be very uncharacteristic of him not to be deeply involved even if her was sitting on the sidelines.

They turned their full attention to Annaleigh. Megan smiled sweetly at Annaleigh as she explained that they could work together. She could tell Annaleigh was playing her when she mentioned she would be happy to work with her. ‘If you only knew what we really have planned sweet bitch,’ Megan thought, her lips curled into a nice grin of acceptance.

Megan reached out to touch Anna’s arm, softly squeezing her forearm. “I’m so glad we can put our differences aside Annaleigh. I only want to be friends and knock this proposal out.” To Josh, it was a simple merger between two combatants. But he knew her words were empty and void of any real meaning. Once this job was over, Josh knew they would go their separate ways, probably hating each more than they did now. It would not be a peaceable or friendly separation.

Carter seemed oblivious to the confrontation between the women but he always put on a good poker face. Their dislike for each other shone in their eyes when they looked at each other and he hoped they could put aside their differences until the proposal was completed.

Josh smiled at Annaleigh, anticipating her questions. Megan had informed him of her thoroughness when her and Annaleigh worked on the Edward Hartman proposal. He was not about to produce the drug to them today. “Well Ms. Brayden that is not going to be possible today. I didn’t bring any product with me on this trip but I’ll tell you what. I will text my office and have them overnight it. I can get you a little bit of the product tomorrow. If I would have know your desire to examine the drug, I would have brought some with me.” He saw her nod and then looked at Carter who was stone-faced, sure he satisfied them on this point.

Josh was sure Anna would somehow have the pills tested and he didn’t want that to happen …. Just yet.

Carter interject at this point. “I’m sure that will be ok, won’t it Anna? We can wrap this up tomorrow once you get a chance to see the product.” Anna nodded realizing she wasn’t going to get her hands on the medication today.

Looking at Megan, who wore a triumphant smile, and then at Josh, he added. “Can you be a little more explicit on what the FDA is doing to hold up the approval?”

Josh was about to answer but Megan jumped in, wanting to show her expertise and value to the project. “First off they said our paper work was not in order but we know it was perfect. We found out that one of the big drug companies found out about our breakthrough and put the screws on some of the administrators. They essentially buried the forms for now. We would like you and your resources to find out why the paperwork was buried and see if you can resurrect it.”

Josh smiled and added, “I know you have some very high political connections Carter and whatever you can do we would be forever grateful. And we would make it very worthwhile for you and your company.” He looked at Annaleigh and winked. “And we can make sure your superstar gets a big bonus from our people.”

Carter knew when he was being played. “Anna asked you why this medication is better than what is on the market now. You haven’t answered that question and before we can move on as Anna has said, we can’t begin to help you.” He looked at Anna and smiled as they waited for Josh or Megan to answer her question.

“What makes it different from the millions of pills already on the market,” Josh echoed Anna question. I can’t go into all the chemical details but the side effects on our drug has been nearly neutralized. As you know the drugs on the market today have a long list of issues that you need to be aware of ……. You know like nausea, muscle cramping, fever, sweating, shaking and tremors, hallucinations, blurred vision, and high heart rate, to name a few.”

He saw their nods of acknowledgement. “Our drug provides all the benefits of the drugs on the market, without the side effects.” He smiled at Anna and Carter. “There are some other proprietary things I can divulge now but once the drug is approved I can tell you everything. I hope that satisfies you.”

“Carter looked at Anna what do you think? You’re running this for us. Are you satisfied so far?”

Before she could answer, there was a knock on the door and Joanna appeared. “I’m really sorry Mr. Anderson but there is a Mr. Trevor Garnett on the phone and he was insistent on talking with you. I told him you were in an important meeting but he insisted. What should I do?”

“I’ll take it,” he said with obvious annoyance in his voice. “Anna please carry on and when I get back we can talk about marketing strategy and then break for lunch.” He heard her say something but he didn’t comprehend it as he got up quickly and walked out of the room.

Josh waited for Carter to leave and then looked at Anna, glancing down at her deep cleavage. “Before you answer Annaleigh. I have to be a little more truthful now that Carter is not in the room. I do have some additional information that is of a secretive nature and is better talked about in private.” He looked at Megan and then back to Annaleigh. “Megan is going to hook up with some old friends tonight after dinner. Would you consider meeting me in the bar at the Grand Hotel for a drink? If you can, I’ll tell you more. I want you part of our team Annaleigh and I trust you won’t tell Carter. What do you say Annaleigh?” They heard Carter’s muddled voice talking on his cell phone outside the conference room. He hoped she would make a decision before Carter returned.

 

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She wanted to roll her eyes at Megan. Let's be real: everyone at this table knows I fucking hate you Anna thought, keeping that feeling at bay behind her bright smile. Carter seemed oblivious, pleased that both girls would make an effort to get this deal done with no issues. Annaleigh couldn't help but wonder just what kind of trouble they might get into behind Carter's back - surely there would be a fight at some point. It was impossible to know when the dam holding back any negative thoughts burst forth and either one of them couldn't contain their rising ire any longer. Someone was in for a world of pain when that happened - both stubborn, strong, independent women with claws.

Anna took in every tidbit of information as Josh answered her question. Of course he attempted to use evasion tactics, but Carter would not let that slide with his strict sense for getting the most detail out of any situation. Josh didn't give them all the information they were looking for; he provided just enough to satisfy Carter and make it seem like they had all the facts but Anna knew that there was more to be learned lurking under the surface if she could just get Josh to give it up.

She was also not surprised when he was not prepared to hand over the product for inspection. She figured that when she did get her hands on it that it would be a placebo or similar medication. There was no way he'd fork it over on a silver platter if it really did contain anything tightly regulated or even prohibited by the FDA just as she suspected it might (and he had hinted towards last night).

She was curious to see what she would end up with tomorrow. Really, it was a test of her own that he would need to pass. This medication being overnighted surely couldn't be the one he had admitted to selling on the black market. It would be stupid of him; to provide her the proof of his underhanded dealings for her to take to the proper authorities. If there was one thing Josh Williams definitely was not, it was stupid.

Suddenly, Joanna popped in again. This time it was not about Mr. Gibson but about Mr. Garnett. The name was familiar to her but she couldn't place it; she wriggled her nose in consternation. Where had she heard it before?

He was much more insistent than the last gentleman. It also seemed to put Carter on edge, irritation bleeding out into his tone. He rose from the table without even so much as a glance toward her after declaring that she take over the meeting in his (hopefully) short-lived absence.

Although he gave the go ahead, Anna said, "why don't we take a break while we wait for Carter?" It seemed that he didn't hear her as he departed the room, door practically slamming behind him. The glass in the frame rattled. Annaleigh frowned in annoyance, shrugging apologetically at their potential clients.

Anna couldn't help but wonder just what was going on. Two men who seemed desperate to reach Carter attempting to contact him within a twenty minute period. Something fishy was going down and Anna wanted to know just what that was.

It wasn't often that Carter's carefully controlled countenance slipped. His pinched brow and angry set of his eyes, mouth moving rapidly as he barked words into his phone outside the conference room door said it all. Whoever was on the other end of the phone meant business and Carter was not buying what he was selling. Anna couldn't decipher his words, but the message was clear; I'm pissed, stay away.

Anna couldn't help but be nervous. It had to be something critical if Carter was this agitated about it. It was the last thing she needed to deal with, but it was clear now that whatever Mr. Gibson had spoken with him about last time they met was important and Anna needed to know. She didn't expect Carter to verbalize all of his secrets or past history to her right now since their relationship was just barely standing on new legs but she thought they were close enough to share the things that were troubling them and work to resolve those issues together. Apparently not.

She cleared her throat and turned back to the two others in the room, attempting to redirect their attention from Carter's angry departure and pacing in the hallway. Josh began to talk but it went in one ear and out the other. She stared at him blankly until her brain caught up, still distracted by whatever was going on with her lover.

Josh wanted to spend time with her alone. Again. At his hotel's bar.

It was certainly a dangerous game he was playing. Josh had already witnessed what happened when Annaleigh drank a little too much. She hoped he wasn't planning to ply her with alcohol - that would be low for him to take advantage of her like that. If (and that was a huge if) she agreed to meet him, she would need to pace herself more than any other night.

She wondered if he intended to eventually lure her up to his hotel room after drinks. He definitely had the charm and if Anna didn't already have her own beau she might be tempted. However, there was another angle to consider in all of this.

They had to figure out if it was acceptable to partner with Josh Williams; if his money was dirty there could be significant risk in this potential pairing. But he could also be a significant ally for Anderson & Clemens if they managed to stop his scheme in its tracks before the company could be damaged. If she declined his offer she wouldn't get the information she was looking for and he might feel slighted, withdrawing completely from any deal they might have struck. But if she agreed to meet him at his hotel, she had a sick feeling that she might end up underneath his sheets with him. One thing was certain; it was better to deny his proposal to get drinks now before she got any alcohol in her system and the lone presence of a silver-tongued devil breathing down her neck at the hotel bar inhibited her decisions.

But was the information worth it...? If she could manage to take it all the way and ingratiate herself with Josh there was no saying what she might find out. She had to try. She just kept telling herself that sacrificing herself for Carter was the right thing to do. With that in mind, she cast a nervous glance to the door. Her lover was just tucking his cellphone into his breast pocket, stoic expression in tact and every hair and stitch of clothing perfectly undisturbed as though he had not just been pacing the floor like a hungry tiger.

Immediately before he opened the door, Anna met Josh's blue eyes. His look was intense but inviting as he waited for her response. That gaze definitely meant she was in for some trouble tonight if she did agree to see him.

Even with her doubts and fear that he might make a move tonight, Anna nodded almost imperceptibly. Josh's expression immediately relaxed and settled into something more friendly as Carter returned to his spot at the table. Anna smiled, beginning to babble. "I was just telling Mr. Williams that everything seems to be in order so far, not withstanding the product itself and the FDA paperwork which we will need ASAP. I'm sure that we can help move this along, what with your numerous contacts, Carter."

