

Bound For Love

by MM Washington

Copyright 2013 MM Washington

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Chapter 1

It was a hot scene, Edward had to admit. There was the beautiful blonde bouncing urgently up and down on the hunky yoga instructor's cock. If it were not his wife that he was walking in on, Edward would find the scene arousing. Instead he felt sick to his stomach. So much was going through his mind the best option was to walk away so that he wouldn't do anything he would regret.

Edward slipped out of the apartment he shared with his wife Penelope, in the Village and went to the bar across the street. He wasn't a big drinker, usually a beer if he went out with friends. But now he ordered a shot of tequila, downed it and ordered another.

He could see the front door of the high rise he lived in and sat and watched the door as he knocked back the second shot. The waitress asked, "Can I get you something else?"

Edward shook his head no; it wouldn't do to get totally blitzed. He had to figure out what he was going to do. He knew things had been strained between him and Penelope, but he would never have guessed that she wasn't being faithful. He certainly had temptations that he could have given into, but he thought himself a man of honor and turned down advances from other women.

The anger was simmering under the surface, but he had to admit that he should shoulder some the blame too; he was working crazy hours. She probably was lonely. Penelope was high strung and insecure, he knew that about her before he married her, but liked the feeling of being needed so much. What he didn't anticipate was that she would look elsewhere to get the attention she craved.

The irony was that he was coming home to tell her he had finally reached his goal. He now owned the company he used to work for. He was now a millionaire. All that hard work had paid off, but at what cost?

The anguish started anew when he thought about their daughter Francesca. He never wanted to be one of those divorced parents. He had thought it would be forever with Penelope. He knew that they weren't happy together, but kept thinking they would get past it at some point.

The more he thought about how much time he spent away from Penelope the more he realized this was inevitable. He resolved himself to trying to make things work with her. He glanced up and saw Jean Pierre, the yoga instructor leaving the apartment. It was time to confront his wife.

When Edward walked through the door he just sat on the sofa and waited for her to come out of the shower.

"Oh, hello Edward. What are you doing home so early?" Penelope asked. She was so calm; he would never have guessed she had just had sex with someone who wasn't her husband.

Edward wasn't sure if he could respond.

"What's wrong Edward?" Penelope showed concern.

"How was Jean Pierre....in my bed?" Edward asked.

Penelope paled. The silence was profound.

"Is he a better lover than I am?" Edward asked. He couldn't believe it came out of his mouth. He hadn't even been thinking about it. But the idea that she would be unfaithful was a definite blow to his ego.

She pulled herself together. "Actually he is."

If she had shot him with a rifle it couldn't have hurt more.

So much for the amicable resolution to this situation Edward thought. Still too dumbfounded to respond, he watched her in stunned silence.

"Well since everything is out in the open, I guess I can get out of here." Penelope turned to go pack her belongings.

"What about Francesca?" Edward asked quietly. At least that caused her to pause, Edward observed.

"I'm sure she'll be happier with you." Penelope stated flatly.

"She's a teenager, she needs her mother." As soon as Edward said the words he was sorry he said them. If she just left maybe he could get full custody, because he didn't want his beautiful angel to turn out anything like this bitch standing in front of him. She had no remorse whatsoever. That was almost as hurtful as the infidelity itself.

"Well I have other plans for the time being. I can get her for a couple of weeks when school is out." Penelope turned and left the room to go pack.

Edward was shocked. She wasn't even going to fight for her child? How could he have been so wrong about a person? The anger was back, but there was no one to take it out on.

"I'll send for the rest of my things later." Penelope left with a bag over her shoulder and didn't look back.

Edward called his lawyer to get the divorce papers filed along with the custody petition. Several hours later Francesca walked in the door.

"Hi Dad!" Francesca was holding a certificate in her hand. "I just won first place at the science fair! Where is mom? She said she was going to be there."

Edward took a deep breath and told his daughter that he and her mother were getting a divorce. He held his daughter in his arms as she cried and vowed then and there never to let that woman hurt him or his daughter again.

