TITLE: So this is the part where..?
AUTHOR: Saffier
DISCLAIMER: These characters are of my creation, they draw slightly on the Xena/Gabrielle- dark/good characteristics, so this might be considered and Uber-Xena story in some aspects.
ANGST DISCLAIMER: I admit it, I love a good old-fashioned battle of wills, so be warned.
SEX/ADULT CONTENT: This is an alternative story revolving around a F/F loving relationship. Theres a chance it could take a graphic spin in later chapters, so if this offends you please continue on.
All eyes moved to the blonde as her name was called to approach the podium. Both Y and X chromosomes scoped the moving form with equal amounts of respect and appreciation. It was impossible not to notice the golden locks that curled and swept over the creamy landscape of the flesh exposed right down to the small of her back. Or the shimmer of the gown the color of dusk, with its iridescent blues, silvers, and the occasional pinks when the light caressed it just right. Her smile burst and fragmented to every corner of the room, catching on the chandeliers and cascading down on the inflicted crowd.
Everyone in this room knew Elizabeth Silverton, and all that knew her adored her. Her two years with Viable Security Inc. made her relatively new to the world of high tech security but never-the-less, her natural charm, and caring openness with clients had brought the corporation's integrity to a level unprecedented.
As Elizabeth approached the microphone to accept this year's Achievement Award, the crowd thundered with enthusiastic applause. All hands thumping to numbness- All hands except those of Jade Mercury. The long tapered fingers of the dark brunette were folded loosely in her lap, as crystal blue eyes peered beneath dark velvet locks. She watched the blonde speak with indifferent appraisal. Her long silk suited legs falling asleep as she patiently endured this mandatory company display of back patting. She yawned and inconspicuously glanced at her watch. She had only been with this job for a week, but already her mind was swimming with the unfinished projects and deadlines filling her computer screen. Her logistics formatting and piecing together coordinations and statistics even as she sat here in this social recognition gathering amidst the casual chat and smiling faces.
Elizabeth Silverton continued to speak, her heartfelt words of gratitude settling on the crowd as her emerald eyes twinkled with familiarity on the friendly faces of her closest colleagues that dotted the room. A flash of silver caught her eye, and she glanced in time to see the flash of a shimmering bracelet as it shifted in the light. Her eyes moved past the bracelet and over the bronze arm of its owner. She followed the arm up the broad shoulder and peered past cascades of raven silk straight into the most striking sapphire eyes she had ever seen. A dark eyebrow raised as the eyes looked back at her.
Liz continued to speak until she realized she had no idea what she was saying now. "I have never worked with a company so..what?" She stumbled over the next few words as she continued to try and struggle free from the grasp the piercing eyes had on her. Finally, the brunette's stunning pools of blue twinkled and looked away. Liz closed the rest of her speech in a methodic daze, gathered her glass plaque and hastily made her way back to her table. The chairwoman then took the podium, announcing the upcoming recognitions.
Liz scooted into her chair cuddled beneath the pats and caresses of her co- workers. She graciously accepted the praise and leaned in close to Chris, her closest colleague at Viable. At 43, Chris was almost twice the age of the young head of advertising. He was a laid-back, slender, old-fashioned gentleman with graying sideburns and a knowing twinkle to his gray eyes. At his side sat Jay, his partner of ten years.
Liz leaned closer to Chris and whispered, "three o'clock. Tall, dark and gorgeous?" Chris looked to his right and regarded the tall brunette. "Jade Mercury, new Technician in charge of the Exon system. She's a looker, eh?" Jade turned to catch his gaze and he smiled in acknowledgement, before turning back to Liz.
"I've shared a Kleenex with every tech, suit and mail clerk in this company, and I've never seen this woman before,. how long has she been with us?" Liz regarded the brunette from the corner of her eyes. "Only a week, we brought her on to kneed out the glitches in the new system before we finalize it. Quite a sharp one, not much for small talk though." He studied Liz with amusement. "She is definitely not your type Lizzy." "What are you talking about? I was only asking out of the simple curious fact that I have not seen this person before." The young executive's face flushed the slightest shade of pink as she looked down and into her Champaign glass before raising it to her lips. She looked back up into the face of Chris, who continued to regard her with amusement. "You're crystal clear, kiddo. Crystal clear." He chuckled. "You don't know me *that* well," and she smiled despite herself.
Jade Mercury glanced at her watch again. Another fifteen minutes, she figured, and her appearance here would be complete. She could go back to the apartment and finish the set-up she was still establishing in the newly rented space. She looked over at the young nominee of the night. She thought of the way the girl had looked at her from up there on the podium. She was cute, no doubt about that. Jade didn't have a particular taste for blondes, but her smile was open and her eyes bright and inviting. She looked the blonde over once more before returning to her glass. Business and pleasure were two separate worlds in Jade's life, and one hardly left room for the other. She would continue with Viable until her set-up was complete, or the challenge dissipated then she would move onto the next job, the next town, the next life.