They discussed Anna's suggestions for possible marketing ideas. There were several that Josh liked, but it was hard for Anna to narrow it down to the best one when she had no idea the true effects of the product without it in her hands. They agreed that they would discuss that in more detail a bit later, but for now they would break for lunch. After that, Carter would work on getting in touch with someone who could help investigate the missing paperwork.

Everyone was happy to take a break. Just as Anna turned to ask Carter to lunch, he passed her by with a hand on her shoulder and a tight squeeze. He didn't say a word. Anna's mouth froze from where it was hanging open, invite still on her lips.

She had only just gathered her purse from her desk when her phone went off with a text from him. Sorry, had something to deal with ASAP it read. Just what on earth was going on here?!

As she reached the elevator, she was surprised to find Josh there, waiting. Megan was nowhere to be seen, most likely freshening up in the washroom. Anna pretended to be busy on her phone to avoid conversation.

Then, she realized she had no idea what time he expected her at the hotel. Quietly so that her coworkers just a few feet away wouldn't hear, she murmured, "when do you want me to meet you? As long as I have time to go home and change, I'm free all evening."

 

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Thursday morning - Unexpected Developments

Carter was growing more irritated with the interruptions from Jacob Gibson and now Trevor Garnett. Trevor was threatening to expose the infidelity of his wife and Carter. He was very vague about what he knew but it was certain, in his mind, that he knew enough. They thought since they had the goods on him and his mistress, he was going to roll over and let them control him. They scheduled a meeting with him tonight and when he objected, telling Trevor he had other plans, it was made clear to him they were not to be denied. He thought of Anna and how he was going to invite to his home for a nice leisurely dinner cooked by Rita and James. But that would have to wait for another night.

When he returned to the meeting, he sensed Anna knew something was up. Why would a CEO allow himself to be drawn out of a crucial meeting? He heard her start talking but his mind was on Marie Garnett and her husband. What was his game? He had not returned her calls from last week and wondered again is she was trying to warn him. It was too late now. He had agreed to meet Trevor and Jacob tonight, ruining his plans with Anna.

He was glad to hear the group wanted to break for lunch. His mind was preoccupied with thoughts of Marie when he squeezed Anna’s shoulder in an attempt to signal that everything was alright. But he had a sinking feeling, she didn’t believe the silent gesture. He felt bad about not speaking to Anna but with Josh and Megan close by he didn’t want them to hear anything.

Sitting at his desk for a few moments before he headed down for lunch with the group, he sent Anna a short text message. It was non-committal as to what the phone call was about and he knew Anna would grill him later. When he hit send, a thought crossed his mind. This was something personal and just as Anna had blocked him out to deal with her past lover, Simon, he had to deal with his past mistress on his own. She could not help him and the less Anna knew the better …. at least for now. She had enough on her plate dealing with Megan and Josh.

Josh, Megan, and Anna were waiting by the elevator for Carter when he leaned over and whispered in her ear. “Meet me at 7:30 in the hotel bar. I’ll be in one of the booths on the far wall.” He heard her soft acknowledgement and smiled at Megan. Their plan was taking shape.

When Carter joined the group at the elevator, he saw Josh leaning toward Anna, whispering something. She shook her head as if in agreement to what he said and then smiled at him. What was she up to? A twinge of jealousy knotted in his stomach. Was Josh trying to move in on her and was she willingly going along was this something more tangible? The group smiled at him, and he hooked his arm with Anna’s in a display of ownership. The group walked to a small restaurant a few doors down from his office that recently opened.

The restaurant chain was famous for their selection of beers from around the world and the food was excellent. The women talked about make-up and cosmetics while Josh and Carter talked politics and sports. They were interested in the hockey game being shown on one of the numerous televisions sets hanging from the walls. They both agreed the Washington team who had been denied for so long was in the finals. Did Anna like sports? They had only been together a little over a week and there was so much he wanted to learn about her. Would she enjoy seeing a game or was she the opera type? So many questions and so much to learn about his lover.

After lunch, Carter pulled Anna aside before they started the afternoon session. “I was going to have Rita and James; my house caretakers cook us a fabulous meal tonight but I can’t. I have a meeting that requires my attention. I’m sorry I can’t show you my home tonight and hope you understand. How do you think things are going with you and Josh? Any headway?”

Josh and Megan stood inside the conference room watching Anna and Carter through the window. Megan smirked seeing Carter explaining something to Anna. “I bet your little talk with Trevor Garnett produced some results.”

Josh chuckled and smiled at Megan as she toyed with her long strands of blonde hair. “Let’s just say that we freed up the bitch for tonight.” The ensuing chuckle was filled with evil intentions. Josh patted Megan’s behind. “The plot thickens and these two have no clue what is going to hit them when we pull the trigger.”

“I like your hand on my ass Josh. But I like your cock buried in anyone of my holes better,” she whispered eliciting a small moan. “Are you going to give her a one of our new play drugs tonight?” She had visions of Anna squirming in ecstasy as they watched Carter and Anna finish their private conversation.

His giggle was filled with malicious intent. “Only a small taste baby …… only a small taste. Enough to get her hooked on wanting more. Carter will have us to thank if she finds him alone tonight.” Josh smiled at Anna when she entered. He would bed her soon but not tonight. Tonight, he would continue testing this beauty.

When they were all in the conference room, Megan smiled brightly. “Let’s get to work. I have plans to meet a friend tonight.” They all laughed and she smiled and winked at Josh. She didn’t mention she was meeting a new pusher in the city after his meeting with Carter. Trevor Garnett would prove to be a valuable asset, selling their product on the black market and blackmailing Carter. This day could only get better.

 

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Lunch was nice but Carter was preoccupied. She mainly talked with Josh and Megan surprisingly, making small talk about whatever subject they were into at the moment. Eventually, they moved onto something that Anna was not interested in at all, so her attention slipped onto the game. She really didn't care for that either, but at least it kept her mind off of what was going on with Carter or how she was supposed to handle Josh. Sports weren't her thing but it was better than the anxiety lancing through her that the current drama in her life drug along with it. It was something mindless to focus on; the players moving about and attempting to score goals.

She was pretty quiet after that and it lasted well into the evening. Carter did stop her before she rejoined the clients in the conference room with a hand on her arm. Although he had pulled her close earlier and her comments to Josh last night did more than imply at best a sexual relationship between Carter and herself, it was best not to provide him ammunition or proof in that regard. Carter was standing fairly close and Anna moved away, conscious of Josh's eyes narrowed in on their point of contact. They were a little too close for a CEO and his employee. Carter frowned at her aversion but initiated conversation quietly so that only she could hear him.

She brushed off his words. "It's okay. I'm meeting Josh for drinks anyway. No, don't you dare start Carter Anderson. I'll be very careful. I won't drink much and I promise to keep my head about me tonight. But it really is a shame because I was so interested in hearing about what exactly has my boss so riled up. Something you should be telling me Carter?"

Her tone transitioned into ice, accusatory. During the whole conversation, her smile never slipped from her face for the sake of her audience. It wouldn't do for them to think there was any cracks between Annaleigh and Carter; they couldn't know that Annaleigh was beginning to wither under the pressure and that Carter was more stressed than he let on.

"If it's enough to raise your voice like that; yes darling, we could hear you shouting, than it must be important."

Carter's eyes flashed but he said nothing in rebuttal. His lack of response was enough to annoy her, causing her to twist on her heels and walk away. She reached for the conference room door handle. Just as her tiny hand wrapped around it, she glanced over her shoulder at him.

Coolly, she said, "you expect me to be honest and open with you about my meetings with Josh and yet you refuse to tell me what's going on in your life. Despite you claiming that you do, it appears as though you really don't trust me after all. I'll be meeting Josh at 7:30 tonight at his hotel bar and you may or may not expect to hear from me when I get home this evening. Enjoy your...meeting, Carter."

She pushed open the door and returned to her seat, ignoring Josh's radiant mischievous smile behind her or the closeness of the couple standing just inside the door. She hoped her expression wasn't as shaky as it felt. Her own return was enough to make them resettle at the table, the trio awaiting Carter who stood there stunned at her rejection of him outside the door.

When he did rejoin them, the afternoon meeting continued. Anna found herself spacing out, unable to focus with so much else rolling around in her head. There were a couple talking points that Carter had to firmly call her name for and repeat while they waited for her to catch up to the conversation. Carter's brow furrowed and he clenched his fist underneath the table in his lap. It wasn't like Anna to be so distracted and for her to be so blatantly ignoring this client meeting was not something he could let pass. It was something they would be talking about later, no doubt.

With her minuscule input during the afternoon's session, they manged to finish up just before five. What she did have to say was important and did add to the conversation, but there was lots more critical information pieces that she could have added to further flesh out the plan. As it stood, there was still a lot to be done. They had to deal with the application to the FDA but that would take time. Something they could not accomplish today.

Carter called an end to the fairly productive meeting with or without Anna's help. Josh seemed pleased with what they had accomplished, though, smiling and shaking Carter's hand firmly. They were just discussing the next steps in the process when Anna scooped up her belongings and scurried from the room before anyone could stop her. Megan called her name and attempted to follow her but gave up when it was clear that Anna was not in the mood to stop and chat.

She ended up in the staff room belonging to the Accounting division. It had the best television and couch inside for relaxing on their lunch break. It was the preferred hangout for individuals from many departments and Anna had spent a fair amount of time in here over her stay at the company. Because it was time for supper, most people had either went home already or were packing up their things. As a result, the staff room was empty.