***

It had been a year since he walked in on his wife and the yoga instructor. The divorce was brutal and even though he lost half of his newly acquired fortune, it was worth it to get Penelope out of their lives. Edward and Francesca now had a good routine going.

They lived in a penthouse in New York City. Francesca was missing her friends from her other school but seemed determined to make up the detriment of a missing wife/mother in their lives. She cooked dinner every night for him. His sweet girl wasn't going to turn out like her mother.

But after a year, Edward found that he missed being intimate with someone. He had needs just like everyone. He definitely wasn't ready for a relationship, but a release of sexual frustration was definitely in order. The problem was that he wasn't a one night stand type of guy; so he approached his good buddy from college Rick for some advice.

"Well you have come to the right place." Rick was drinking a Long Island iced tea while Edward nursed a beer.

"So you keep telling me. I've been off the market for such a long time; I'm not sure how I would even approach a woman." Edward conceded.

"Well it's all about the internet man. Create a profile on any site. Tell the truth, embellish or downright lie it's up to you. And I'm sure once they see who you are, New York's richest most eligible bachelor you'll have them beating down your door." Rick was smiling.

Edward was not. "I don't want some woman who is just trying to get with me for my money; I'm already paying an absurd amount of alimony. I don't need to get into that situation."

"I'm not sure that you're going to be able to fly under the radar. How many magazines are you in this month alone?" Rick was checking out the waitress taking the order at the next table and not really paying attention to Edward.

"Damn it Rick! Can you take this seriously just for one minute? I came to you for help, not some glib diatribe!" Edward raked his fingers aggressively through his hair.

Rick was shocked by Edward's outburst. He was usually a calm cool and controlled guy. "So are you ready to think outside the box a little bit?"

"What does that mean?" Edward asked cautiously.

Rick was a good buddy, but he was a little wilder than Edward could afford to be. They had been friends since college, so he trusted Rick, but only to a certain degree. And Rick wasn't in the public limelight; Edward was beginning to realize that being a success wasn't all it was cracked up to be. For one he didn't have anyone to share it with. Secondly he would be under public scrutiny now and his business couldn't afford to take a hit because of any reckless behavior on his part.

"I've dabbled in a sex sub-culture that is fun, but not sure it's for you man. You can be a little tightly wound sometimes." Rick arched an eyebrow at Edward and smirked.

Edward ignored the goading and focused on what Rick wasn't telling him. Sex sub culture? What the hell did that mean?

Edward finally smirked back at Rick, "What have you been up to?"

They left the bar they were in and went to a little hole in the wall place that Edward would never thought preppy Rick Hines would have deigned to walk past, let alone frequent on a regular basis.

But as soon as they entered the Hot Spot as it was called, Edward understood. It was a bondage den. He wasn't a prude, but he wasn't sure he was into this. He had to admit it was a highly charged atmosphere. The promise of sex was in the air and his cock knew it. He was glad he was wearing loose fitting slacks. What he was seeing now intrigued Edward. Here was a whole world, where one could consensually act out their darkest sexual fantasy.

There was a dance floor where scantily clad bodies swayed in time to the sensuous music wafting through the air. The walls were curtained off with sheer black curtains where nothing was really hidden from the imagination. Three of the five areas were occupied with couples in various sexual positions.

Edward shifted uncomfortably from side to side. Rick elbowed him, "Hot isn't it?"

Edward just nodded his head unable to speak past the knot in his throat. At that moment a girl came up to Rick and asked, "Master likes?"

The pretty blonde turned around and touched her toes. Rick lifted up her tiny skirt, spanked her hard across her bare bottom and answered, "Yes Master likes."

So clearly, Rick was a regular here.

"Go wait for me in my booth Nikki." Rick told the girl and watched as the skimpily attired woman walked away.

"Nikki and I have been seeing each other for about a month now. She's a wonderful submissive." Rick never took his eyes off the young lady.

"Submissive?" Edward inquired.

"Simply put, she gets off on being told what to do, no matter how outrageous. It's quite the power trip." Rick smirked.

