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Chapter 5

A Proposition

Mercedes was nervous going into the office today she had done what Anthony asked and steered clear of Mr. Evans and his other associate who wasn't exactly shy around her either the whole week while she was there was a crazy mess.

Flashback

"This is Ms. Jones, Evans you've already met her but Bash this is your first time meeting her right?"Anthony said when Mercedes walked into the conference room, she gave a polite smile and held her hand out for him to shake to which he rose his eyebrow.

"I saw her the night of the gala but never got introduced." He said standing and invading her personal space with a sly grin. "You are very beautiful and I would have told you that night but you left in a hurry." He whispered before taking her hand and kissing her wrist making her clear her throat and step back.

Anthony shot her a look that she countered with her own letting him know she didn't know he was going to do or say that. She looked at saw Mr. Evans looking at her intensely and as hard as she tried she couldn't look away not until Anthony cleared his throat snapping her out of her daze.

"I'll excuse myself." She said more breathlessly than intended then walking out quickly. She walked back to her desk letting out a deep breath, she sat down and placed her head on her desk and groaned because she hadn't been this worked up in well ever and all he did was look at her.

She jumped when she felt a hand on her shoulder and had to swipe her hand over face to move her curls out of her face.

"Oh, -" She was cut off when he wrapped his arm around her and kissed her deeply, when she felt herself start to melt into him she remembered she was at work and jerked back before slapping him then covering her mouth in regret.

"I'm so sorry… but you can not keep doing that. I don't- I don't even know you." She said breathing heavily and looking at him apologetically, she felt so embarrassed and ashamed for hitting him that she placed her head into her hands sighing deeply.

"I'm so getting fired…" She mumbled before he removed her hands from her face and winked at her.

"I liked it." He said before walking away before he went back into the conference room he winked at her and she let out a shallow breathe before throwing her head back. She counted to ten hoping it would help but all it did was make her want him to come back out and kiss her again.

"Girl you don't even know this damn man!" She chided herself before busying herself with work.

As agreed she was only there long enough to order their lunches and as she was waiting on the elevator she felt a hand on the small of her back and turned to only be met by Sebastian.

"I wanted to make sure you made it to your car safely." He said smiling at her, she noticed his eyes slowly rake over her body but noticed it didn't give her the same rush as when Sam did it.

"Oh, thank you but that won't be necessary. The building is fully staffed with security but again thank you." Mercedes responded as the doors to the elevator open, she stepped on and he placed his hand on the door giving her another smile.

"Well then how about I be a little more forward and ask you to dinner Saturday evening?" He asked causing Mercedes to shoot him a confused look.

"Umm, well you see I actually have..." She was stuck because she didn't know why he wanted to take her out in the first place and she sorta already had plans.

"I see you're busy." Sebastian said his smile not faltering, he stepped forward keeping his hand on the door before placing a soft kiss on her cheek. "Should you change your mind, here's my card." He added pulling out his card and handing it to her, Mercedes just nodded blushing slightly before she watched him walk away.

"Looks like you were right." Sebastian said shaking his head and smirking at Sam when he walked back into the conference room.

"Right about what?" Anthony asked looking at both men.

"Sam's going to be indisposed this weekend so I'll be taking over the for the time being." Sebastian replied nonchalantly.

"Oh, sounds good to me besides I can have Jones come in to help if needed be." Anthony stated not noticing the two men exchange glances.

"I doubt that'll be necessary since we'll be working at our office this weekend, we have plenty of staff that can help let Ms. Jones enjoy her weekend." Sebastian said and Anthony just nodded while Sam looked at the man closely trying to read his expression.

"It's probably for the best, she can't seem to remain professional around Evans here." Anthony said with a forced chuckle that didn't go unnoticed by the men.

Ensure Ms. Jones makes it home safely. Sam texted before returning to the project at hand not letting on that he didn't like how Anthony spoke about Mercedes especially since he could tell the man wanted more than a business relationship with her.

End Flashback

"Good morning Jones." Anthony said sitting on her desk as she walked inside, she gave him a smile but felt weird because he had never told her good morning, not recently at least and she immediately wondered if she was about to get fired.

"Good morning!" She said hoping she sounded confident.

"So this weekend, I won't be needing you because-"

"Oh great you're firing me… look I can explain I didn't mean to do it! It just happened and..." She stopped when she the amused look on his face.

"I'm not firing you Jones, I won't be working here I'll be at Evans and Smythe's so you have the weekend off… you can have today off too actually." He said smiling at her and she narrowed her eyes at him.

"Is this a set up?" She asked.

"No Jones, I have no reason to do that. Have a good weekend." Anthony replied a bit annoyed she didn't take his act for actual kindness. Mercedes watched him walk away before hearing her phone buzz, she pulled it out and noticing it was a call from an unknown number before she answered hesitantly.

Hello?

Mr. Evans is requesting confirmation of attendance for tomorrow at 7:45pm.

