A/N: So in the previous chapter, I thought the idea I had for would go longer than a thousand words. No matter how much I modify the writing in it wouldn't go past a thousand words. See I try to make each chapter have the bare minimum of two thousand words. Of course, it also raises my concerns of: "is this chapter too long?" or "is this chapter not long enough?". I am never sure, but no one seemed to mind.
As for this chapter, I don't have anything clever or witty for this one. Although, I will say Anubis is easily one of my favorites. I am unsure where on the list I'd put her, but she'd be top 5 easy.
Chapter 8
My name is Steven Woodward, I'm an office worker. Working in a office isn't so bad, a bit boring but it's so bad. For me; it's not where you work, but who you work with. Take for example Maria Davenport my floor manger. As an Anubis she was a little high strung and a bit anal, but she isn't so bad. In fact; I admire her determination, she was also quite beautiful. I would ask her out, but she'd rattle off about how it wasn't proper work place conduct. Or something like that.
"Mr. Woodward, do you have that report I asked for?" Maria asked me dryly.
"Right here ma'am." I said handing her a file.
"Thank you Mr. Woodward. I just wish others had your work ethic." she said.
"I just follow your amazing leadership." I said, but she ignored me and went through the report I gave her.
"Well if you don't need anything." I said.
"Actually I do. I'm going to a business conference for the weekend, and I need someone to join me." she said.
"Are you asking me to join you to this conference?" I asked.
"If you like." she said.
"I'll have to my schedule, but I think I could attend." I said coyly.
I was doing mental back flips, I was spending the whole weekend with Maria. Sure it was at some boring ass conference, but it was totally worth it. I was going to share the same hotel with her and if I played my cards right we'll be sharing more than a room.
"Very good. I will meet at the Silverdust Hotel this evening." she explained.
"Alright, I'll see you there." I said and I went back to my cubicle. The work day couldn't end any faster. I got home and packed a few sets of clothes, my lab top, and bottle of wine. Even though this was my chance to be intimate with Maira, I also needed to play it cool. Maria was all business, I needed to show her I was serious about this conference.
I reached the hotel just after sundown. Maria was sitting in the lobby waiting for me.
"You're late." she said as I approached her.
"I got here as soon as I could. Traffic was a nightmare." I explained.
"You're here now, so let's get checked in." she said and walked over to the front desk.
"Hi, how can I help you?" the concierge asked.
"I booked a room with you a week ago. Under the name Maria Davenport." Maria said.
"One moment." the concierge said and began typing on her computer.
"I'm sorry ma'am, but we have no record of you booking a room with us." she explained.
"That's not possible. I book a room here a week ago." Maria said.
"It could be there was a glitch in our system." the concierge said.
"This can't be happening..." Maria murmured.
Martha who was normally so calm and collected was breathing heavily and looked as if she was on the verge of a panic attack. It looks like I'll have to step up on this one.
"Excuse me, miss. But is possible to get another room?" I asked.
"We're pretty booked, but there is one room available that can accommodate two." the concierge said.
"Great! We'll take it." I said.
"Are you sure sir?" she asked.
"Look, my boss is going to lose her shit if we don't get a room here. So, yes I am sure." I said.
"Very well, your room is on the fourteenth floor room number sixteen." the concierge said handing me the key.
"Mr. Woodward, I...thank you." Maria said.
"No problem, was it really essential to get a room here?" I asked as we got on the elevator.
"Yes, this hotel is the closest to where the conference is being held. I wanted to make sure we would have ample time to make it there." she explained.
We got up to our room. I opened the door and inside the room was a mix of pinks and reds. There were assortment of furniture chairs, a couch, etc. But there was only one bed in the room, a large heart shaped bed.
"What a strange bed." Maria commented.
"Maria, I think that this is a honeymoon suite." I said.
"What!? You mean the type couples go to...to fornicate?" she asked her face turning red.
"Yeah, that's what they do in here." I said.
"No this won't do...this won't do at all." she said biting her thumbnail.
"Maria, it's fine. We'll just have to make do, I'll get the couch and you can have the bed." I said.
We get ready for bed, agreeing to take our showers separately. I joking offered to wash her back, but she wasn't real into that. Once Maria was finished with her shower, she came out in t-shirt and sleep pants. I was really hoping for something sexier like silk pajamas or something. I took my shower and started getting comfortable on the couch.
"Good night Mr. Woodward." Maria said.
