Sesshomaru ran his hands along her alabaster skin up onto her breast. He loved the way her body moved up and down on him, the way her breast bounced in circles, how she arched back to feel him deeper inside her. Her hair sprawled out behind her, tickling the parts of his legs it brushed against from her movements. He grabbed her hips helping her grind against him faster. The change in speed made her lean forward to grab onto his chest. Her nails slightly dug into his skin as her pleasure intensified and she bit her lower lip holding in the noises of her satisfaction. Suddenly, his body jerked violently.

Everything around him started to fade away, and he realized it had been a dream. He pulled up the covers to see his engorged cock begging to be played with. It was the first time he's had a sex dream about Kikyo. He figured it'd happen eventually, but not the following morning she found out about Kagura.

"Mmm, what do we have here?" a groggy voiced whispered in the dark.

Kagura. The last person he wanted to deal with right now; slid her hands down his abdomen to his member, grabbing it in her hands and gently squeezing. A sense of pleasure radiated through him. She would not have been his first choice on relieving him of his urge, but she was his wife and it wasn't wrong to sleep with your wife. Giving in to Kagura he pulled her on top of him. She wasted no time rubbing her own clit against his length to warm herself up. When she was properly wet she slid onto him. As she bounced around trying to please him, images of Kikyo clouded his mind. He knew it was Kagura, but he only saw Kikyo. His feelings were conflicted. Was he not allowed to enjoy this? If he enjoyed this would it create issues with his and Kagura's sex life down the road? Did this count as cheating?

Kagura climaxed, dramatizing how good it felt. She continued to ride him, in hopes of bringing him to his own climax. He suddenly felt guilty. He rolled her off him, "Don't worry about me." Her expression was enough warning for him to leave the room before he was stuck having a conversation he didn't want to be bothered with.

"I have to be in to work early today, it's time for me to get ready for work or I'll be late." Work was always a solid excuse for him. He was a workaholic, and the fact that he would rather be on time for work than climax, wasn't odd, to Kagura at least.

"Uh, ok. Will you be working late again?"

"I usually do, Kagura. You know that."

"Will your secretary being staying late with you again?"

He sighed frustratingly, "No Kagura. She doesn't stay late Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday. Stop pestering me with questions about Kikyo."

He skipped majority of his normal routine to leave the house before Kagura could question anything else about Kikyo. He would have nothing to hide, nothing ever happened. He had to keep reminding himself of that as well. When he got to work, he sat at his desk and stared at Kikyo's empty desk. She wasn't going to be in for another 45 minutes, and he wondered how it would be between them from now on.

Hesitantly, he tried to focus on getting his email out and getting some other work done. He didn't want to miss Kikyo coming into the office and judge how her mood was. When she came into his office to pass out the files, he wanted to be prepared with something to say to her. Nothing these days went his way, unfortunately. Naraku walked into his office just shy of 8 AM.

"Sesshomaru, I've heard and noticed you've been working on a lot of the cases from the beginning of this year. I can see all the crazy hours you've been overworking poor Kikyo. I can assist you in whatever it is you're trying to do. Just let me know what it is. I see all the files are back in the office since you took them, here let me take a few off your hands."

Naraku started walking to the table anticipating to grab a stack. Sesshomaru's stern voice stopped him touching them, "That's not necessary Narkau. If it's Kikyo's hours you're concerned about, she's agreed to them. I'm also sure a law student appreciates any extra money in her pockets. If that's not the real reason you're so interested, you still can digress. We've finished everything we needed, and there's no reason for you to concern yourself with it."

Naraku still hovered over the files staring at them intensely. When Sesshomaru started tapping on his desk with his fingers, he got the hint he wasn't welcome anymore. He lazily rose his arms in a half shrug as he walked out, "Ok boss. I was just trying to help you out. Oh, and I've been thinking about moving Kikyo to another floor, upon her request…" The tapping came to a halt.

"Naraku."

"Yes?"

"My father requests your presence in his office immediately."

Naraku nodded puzzled, "Uh, alright?"

Once he watched Naraku head out towards the elevators, he looked towards Kikyo's desk and she was already sitting down working, "Great." He hadn't known how long she'd been there since Naraku so casually interrupted him and dropped the bomb about Kikyo. Was that true? Did she request to be moved because of Kagura? That wouldn't do at all. Kikyo had spoiled him with her expertise, any other secretary wouldn't do at all.