She knew Carter would not be able to find her here; he'd probably never been in this room in his life and would not expect that Anna would hole herself up there. If he even bothered to look; his meeting was clearly the priority (she didn't blame him, not really), but she knew he was likely angry at her blase behaviour just now. She figured he was working up to give her an earful and she didn't want to hear it. She had no desire to be treated like a child and she was honestly very annoyed with Carter (and Josh) right now. Both men seemed to think it fun to step on her feelings like a child would step on a butterfly's wings.

She pressed her back against the door and slid down until her knees curled underneath her. The carpet was rough against the smooth skin of her legs, and she fisted her hands in the pile. She was losing control of the situation and her greatest ally was keeping secrets from her. She couldn't tell him half of it anyway; if he knew that Josh had kissed her and likely planned on more tonight, Carter would lose his mind and Anna would not be able to reason with him. Of course it didn't help that she was about to go meet a dangerous man for drinks at his hotel (which she was unfamiliar with), who was more than likely selling drugs right under her nose. She was in over her head and she couldn't back out now. She had no one to rely on but herself. It was all very frustrating.

Compound that with the fact that she had no idea how she'd even gotten in this mess in the first place. A month ago nobody had paid her any attention; she was normal chubby Anna with a fiance whom she loved (or she thought she did), who came to work everyday and worked hard but never got noticed. That was all fine - she kind of missed her invisible life before this mess. Now she had two very attractive men beating down her door (mind you, one was definitely using her to further his nefarious end game), and she was so out of her element she felt sick with nerves.

Oh wait--she knew how she'd gotten here. Fucking the boss meant that any enemies of his were automatically hers as well. His problems affected her life now, too. She didn't know if she could handle that thought.

Unlike most girls, Anna cried when she was angry. She was angry that her life was in shambles. Angry that Carter had so much control over her that she worried about what he would think for every little movement she made. Angry that Josh was out to get her in order to pull Carter from his seat at the top of his international mega-conglomerate.

Her emotions burst forth in a fit of tears. She swallowed the first sob but couldn't contain the rest, dropping her head into her upturned palms as she cried. She'd always been this way; hating that her tears often made her look like a scolded child who could not stand up for herself when all she wanted to do was strangle someone. Hated that it made her weak.

Even after the flow of crystalline liquid stopped pouring down her cheeks and she sat there sniffling with a red nose, Anna stayed curled on the floor for a long time. She focused on taking several deep breaths as she climbed to her feet shakily and checked her watch - almost six. She needed to get home and get ready to meet Josh.

After she had combed her hair out of her face and wiped her tears away, wet trails glistening in the sunlight on the backs of her hands, Anna found the department still and silent. She made sure she had her phone and purse before making the short trek to her vehicle. She tossed the cell on the passenger seat and it lit up with a couple texts from Carter. Anna declined to read them, not in the mood.

At home, she soaked in the tub and washed away all traces of her earlier breakdown. She searched through her closet until she found a that she thought suited the occasion perfectly. It was emerald green with intricate lacy flowers, the same colour as the underwear set she had worn today. She knew that Josh had appreciated it from the small view he got, so she hoped that this dress would bring up some good memories and help loosen up his tongue this evening in the hopes of seeing that same set of underwear with a little less fabric blocking his view.

She did her smokey and fierce, her lips painted blood red and eyeliner wings extending out to draw attention to the deep wells of her green eyes. She styled her hair in her soft loose curls, contrasting with her sharp makeup. She grabbed her clutch purse and slipped into a pair of white strappy heels.

When Anna gracefully sat down in the booth across from him, the minute hand on Josh's Rolex struck 7:30 exactly. She was nothing if not punctual. There was no evidence of the lost woman from the meeting or the emotional wreck that had practically dashed from the conference room to cry her eyes out. This woman was strong and opposing, mirroring the stoic expression that Carter wore so well.

Josh was stretched out in the booth, big body taking up a lot of space as he twirled the amber liquid in his glass. His blue eyes perused her intensely, looking up at her through long, beautiful eyelashes. There was a drink waiting for her, orange and fruity. Anna's nose turned up at the sweetness of it but she chugged it anyway. It wouldn't do for her to be rude; he'd already gone through the trouble of ordering her a drink so she might as well appreciate it.

The next pass of the waitress meant Anna was signalling her down. "I'll take a rum and coke please," she requested. Anna turned her attention to Josh once more.

"Thank you for inviting me. I think we're going to have a fabulous night away from that stuffy conference room. I apologize for my rude behaviour this afternoon - my attention waned at a client meeting and it was unacceptable. I do think everyone managed just fine without me, though."

The waitress returned with her drink.

"Shall we propose a toast? How about to our new union? I'm certain our... relationship will be quite fruitful for the both of us," she smiled. Her painted lips gave way to reveal a set of perfect, shining white teeth.

Anna wanted to be flirty this evening but not outright suggestive. She needed to keep the plausible deniability if everything came back to bite her in the butt later (like she thought it might), but still be able to draw him in and invite him to tell her his secrets. She wanted him to feel close to her. If she had known how the night was going to end, Anna might have turned and ran now, but she had no way of understanding just how far in over her head she really already was.

Josh was going to chew her up and spit her out and she didn't even know it was coming.

 

[Rocket1010]

Thursday Night - Carter meets blackmailers and Anna meets Josh

During the afternoon meeting, Carter noticed Anna seemed to be in another world. He had to ask her twice for her opinion and each time she looked at him with a strange glint in her eyes. If he didn’t know better, he thought she was on drugs. But each time she responded brilliantly, adding to the conversation. He noticed Megan and Josh had noticed it too, glancing at each other and then giving soft smiles that he caught. They were relishing in her inattentiveness. Finally, the meeting was winding down and they all agreed to meet tomorrow to hopefully wrap up this part of the marketing material.

After the meeting Carter wanted to talk to Anna and confide in her about his issue today. But she scampered out of the conference room without so much as a word. She had gone off on him earlier about trust, telling him flippantly about meeting with Josh and implying that he was keeping a secret from her. Yes, he was keeping something from her but he didn’t have time to get into all the details during the meeting with Josh and Megan. Yeah, he had an unpleasant disgusted, and angry look when he returned. Who wouldn’t when you find out your mistress’ husband has found out you were messing around with his wife. He wanted to tell her and he would tell her everything tonight but when he went to find her, she was nowhere to be found.

He thought about her words and sarcastic tone about how he may or may not expect to hear from her this evening. He was a bit mystified as to why she was so angry with him. He texted her …. I need to talk to you tonight. He waited for about an hour with no response and then he sent another text …… Please call me when you get this! Nothing from her. Evidently, she was either ignoring him or she was decided not to answer him. After another thirty minutes with no reply, he sent her a final text …… evidently you don’t give a shit about talking to me. I hope you have a good meeting with Josh. You know where to find me if you want to talk and if not I’ll see you at the morning meeting.

Carter met Jacob Gibson and Trevor Garnett at the Drake Hotel where they were armed with photos of him at the front door to Trevor’s house with Marie Garnett wearing a sexy red negligee. Carter argued that the photo didn’t prove anything and when they showed him a picture of her red behind, claiming he put the marks on her, he scoffed. “How in the hell do I know you didn’t beat her yourself and are trying to blame me?”

Trevor’s face was turning red with anger as he told Carter that Marie confessed to the infidelity. “So that was why she was trying to get a hold of me,” he thought as he watched the jilted husband fume.

“And how do I know you didn’t beat the hell out of her until she said what you wanted to hear.” Carter knew he was in trouble but he wouldn’t be beat. Not by these assholes. “Until you have more positive proof, you both can take a flying leap off a cliff,” he added standing and throwing down some bills for his drink.

“You haven’t heard the last of this you dick head.” Trevor was steaming and Jacob had to restrain him.

Carter knew they had him dead to rights but there was something about this meeting that didn’t fit. Why meet here and not at his office? If they really wanted to press charges, they could have easily made a complaint to the police. No there had to be something more, something bigger. On the way out, he noticed a very pretty blonde sitting at the end of the bar, sipping a drink. He knew it was Megan and what the hell was she doing here. Was she waiting for a friend or was she part of what he thought was a blackmail scheme.

Waiting for his car, he looked at his phone. 7:00 pm and no word from Anna. This was getting to be a regular thing with her, ignoring his messages when she was meeting with Josh. Climbing into his car, he headed to the Veranda Restaurant for a quiet meal and then off to his condo. He thought of Anna for awhile and figured it wasn’t worth worry about. She was probably having a great time with Josh.

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Megan smiled at the two men when they approached her at the bar. They told her what Carter said and she told them it was exactly what they expected. “Don’t worry boys. Let’s go to the room you rented and do some business.”

When they got to the room, Megan outlined what she expected from both of them. They were to push the pills in the bars where it would be easy to make contact with men and women on the prowl. They were to offer the pills for a fraction of the cost but the purchaser had to be sworn to secrecy. It was up to Trevor and Jacob to vet the potential buyers and if they were arrested, Megan and Josh never knew them. She smiled at them, asking if they had any questions. When they didn’t she put her hands on her hips.

“Boys as a bonus and incentive I took one of our little pills about 30 minutes ago and I’m fucking horny. I need a couple of hard cocks to fuck me. Are you up to it?”

Both men grinned widely, not believing their stroke of luck with this beautiful woman. They watched eagerly as she slipped her dress over her head revealing her naked body. They wasted no time disrobing and began feasting on her heated excited body. She grabbed their cocks, stroking them as she moaned while they sucked on her sensitive tits. It was going to be a long enjoyable night of fucking. Leading the men to the bed, she wondered how Josh was doing with Annaleigh.

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When he saw her walk into the Grand Hotel bar, he couldn’t help but smile. She looked absolutely gorgeous in the emerald dress and he wondered if she was still wearing the emerald bra. She had put an extra touch of sensuality to her makeup and Josh found himself wondering if she was thinking of other more erotic things than just business. He had told Megan he was going to give her a taste but if she wanted more, who was he to argue.