Oh… umm, yes?

Thank you, please be dressed in formal attire.

She looked at the phone shocked because she was more than sure she hadn't given it to him, which meant he had to find it… she shook her head already feeling like this was turning into so crazy Fifty Shades situation.

…

Mercedes looked at herself in the mirror shaking her head slightly and blowing out a nervous breath.

"This is crazy..." She said to herself turning to the side looking at the dress she picked out, she chose a black A- Line spaghetti strapped gown with a deep v-cut neck line and a slit that stopped mid-thigh. She had blown her hair out and it was in soft curls parted to the side allowing her favorite earrings show, she kept her make up on the lighter side while adding just a pop of color with her lips which were deep red.

"This is crazy…" She said again looking at the time on her phone realizing she needed to leave then if she wanted to be on time. She grabbed her things, still not understanding why she was going through with meeting this man at the specific location. She realized then that she would be going somewhere completely foreign to her and the only thing that was preventing her from not showing up is that she had already confirmed that she would be there.

She blamed her parents for making her keep any social engagement she'd agreed to attend because she was more than sure she was either going to get locked in some weird sex dungeon or worse.. and she didn't want to think about that aspect of things.

She grabbed the key that was given to her and left a note just in case the worse situation happened, she thought about telling Kurt but she didn't want to assume the worst in Sam… well that was the lie she chose to keep telling herself. She really wanted to find out what all the secrecy was about and why she had to be there at 7:45 sharp but if she was really honest this whole situation was very exciting to her.

"Point of no return." She said looking at herself in review mirror before putting the address in her GPS and heading towards what ever that was waiting for her.

…

When Mercedes arrived she could see a tall man waiting there with a small tray in his hands, she wasn't sure where to park so she parked in the circle driveway and as she started to get out another man appeared helping her out with a warm smile. She smiled back and took in the view of the large mansion, it was beyond gorgeous and made her feel insanely small just by the sheer mass of it.

"Ms. Jones, if you'll follow me." The gentleman said before guiding her up the stairs where they stopped and the man standing there handed her a glass of champagne.

"Thank you." She said smiling which he just nodded, she followed the gentleman inside and couldn't stop her gasp when they walked through the foyer into large living area, it was spacious with two spiral ornamented staircase meeting at a balcony Mercedes looked around and was certain that she was very much out of place and hoped like her dress would suffice for the evening.

"Right this way Ms. Jones." The gentleman said walking them further into the living area.

She saw the stone wall covered fireplace, a large L-shaped leather sectional with tow large cushioned ottomans with wooden trays placed in the centered of each of them, the adjacent wall was a built in floor to ceiling bookshelf that was packed with books and the back wall was large french doors leading out to well decorated back yard. She looked around before realizing she was alone, she nervously shifted on her feet trying to figure out what to do.

Sam smiled looking at her slightly panic when she realized she was alone, he admired how stunning she looked in her black gown and he especially liked the slit that showed a generous amount of her thick thigh. He walked closer when her back was to him and groaned when he smelled her vanilla and rose scented perfume making her stiffen before turning around.

"Ms. Jones." He said with smirk getting a closer look at the masterpiece in front of him gently caressing her shoulder slowly moving his hand up to her neck, he held her eyes wanting so much to kiss her again but he didn't want to overwhelm her.

"Mr. Evans, hi." Mercedes replied with a slight shudder and involuntarily moving her head to side allowing him more access, Sam smiled leaning in lightly brushing his lips against her smooth flesh causing her to moan before stopping at her ear.

"I plan to make you moan a great deal but first you need to eat." He whispered smiling when she stepped away looking slightly flustered.

"I umm… you have a beautiful home." She said nervously finally taking a sip of her champagne, Sam followed the glass as it touched her lips biting down on his own before running his hands along her arms gently pulling her closer causing her breathing to hitch.

"I'll show you more of it after dinner." He said placing a lingering kiss on her cheek before grabbing her free hand and leading her outside, he guided her towards a large infinity pool where there was a beautiful pavilion that was adorned with an outdoor fireplace, there were two men who she assumed where chefs based off their uniforms and a nicely decorated table with two place settings.

"I hope you're as hungry as I am." He said looking directly into her eyes with a smirk before pulling out a seat for her. Mercedes blushed and sat biting her lip nervously, Sam eyes darkened when he watched her bite her lip and he made his self move to the seat across from her before nodding to the two gentleman standing there waiting patiently.

"Mr. Evans, Ms. Jones my name is Jack and this is Wes and we've prepared a lovely meal for the both of you, first we have a Parmesan risotto with roasted shrimp paired with an arugula salad and a nice glass of Vinho Verde followed by pineapple granita." Jack said with a warm smile.

"I am actually allergic to Pineapples." Mercedes said softly with an apologetic smile.

"That's quite alright we also have a chocolate mousse prepared, Mr. Evans wasn't sure of any allergies so we made a few different options regarding both items." Jack replied with a reassuring smile while Wes began placing their meals in front of them and filling their glasses with wine.