Edward wasn't sure, it was intriguing to think that a woman would do anything he wanted, but the pleasure he got from being with someone was in knowing that it was good for them too. But what did he know? His wife left him for a yoga instructor who was better in the sack than he was. Maybe this would be an opportunity to figure out some things, sexually speaking.

"This lifestyle lends itself to secrecy. Think about it. I know a certain district attorney who frequents here, but when you're here it's like Vegas." Rick said.

"Whatever you do in the dark; always comes to light." Edward said.

Edward knew this wasn't a smart choice, but he wanted it. It wasn't like he was a movie star or a television celebrity. He was semi famous in the business world, but no one else would think twice about what he was into sexually. And this definitely had peaked his interest.

"Join us in my booth. Do as much or as little as you would like. See if this is up your alley." Rick turned and went the direction that Nikki had gone.

Edward hesitated a moment longer, but then followed. There was a sofa behind the curtained area that Rick referred to as the booth. He could see they were silhouetted against the sheer fabric. Nikki was bent over and as Edward approached he could hear the stinging blows Rick was delivering to her bottom.

Edward entered, sat and watched Rick and Nikki together. He was so hard it was painful. Nikki's ass was red from how hard Rick spanked her. But each swat elicited a very non pained sounding moan from Nikki. She clearly got enjoyment from it.

"I'm definitely an ass man, but I as I remember from college days, you are appreciative of a fine pair of breasts?" Rick handed Edward a pair of nipple clamps. As Edward secured the first clamp to Nikki's rosy peak she sucked in air between her teeth. His eyes flew to hers and he watched them glaze over with desire.

He secured the second clamp to her other breast and she whimpered. He watched her face, but couldn't tell if she liked it or not. "Open your eyes and look at me."

She immediately obeyed. He liked what he saw, she was enjoying the sensations. But he didn't know what to do next. He decided to just go with it.  
He tugged lightly on the clamps and she nodded her head and let out a small sigh.

Edward felt the weight of her globes in his palm and gave them a light swat. Nikki's legs began to tremble. Every time he struck her breast, he did more with increasing force. Her skin began to warm and redden. When he pulled hard on the clamps she took her bottom lip in her teeth to keep from crying out.

"Too much?" Edward inquired.

She said no, but he felt she wasn't being honest. Her body was saying something different. How had he never seen how much a woman gives away with her body language?

Well he vowed he would pay attention from now on.

Rick had unzipped his fly, taken a condom from the bowl on an end table and was rolling it on. He was pulling Nikki onto his length and Edward decided it was too much for him to sit and watch them together.

This was a lot for him to take it. He got up to leave and Nikki's eyes followed him, but she didn't say anything. Rick acknowledged his leaving, but continued to impale Nikki with his cock.

Edward went to the bar and ordered a drink. He was painfully aroused and knew that Nikki would have welcomed the dual attention, but he wasn't ready for sex in such a public arena. The idea was arousing, he just wasn't there yet.

This could work. He just had to be very careful about who he hooked up with and be very discreet. No married ladies that was the first thing. He never wanted to be the cause of some other man's pain due to a cheating wife.

Then he would need a place that he could go to where he could be with someone and not have his daughter ever encounter that person. He never wanted Francesca affected by his choices. He knew this probably wasn't a smart choice right now but he was human and he was a man. A man that was not, at the moment thinking with the head on his shoulders. He laughed to himself.

He looked around the room and saw a woman who wore a tiny black dress that stood apart from everyone else. She looked his way, but her eyes slid from his in a docile manner.

So he walked over to her and struck up a conversation. Her name was Donna. He took Donna to a hotel down the street and got a room.

He took his time with her. He touched caressed and fondled; never once looking after his raging hard on. He really wanted to see if he could figure out what Donna wanted through her responses to his touch. When he was positive she had found her fulfillment, only then did he let her touch him. He watched dispassionately as she took him in her mouth.