It was not lost on him when she downed the fruity drink, not asking what it was. If she knew what he had added to the drink, she might have refused it. He saw her eyes roving over him and then was interrupted when she flagged down the waitress. A smirk pasted on his face as she thanked him for inviting her.

“Hey no problem about today. You are a very busy woman and I wonder how you keep up with all your responsibilities.” Her soft smile as she glanced down at the drink when it arrived amused him. “Yes, a toast is in order.” He clinked her glass as she talked about a new union and when she emphasized relationship, he wondered if she really wanted one or was she trying to amuse him.

“I have a confession to make Annaleigh. I did have some of the new drugs with me but I didn’t want Carter to get his hands on them.” Her eyes widened with interest. “I don’t have any with me I do have a photo of the packaging which I think will interest you.”

Josh scooted around to the middle of the booth and patted the cushion next to him. “Sit here Annaleigh. I don’t bite.” When she scooted next to him he smelled her intoxicating perfume and as a bonus, saw a flash of the emerald lace bra. What decision would she make in about 15 minutes, he wondered as he pulled his cell phone out and flicked to the photos.

“This is the packaging we are thinking about.” A photo of a cellophane wrapper with white ridged edges adjacent to a field of blue with a red stripe running diagonally from the top right to the bottom left. “We don’t have a name for the product and though we have thrown around a lot of ideas, we haven’t selected a name yet. This is where we hope you can help us too.”

Glancing at her staring at the screen, he knew the drug was starting to take effect. “And another thing since you want to join our team, the key ingredient of our drug comes from a plant found in the far reaches of the South American Amazon region. One of our people found it being used in the jungles as an aphrodisiac. We know the FDA will have a hard time approving something from that region. That is why we need Carter’s expertise.”

Josh could tell the drug was taking effect. “Listen Anna, I only gave you a small dose thinking that you would want to test it for yourself. I thought it would inspire your creative juices.”

When she turned her face to him, he saw the flushed cheeks and knew she would soon be very aroused. He put his arm around her shoulders, pulling her to him, kissing her hard on the lips. While she started to fight, he kept his lips glued to hers while his hand grabbed her small hand, guiding it to his cock.

When he broke the kiss she had a shocked look on her face. “Just go with the feelings Annaleigh. You can stay here for awhile or you can run home to Carter and fuck his brains out.” He didn’t care one way or the other. The man at the bar had enough pictures to show Carter his lover was cheating on him.

 

[Cum_Inside]

Anna was feeling woozy, head swimming after she sat down next to Josh. She knew that it couldn’t be the alcohol - she tended to get drunk quite a bit and this was nothing like her usual feeling. Mostly she only became talkative but her wagging tongue felt dry and heavy in her mouth. Her skin felt so hot - she had no doubt that her cheeks must be flaming red.

She weakly tried to push him away as he pressed his lips onto hers but her inhibited strength and his much larger, powerful frame kept her captive against his lean body. There was nothing she could do but let him manipulate her struggling frame into the position he wanted her. She seemed to snap out of it for a second, eyes wide and torso gaining a burst of adrenaline as she tried to twist out of his hold once more when she clued into his next move, flailing against his hold on her. She wondered desperately why nobody was trying to stop him or intervene.

It was all futile, Josh’s much larger hand taking her own and firmly placing it down against his cock. She moaned in desperation against his mouth, whining, “stooooop!” into the minimal space between them. He pulled back, looking at her casually. The expression on his face was one that told her he could care less what she thought about her current predicament

She attempted to pull her hand back but he held it there, pressing her wrist down firmly. His dick was swollen against her hand, feeling like it could give Carter’s a run for his money. She flinched in disgust. She wanted to curse at him, but even her delirious mind knew that she couldn’t accuse him without proof of his despicable actions - likely he had something he could blackmail her with and it would be her word against his. In her vulnerable state, her word wouldn’t mean much, incapacitated as she was. They would never take her word over his - a silly girl crying wolf about an influential CEO with a perfect track record. Just something else to get brushed under the rug.

She wanted to kick herself for not considering he might have drugged the drink that was waiting for her when she arrived. She was starting to feel like she was burning up, flush extending down her throat and under the neckline of her dress. That wasn’t the worst part.

With mortification, Anna realized her panties were soaked, dampness spreading to the fabric of the booth underneath her. She pressed her thighs together, groaning in despair. How could she have let this happen? Carter would never believe her that she didn’t mean for this - she regretted not answering his texts or telling him that she suspected Josh of illicit selling of medications before agreeing to meet him here. She should have just said where she was meeting him. Maybe then she would have a leg to stand on when she accused Josh of taking advantage of her. She realized how it looked - lovers tucked together enjoying an intimate evening; that’s why nobody was concerned.

He ducked his face down again, eyes roving over the bright red tinge of her skin to where it disappeared under the green fabric. They slid lower and lower, clearly taking in her engorged breasts and where she was trying to squeeze her thighs tightly enough to prevent any more leakage. She whimpered. Josh smirked and tucked two fingers under her chin, pulling her eyes up to meet his own. They pierced right through her.

He lowered his head slowly, intentions clear. The next time he pressed his mouth onto hers, he kissed her deeply and slowly, enjoying as the fight bled out of her. He watched her face as his tongue separated her lips and explored her wet cavern, free hand that was around her shoulders crawling up her thigh until his fingers teased just at the hemline. She tried to pull back again but his hand clenched down on the muscle of her leg painfully.

Her eyelashes fluttered shut as the tears began to fall for the second time that day, saline brushing against Josh’s lips and mixing in with their saliva as he kissed her. The taste of her tears caused his cock to pulse against her hand, his hips thrusting up to get more friction. This time her tears were not anger; they fell in desperation, any noise from her sobs swallowed by his mouth.

Josh must have felt like she was done fighting back because the hand holding her thigh rose to cradle her cheek and gently brush away her tears with his thumb. He separated from her, sucking his finger into his mouth to better taste the concentrated flavour of her agony. He moaned around it, thumb popping back out to trace up her thigh once again.

“Please. Please don’t do this to me. I want Carter. Please, Mr. Williams; I’ll do whatever you want me to do,” she whispered pitifully, taking forever to get the words out in her influenced state. She turned to fumble for her purse and he let her, watching carefully as she tried clumsily to unlock it and select Carter as a contact.

Anna paused, brain fighting to work through the possibilities. She would have to explain to Carter how she had gotten dosed in the first place and he would be irate at the fact that she had been so stupid. He was angry enough from earlier he might not even hear her out. Plus the fact that she was sure Josh had already considered her movements, some contingency plan in place to ensure that Anna could not leave this situation the innocent victim.

He smelled so good. His mouth was powerful and tasted like whiskey, tang sharp and delicious on her tongue. His hand was so large on her thigh, and his cock hard and flexing against her palm. Anna's pussy was soaking wet. She was already going to lose her lover; why should she fight anymore?

Anna cried for the second time that day as her life shattered at her feet. She most likely wouldn't be able to pick up all the pieces. Josh had managed to take everything she was and worm his way inside with no hope of her getting out of his clutches alive unless he decided he didn’t want to play with her any longer. For now she was just his puppet on a stick dancing for his amusement.

 

[Rocket1010]

Thursday night - Josh confuses Anna.

Josh was enjoying Anna’s predicament. Her mind was fighting the effects of the drug while her body welcomed the eroticism sensations.

The kiss lingered and he knew the photographer at the bar was getting some very salacious pictures.

To anyone looking at them kissing in the booth it would seem that two lovers were enamored with each other. But they weren’t lovers, they were business acquaintances. And if the truth be known, they were adversaries. Josh had an agenda and Anna was one key part of the puzzle to complete the task on that agenda.

Even though her mind was fighting, her fingers on her right hand was squeezing his cock as if measuring it, feeling it for size. For a brief moment he wondered if she was comparing him to Carter.

Josh felt just a little sympathy for Anna‘s tears as he wiped them from her cheek. Looking into her eyes, he saw her struggle as she dealt with the situation he put her in. Should she go back to Carter or go with Josh up to his room.

She told him she wanted Carter but he wondered if the circumstances were different, she would gladly go to his room and sample the treat hidden within the confines of his trousers.

Josh wanted more but he was satisfied only to making this a test for Anna. He wanted her to feel the strong sensual sensations produced by the new drug.

Feeling her breast pushing against his chest made him want to rip her dress off and feast on her body. He wanted to see all of her delicious naked body, to feel her it squirming under his touch, and then feeling his cock buried deep inside her.

But he did not want her resisting him but rather willingly coming to him. If he took her to his room now she would resist and it would be a form of rape. That is not what he wanted ... sitting in the meeting tomorrow with an accusatory stare, accusing him of rape. No, now that she had a taste of the erotic drug he had a feeling her curiosity would get the better of her, wanting to feel what it would be like with a full dose. And the only way that was going to happen was with Josh and not Carter.

When Josh noticed a second round of tears flowing from her emerald eyes, he slipped out of the booth and extended his large hand to Anna. “Come on Annaleigh, let’s get out of here.” The look in her eyes was one of defiant confusion. “Don’t worry Annaleigh we are not going to my room.” A look of relief spread across her face as Josh linked her arm with his, leading her to the front entrance.

At the taxi stand he helped her get into a taxi. When she attempted to pull some money out of her purse, her phone fell to the pavement. Josh quickly retrieved her phone and saw that she had three messages from Carter.

Pulling out a $100 bill he gave it to the driver with instructions to take her to whatever address she gave him. He acted as if he didn’t know where she was living but he did but he was not about to let her know.