"Good night." I said and she turned off the lights. I shifted around around a few trying my best to get comfortable.
"Mr. Woodward? You can share the bed with me." Maria suggested.
"Are you sure? I don't want to impose on you." I said.
"You need your rest and I wouldn't feel right for you having to sleep there." she said.
"Okay, if you say so." I said getting off the couch.
"Just stay on your side of the bed." she added.
"You know, I think this is first time we've talked outside of work." I said climbing into bed.
"I try not to interact with employees outside of work." she said keeping her back towards me.
"Isn't that lonely?" I asked.
"I prefer my privacy." she said.
"But I feel like I don't know you. Don't you ever want to talk to others?" I asked.
"Fine Mr. Woodward. What do you want to know?" she asked.
"What do you like to eat?" I asked. She was silent for a moment.
"Chicken Marsala. It's chicken cutlets with mushrooms and minced onions or shallots, personal I prefer shallots, and is has a special sauce made with wine." she said.
"Do you have it with anything?" I asked.
"Pasta, mostly. Although sometimes I have with rice." she said.
"You every make it for your boyfriend or husband?" I asked.
"No, I don't have a boyfriend or husband. My work keeps me too busy for a relationship." she said.
"You must do something other than work?" I asked.
"I...I knit." she said sheepishly.
"Really, you make anything?" I asked.
"I made a sweater for my mother's birthday," she said. "But enough about me. What about you?"
"Me? Well, I can't say I do any interesting hobbies like knit. But I like to do crossword puzzles." I said.
"You have a significant other in your life?" she asked.
"I had a few girlfriends, but it didn't work out." I said. Maria was silent for a moment and turned to me.
"Did you um...notice anything in the lobby?" she asked shyly. I wasn't sure what she meant, then I remembered her panic attack.
"You mean your panic attack? Do you get them often?" I asked.
"Sometimes, I don't have them as often. But I got them quite frequently as a child," she said. "I bring this up because I don't want you to think I'm not cool under pressure."
"Is it an Anubis thing?" I asked.
"In a sense, yes. I haven't had one in the last few years. I thought I would lose it in the lobby," she said. "But, you were there. So, thank you."
"No problem, I wasn't going to let freak out like that." I said.
"Thank you anyway. We should go to sleep, we have a big day tomorrow." she said and rolled over facing away from me.
"Alright, good night." I said and we went to sleep.
It was an hour or so later when I awoke. I was awoken by Maria, she was breathing heavily and sounded panicked. I turned to her and wrapped my arms around her. It was a bold move for sure, but after I did that Maria's breathing slowed down and returned to normal. I felt her paws on my hands and she smiled. I went back to sleep holding Maria the whole night.
I was awoken the next morning by the sound of Maria screaming.
"Unhand me at once!" she shouted.
I was still half asleep, but that ended quickly by one of Maria's paws making contact with my face. Despite how soft her paws were she still hit me pretty hard.
"Ow! What was that for?" I asked.
"You were groping me in my sleep!" she shouted.
"No I wasn't! You were having a nightmare or something and I was just trying to calm you down." I explained.
"Then what's that!" she shouted pointing at my crotch.
I looked down and I saw my erection poking through my pants.
"Maria, I can assure you that this is because of you. Sometimes guys get boners in the morning." I explained.
"All I know is you're going back on the couch and...damn it!" Maria shouted looking at the clock.
"What is it?" I asked.
"The conference is starting soon! We're going to be late!" she shouted frantically getting undressed.
We got changed and tried flagging down a cab. But none were stopping and Maria was becoming frantic.
"How long do we have until it starts?" I asked.
"Not long, and it'll take us at thirty minutes on foot to get there." she said. I crouched down in front of her.
"Hop on!" I shouted.
"Excuse me!?" she shouted.
"I get there in fifteen minutes, but I need you to direct me there." I explained.
She was unsure at first, but she wasn't in a position to argue and jumped onto my back. I ran as fast as I could with Maria directing me and we made it to the conference hall where the conference was taking place.
"Did we make it? Are we late?" Maria asked a man as we entered.
"No ma'am we were just about to begin," he said. "Please find yourself an available seat."
The conference was boring; just a bunch of old guys talking business, giving crappy slide shows, and I think someone used the word synergy at one. I was half asleep in my chair; I turned to Maria who was meticulously writing notes, at least one of us enjoyed it.
After four hours or so of business jargon after business jargon, we returned to the hotel.
"Whew, glad that's over." I said entering the room.
