Hello again everyone! I'm back with another chapter! I know my updates aren't as frequent as they were in the past, but my schedule is very demanding lately. I'm still writing, it's just probably going to be more time in between updates. I'm still very thankful for everyone's reviews and continued interest in this story despite the wait. Here's chapter 21...enjoy! ;)
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The duo walked across the main grounds of the opera house and back towards the main street in silence. It had been a long, trying evening and there was nothing that he desired more than returning to his quarters and lulling himself to sleep with a glass of whiskey. The night had gone pretty much the way he'd predicted it would with the final outcome being exactly what he'd mentally instructed himself to do, but he didn't think it'd take such a heavy toll on his conscience. 'It had to be done… this is the way I have to be in order to get things done,' Jin convinced himself.
Nina watched her boss trudge across pavement in a slow lethargic manner, seemingly down in spirits after the evening. She wondered why he simply didn't just call the old man and inform him in a brief conversation over the phone what his final decision was regarding his company instead of agreeing to this long, drawn out evening at the opera. Seeing the old man crumble before him must've struck a nerve, and it only further proved to her that he wasn't the complete monster the world perceived him to be. "So, I take it that you're not happy about that final negotiation decision," she pointed out, stating the obvious just to break the silence.
"I don't want to talk about that," Jin replied flatly as he slowly walked to the curb where the limo should've been parked. "Damn it." He stuffed his hand into his pocket to pull out his phone to contact the driver.
Nina rolled her eyes slightly at his gruff response and figured that she'd have to gear up for an interesting ride back to HQ. His sour attitude persisted as he chewed out the driver for parking the limo in another destination besides their original drop off location. After he ended the call, they both stood there in awkward silence as he folded his arms across his chest and she did the same. Bored with this after only a few seconds, Nina softly sighed, which was enough to command his eyes towards her despite his mood. She calmly stared into his eyes. "Well, did you at least enjoy the performance?" At this point, she was simply making attempts at conversation just to see how peeved he was, and he glared at her in a manner that suggested that he had a few choice words for her for even trying.
That was yet another question he had no interest in answering. His lips pursed a bit as he gazed at the blonde with mixed emotions. He figured that it was quite unfair for him to take out his frustrations on her and put an unnecessary damper on the remainder of their evening. Jin sighed heavily and cast his eyes downwards for a moment before reestablishing eye contact with her. "It was fine," he lied dryly, for the sole purpose of not adding any more negativity to the night.
The blonde felt a small smirk pulling at her lips in amusement as her natural urge to toy with him returned. "Is that so?" she questioned in a soft tone as she approached him slowly with a hand on her hip while slyly running her eyes over him from top to bottom. "Because you seemed distracted."
He inhaled deeply after her words struck him by surprise and tried his absolute best to mask the awkward look that briefly invaded his usually aloof expression. It seemed that she was back to her old tricks again and was well on the way to relentlessly teasing him for her own pleasure. Jin just silently stared at the blonde woman, debating whether or not to hold his tongue or retort. She calmly folded her arms across her chest, and unwillingly, his eyes failed to withhold their honor and restraint once again. It was that damned dress she was wearing, slowly but surely wearing down his willpower. He was no match for her.
Luckily for him, a limo pulling up to the curb down the street captured his attention and drew his eyes away from her temporarily. After inspecting the license, he realized that it still wasn't their ride. He sighed at the incompetence of the driver and pulled out his phone again to berate the driver once again until a slender hand fell upon his wrist. He looked at the woman as she calmly shook her head. Without a word, he returned the device to the pocket of his slacks. Again, they just stared at each other in silence, undoubtedly trying to read each other's minds or assess each other's moods.
"You look like you have something you say, so say it," the blonde demanded lightly in her usual cool tone. He was unusually quiet, which naturally meant his inner thoughts were running rampant without a proper outlet. As always, she would lend an ear to his problems, that is, if he was willing to talk.
It was true. He had a lot on his mind indeed, not just pertaining to this particular night. However, he would take this opportunity to steer this conversation in a more interesting direction since she was so curious about what plagued his thoughts. Jin narrowed his eyes slightly as he bored them into the sapphire gaze of his bodyguard. "Why did you kiss me?" he asked boldly with a straight face. He noticed the surprised blink of her eyes and the slight parting of her lips at his unexpected query before she quickly reset her face to its default nonchalant expression.
Her heart thumped a little quicker than normal as she was certainly taken aback by his question, but she wouldn't let that throw off her train of thought. Nina kept her eyes locked with his and found herself becoming amused with the seriousness held within them. "Do you really want to know?" she challenged with a flirty tone.