Glancing at his expensive Rolex watch, he noticed the time was a little after 8 o’clock. Turning his attention to Annaleigh. “You really should read your text messages Annaleigh. He let out a chuckle as he added, “the erotic sensations you are feeling should wear off in about an hour or so. A full dose will last much longer and is so much more fun.” His tone left the impression that the night is still young. He wondered if she would hook up with Carter or ride out the storm by herself. “Go home and relax and I will see you at your office tomorrow morning.”

Then, as an afterthought, he added. “You only had a small taste of our new drug Annaleigh. I can guarantee that a full dose would be very rewarding to your erotic senses. If you are interested, I would be happy to let you sample a full dose of our new wonder drug with me.” If she took him up on his offer it would be a night of unbridled lust and rough sex.

Not waiting for her answer, Josh shut the taxi door and turned, walking back into the hotel with a wide grin on his face. He had left her in the state of intense arousal and he wondered if she would see Carter tonight. Then, he chuckled, seeing some of the hotel guests looking at him.

He was sure she thought he was Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. A nice sweet man who she probably wanted to fuck and a horrible monster she probably wanted to kill. Walking back to the bar, he sat in the same booth and waited for Megan to return. He wanted to hear everything about her meeting with the two new drug pushers.

Carter looked at the clock on the stove, seeing it was 8 o’clock and still no communication from Anna. Grabbing a beer from the refrigerator, he walked into the living area and turned on the large screen TV hanging on the wall. Turning on the hockey game, he resigned himself to spending the night alone and not seeing Anna until the meeting tomorrow morning.

 

[Cum_Inside]

The taxi driver pulled up to the curb outside her condo just as she had directed at the beginning of the ride. She felt dizzy but hot, squirming and sliding around in the backseats as he drove, arousal climbing higher and higher. She needed to touch herself or find something to stuff inside her wet vaginal canal before she went crazy from desire.

He paid her no mind; he was likely used to drunk women from bars. Vindictively, she wondered if he was used to driving home women who had just been drugged against their will like she had been. If he knew that the man paying her fare had used her as a guinea pig in his little scheme, would he report it to the police? Or would the promise of money to keep his mouth shut mean that she would have to suffer in silence for the rest of her life?

It took her a while to make her way up the stairs and into the building, steps careful and slow in her vulnerable state. She managed to reach her apartment with no issues, scanning her card and collapsing against the wall just inside with a deep sigh of relief. Anna fumbled for her phone.

She wanted Carter, but she could not let him see her like this. He would be so angry to come over and see his girlfriend standing on shaky legs while her pussy leaked juice down the inside of her smooth thighs following a meeting with his competitor. Anna knew that she would have to explain it all; the illegal drug, the cursory kiss that first night, and now Josh’s hands groping at her while she took a mouthful of his tongue not once but twice. His offer to give her more if only she asked... It was very clear that Josh had no qualms about bending Anna over and making her take his dick in any hole he pleased next they met, Carter be damned. Maybe that even made Josh hotter - taking not only Carter’s empire from him but also his lover. A usurper king sitting on a stolen throne with a woman and title that did not truly belong to him.

This time she buried the sobs even as she thumbed the screen of her phone back off. She had no idea how she could possibly say anything to Carter without hurting him in the process. She would just have to suffer alone. Josh was an attractive man on the outside but his personality was ugly. He was every bit the monster she had been warned about, but now it was too late. She was in the belly of the beast; he’d already swallowed her.

She tore at her shoes to get them off and left her purse laying on the floor where she had dropped it upon arrival home. Anna’s fingers scrabbled for her zipper to her dress on the way down the hallway, managing to get it all the way down after a bit of a struggle. The next things to go were her panties and bra before she even hit the threshold of her room. Anna flicked the lamp on the bedside table on and cast a glance at herself in the large vanity mirror above the dresser.

Her skin was flushed, beads of sweat collecting at the tender skin of her throat. Her chest was heaving with exertion and even from here Anna could see the damp crotch of her panties. One hand slid down her front and pinched experimentally at her erect, rock hard nipple, a shock of electricity zipping down her spine. It had never felt so good!

She turned and dug her black combination lock case out of her closet that contained her toys. Anna selected her favourite purple vibrator before climbing into the bed on her back with her knees spread. Because she was already worked up, the first orgasm slammed into her like a freight train, taking away all her senses and leaving her laying there in a puddle of her own juice and more than a little dazed. Holy fuck, she’d never had an orgasm feel like that. Every single one of her senses was heightened, on high alert and singing loudly. Her body trembled and shook, nerves igniting and causing fire to spread through her from her toes to her shoulders.

The second time took longer but Anna fucked herself to two more orgasms, writhing and squirming around in the bed before her energy finally sapped and the toy fell from her fingers, finger joints stiff and cracking painfully from the length of time she’d been gripping it. Her smile was dopey as she stared at the ceiling, bed completely soaked underneath her. She reached for her phone where she’d just dumped it on the floor. It was late by now, horror setting in as her sense of logic returned fully now that the cloud of arousal settling over her had been dealt with.

It was just after 1030 - Anna had been playing with her pussy for almost three hours! She had never done anything like that in her life! But it was so good... Anna couldn’t help but let the treacherous thought take root; it would be so fucking amazing to be stuffed full of cock while she was high as a kite on the substance - lasting all night and dicked for hours. She would likely never have any better sex. The thought was mutinous because it meant that she’d have to break down and ask Josh. If she did ask him, it would be his cock she was impaled on as she enjoyed the effects of the medication, not Carter’s.

But she had to do it for research purposes, she told herself. She had to know the full range of capabilities this medication had to gauge just how dangerous it could be in the hands of the public. So far it screamed of date rape possibilities; Anna knew that if Josh didn’t have bigger plans for her tonight there would have been nothing she could have done to stop him if he really wanted to take her. But it also screamed one hell of a ride and Anna wasn’t sure she wanted to get off yet or go for one more trip around.

She stripped the bed of its sheets and climbed in the shower after dumping them in the hamper. Her fingers dipping between her thighs once more to rub at her still swollen clit. She didn’t feel the effects of the drug any longer, having a quick letdown period, but Anna was still envisioning just how sexy and desirous it had made her feel. She wondered if this was how an addict felt - always wondering how best to get their hands on the next fix before the last had even truly worn off. Was it possible to become addicted after such a tiny dosage? She didn’t think she was; just more eager to see exactly what heights she could climb to with this new supplement.

She propped one leg up on the edge of the shower enclosure and fingered herself slowly to orgasm number four, moaning and gasping at the intense rush of it. Her pussy was still tingling from earlier. Anna climbed out and dried off, too exhausted to make up her bed. She grabbed her pillow and comforter off the bed and headed back down the hall to the couch and plopped down, sitting up and staring at the blackened television screen as she debated on how she could get out of this mess.

She was falling in love with Carter, that much she already knew. But after he found out about tonight he would not want anything to do with her. She had half a mind to call him right now and spill everything, but Carter would likely put his foot down and forbid her from seeing Josh. Although he was slowly morphing into that scum bag people told her he was, Anna still needed information from him. If he believed she was just a mindless addict under his and Megan’s control, would he tell her anything secretive? She wondered. Carter would destroy all that she had built and make the suffering she had gone through already tonight meaningless; all the fear she had of being raped and used by Josh slamming into her again.

But then her traitorous mind started whispering in her ear again. Josh was an attractive man - one Annaleigh would drop panties for any day if she didn’t have Carter. Would it really be rape? In the dark recesses of her mind, Anna had envisioned what it would be like to have him moving over her, hips and groins pressed together in a sexual dance of intimacy. Josh himself knew he was a charmer, but did he know that Anna had imagined him fucking her even without the influence of the drugs in a moment of weakness? This might be her chance.

Initially, she had started this subterfuge absolutely against the idea. She had Carter! She wouldn’t cheat on him! But this... this was for public safety. She was willing to be Josh’s pin cushion until Carter could get to the bottom of this and figure it all out. She might even get some critical information from either of the masterminds in his scheme if she surrendered herself to them - mindlessly following directions in search of her next fix...

Anna finally texted Carter: Met with Josh. Drank a little. Felt sick. Hailed me a cab and sent me home. Been feeling bad most of the night. Sorry baby, talk tomorrow?

She sat and stared blankly at the wall for a long time, working up the nerve to text Josh, too. Her plan was shaky at best, but she’d already most likely lost Carter anyway with the events of tonight. She had no doubt they’d come to haunt her in the future if she knew anything about Josh at all. Might as well go out with a bang and at least get Carter some useful information whether he believed her or not.

I want it.

It was ambiguous at best but he’d understand. Maybe even by this time tomorrow Anna would be pressed down into his hotel bed taking his cock, devolving into nothing but a cheating whore, but she would do it for the good of Carter. She’d do it for secrets, and she’d do it to take the brunt of Josh’s terrible plans for the future. If she had to become his little fuck-doll and distract him from his endgame a bit, Anna would take the hit. Her life meant nothing compared to what Carter stood to lose - Josh had effectively stripped any of her dignity tonight when he made it clear with his tongue in her mouth and hand questing under her dress that he could just reach out and take whatever it was he wanted from her. She was powerless to stop him. She had never felt more useless in her life.

Maybe there was a chink in his armour that she could exploit. Anna would only find it from the luxury of his bed. She cried for the ruination of her and Carter’s relationship. She couldn’t tell him the truth but at least she wouldn’t be enough of a bitch to cheat on him. With a loud pounding in her ears, Anna realized the sick feeling settling in her stomach wasn’t the drug letdown, but the knowledge that Anna loved Carter. That she was planning to tear down what they had already built despite wanting to do nothing more than spend the rest of her life showing him all the ways she already loved him. She'd already texted him but she had more to say; there was a decision to be made on how best to move forward.

She called his direct office line instead of texting. Of course there was no one to answer being so late at night, but she planned on that. She wanted him to be able to sit down and listen and really absorb her words, but she didn’t want to give him the chance to talk her out of this or stop her, so she talked to his voicemail. She had to split the message up into two different messages it was so long.