He really had to focus. Her warm wet mouth felt so good. He struggled to stop thinking about Penelope with the other man. He realized this was the first time he had sex with anyone other than his wife in close to 20 years. He had to take his life back and be in control. He totally distanced himself from his thoughts and emotions and focused purely on the physical.

Donna was gorgeous. He had specifically not picked a blonde woman so that he would have no reminders of Penelope. Donna was working steadily on his pole and he knew she wanted to please him. "Lick the base. Get more saliva in your mouth baby. The wetter the better. Hold steady I'm going to thrust until I reach the back of your throat."

Telling her how to please him and that she was so compliant got him harder. She actually choked on his cock, her eyes swam with tears and it drove him over the top. She tried to ease back when he shot his load down her throat but he held her head in place. "Drink it baby."

He had never made anyone swallow his seed before. His cock throbbed with renewed vigor at the thought. She obeyed immediately and enthusiastically.

He picked her up and laid her on the bed. He wiped the remnants of his essence from her lips with his thumb and then stuck his thumb in her mouth. "Suck."

She had mascara running down her face and looked thoroughly good and well fucked. He felt powerful sexually and still felt somewhat aroused. "You were a good girl. How shall we reward you?" Edward wished he had a pair of those nipple clamps, Donna was a full breasted woman and he thought she would like it. Note to self—go toy shopping.

So instead he took her nipple in his mouth and lavished first one then the other with excruciating attention. He took his time, suckling in varying degrees of intensity. He kneaded and squeezed her flesh, then began to lightly slap her now sensitive globes. Edward eased his way down her body and she stopped breathing.

Donna clearly wanted him to perform oral sex on her. Since she had swallowed all of him, he decided it was only proper etiquette to reciprocate. He spread her legs wider and inhaled her scent. She smelled of sex and roses. He'd have to ask her what perfume she was wearing, but now he was on a mission. He wanted to make sure she had a second orgasm. Never again would it be said that he didn't satisfy a woman's sexual needs.

He opened her up and slid a finger into her moist, hot opening. She sighed. When Edward placed his tongue at her core she stopped breathing again. Her hands gripped the sheets and her whole body was rigid. He ran his tongue up and down slowly. Her hips began to gyrate, desperate for completion. Edward took his own advice and got her wetter by adding more of his saliva. She was slick and hot. He slipped a second finger inside her and she backed off.

"Hmm. Don't like that huh?" Edward removed his fingers and replaced them with his tongue. Donna screamed out his name. She definitely liked that.

He continued to use his tongue as a phallus until he felt Donna pulse and crash around his face. Her orgasm was glorious. She pulled him to her and kissed him tasting herself all over him. He broke the kiss because it felt too intimate, but he did pull her into his embrace.

"Good?" Edward asked. He looked into her eyes to see if he could tell whether or not she was lying.

"Very good." Donna answered and Edward decided to take her at face value.

Donna fell asleep but Edward was thinking. He could get use to this. The sex was definitely hot. But there was nothing about Donna that made him want to share anything but a bed with her. He didn't want her to get attached to him. Sex can confuse things between people and he was definitely just into this for the sex. So he decided he wouldn't spend the night with her; that was too intimate.

He waited another hour until he was sure she was sound asleep. He wrote her a note saying that he had paid for the room and she could have breakfast on him. He left his cell phone number and said to call him if she wanted to party again and that he'd be up for her inviting a girlfriend if she was into that.

He smiled at that. Penelope had been such a prude about sex with him he was now going to do everything that he ever thought about doing. And two girls was his ultimate fantasy.

He took a quick shower to get the scent of roses and sex off of him and slipped out of the room. He paid the bill with the front desk and went home.

Chapter 2

It was midnight and Francesca was still up waiting for him. He had sent her a text message that he was going to be out later than usual, but he could see she was worried.

"Hey sweetheart. You up waiting for me?" Edward asked softly.  
Francesca just shrugged.

"You know you don't have to worry about your old man, right?" Edward was worried now.

Francesca took a deep breath. "Mom called. She wants me to stay with her next weekend."