He was dead set on getting some sort of explanation from her about her actions. The feeling of frustration and confusion was killing him. "Yes, I do," he demanded. "Tell me."
Nina shrugged her shoulders with a careless little smirk. "Because I wanted to," she simply answered. "And besides that…you hesitated."
Jin lowered his eyes from hers for a moment as her answer sunk in. Was that true? Was he always missing his perfect window of opportunity with her? He wondered if he was cursed with having bad timing or forever holding himself back. He had no choice but to do so, and before he usually did anything, he had already calculated at least 99 percent of the different outcomes of his actions. At times when he was usually impulsive, the outcomes of those situations weren't so great. He longed to just let go sometimes, but there was so much at stake. He remained silent as the cogs in his head turned tirelessly to help him figure out his next course of action.
The blonde woman silently shook her head as her brooding boss deserted her as he retreated into his thoughts again, coping with another bout of analysis paralysis. Finally, their limousine pulled up to the curb after keeping them waiting for so long. After parking, the nervous driver immediately jumped out and looked as if he were going to feed them his useless excuses and apologies, but the assassin shot him an icy glare that froze his mouth shut and forced him back into the vehicle. Nina looked over to Jin and he once again seemed mentally present with a somber expression.
She placed a gentle hand on his arm with another small sigh. "You're overthinking everything," she told him in a low voice. "Let's go, it's getting late."
She didn't understand just how much he tortured himself with his thoughts alone on a daily basis. When it came to her, he overanalyzed everything. A fleeting moment to her lingered much longer in his mind. A suggestive look, a smile, a gentle caress, a flirtatious wave, or a simple conversation with her consumed his thoughts probably for far longer than it should have because of that very reason. He egressed from his jumbled thoughts at the sound of her opening the car door, and in a panicked, instantaneous move, he reached out and grabbed her arm. Still, he remained silent as she turned to face him with curious eyes.
"Say something," she urged as she was growing slightly impatient with his silence and hesitation. She didn't understand why he seemed so conflicted and nervous tonight.
He still held onto her arm gently as he searched his clouded mind for the right words to say, anything to say to her. Finally, something he had been holding back all night reached the forefront of his thoughts and exited from his mouth. "You…look really beautiful tonight," he said with a detectable tone of nervousness. He tensed a little when the blonde stared at him with bit of confusion before a little smile decorated her lips. Had he hit the word lottery jackpot by finally speaking his mind?
It was an oddly timed compliment but somewhat endearing to hear. Nina approached him a little closer and was further surprised when his bold hand slowly lifted to her face to brush away the tendrils of hair from her face as he caressed her cheek. Flattery was never her weakness, but there was something about Jin's innocent efforts that amused her. She wanted to see what more was he capable of this evening. She remained silent as she continued to gaze at him with interest.
Jin observed the way she looked at him and figured that she was giving him the green light to further his advances; his window of opportunity was fully open. Once again, he shut off his troubled, bothersome thoughts and enjoyed letting things take their course. He closed his eyes and slowly leaned down to her face. He was so absorbed with the thought of feeling her lips against his again that the fear of possible onlookers didn't bother him, he even ignored the rapid succession of footsteps headed their way. Before he could react, the woman before him was already doing what she did best. He heard the sound of her heels clicking against the concrete as she speedily took off towards his attacker.
In a series of intricately precise and well timed moves, the blonde assassin launched a swift forward hand spring kick that quickly disarmed the man of his handgun. Shortly after, she spun around and grabbed his arm and performed a quick grappling technique that rendered the assailant into a painful submission hold with his arm twisted behind his back at an odd angle. He cried out in agony, but that only motivated her to silence his screams. Her other arm tightly wrapped around the man's neck, crushing the air from his lungs, slowly weakening his will and ability to fight back. It didn't take long before the man went as limp as a rag doll, most likely from the prolonged deprivation of air into his lungs. The blonde finally released him and watched as he fell face forward onto the hard pavement with a thud. She stood to her height and looked to her employer. "Someone you know?" she asked casually as she smoothed out the material of her dress.
Jin had been so captivated by her deadly, seductive performance that he barely had a normal response to the hitman's failed assassination attempt on him. He snapped out of his daze and calmly glared down at the fool lying seemingly lifelessly on the ground.