I need to talk to you; fuck, there are so many things I wish I could say to you right now. I want to tell you everything, but... I know this is shitty, but I’m doing everything for your own good, even if you won’t see it that way. This will only hurt you, but there are some things that only I can do to stop Josh from burning down your company, Carter. I’ll be made out to be the liar when everything comes out, but please trust that I would do anything to help you. I would do anything to show you how much I love you, and although I’m going to get trampled on, I want you to know that anything that happens is only because I love you enough to sacrifice my life. Please just remember that every story has two sides, and that the little boy who cried wolf wasn’t a liar in the end despite his other downfalls.

...I can’t hurt you, Carter, but I know you’ll end up in pain anyway. I have to step back from you no matter how much it hurts us both. Josh Williams is dangerous and I need the proof. All I can ask is that you remember the good times we had and that I am madly in love with you, Carter Anderson, even if this voicemail is full of sad things and brings up angry feelings at the moment, just know that everything I did, I did it for you. I’m sorry Carter, but we’re over (a choked sob into the phone, here) before the line disconnected and went dead.

 

[Rocket1010]

Friday Morning - Carter world is shattered

Carter was into his third beer when his phone ping and he hurriedly picked it up thinking it was Anna. Looking at the screen he noted it was 9:30 pm and the text was from Edward.

"Call me asap!"

Forgetting the hockey game, Carter immediately called Edward. Something must be wrong was the only thought flying around in his head. He picked up on the first ring and sounded out of breath. They traded pleasantries and then Edward told him he found out some useful stuff about Josh and Megan but he wanted to talk to him and Anna in person. Would it be possible to come to his place tomorrow?

Carter thought about the upcoming meeting with Josh and Megan. He told Edward of the meeting and thought they should have everything wrapped up by noon. When he pressed Edward for more information, he was met with silence. Edward finally told him, “The information I have is better said in person and …… (there was a long pause) …. There is something I haven’t told you about Josh Williams. Regina and I should have told you and Anna …..” his voice died off. Before Carter could press him for more information, Edward added, “I’ll have my private jet pick you and Anna up and maybe you two can spend the weekend. Regina and I would love to have you both stay with us.”

Carter was elated. He and Anna were going to get away for the weekend and there would be plenty of time to talk about Josh, Megan, and his secret, Marie Garnett. He was prepared to tell her everything about Marie and how he was threatened with blackmail. Turning back to the hockey game, he grabbed another beer and couldn’t wait to hear from Anna, hoping she would call him or even better, surprise him with her prescence tonight. Punching a message into his phone, he smiled thinking of the great weekend they would have together. “Sorry I missed your text earlier baby. Can’t wait to see you tomorrow. I have so much to tell you and good news …. Love.” Carter knew he was in love with Anna and that was another thing he wanted to talk about with her.

Getting ready for bed, he knew it was time to promote her. Texting Joanna, who was used to his late-night texting. Prepare a company a memo promoting Anna to Special Projects Marketing Coordinator. Have her stuff moved from the marketing department to the empty office near mine. Signing it CA. Climbing into bed, he couldn’t wait to see the look of surprise on her face.

Carter had a smile on his face in the morning. Everything would be fine between them. He trusted that she was doing the right thing with Josh and he promised he would not interfere with her way of handling. He couldn’t wait to hear what she may have found out last night with Josh. Though he didn’t like the idea of her being alone with him, he knew she was tough and would tell him if she needed him. Besides the Marie blackmail was hanging over his head and he needed to tell her about it.

Grabbing a cup of coffee from the coffee shop, he was, as usual, the only person in the building except for the security guards and maintenance crew. Looking into the empty office near him, he smiled envisioning Anna sitting there with her radiant smile. The desk looked pretty sturdy and a wicked thought of them fucking on it crossed his mind. Arriving at his office, he sat for a moment looking out over the city he loved. It was waking up just like his lover, and he couldn’t wait to see her this morning as he turned and saw the message light on the phone blinking.

Carter listened to the messages from Anna, not believing what he heard. He put the phone back into its cradle and punched the speaker button. Listening to her soft hurtful voice, each syllable seemingly filled with pain, he couldn’t believe what he was hearing. She loved him but she was breaking it off with him. It didn’t make sense. They agreed they would talk to each other about issues with Josh Williams but now he’s hearing her tortured voice tell him how she loved him but she has to break up. What the fuck happened last night?

He listened to her messages again and again, committing her words to memory. By the fifth time listening, his photographic memory had recorded every word, every syllable. His first instinct was to call Josh and find out what happened and then cancel the meeting, but what good would that do. And then anger slowly seeped into his thoughts, the kind of anger that builds slowly and deliberately, raising the blood pressure. He started thinking how she wanted to do this all on her own and at first, he was resistant but then relenting, only asking for a report. Did something happen on her end with Josh that she no longer trusted him? Keeping secrets? She was sure to throw his secretive nature into his face but he was ready to share everything with her.

The hurt and anger built inside, starting out with small embers but the flames quickly being fanned into a raging fire. He slammed his fist on the table, feeling the pain radiate up his arm. He covered his eyes, listening to her voice again and again. Each time, there was nothing he could do to stop the torrent of hurt and anger inside him. What would there meeting be like today? Hell, with the way she spoke, it sounded as if she was giving up her position with the company? What about all the other accounts? His mind was spiraling down the rabbit hole and he had to stop the freefall of hateful thoughts.

He was looking out over the city, thinking and fuming at her words when his phone pinged. He looked at the strange number wondering who would be texting him at this hour of the morning. Normally he would disregard unknown texts but he had a feeling this one would be different.

There was a picture of Anna and Josh sitting in a booth talking with the notation. “Something for your viewing pleasure.” But when he scrolled down, the pictures became more intimate. There were a few of Josh was leaning over her, kissing her. A close up of her soft smile and flushed cheeks. And then the coupe de gras photos of him offering her his hand and the two of them leaving arm and arm was the deathblow. She fucked him screamed in his head. She didn’t want to face him last night or maybe she spent the whole night fucking the bastard. His hands clenched in rage and it was a good thing they were not in the same room. He trusted her and she went and fucked him ….. fucked him …… fucked him. The words would not leave.

It was very clear that he should have never allowed her to get so close to the scumbag so this was partly his fault. Her words droned on in his head like a bad penny. Her words, need to talk, I love you, doing this for your own good, made out to be a liar, do anything to show you how much I love you, I’m going to get trampled on, have to step back, Josh Williams is dangerous, remember the good times and I’m madly in love with you, Carter, everything I did, I did it for you. Her choked sob at the end rang in his ears as he sat ….. stunned ….. confused …… and most of all hurt.

He loved her but it was evident she thought nothing of being a whore, selling herself soul to the scumbag. The pictures pretty well said it all. She met him in the hotel, had a few drinks, went to his room, and fucked all night. Was she taking a break when she texted and told him she wanted to talk today? His anger was getting the better of him and then he closed his eyes, knowing thinking about the situation and knowing what he had to do.

Picking up a pen, he started to write a note to Anna. When he was finished, he re-read it and then signed it. He also sent the photos to the copier on the opposite wall, wanting hard evidence of her infidelity. Afterwards he sat, fuming one minute, and then trying to rationalize what his next move would be.

Joanna interrupted his thoughts. “Hey boss you finally came to your senses and gave Anna that promotion.”

With all the confusion in his mind, he forgot about the promotion. “Yes Joanna. Make sure it goes out to everyone at 9:00 am sharp. Not a minute sooner and not a minute later.”

She looked at him with a questioning smile. “Sure thing boss. Boss, is everything alright?”

“Everything is fine. I just have a lot of things on my mind.” The answer was short and sweet.
Picking up the note, he added a post script to it and then laid it down on his desk. The meeting this morning was going to be hard but he already concocted a plan.

Joanna buzzed him, telling him everyone was in the conference room waiting for him. When he asked if Anna was there, she answered that she was and asked if he wanted to see her before the meeting. He told her no and then fingered the two envelopes. It didn’t surprise him that Anna didn’t come up to see him before the meeting. Why would she? She was on her own now, delving into the strange world that Josh would take her. She had no use for him now. At five minutes to 9, he walked out to Joanna’s desk.

“Joanna, I am going to be leaving as soon as I’m done with the meeting. I don’t want anyone to know where I’m going. Is that clear?”

“Yes sir,” she answered. “What about Anna? What if she needs to contact you?”

Carter looked at her with defiant eyes and said in an authoritative curt voice. “I don’t want anyone to know where I’m going. You are to contact me only if the world is on fire. I will call or text each day and let you know when I’m coming back. Does that answer your question?”

“Yes SIR,” Joanna said with a chuckle.

Carter walked to the conference room, trying his best to control his anger. This was going to be short and sweet and then he was going to leave as fast as he could. If he stayed in that room more than a few moments, he would attack Josh. “Let Anna handle it. She wanted the power and glory with no help from him. Let her handle Josh and Megan on her own,” he muttered as he opened the door.

The three of them were sipping coffee as if nothing happened. He noticed a smirk on Josh and Megan’s faces while Anna’s eyes were looking down at some notes. ‘Can’t even bring yourself to look at me this morning,’ he thought as he threw the two envelopes on the table in front of her.

“Good morning everyone. You are all looking very chipper this morning. I assume everyone got a good night’s sleep.” Megan and Josh grinned and Anna’s eyes told it all, she didn’t sleep much. ‘Probably from too much fucking,’ he thought as he continued.

“I will make this short as I have another more important meeting that takes me out of town. So with that I will leave you in the very capable hands of Annaleigh Brayden. Since I may be gone for few days or more, she is your main contact. I’m sure she will do a good job. And by the way, you may want to congratulate Anna. She has been promoted to Special Project Marketing Coordinator. Any further correspondence on this matter should be through her. I am giving her complete authority to act on the company’s behalf.”