"Oh you didn't have to go to that trouble..." Mercedes said looking at Sam who hadn't stopped looking at her since they sat down, his expression was unreadable but his eyes remained dark and trained on her.

"It was no problem, please enjoy and we'll be out with dessert once you've finished." Wes said before he and Jack walked away. Mercedes admired the meal in front of her allowing the amazing aromas to tickle her nose and she realized then she really hadn't eaten anything that because she was nervous about this evening.

"Please eat." Sam said taking a sip of his wine but ignoring the food in front of him, he wasn't hungry in the slightest not for food but he knew he had to at least pace the evening before he revealed his true intentions. Mercedes just nodded taking a bite out of her food immediately enjoying the delicious flavors from the cheesy risotto and soft hint of heat from the roasted shrimp, just as she about to take a sip of her wine she looked up and noticed that Sam hadn't touched his food.

"Are you not eating?" She asked and he just smirked taking another sip of his wine.

"Tell me about yourself." He responded letting his eyes drop to her plump lips before looking back at her eyes.

"Why did you want me here?" Mercedes blurted before feeling herself blush when his smirk grew into a dazzling smile that made her face warm even more.

"Are you ready for dessert?" He asked his voice dangerously low and alluring while holding her completely hostage in with his green orbs that were piercing her brown ones. Suddenly her mouth was and she could only nod as he nodded with a single finger signaling the chefs to return with their dessert.

Jack and Wes can back with their chocolate mousse smiling at them both clearing their table placing one glass in front of Mercedes before they left, she watched as Sam stood and walked over to her taking the seat directly next to her but instead of him facing ahead he shifted the seat so that he was facing her.

He grabbed the mousse and moved it closer to him before grabbing the spoon taking a generous amount before holding it up to her, Mercedes hesitated for a second before leaning in and taking the chocolate cover spoon into her mouth.

"Now, tell me about you Ms. Jones." Sam said following her tongue as it slowly moved over her top lip removing any left over mousse.

"There isn't much to tell… and please call me Mercedes." She answered as he scooped more of the sweet dessert up this time actually eating it his self.

"Why… umm why'd you invite me?" She asked noticing the smirk return to his face.

"You probably taste better than this..." He said causing her to inhale sharply before he fed her another spoonful. "Also to answer your question, I think you're beautiful."

"That's the only reason?" She asked licking her lip again.

"I find you incredibly sexy and I would love nothing more to test out my theory about you tasting better than the chocolate mousse." Sam answered bluntly watching her intently noticing the slight shudder from her body.

"Mr. Evans… I'm not… did you ask me here for that alone?" She asked stammering over her words.

"No, I don't want to blindly fuck you. I want to know you first but I firmly believe in getting to know a woman involves a great deal of communication both verbal and physical. I'm not the type of man that beats around the bush, so when I saw you at the gala there was something very intriguing about you and I want to find out if what I suspect is true." Sam answered calmly.

"And if I'm not… what you suspect?" Mercedes asked looking down at her hands, Sam looked at her and knew she was exactly what he suspected and stood placing his hand under her chin lifting it so that she was looking at him.

"You are exactly what I want but there are some formalities that need to be handled before I can prove that fact." He said tracing her bottom lip with his thumb before stepping back holding her gaze.

"For-formalities?"

"Yes, being that you have the slightest clue as to who I am I should let you know a few things. I'm Sam Evans part owner of Evans and Smythe and full owner of Evans Enterprises, I am also on the board for Evans Construction my father's company. I have several other small business and organizations that my name is tied to so you can imagine how this situation, should you accept will need to be discreet as possible." He stopped giving her a moment to take in that information.

"What am I accepting?"

"It's simple really, I want you for myself." He answered watching Mercedes's expression go from flushed to shocked.

"Oh God this is some Fifty Shades kind of shit, Mr. Evans I-" She stopped when she heard the heard his low chuckle that sent shivers down her back.

"I can assure you I have no intentions of ever tying you up or spanking you as a punishment. No, I don't have any hard or soft terms I need you to review… I just want you in every shape and form. These formalities aren't because I want to demand anything from you, I fully intend on earning every single moan and orgasm from you but I can't until you agree."

"So you want permission to… date me?" Mercedes asked shocked and very much turned on but still hesitant.

"Dating implies I intend on waiting to bury me head in between you legs and I have held back as long as I can but you in that dress is making it difficult."

"Prove it." Mercedes said feeling bold, Sam looked at her hard for a moment nodding his head letting his butler and house manager they were dismissed which she hadn't noticed the two men had been there the entire time and before she could fully register anything else she was lifted out of her chair and placed on the table.

"I'm taking this as yes." He said opening her legs with a smirk.

Sooooo.. yeppppp... the next chapter will pick right back up from where it left off! Smut chapter ahead... welll a teasingly cute smut chapter!