Edward could feel himself closing off. They hadn't heard from Penelope in over a year. He had just made such a milestone in his life at the bondage den; he didn't want the specter of Penelope coming back into the picture. But he would be forever connected to her because of Francesca.

"Well do you want to go see her?" Edward inquired.

Again Francesca shrugged.

"If you do, I don't have a problem. She's your mother and just because things between she and I didn't work out doesn't mean you have to sever your ties to her." Edward was proud of himself for saying words he really didn't mean.

"But she left me too." Francesca's voice was a whisper.

"Honey, your mom is reaching out to you now. Give her a chance to build a relationship with you again. If that's what you want." Edward felt like he could write a divorce parenting book after this. He could tell that Francesca felt better after their talk. She was his priority and that would never change. It was nice to have something for himself though. He told his daughter goodnight and went to his room.

It had been quite the eventful evening. Edward made plans to hire a personal assistant who would handle some of the logistics for him. He needed to secure a place to conduct his interludes. He needed someone who could discreetly set up his new apartment with the sex toys he was planning on experimenting with.

Edward chuckled softly to himself. This really was a new chapter in his life. It was exciting. Images flashed in his head about Donna and Nikki, both women were beautiful in different ways. None stirred his heart, but both certainly stirred his loins.

The next day Edward searched for a male assistant. He thought it would be easier to find a guy who could deal with all that he required. Dan was a young college graduate who was just looking for summer work until he started a job in Central America. It was a perfect fit.

Dan used the cash that Edward gave him and purchased all the sex toys that he had researched on the internet. Over the course of a couple of weeks, Dan acquired an apartment that was close to Edward's home. He furnished it with a bed, alcohol and sex toys. Dan even went the extra mile and met with women that Edward was interested in and conducted background checks.

The ones that had poor credit were checked off the list. The last thing he needed was someone out just for his money.

The first woman he took to his hideaway was Rosa. She was a petite brunette who was an enthusiastic cock sucker. She used a little too much teeth. When she scraped him the third time he turned her over and spanked her. She began screaming YES at the top of her lungs. It was startling. And Edward was thankful that he wasn't at his place trying to do this. How would he have explained this to Francesca?

The next woman was Sarah and she was too docile. He liked the idea of being with someone who was submissive, but she seemed scared. So he took her home and never even had sex with her; which was too bad because she had a hot body. Edward learned more things about bondage and sadomasochism than he ever thought he would and decided he just wasn't into the extremity of the lifestyle. He wanted to be in control, but he also had an intense desire to know that what he was doing was pleasing to the woman he was with.

He certainly didn't give up for lack of trying. Each week he had a sexual encounter with a different woman. He learned their bodies and aside from Sarah, each one went home completely satisfied. He was relentless in his pursuit of pleasuring the female body.

It eased something inside him, but something was also missing. He wasn't a romantic by any stretch of the imagination, but he was coming to the conclusion, after 2 years of living this lifestyle, that he needed a wife. But completely on his terms.

Francesca was now at college. The house was deathly quiet without her. The heaviness in his heart was worse than when Penelope left him. He hated mornings the most. That was the time when he and Francesca would laugh and talk over breakfast.

It was bleak without her. So much so that Edward began having breakfast every morning at the diner around the corner just to be near other people. The name of the place was Scotty's and they had best pancakes. Light, fluffy, sweet and completely delectable.

One day, Edward was sitting enjoying his pancakes and he happened to overhear a conversation in the booth behind him.

"Have you met him yet?" A girl with red hair was asking her African American friend.

"I just started yesterday, besides I'm in the administrative pool. It's not like I am going to meet the CEO. Really Kat you have to stop believing everything you read in the tabloids. I'm sure Mr. Buchanan is really a nice guy. I would think that someone that rich and powerful is probably very lonely. He's divorced you know."

"Oh come on Lorna! He didn't get that rich and powerful without having stepped on somebody to get up the ladder of success. And he's probably divorced because he was messing around on his wife." Kat fired back.

"Why are you trying to pigeon hole the man into some stereotype?" Lorna asked.