Carter turned to leave, hearing the them congratulate Anna. This is what she wanted and he gave her total control without his interference. At the door he looked at the stunned expression on her face. “Oh by the way, Joanna is sending out a text congratulating you on your promotion. The small envelope is for you personally Anna and you can share the contents of the larger envelope with your clients.”

Walking briskly out the door, he slammed it shut with a loud bang that resonated down the hall. She wanted to swim with the man-eating shark. He only hoped that she would not be eaten alive or if his hunch about Edward’s strange call was what he thought, she wouldn’t get arrested by the feds. But that was no longer his worry.


Josh and Megan had a look of triumph written all over their faces. “So Annaleigh where do you want to begin? Shall we have a look in the envelope?” Josh and Megan already knew what was in the brown manila envelope.


As Carter walked out of the building, he wondered how she would take his note. She was on her own now with no safety net. He would also have to explain why Anna was not with him.

Dear Anna;
I am not going to try to dissuade you from your journey with Josh. I saw the pictures and as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. You claim you love me with all your heart but I know you don’t trust me. And love has to do with trust, trust that each person will understand and forgive. I was going to tell you everything about my past mistress before you and the efforts of her husband to blackmail me. I know they are tied in with Josh somehow and I will deal with them.

You said you wanted to talk to me in your text and in your voicemail. But you didn’t have the courage to face me. That is not love and trust. Until you are willing to open your heart and truly love me like you claim, it is only empty words and promises.

You wanted this assignment and it is now yours totally to do with as you see fit to do. From the photos I saw, you are off to a good start getting on Josh’s good side. I’m sure he will be able to fulfill your needs …… maybe more than I can. We were only at the tip of the sensual exploration and there were so many things I wanted to explore with you but now that you have chosen a different path, those dreams will remain unfulfilled.

I keep thinking of your words about being madly in love with me. From your recent actions, I don’t think you love me as much as you love the excitement of the job. And so I am going to give you what you truly desire, the Josh Williams project. When I return you and I will only be business associates, not lovers. I hope you can work with that because you are a very valuable person, one who I admire and love but know now there can be nothing more.

I could go on and on and even try to convince you but sometimes you have to cut people loose so they can spread their wings and fly. I only hope that your wings are not clipped and you are crippled by your experience. I was there to support you but you refused my help and now you are on your own.

Love
Carter

P.S. I want to congratulate you on your promotion. This is not how I perceived telling you but under the circumstances it is the only way since you don’t want to face me.

 

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She dressed robotically that morning, still caught up in the decision she had made last night. For a few moments after she sent the voicemail, Anna regretted every moment and wanted to take it back. But then she realized that this was the best thing to do for the both of them even though it was a painful choice. She lay there on the couch crying silently all night, not one second of sleep claiming her.

Her alarm was loud in the early morning silence and she debated on calling in sick but that would be much worse for her. She would do nothing but lay on the couch and stew over it all day, and at least at work she had meetings and clients to distract her. The only time she had to see Carter was during the meeting this morning. She could handle it.

She couldn’t handle it. Even though it had taken forever to cover her swollen red cheeks and eyes from crying, Anna still went into the office 45 minutes later. She was just parking when her eyes caught movement off to the left. She turned her head and her heart dropped.

Carter looked so ecstatic this morning, smile wide and open like she’d never seen. He was doubtless not prepared for the reality check she had left on his voicemail. Anna felt like the world’s worst person for what she was doing, but she needed to follow through now. She couldn’t stop.

With one final check in the mirror, Anna paused at her desk and fidgeted and messed around for a while, getting nothing really accomplished in the time before the meeting with Josh and Megan. Speaking of, he still hadn’t texted her back. It was probably a technique designed to make her ruminate on it, get a little desperate and seek him out to physically ask for it, but Anna was not going to break down and do that. She wasn’t that desperate for another fix that she would embarrass herself like that.

Eventually, Anna couldn’t dilly dally any longer. She grabbed her portfolio with shaking fingers and headed to the conference room. The two clients were already there, expectant looks on their faces. It was unusual for her and Carter both to be so late, but obviously nothing untoward had been happening. Anna wouldn’t look so much like she’d been run over by the garbage truck and hung out to dry if everything was okay and the two were later to the meeting because of sexual purposes.

It was the first crack. Megan preened inside for a job well done. Their plan must be working. She watched Anna cross to the table and sit down, lowering her head after offering nothing more than a “hello,” quietly, despondently. She tried to act bubbly and friendly this morning as usual but it just was not going to happen. Josh knocked her foot under the table with her own, demanding she look up at him without saying one word.

She was just about to do so when the door opened and Carter came crashing in like a hurricane, words and face level and stoic, expression unreadable. His rage was only clear in the tight white clench of his knuckles as he dropped the envelopes in front of her and was gone, words clipped and short.

The news of her promotion dodn’t sit well with her. Josh and Megan congratulated her, but her answering smile was wobbly and empty. She felt the water beginning to pool at the corner of her eyes. Here she was acting like a bitch and Carter was still going to promote her and forward her career for her. She didn’t deserve an inch of his help or care. He was still treating her with a respect she hadn’t been able to truly earn, going behind his back like this. He would be devastated when he found out the truth, but Anna felt her own anger rising. Anger at what one man had done to destroy her life in a single evening.

She raised her eyes to meet Josh’s head on, pushing back those feelings of despair. She let the irritation come to the fore-front, business like exterior settling back in place like it was effortless. She reached for the big Manila envelope, understanding that the smaller one was for her and her alone. She’d read it later.

Carter had done his part and pulled some strings. The FDA paperwork stared back at her as she tugged it free from the envelope. There was a sticky note that said they would be finalizing the application process over the next few days and to expect a response by Tuesday. There was an apology for the hold-up, some excuse that Anna didn’t care much for. She had suspected as much. Still, Anna wondered if this was the best step. With such a potent ingredient inside, she did not want this medication to be released on the market at all.

She placed it down in front of Josh. “Looks like you’re going to get your way after all,” she said. “Now that the paperwork is in order there’s not much else to stand in your way now. I’ll review the application later myself to give me any hints at how best to market it.”

They didn’t meet for long, discussing the main points of how they wanted it presented (Anna remembered Josh’s demands about the packaging from last night), before Anna excused herself. She apologized but stated that she had another meeting to get to ASAP. She didn’t, but she couldn’t stand to be in the room with the two of them any longer, skin crawling in discomfort. She needed to know what was in that blasted white envelope. Josh wanted to push it; she could see it in his eyes.

Now that Carter had stepped back she was alone in their clutches. She had no one to save her, and they were staring her down like a lion does their prey before they devour it. She felt stifled and afraid, unsure of herself now in the light of day. Obviously Josh was too big of an enemy to take on by herself. She needed Carter but she’d chased him away.

Carter had promised to let her handle it, but Anna was losing her grip on the situation. He had always been there to be able to rescue her if she needed it, but suddenly he had disappeared as though he had never been there in the first place. Of course Anna wasn’t surprised, having been the one to cause this rift, but it still dug at the tender bleeding edges of her heart.

She pulled her Houdini act again, disappearing from the room before anyone could stop her after scooping up her envelope. She stepped into David’s cubicle and ducking out of sight in case they came searching for her. David looked at her weirdly but didn’t say one word, used to Anna’s odd erratic behaviour at times.

When she was sure the coast must be clear, Anna returned to her own desk. With a heavy heart, she knew what she had to do. Using her new title, she delegated her open client projects to other capable employees. The Hartman files she directed back to Carter. She kept the Jones file and of course, Josh’s on her own plate. When she was satisfied that those loose ends had been tied up, she began to type. When she was done, Anna printed out her letter and folded it up neatly, packing it in a plain envelope for transport.

She labeled it with Carter’s name and headed upstairs to drop it off. Carter’s door was open but he was nowhere to be seen. Good; Anna didn’t think she could handle watching the disappointment spread across his face or the look he gave her that measured every breath in the face of her recent mistreatment of him. She had been so lucky that such a wonderful man wanted her and now it was all over.

Joanna waved her on curiously, wondering why they both seemed to be playing office tag, not wanting to come in contact with each other. She said nothing, though. Joanna simply watched as Anna left her note in the centre of Carter’s desk and vanished like smoke, saying that she felt sick and was unable to stay at work today. She left instructions for Joanna to call herself or Carter if there were any emergent client issues to deal with. Joanna had no idea it would be the last time she saw Annaleigh.

In the elevator, she took a moment to send a message to Emily: is there any way you’re looking for a roommate? She didn’t go into detail, but it wouldn’t be long before she left her fancy new condo in the city due to lack of funds.

She texted Carter: this is my thirty days’ notice for the apartment. Thank you. It will not work out with budgetary restraints. He would probably question her on this considering he’d just given her a promotion, but the note she had left on his desk would explain it all. Anna just needed to step back from the whole situation. She would have no job by the time Josh was done with her anyway, so Annaleigh was just making it easy on everyone and quitting before it got to that point. Best to walk out of her position with dignity than be fired for fucking the boss and breaking his heart. She did not want professional misconduct on her resume.

Joanna did message Carter to let him know that Annaleigh had stopped by to deliver something. There was no response.

Anna sat in her car and dropped her head into the steering wheel, thinking about the clusterfuck of a morning. Anna reached for where the letter was tucked into her purse, unsure if she wanted to read it right now. Eventually, she did unfold it and began to trace the words on the page. She read them over and over, heart pounding fast in her chest and panic welling inside her each pass of her eyes over the written words. He loved her! Carter loves her! She hadn’t thought it was possible, thinking his care for her was fondness and could never be anything more. Who could love a train wreck such as her?

But that was all gone now in the wake of her foolish decision. Last night she had thought it was the right thing to do. Now she realized that Carter was right the entire time. She had been a coward; she should have just told him what was going on, but she had been too stubborn.