When Kikyo got up from her desk to head his way, he realized he hadn't even thought of what to say. She didn't look upset, but she didn't look happy either. His heart slightly started palpitating faster. He was relieved, yet disappointed when Kikyo stopped halfway into his office as Manten passed by.

"Manten, wait." She released the door slightly to his dismay. He was hoping she'd stay so he could hear what she wanted with him. He had purposefully created his office soundproof. Both for keeping out insufferable gossip and prying ears. It was made with enhanced demon hearing in mind.

"Yea, Kikyo what's up?" Perfect, turns out he could hear after all, through the tiniest crack of her propping the door.

"I could really use the company tonight; would you mind stopping by? I'll have wine, and I'll make your favorite chicken confit."

Manten noticed her request sounded different. She was hurting. He gave her a hug and whispered in her ear, "Of course sweetheart, I'll be there after your class."

Sesshomaru's ears twitched. He observed how Manten's hands were dangerously low on her back and how he called her sweetheart. Since when did Kikyo cook, especially for another man, at that late hour? He knew well enough that her classes didn't end till 9 PM. She could really use the company? What did that mean? Was company another polite way for sex?

"Good morning sir, I'll just hand these out and be out of your way." Her stoic answer told him all he needed to know. She wasn't bothering with him in the slightest anymore.

"I thought you weren't dating Manten?" That certainly wasn't what he had wanted to say to her.

"I thought you weren't married?" While, she wasn't dating Manten, he didn't deserve to know any different. She grabbed as much as she could to make sure it'd take two-three trips tops.

He should've seen that one coming. Perhaps he should back off. If he tried to pry into her life it would only make her angrier and more confused. It would be good for him as well to distance himself from her. He's made the conscious decision to be a loyal husband, and if that was the case, he needed to do all he could to keep himself at bay.

It was harder than he thought watching her come in and out of his office grabbing the files. Not saying something to her every time she came in to his office was odd for him. Since this morning, and his unexpected wet dream, keeping from her was more of a task.

"All the attorneys have the files, and I double checked that they got your email instructions to review it privately. I told them all questions can be addressed to you, and to only give me the files back when they were done. As I said yesterday. I sent you the detailed report I have about this project. When they give me the files back I will compare it to what we copied to make sure that none of them were altered with. That and all their remarks about the case will be added onto the sheet I emailed to you, and as expected that will be emailed to you as well when it's done. Asuma is waiting on the line for you about his retainer balance. Also, Mr. Hirigashi from upstairs is requesting an appointment with you. He won't give me the details, but I am just going to add him into a free spot this week or maybe next week."

How could he lose her to another floor? He wouldn't let anyone else have her. "Why do you want to leave?"

"What? I'm leaving because I have work to do at my desk. Answer your phone call." Kikyo had no idea what he was talking about. She didn't think he'd expect her to stay and chat after last night.

'That's not what I meant woman.' This wasn't over for him. He'd find out why she wanted to leave and make sure it didn't happen. It couldn't possibly just be about Kagura. Kikyo was a professional woman, and even after the first incident with Manten she decided to stick with him.

{…}

Kikyo was finally home after 14 hours of being nonstop between work and school. She was relieved she only had this one class for the semester. All that overloading the first year paid off for her. She had prepped the chicken confit last night with hopes Manten would come over, it would be cooking and ready for him to eat when he was here. After setting the food in the oven, and grabbing the wine she heard a knock at the door. Manten poked his head in and smiled at her, "You ready for me?"

"Yes, of course, please come in. I was just grabbing the wine. The food's cooking, and should be ready in about 20 minutes."

"Yumm, I'm excited. I was looking forward to your cooking all day. What a shame you don't do it more."

"Thank you for the compliment. If it wasn't for the crazy hours I had been working the last few months, I probably would've cooked more. I typically try to cook once a week, and bake twice a week."

"Bake? Well, I definitely need to try some of that. Next time we do this, I want a cake."

Kikyo laughed. He was such a child in private. It was hard to see how he managed to be around Naraku without his head being ripped off. They were always giving each other a hard time, but they were stuck with each other.

Manten grabbed the glasses and poured a generous amount into the glasses, "I had the feeling something happened. What's got you so upset?"