"Your eternal optimism gets on my nerves sometimes." She sighed, "But it's also what I love about you. OK so I'm going to give rich guy Edward Buchanan a break because his company gave my best friend a job in this terrible market." Kat laughed.

"You have no idea. I've been looking for work since I dropped out of school and this was the only place that I could even get a face to face interview. So much for being a hot shot lawyer. I'm trying to help my mom with the bills, but I barely make enough to cover my school loans. But I'm not giving up. One day I'll go back to law school." Lorna sighed.

"How is your mom? I can't imagine how she's coping with your father's death. They always were so happy." Kat sipped her coffee.

"They were married for 30 years. She is struggling, but her church family is being very supportive. I miss him too. I hate to say it, but I'm just glad he's not suffering anymore. It was so hard to watch him go from a strong male to such a frail shell of himself. But my mom was great throughout his whole illness." Lorna pushed her plate away, having lost her appetite.

"I wish your mom was my mom." Kat laughed and Lorna joined her.

"She is great. I hope to be half the woman she is when I grow up." Lorna smiled.

"Hate to break it to you, but we are grown now; which means we can do grown folk things. What's going on with you and Mark?" Kat smirked.

"I don't know who I am yet, how I can be with someone? I'm just not ready to be in a relationship." Lorna stated.

"You can't stay a virgin forever girlfriend. Go get you some." Kat laughed.

Edward was intrigued. She had to be 20 or so and Lorna was a virgin. He shifted uncomfortably in his seat. The idea stirred his loins as he wondered what it would be like to be someone's first, last and only lover.

He got up to pay his bill and glanced at the woman that was Lorna. She was very attractive. He'd never been with an African American woman even with his two years at the bondage den. The idea excited him.

He was fascinated by her and knowing that she was an employee of his was intriguing as well. When Edward got to his office he sent an email to the HR rep asking for a list of clerical employees that could help him with a project. He could fabricate anything to get closer to Lorna and check her out directly.

The list came back with Lorna's name on it and he smiled. In order to make sure that he wasn't being too obvious he set up an interview with two other people on the list. He was bored as he listened to them trying to sell the big boss on their attributes.

Finally the time came for Lorna to meet with him. She walked into his office and he was glad that he was sitting behind his desk. His erection sprang to life so fiercely he had to reach down discreetly and adjust himself. He indicated the chair for her to sit in. She wore a simple blouse and skirt with flats; nothing provocative at all so he was trying to figure out exactly why he was so sexually attracted to her. Maybe it was because he knew she was a virgin.

"Tell me about yourself Lorna." Edward started the sham of- a-interview that he was conducting for a sham of a position that he created just to be close to this young woman. He chided himself for being interested in someone so young, but tossed the criticism out of his head. He really wanted to get to know Lorna.

Lorna couldn't believe that she was meeting with the CEO. Her nerves were a mess, but she wanted to make the most of this opportunity. To get noticed among the hundreds that worked for him was accomplishment enough, that's what she kept telling herself. Her mother always told her that people are people no matter what position they hold in life. So she took that approach with Edward Buchanan now.

"Well, I was working my way through college, but my dad got sick so I had to drop out and help take care of things at home. He passed away a month ago. He always wanted me to become a lawyer, so I'm hoping to go back to school once I save some money." Lorna hoped she wasn't coming across as trying to take advantage of her father's death, but it had become a defining moment in her life when he got sick.

Edward was listening to Lorna and taking in her body language. She was nervous, but brave enough to forge ahead without coming across as pretentious. He liked her. "Why did your dad want you to be a lawyer? Was he one?"

Lorna laughed. "No he was a bus driver and my mom works at the post office. He just said I had an argument for everything so he thought it meant I was called to be a lawyer."

Edward laughed with her and enjoyed it. He couldn't remember the last time he genuinely laughed at something.

"But is it something you want?" Edward asked.

"Yes very much so, I like solving a puzzle. And being a lawyer, it pays you to put all the pieces together. How cool is it that!" Lorna was passionate.

Edward couldn't remember when he felt passionate about anything like Lorna seemed to. She was like a breath of fresh air. "You don't think it would be boring?"