If only she had said the words last night - confessed that Josh drugged her and touched her and kissed her, those photos might not mean anything. Carter might have believed her. Now, with her covering it all up, Carter could only believe what he saw in front of him. His now (ex) girlfriend refusing to talk to him, kissing another guy in a bar (and not just any guy but the worst one possible; one Carter considered no less than the scum on the bottom of his shoes), and now running away like someone guilty might. More so than any other time in the past, Anna knew her life was broken at her feet and she couldn’t hope to find all the pieces to put it back together.

She had known it wouldn’t exactly be a good day, but she had hoped to have more control than to be sobbing into her leather seats in the middle of a workday after breaking up with her boyfriend and resigning from her job. They were great hiccuping breathy gasps of air, body trying hard to get the oxygen it needed as she had a panic attack. She fumbled for her purse, thrusting one hand inside and fishing around until she wrapped her fingers around a nearly empty pill bottle. It took a few tries to pop the cap with her shaky fingers, but Anna managed. She placed a tablet of Ativan under her tongue, waiting for it to sink into the mucous membranes there. The bottle got tossed back into her purse, orange plastic peeking out over the top of her bag.

It was a relic of her university days when her mental health hadn’t been so good. Anna had panic attacks pretty frequently then, and nobody had been sure what the catalyst was to bring them about. Prior to them she had always been a happy girl, doing the best with the hand she had been dealt. It had been so long since she had needed one - able to calm herself down without. It had also been over a year since her last period of that feeling where the world closed in around her and she couldn’t breathe, thoughts jumbled and too quick to follow, bouncing around in her brain. She really did feel like she might be sick.

She typed out one more text, hands practically vibrating around her cellphone from nerves. The text was chock full of typos but it got the message across. She could only hope that Carter hadn’t blocked her number already. It might be too late, but Anna needed to explain herself.

It’s not what u thnk. J drugged me. Wasn’t in right mind. Touched me kissed me didn’t want it. Supp is aphrodisiac. Blck market. Pls call me.

Anna sat there for about twenty five minutes, chest heaving and sobs starting to slow down. The Ativan was doing its job - Anna felt a bit more mellow, body slumping back against the seat, eyes closed. With a final heavy sigh, Anna sat up straight and buckled herself in. She wiped her tears away to clear the blurriness from her eyes. She had just reached for the key in the ignition when her passenger door opened and Josh Williams slid in next to her. He hit the door lock button as he glanced casually around her Jeep Compass, taking in the interior.

She felt that panic attack coming back on. Here she was in an enclosed space with him just moments after she had signed her life away, words still replaying in her head. She had thought he and Megan were long gone - it had been close to an hour after the meeting. A busy man like Josh Williams couldn’t be expected to sit around and wait when his business with her for the day had been dealt with. Or had it?

He had clearly been waiting for her. She thought she had slipped away undetected, but the whole time he was stalking her like a lion laying in wait (that analogy from earlier this morning still held true). His smile was wicked as she turned her bright red swollen face in his direction.

“Was there something you needed Mr. Williams? I apologize but I’m feeling unwell today; our meeting might have been a bit rushed. If you would just excuse me, I’m sure we could meet at some other time,” she babbled, nervously. Fuck. She should have taken two Ativan and not just the one tablet.



*****

I, Annaleigh Brayden, thank you for the time and commitment you have shown me to ensure that I have the best opportunities available to me while employed at Anderson & Clemens. It has been a valuable journey for me in the area of self-growth and I will be able to move forward with a greater confidence in my abilities. As of today, May 16, 2018, I am announcing that most of my client projects have been delegated to capable individuals within the company. I will be maintaining the Jones and Williams files but am unable to take on any further responsibility at this time. The Hartman file should be reacquainted by Carter Anderson in my absence. Once the Williams proposal has been completed and accepted by both parties, I, Annaleigh Brayden, will be resigning from all roles at Anderson & Clemens effective immediately after contract signing. If for any reason you need to reach me you may call my personal cell phone.

Thank you for everything this company has done to advance my career. At this moment I am unable to continue on in this role due to personal reasons. I do not believe that I am the best candidate for the job. Best wishes to everyone moving forward.

Regards,
Annaleigh

 

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Friday afternoon - Carter is a mile high

Carter left the office immediately, driving his car to his condo, picking up some casual clothing he would need for the weekend at Edward’s house. He thought of leaving a note for Anna when she returned home but decided against it. She would probably just rip it up anyway. His thoughts were filled with Anna as he drove to the airport for a ride on Edward’s private plane. It seemed there was a huge dark cloud hanging over him. He couldn’t shake the image of Anna out of his mind. Would he ever get over her?

He should have stayed but what would it have accomplished. Anna made it perfectly clear she didn’t want his help and her voicemail made it crystal clear she was dumping him. No matter what, he loved her and wished things were different but they weren’t. He had given her business opportunities and she had excelled beyond his expectations. But when she wanted more freedom to pursue Josh Williams, she had fallen into his web and then thrown his love back into his face. For the first time in a long time, he felt heartbroken.

The Falcon 900B Business Jet was a sleek black airplane with all the amenities a captain of industry needed. Phones, computers, copy and fax machine and other amenities that would make air travel seem like you never left the office. Edward had told him he should buy one instead of relying on commercial airlines. You had the freedom of leaving when you wanted and were free of the hassle, checking your luggage. When he got seated, he looked around the sleek interior wishing Anna was here to enjoy this with him. Pulling out his phone, he saw he had a message from Joanna and Anna, realizing he turned off the ringer when he left the office. At that time he was in no mood to talk to Anna.

Reading Joanna’s text message first, he wondered what Anna’s letter contained. And then he opened Anna’s text message stating she was giving him her thirty-day notice. What the fuck was she doing? She had been in the condo less than a week. Was she really breaking it off with him and throwing in with Josh? That would mean she would have to leave the city and he didn’t like that thought. Even though she dumped him, he still had feelings for her.

Before he composed a reply, he called Joanna instructing her to open the envelope left by Anna and fax it to him on the plane. While he waited for the fax, a stewardess asked him his wanted something to drink before liftoff. He ordered a double bourbon neat. He didn’t need ice cubes to cut the alcohol. No he needed it strong to dull the senses for his heartbreak. The stewardess told him to buckle in as they were getting ready to take off. She assured him, once they were at cruising altitude, he would be able to receive text messages and use his cell phone.

The liftoff was smooth and Carter’s interest peaked, thinking he needed a jet for his business. The stewardess arrived with a couple of pages in hand. He took them and read them over at least three times. He could surely understand her feelings to get away but to give up her condo and now her job was too much for him. He wanted to tell the pilot to turn around but it was too late for that.

He mulled over his options and decided he had to take some action to prevent the loss of a valuable employee and the woman he still loved. He typed a quick response “Anna. I am not accepting you giving up the condo and I am not accepting your resignation. You mean a lot to me and we need to talk and discuss a lot of things. Whatever is bothering you we can work it out”

He hit the send button and sat back in the deep leather seat thinking of Anna and him making love and joining the mile-high club. He smiled as he closed his eyes thinking of her naked body on the floor of the jet as it sped at over 500 mph, whisking them to a tropical paradise. He was enjoying he daydream when he heard another ping. He saw it was from Anna and a look of concern etched his face. The message sounded more ominous and serious. “It’s not what u thnk. J drugged me. Wasn’t in right mind. Touched me kissed me didn’t want it. Supp is aphrodisiac. Blck market. Pls call me.” The message was full of errors but it was clear, Anna needed to talk to him and he needed to talk to her. He got the impression she was in real trouble.

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Josh had told Megan to go back to the hotel and get ready for later this evening. He told he was going to keep close tabs on their newest prize and approach her when the time was right. He hung out in the lobby, and when she appeared about an hour later, he hid behind a large marble column, making sure she didn’t’ notice him. Following her to the parking garage, he waited for a few minutes as she sat in her vehicle, a stylist jeep.

Seeing some movement in the jeep, he moved quickly, opening the side door to an astonished look on Anna’s face. Moving like a jungle cat, he pulled the keys from the ignition and locked the doors. “You left in such a hurry Annaleigh. We didn’t get a chance to cover the most important part of our relationship. You’re not backing out of our relationship as you call it are you?” He saw her hesitation and pounced on the opportunity to reach around her shoulders and bring his lips to hers. The kiss was a fiery mixture of lips and tongues pressing wantonly against each other. When he pulled back, he smiled sweetly at her. “You know you have a lot to lose besides your job and condo if you renege on our relationship.” It was a veiled threat that if she resisted, she may meet with something more disastrous, possibly her life.

He became more serious. “Now Annaleigh you know you liked what you felt last night and I promised you even more sensual delights with a full dose. I want you to meet me at my hotel room tonight at 7 pm and make sure you wear something very sexy for me.” He pulled her stunned body against him and kissed her again, feeling her try to resist. “And to make sure you come to the hotel, remember we know where your parents live and it would be a shame if they were to have an accident.”

Josh saw the fear in her eyes and smiled. He loved it when his prey had that look of fear in their eyes and as he looked deep into her emerald eyes he saw tears forming. He was about to tell her there was nothing to worry about when her cell phone rang. Seeing it was from Carter, he opened the passenger door and smiled. “Answer your phone like a good little bitch Annaleigh. I’m sure your lover has some things to tell you.” And then he left her speechless sitting in the driver’s seat holding her ringing cell phone.

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Carter listened to the ringing on the other end of the phone and was about to hang up when he heard a soft muffled voice filled with fear say hello. It was evident she had been crying and he felt anger, knowing it was Josh's doing. “ANNA. Please talk to me …… Anna we need to talk ….. PLEASE ANNA ….. TALK TO ME,” he yelled into the phone.