Suddenly, the limousine that was parked down the street quickly maneuvered an illegal U-turn and screeched down the street in the opposite direction in haste. They both silently observed this, and he slowly processed this event and wondered who the hit could have possibly been ordered by. Seeing that cowardly retreat, he realized that it couldn't have been none other than that spineless, old fool from earlier. He smirked to himself, not feeling particularly upset about his decision to let the man live earlier and realizing that it was beneath him to prey on weaklings. His eyes slowly returned to the man on the ground. "Is he dead?" he asked with disinterest.
"No, but that can be arranged," Nina replied as she picked up the man's discarded handgun and hovered over him before using her stiletto shoe to kick him over to get a better look at his face. "There's a silencer attached, so it wouldn't cause too much commotion."
"Leave him…he's not worth it," he ordered calmly. It would be a waste of her talents to exterminate such a lowly buffoon; he was a joke. The most upsetting thing was that the useless grunt rudely interrupted them, but at least he got to witness the most entertaining performance he had seen all night.
Secretly, she felt that he was being far too lenient on his enemies, but an order was an order. She shrugged at his decision, and causally strode over to the vehicle as he stood near the open door, waiting for her to get in. She skimmed over him quickly to survey him. "Are you okay?" she asked, just out of routine. He seemed strangely entertained rather than shaken by the ordeal; however, she didn't expect a man like him to fear much. "Was that entertaining enough for you, Kazama?"
He simply smirked in response. He couldn't deny the fact that watching her in action was very amusing and entertaining, and also roused another strange feeling within him that he couldn't ignore. She had such a strange lure that most other women didn't possess, and he now realized that he had fallen victim to it over time. Wordlessly, he motioned his head for her to enter the limo, they had been standing in the cold long enough.
Once inside, they quietly situated themselves to get comfortable. Jin removed his long trench coat and tossed it aside since the car was adequately heated. He sunk into the comfortable leather seat and leaned his head against the back of it with a heavy sigh. It had been a long night, but he survived it all. He expected the threat levels to his safety to be much higher, but perhaps word of mouth had gotten around that his paid escort was no ordinary woman. He lifted his head slowly and he quietly observed the blonde as she pensively gazed out of the window with her hands clasped in her lap. If he recalled correctly, they still had some unfinished business to attend to. As if she felt his eyes slipping over her form, she slowly turned her head towards him, boring those cool blue eyes into his with a coy, lustful glint dancing within them that didn't go unnoticed by him.
The ride was comfortably quiet, the motion of the vehicle coasting down the road was calming and relaxing. She didn't know what was going on with him tonight, but he seemed greatly conflicted, but she couldn't blame him. That look that she had observed in his eyes throughout the evening, she had seen it many times from many a man. She admitted that it was fun playing their little games with each other, but with every action it became painfully evident that she was playing with fire, and he was treading onto dangerously thin ice. As cold blooded as she was, she was sometimes reminded that she was a hot blooded woman like any other with particular needs, but she had trained herself over the years not to let such impulses deter her from making smart and rational decisions. This foolish game they were playing was getting more challenging and risky as the days passed. Despite her rational thought processes practically begging her to look away from him, she willingly allowed herself to be drawn in by the hypnotic, almond eyes of the man sitting next to her.
He was constantly teetering on the threshold between his conflicting thoughts, and now he had grown tired of making cowardly and safe choices. If his end was near, then for once in a long time, he wanted to live. He slowly held his hand out to her, staring intently into her eyes as if he were silently asking her to make a challenging decision with him. He said nothing and only waited. When she crossed her legs towards him, once again gifting him with the glorious sight of her smooth, creamy legs, he briefly gawked at them before returning his eyes to hers. There was something mischievous and seductive about the way she leered at him that sent a shiver down his spine.
She slowly caressed her hand down the length of her leg down to her ankle before she idly began unbuckling the strap on her shoe, and a soft thud followed once the heel fell free from her foot and hit the carpeted floor of the limo. She repeated the process with the other shoe before reconnecting her eyes to his. It was then that she slowly reached for his hand with a flicker of lust in her crystalline blue eyes that beckoned him to take things further.
He swore he could feel a spark ignite when their hands touched. A flame was burning inside of him, and now he could finally feel his restrained and restricted desires raging within, begging to run wild. Before things could go any further, he pressed a button on the side panel to lower the privacy screen between them and the driver.
"Take the scenic route," he ordered in a calm but stern tone. "Music would be nice as well."
"Yes, sir!" the driver responded quickly, eager to please him to make up for his tardiness earlier. "Any requests?"