"Goodness no! I love to read, I love to figure things out and I like to be right." Lorna laughed.

Edward asked her all the pertinent interview questions and could tell she was sharp and intelligent. He was excited to have a quasi-legitimate reason to be around her all the time. He really should prolong and pretend to deliberate, but he could tell she was on pins and needles wondering how this was going.

"Lorna I think you're a good fit for what I'm looking for. My assistant is too overwhelmed to take on any additional responsibilities. So I'd like for you to be my second assistant but in regards to contracts. The legal department has someone for that, but to be honest I can't stand Mildred." Edward chuckled.

Lorna was torn between being horrified and deliriously happy. She was going to work with Edward Buchanan in a legal capacity? She crossed her legs to keep from jumping up and doing a cartwheel.

Edward watched her cross her legs and noticed that they were bare. She wasn't wearing any hosiery. The thought of lifting her skirt and impaling her right across his desk had him shifting in his seat again.

"Finish what duties you need to for your current position, but report to me first thing tomorrow morning." Edward stood and extended his hand to shake her hand.

"Thank you for this opportunity Mr. Buchanan. You won't regret it." Lorna flashed him a dazzling smile.

That night her smile haunted Edward's dreams. In his dream she was on her knees and he watched her as his cock pumped frantically into her mouth. Then suddenly, it turned as it often times does in a dream. She was straddling him slowly milking his cock within her warm wet walls. He didn't know what her body looked like naked so in his dream there were flashes of ebony skin. Her smile, was downright wicked. And finally his dream Lorna bent over his desk and he took her swiftly from behind.

He woke up with a raging hard on. Edward hadn't masturbated in years, since he had hit the Hot Spot any sexual frustration was worked through with a willing submissive woman. But now all he could think of was Lorna. Imagining what she would be like had him reaching for some lube. He threw back the sheet and took his erection into his hands and began stroking. Up to the tip and back down to his sack. He worked his hard length visualizing Lorna. Her cleavage, her legs, oh that ass. But when he imagined that smile opening to swallow his seed, that's what sent him over the edge.

It was going to be a long day at the office.
Chapter 3

The next morning, Lorna was standing in front of her closet trying to figure out what to wear. She kept coming back to the low cut silk rust colored blouse that Kat had given her as a birthday present last year. But she usually wore that when she went out on dates. It was very flattering to her full bosom. For some reason she wanted Mr. Buchanan to look at her the way the guys at school looked at her when she wore this blouse.

Her mother yelled at her from the kitchen, "Hurry up Lo-Lo you are going to be late!"

Lorna decided to go for it and put on the sexy top. She put a sweater on over it so her mother wouldn't have something to say about it. All night she had dreamed about Mr. Buchanan. He was a good looking man. He had to be close to fifty, but that just made him all the sexier to Lorna.

There was something about him that pulled Lorna in. Even when she had seen his picture in the paper she was drawn to him; and now she was actually going to have a chance to work with him every day. She wanted to impress him though she could not fathom why. She decided not to examine her motives, but to just go with the flow.

Lorna wanted to stop for a cup of coffee, but her nerves were already on edge. She thought, maybe a cup of tea and a muffin from her favorite diner. With that decided she boarded her train. She hoped that Mr. Buchanan was a nice man to work for. Lorna heard horror stories of people who had bosses they wanted to kill. Her first impression was that he was nice, she hoped that panned out.

She exited the train and headed towards Scotty's. She approached the door lost in thought and didn't notice that Mr. Buchanan was reaching for the door handle at the same time as she was.

"Pardon me. Oh!" She was startled when she recognized her new boss.

"Well hello there Lorna. How are you this morning?" Edward was excited. He had hoped this was a frequent hangout of hers as it was his and that he would run into her.

"I'm well Mr. Buchanan." Lorna felt a nervous.

"Stopping for breakfast?" Edward asked.

"Most important meal of the day, or so my mother keeps telling me." Lorna kicked herself. That made her sound like a kid. "I'm staying with my mother until she gets back on track. My father just recently passed away." She hurried to explain so she didn't sound like a total loser.