"It's actually… about… Sesshomaru…" she didn't want to be judged.

"Sesshomaru? What do you mean? You two seemed to be getting along great. You get what he needs done, and that's the only thing he needs."

"Did you know he had a wife?"

"Wife? Yea of course, Kagura." He was taking an inelegant chug from his wine glass, when his eyes went wide. He started choking on the wine as he figured he knew why Kikyo was concerned about his wife.

"Have you been sleeping with him?"

Kikyo blushed, "No," it wasn't for the lack of wanting to or not thinking about it… but she'd never tell anyone that.

"Thank goodness. I mean, that would be a shock considering he's never given even a first thought about anyone. He doesn't even treat Kagura that well. Come to think of it, he's a lot nicer to you than her."

"How would you know that?"

"I was Sesshomaru's secretary at first, but when Naraku joined the team it was clear he couldn't have a female secretary after several failed attempts and close sexual harassment lawsuits. I was the only one they knew could deal with him, without having to worry about a new hire quitting. Kagura used to come in a lot more than now, but he never liked it. She was a witch towards everyone, especially his secretaries. She'd distract him from work and always tried to seduce him in front of everyone. It was uncomfortable. She is close with his mother, so maybe that's why he chose her. Honestly, I don't know. I never knew what he saw in her."

"I didn't know that you were his at first. I'm sorry you got stuck with Naraku. He's a vile man. I can't believe they've kept him around after all the trouble."

"Well, it wasn't like they just overlooked everything. Naraku's a clever man. There was never any proof; he had always managed to make sense of the situation and turn it into a misunderstanding. The lawsuits could never proceed and he was a good attorney himself. It's been a while since he's done anything jeopardizing like that. Perhaps he's learned his lesson. Anyway, why'd you want to know about Kagura."

"I met Kagura last night… I never slept with him, but I felt like we were connecting. It was very subtle. At first he was upset and treated me horribly when he thought you and I were together, but when I told him we weren't, our relationship headed down this drastically different path. He was softer with me, kinder in his own way. I didn't think anything of it, until last night. I thought he was going to kiss me, but then Kagura showed up. She had insulted me why he stood by and let her do it. Then when he sent her outside to wait for him, he tried to make it seem like it was just a coincidence I never found out. That he was never going to make a move on me. He kept repeating he had a wife."

Manten was blown away. This was the best gossip he's heard his whole life. He's known the Taisho's majority of his life, and that's how he got the job. He never interacted or met Sesshomaru much, but he knew everything about the man and his mannerisms. "Kikyo, this is huge. It would make sense. He never got mad at me about anything in all these years, and that one time in the break room. I had no idea what happened, but this makes sense. He's into you, but he can't have you cause of Kagura. He's big on his morals and ethics. He's always been like that, and I'm sure when he saw Kagura, it was a huge slap in the face for him."

"I was-am, so upset with him. It's not like I admitted to him that I felt any type of way towards him. I yelled at him about being just his secretary and will only ever be his secretary. I didn't want to hear him explain anything about the situation. I left as fast as I could. This morning was horrible; I just feel humiliated. It's like I've been imagining everything between us, and it was never real."

Manten caressed Kikyo's hand, "Hun, you shouldn't feel that way. For one, Sesshomaru explained himself to you. He cares what you think. Two, I don't think you were imagining it. Any vibes Sesshomaru was throwing out to you, must have been real. He's only every serious or angry. If you were getting happy, serene, or anything else, it was there for sure. He's not a vindictive man or out to purposefully hurt anyone, so I wouldn't stay too mad at him. I believe he was honest when he tried to explain that it all just happened this way. I can't tell you if he wanted you intimately, but I can assure you, you're more than just a secretary."

Manten's words did help reassure her. She would just have to let her anger die down and not hold any grudges towards him. It would be ridiculous of her to be angry at him for things that never happened or said allowed. It was like dreaming about your significant other for cheating on you and being mad at them for a dream. Except in this case, he wasn't even hers. He was someone else's, and she worked for him. As Manten said, he probably cared about her in the sense as he finally had someone capable to work with. He said it many times, now that she thought about it. He had never complimented anything else about her, except how well she was at her job. How stupid of her? Now she felt even more embarrassed. It was always and had always been about work with him. He couldn't possibly have been interested in her like that.

"Thanks Manten. Let's eat."