Jin gazed into the eyes of the blonde woman now sitting closely beside him with a smirk and replied, "Opera is fine." With that he pressed the button again to close the window to reclaim their privacy. The music began playing and was reminiscent of the pieces that played during the performance, but right now the music was the furthest thing from his mind. It didn't take long for him to make the first move. His palm once again fully caressed her soft cheek, and shortly after his eager lips quickly claimed hers as if he had been desperately deprived of them for far too long. For once, he finally had her in his clutches with hopefully no more interruptions, mental or physical, to douse out their fire.
He was full of surprises, many of which had caught her off guard, but she couldn't deny that she was thoroughly impressed with his ability to take the initiative. She felt herself warming up immensely as his lips pressed into hers, enjoying the greedy need of his kisses threatening to steal the air from her lungs. She had no idea that this intense passion hid beneath the surface of his cold, aloof exterior. She could feel her own excitement climbing rapidly as their hot kisses caused her arousal to simmer. The flame of desire had been lit inside of her as well, but soon enough she could feel the voracious sexual appetite she kept caged away for several years impatiently trying to claw its way out to lay claim to a new victim. She had been tame for far too long.
Their lips separated briefly, and they both breathed heavily, heaving in breathlessness while they desperately tried to fill their lungs with air. The music filled their ears, and the soft singing of the songstress calmed them during their brief intermission. Jin yearned for the rejoining of their lips after he felt that they'd both had a sufficient amount of time to recover from the first round. In a sudden move that he wasn't prepared for, the blonde bombshell gracefully slid her bare leg over his lap and began straddling him casually as if she had no fear in taking things to the next level. His heart began thumping wildly with sexual excitement that inevitably forced other parts of his body to react to her lower body pushing against his groin.
As if she could sense this, a small, wicked small formed on her peach lips as she gently clasped his face between the soft palms of her hands. She slowly tilted his head back until it was resting against the back of the seat. The usual coldness of her blue eyes had now been possessed with a fiery passion that he had found to be dangerously sexy and even slightly intimidating. Her fingers slowly traced along the curvature of his jawline as if she were slowly studying his features a like it was the first time she had truly looked at him. Her fingers then found their way to his neatly tied bowtie before she unfurled it with a single tug. They then made their way down to the buttons of his shirt and undid them effortlessly. The shirt seemed so constricting on him all night, so she decided to help him out of the uncomfortable confines of his formal attire. Feeling more comfortable with their newfound situation, he boldly allowed his anxious hands to slowly glide over the slippery material of her dress until they nestled onto the curve of her waist just as he had done earlier.
He was completely mesmerized by her actions and wondered what else she had in store for him. Admittedly, he knew that he wouldn't be able to keep up with her and it wouldn't be long until she seized a more dominant position, but he felt more comfortable with her taking the lead. His light brown eyes stared into the depths of the deep cerulean pools of her eyes, allowing himself to be fully submerged by her seduction. Finally, she rejoined her lips with his, allowing her moist lips to softly tease his. Little jolts of pleasure shot throughout his body as she playfully nipped his bottom lip, which was another surprise from her that drove him crazy. The siren's kiss slowly began drowning him in madness, and like a lovelorn fool, he began to sink further with reckless abandon. Her fingers combed into his thick, raven locks as she further deepened the kiss, languidly and gently massaging her tongue against his. He tightened his grasp on her waist and a deep groan emerged from him that was muffled by their lips.
Nina parted from him again with a deep exhale pushing through her lips. She looked down at him and he seemed to be in a lustful daze due to the glazed over look in his eyes and the increased throbbing in his chest. She felt the dampness of her skin increasing since they were enclosed in the close confines of the vehicle and he, too, was now perspiring lightly from their activities. Her hand idly brushed away a dark tendril of hair that clung to his face. So far, he had surprised her by hanging in there, but his reservations to be even more daring left her feeling slightly frustrated. His hands, they had so much potential for greatness, yet they remained settled on her waist like two inexperienced explorers who had just set foot into a brave new world but were too frightened to explore the uncharted territory before them. With a soft sigh, she reached behind her neck and undid the clasp holding the halter of her dress together. She also removed the pins from her swirled bun, and like magic her hair unraveled and cascaded over her shoulders in loose waves. She could see his eyes stretch open a bit from her actions and he tensed up slightly with a deep inhale. The satin material slipped down her bare shoulders and she stared at him enticingly, coaxing him to be a bit more brave as he gawked at her nearly nude body.