AUTHOR: Saffier
DISCLAIMER: These characters are of my creation, they draw slightly on the Xena/Gabrielle- dark/good characteristics, so this might be considered and Uber-Xena story in some aspects.
ANGST DISCLAIMER: I admit it, I love a good old-fashioned battle of wills, so be warned.
SEX/ADULT CONTENT: This is an alternative story revolving around a F/F loving relationship. Theres a chance it could take a graphic spin in later chapters, so if this offends you please continue on.
All eyes moved to the blonde as her name was called to approach the podium. Both Y and X chromosomes scoped the moving form with equal amounts of respect and appreciation. It was impossible not to notice the golden locks that curled and swept over the creamy landscape of the flesh exposed right down to the small of her back. Or the shimmer of the gown the color of dusk, with its iridescent blues, silvers, and the occasional pinks when the light caressed it just right. Her smile burst and fragmented to every corner of the room, catching on the chandeliers and cascading down on the inflicted crowd.
Everyone in this room knew Elizabeth Silverton, and all that knew her adored her. Her two years with Viable Security Inc. made her relatively new to the world of high tech security but never-the-less, her natural charm, and caring openness with clients had brought the corporation's integrity to a level unprecedented.
As Elizabeth approached the microphone to accept this year's Achievement Award, the crowd thundered with enthusiastic applause. All hands thumping to numbness- All hands except those of Jade Mercury. The long tapered fingers of the dark brunette were folded loosely in her lap, as crystal blue eyes peered beneath dark velvet locks. She watched the blonde speak with indifferent appraisal. Her long silk suited legs falling asleep as she patiently endured this mandatory company display of back patting. She yawned and inconspicuously glanced at her watch. She had only been with this job for a week, but already her mind was swimming with the unfinished projects and deadlines filling her computer screen. Her logistics formatting and piecing together coordinations and statistics even as she sat here in this social recognition gathering amidst the casual chat and smiling faces.
Elizabeth Silverton continued to speak, her heartfelt words of gratitude settling on the crowd as her emerald eyes twinkled with familiarity on the friendly faces of her closest colleagues that dotted the room. A flash of silver caught her eye, and she glanced in time to see the flash of a shimmering bracelet as it shifted in the light. Her eyes moved past the bracelet and over the bronze arm of its owner. She followed the arm up the broad shoulder and peered past cascades of raven silk straight into the most striking sapphire eyes she had ever seen. A dark eyebrow raised as the eyes looked back at her.
Liz continued to speak until she realized she had no idea what she was saying now. "I have never worked with a company so..what?" She stumbled over the next few words as she continued to try and struggle free from the grasp the piercing eyes had on her. Finally, the brunette's stunning pools of blue twinkled and looked away. Liz closed the rest of her speech in a methodic daze, gathered her glass plaque and hastily made her way back to her table. The chairwoman then took the podium, announcing the upcoming recognitions.
Liz scooted into her chair cuddled beneath the pats and caresses of her co- workers. She graciously accepted the praise and leaned in close to Chris, her closest colleague at Viable. At 43, Chris was almost twice the age of the young head of advertising. He was a laid-back, slender, old-fashioned gentleman with graying sideburns and a knowing twinkle to his gray eyes. At his side sat Jay, his partner of ten years.
Liz leaned closer to Chris and whispered, "three o'clock. Tall, dark and gorgeous?" Chris looked to his right and regarded the tall brunette. "Jade Mercury, new Technician in charge of the Exon system. She's a looker, eh?" Jade turned to catch his gaze and he smiled in acknowledgement, before turning back to Liz.
"I've shared a Kleenex with every tech, suit and mail clerk in this company, and I've never seen this woman before,. how long has she been with us?" Liz regarded the brunette from the corner of her eyes. "Only a week, we brought her on to kneed out the glitches in the new system before we finalize it. Quite a sharp one, not much for small talk though." He studied Liz with amusement. "She is definitely not your type Lizzy." "What are you talking about? I was only asking out of the simple curious fact that I have not seen this person before." The young executive's face flushed the slightest shade of pink as she looked down and into her Champaign glass before raising it to her lips. She looked back up into the face of Chris, who continued to regard her with amusement. "You're crystal clear, kiddo. Crystal clear." He chuckled. "You don't know me *that* well," and she smiled despite herself.
Jade Mercury glanced at her watch again. Another fifteen minutes, she figured, and her appearance here would be complete. She could go back to the apartment and finish the set-up she was still establishing in the newly rented space. She looked over at the young nominee of the night. She thought of the way the girl had looked at her from up there on the podium. She was cute, no doubt about that. Jade didn't have a particular taste for blondes, but her smile was open and her eyes bright and inviting. She looked the blonde over once more before returning to her glass. Business and pleasure were two separate worlds in Jade's life, and one hardly left room for the other. She would continue with Viable until her set-up was complete, or the challenge dissipated then she would move onto the next job, the next town, the next life.