"Uh, Mr. Wood...Steven?" Maria said. I was caught off guard since that was the first time she used my name.
"Yeah, what is it?" I asked.
"I just wanted to apologize for my behavior this morning. I may have overreacted and after you've been nothing but helpful." she said.
"No, I should apologize. I shouldn't have touched you like I did. I just hate seeing you upset." I said.
"Well, I suppose I could overlook this one time. You did get us to the conference in time." she said.
"Don't thank me. Thank my high school track coach." I said jokingly.
"Well, I'm going to shower early. Today was most stressful." she said heading for the bathroom. As soon as the door closed, I got an idea. I picked up the phone in our room and called room service.
"Hi, this is room 1416 can you send up two plates of Chicken Marsala with shallots with pasta and two wine glasses. Thank you." I said.
The order made it to the room before Maria got out of the shower. I went into in my bag and pulled out the bottle of wine.
"What's all this?" Maria asked as she left the bathroom.
"I thought I'd surprise you with an earlier dinner." I said.
"Thank you Mr. Woodward." she said.
"You know Maria, you can call Steven. I mean you called me that earlier." I said pouring the wine into the glasses.
"I suppose that's fair." she said.
We ate our earlier dinner and finished off the wine. I decided we could relax by watching a movie. I checked the cabinet and searched for a movie to watch. I saw the first one that caught my eye, a movie called Fair Feather Friends. I took it out of it's case and put it into the DVD player.
"So what is this movie?" Maria asked.
"I don't know, I think it's a romance." I said.
The movie started with a Griffon in a shower and you could see everything. Then a nude man came into the scene with a massive erection.
"The fuck are you doing here Eric?" the Griffon asked.
"You know why I'm here Shannon." he said.
"I told you it's over!" she shouted.
"Is it?" he asked grabbing her by the shoulders.
"Yeah it is." she said.
"You know how feel about you." he said.
"Eric, I need a real man. Not a boy." she said.
"Can a boy do this!" he said and kissed her.
He pressed the Griffon against the wall of the shower and shoved his penis inside of her.
"Oh my god. Maria I'm sorry, I had no idea it was a porn." I said. As I turned to Maria she was breathing heavily and her face was red.
"That looks kinda nice." she said and took off her pants.
She began rubbing her moist pussy as the man and Griffon continued to fuck. I should've stopped the movie, but seeing Maria getting turned on kinda turned me on. I also took off my pants and stroked my erection. Maria looked over at me and saw me masturbating.
"How about we trade?" she suggested.
I nodded and began to rub her pussy as she jerked me off. Her paw felt like velvet and it was warm as well.
"Oh fuck that feels good." I moaned.
"Yeah, I can't remember the last time I masturbated." Maria said.
"Feels a lot better with another person doesn't it?" I asked. Maria suddenly got on top of me still jerking me off.
"Steven, I want you to fuck me in my hot pussy." she said, hot breathy pants coming.
"Hop on little lady." I said and she had my cock enter her.
I moaned once I entered her. She began to thrust her hips against me. I matched her rhythm with hers, and soon our sex noises were syncing up with the porno. We kept matching each others movements almost like our brains were linked.
"Oh shit Maria, you're going to make me cum!" I announced.
"Do it, make my pussy your's. I don't want anyone to come in it but you." she said.
I pulled her towards me and kissed her. We kept thrusting and both hit our orgasms. Maria looked at me and then kissed me tenderly. I pulled out of her and we embraced each other.
"Maria, I love you. And I'm not just saying that because we had sex. I've been in love with you for a while." I said.
"Steven, this is so sudden. I am unsure where to go from here. I want to be with, but I'm also your boss." she said.
"We don't make it a work thing. This could be between the two of us." I said.
"I don't want to give you special treatment." she said.
"I don't want special treatment. I want you." I said.
Maria was silent for a moment, but she smiled and kissed me. That was all I needed. It was business as usual after that, I was at my cubicle typing some reports when Maria approached me.
"Mr. Woodward, it seems you've been lagging behind on your work." she said. I was coconfused.
"I thought my work was up to date? What's going on?" I asked.
"As I said you've been lagging behind. I'm afraid we'll have to work on your problem this evening." she said. I was still confused, but learned quick that she just wanted to be romantic with me.
"Alright ma'am, I'm sure we'll finish up in no time." I said with a smirk.
Maria was always high strung, but she was hard working and that's what I loved about her.