Once the material of her dress had completely slid down to her waist, he nearly went into shock as he silently ogled at her full, ample breasts. There was a deafening pounding in his ears as his heart rushed blood to every part of his body but his brain. Everything about the sight of her was absolutely breathtaking, yet he felt himself cowering slightly before her beauty. Without warning, she calmly seized his hands within hers and guided them upwards with a sexy smirk. He resisted a bit, but like any hormone driven male, he didn't fight against it too hard. She gently smoothed his palms over her soft, supple breasts and kept them in place as she looked into his eyes wantonly as she bit her lip softly from the pleasure from his touch. Jin was wholly unprepared and nervous about everything he was doing and embarrassed about his inexperience with things in the erotic realm, but he was very eager to learn. When she cradled his cheek with her palm with a small smile and placed a few pecks on his lips, he began to feel a little more confident in his exploration of her body.
A small, gasping moan escaped from her lips as his mouth covered her breasts with kisses as he suckled them while his hands gently squeezed and caressed them. Another soft, panting moan erupted from her due to his actions, causing her to quiver slightly as she felt herself aching for more, much more. She was proud when he finally began being more assertive and trusting his natural instincts. No longer were his hands stalled on her waist, now they roamed freely and discovered and conquered the foreign grounds that lay before them. His hand had journeyed its way down to her bare thigh and began kneading its way upwards along her smooth, milky skin.
A look of marvel washed over his face as he watched her slowly tilt head back with a deep pleasurable moan that was masked by the symphony of the music resounding within the vehicle. Her hips softly rocked into his, causing great friction between them as the constriction already within his trousers began to feel even tighter. He felt her hands gliding down his bare, muscular abdomen with her manicured nails biting into his skin slightly. Jin became slightly anxious as she began fumbling with the buckle on his slacks, fearing to take that final plunge. His hand instinctively landed on top of hers to halt her actions as he breathed deeply with his eyes closed.
Again, he felt her comforting palms resting on his face and he opened his eyes to greet the concerned eyes of the woman in front of him. It was as if she were silently communicating with him to calm his nerves while also giving him the choice to either continue or fully stop altogether. He definitely didn't want the latter option, he was throbbing for her so badly and he knew that she could feel his excitement for her as well. With a few more deep breaths, he was able to overcome his nerves and he glared intently into her eyes with a somewhat sly smirk appearing on his lips as he now assisted her with the removal of his buckle. Her lips collided with his again and he enveloped his arms around her and pulled her closer to him as he felt himself becoming extremely anxious for what was going to happen next.
Nina could feel him practically begging for her this point, and she herself couldn't wait any longer to advance to the next step. Wasting no more time, she unzipped the fly of his slacks and tugged them down. Her eyes met with his as she assisted in freeing him from his trousers. Seeing a look of pleasure sweep over his face as she gripped him within her palm was all the more arousing to her, and she couldn't deny that she was aching for him at near painful levels now. Her hand slipped between her thighs as she slowly shifted the black lace barrier that lie between them to the side.
Jin closed his eyes and lifted his hand to his mouth and lightly bit into the back of his knuckle to stifle a groan as he felt himself slowly being embraced by her warmth. He felt some of his basic brain functions ceasing to exist as he became wholly consumed by the indescribable pleasure of their bodies melding together. He opened his eyes to gaze at her again and became entranced by watching her in motion as she gripped her hands onto his shoulders and rhythmically rocked her hips into his sensually. With a complete disregard to their current setting, he couldn't control the series of deep pleasurable groans that began to fill the vehicle. Luckily, the music and the force of Nina's lips crushing into his helped to keep the noise to a minimum.
She parted from him with a faint smile decorating her lips as she beheld the dreamy, dazed look in his eyes. His hands kneaded and gripped tightly onto her hips, pushing himself deeper. A gasping moan pushed from her parted lips as she closed her eyes and tilted her head backwards, fully succumbing and reveling in the intense feeling of pleasure she gained from the sensation of him rocking and massaging within her. Their pace gradually increased as they both became further consumed with gratifying their needs, slowly ascending to the apex of their climb. She quivered lightly as his hands began to explore her body again with great confidence as if he had become familiarized with the terrain and secret places begging to be discovered. Her nails dug into the soft leather of the seat behind him as she gripped onto it harder as another deep moan emanated from her. She sunk her teeth into her bottom lip lightly in an attempt to subdue yet another moan from escaping her lips as his curious hands continued to caress her in all the right places.
The passing streetlights bathed over her at brief intervals and illuminated her form with an ethereal glow. Watching her was like gazing at a work of art in motion. Her sensual movements and arousing pants and moans worked in conjunction to bring him closer to his peak. His hands slipped over her hips, around her waist and up her back, gliding over her damp form with ease due to the sheen of sweat coating her skin. Not even in his wildest dreams would he have thought that he'd have the infamous ice queen melting beneath his touch. With another seductive twirl of her hips, she finally sent him over the edge, forcing him to bury his face within her bosom to stifle the loud groan erupting from him as his passion began to overflow. She tensed around him, and he could feel her trembling lightly as her heavy panting and loud moaning increased. Hopefully, even with the crescendo of the music, only his ears were blessed by the sensuous sounds of her climatic release.
It had been such a long, long time since she had allowed herself to surrender to such pleasure. Even after her orgasm slowly subsided, she still couldn't stop shaking from the experience. Their bodies heaved together breathlessly as they tried to reclaim their breath in silence as they began the descent from their peak. His muscular arms encircled around her and pulled her in closely for a tight embrace. Another shiver shot throughout her already trembling body as she felt his lips softly caressing against her neck, teasing and tasting her damp skin with the tip of his tongue. Tiredly, she rested her head against his shoulder and listened to the soft symphony playing in the background along with the sound of Jin breathing against her ear as he now softly nibbled her earlobe.
Nothing else mattered in this moment. He felt completely at ease and comforted, therefore he completely relished in his impulsive behavior and enjoyed their current predicament. The smooth ride down the deserted road, her soft, warm body pressed against his, the scent of her sweet perfume mixed with her sweat, and the music nearly lulled him to sleep and lured him into a sense of security. A few moments passed before he felt the blonde lift her head from his shoulder and slowly pull away from him. He slowly navigated his lips to hers and coerced them into a gentle, languid kiss in an attempt to prolong the intimacy between them. She returned the kiss in the same manner, but it wasn't long before she stopped and pulled away from him once again. Her blue eyes finally met with his, and he was slightly miffed by her behavior.
"We should stop," she whispered to him in a serious tone.
It was the first thing she spoke to him since they entered the vehicle, but it wasn't exactly what he wanted to hear at the moment. "Why?" he breathed out, feeling opposed to that decision.
She idly smoothed away his dark bang from his damp face and cupped his cheek with a small smirk. "Because we're almost back," she responded.
Perhaps it was the condensation on the windows or just his own mind being trapped in their little temporary sanctuary, but he was completely oblivious about what was happening in the real world. Before he could further protest, she casually moved away and separated from him and returned to her original seat. Still dazed, he simply watched as she lifted her blonde tresses away from her shoulders and reattached the halter of her dress around her neck, robbing him of the view of her beautiful body. She then slowly leaned down to retrieve her heels from the floor of the limo and clasped them back on as well. He figured that he'd follow her lead and make himself presentable as well. Try as they might, they'd never look as immaculate as they did when they stepped into the limo; his tie would never be perfectly looped, and her hair wouldn't be so perfectly swirled into a neat bun.
The limo finally arrived at the front gates of the Central Tower, and after receiving clearance from the gate sentry, they pulled in and drove down the ramp to gain access to the garage. It was Jin's preferred way of entering and exiting the facility to deter not only potential assassination attempts but the pesky media puppets as well. Once the limo parked, the driver remained in the vehicle and gave them all the time they desired to exit.
The two occupants remained silent, quietly gathering their nerve and composure to exit the vehicle. The moment they exited from the vehicle, things would automatically revert back to the way they were, the way it was always intended to be. He'd return to spending his days lamenting about forwarding his plans, and she'd build her ice wall back up and drown herself in her duties, undoubtedly going as far as repressing all memory of the night from her mind. Nonetheless, he'd hold onto the memory until his fated end.
Nina glanced over to the man beside her briefly with surprisingly gentle eyes and a wire thin smile before reluctantly making her exit from the vehicle. She held her composure up pretty well despite being swarmed with conflicting thoughts about the evening she shared with her employer. It was unlike her to do such a thing, but there was no use in fretting and regretting over her impulsive behavior. It was done.
He sighed heavily as the car door closed and shut his eyes briefly. He, too, displayed a certain degree of hesitation to leave the strange comfort of the backseat of the limo. Unfortunately, it was time to return to reality.
End of chapter 21! Next chapter coming soon...
I wanted to keep things somewhere in between tame and raunchy...taunchy without going overboard, but I bumped the rating just in case. Besides, who knows what might happen in the future. ;) R&R!