"I'm so sorry to hear that." Edward was sympathetic, she had said as much during the interview, but she seemed nervous so he didn't point that out. "I lost both my parents when I was teenager in a car accident. You're lucky to still have your mother to fret over you. Let's have breakfast together."

Lorna hesitated.

"You can't be late if you're having breakfast with the boss, now can you?" Edward guessed at her hesitation.

Lorna laughed. "I guess you have a point."

They got seated in a booth and Lorna asked, "How old were you when your parents passed away?"

"I was sixteen. I went to live with my grandfather, but he died when I was twenty. I've been on my own since then." Edward explained.

"That's so tragic." Lorna said sadly.

"Well you take adversity and build from it; if you don't it can break you. That's what my grandfather taught me. I finished college and worked hard; unfortunately to the detriment of my marriage. My wife left me several years ago and I know it's because of how driven I was to succeed and make my grandfather proud." Edward sighed.

"I don't understand. Surely your wife understood that you were working to provide for your family?" Lorna asked.

"We just weren't suited for one another. I see that now. What do they say, hindsight is 20/20?"

Lorna shook her head, "I guess. My parents were married for thirty years. They faced the good, the bad and the ugly together. They inspire me. That's what I want when I get married."

"That's what we all want Lorna." Edward said sadly.

Lorna felt for him. She reached over and touched his hand, but immediately drew it back. Edward laughed and he recaptured her hand. "No Lorna, its ok I appreciate the sympathy."

Edward didn't want to give too much away and scare her. "I don't have many people in my life that I can trust. Even though I'm your boss, I feel like we could be friends. I know that has to sound strange to you, but can you give us that chance?"

Lorna felt the loneliness coming off him in waves, there was no way she was going to turn him away. "Of course Mr. Buchanan, I'd like that very much."

"Then first off, I'm Edward. Even at the office most people call me Edward, Mr. Buchanan is my grandfather. Secondly, I will pay for breakfast so order whatever you'd like." Edward watched her look at the menu and was taken in by her beauty. She had an inner beauty that made her glow.

"Well if you're offering, then I'll have the pancakes with a side of grits, hash browns and bacon." Lorna looked up at him and smiled.

It was a breathtaking smile. His heart did a little lurch. He really wanted this young woman. Was it wrong? She couldn't be very old. "How old are you Lorna?"

"I'm 20." Lorna answered then took a sip of tea.

His own daughter was nineteen. It felt criminal to be attracted to such a young woman, but there was something about her that he couldn't let go of. So he shoved the idea that he was wrong deep down. After all what could it hurt to get to know her better, to make a new friend? He knew he was lying to himself. He wanted her in his bed. He wanted to be her first lover and the more he talked to her the more he wanted to be her only lover. It was insane.

She was tall. Nubian princess came to mind when he looked at her. She had a cute hairstyle, a bob he thought it was called. She wore lip gloss and no makeup. Her lips were luscious but not overly full. Her bosom had to be DD. She had a perfect coke bottle figure. And since the moment he had overheard her conversation about being a virgin, all Edward could think about was her sensuous body writhing beneath his. He was becoming obsessed.

"So you know my life story, what about you?" Edward asked trying to get his libido under control.

"We covered everything in the interview." Lorna was pouring syrup over her pancakes.

"Well, what do you do for fun?" Edward was hoping to find out something that he could use to woo her with, but she wasn't making it easy. He was trying to put her at ease, but he could tell she was still thinking of him as the boss.

"My life has been school and work, so I don't really have anything else." Lorna thought that sounded pathetic even to her own ears.

"If you could go anywhere in the world; where would you like to go?" Edward envisioned showing her the world. Now that he was rich enough to afford it, he wanted to share that experience with someone special.

"Everywhere and anywhere. My mother keeps talking about going to Africa." Lorna speculated.

"Really? Any particular region?" Edward asked curious.

"Our church makes trips to different areas doing missionary work. If she had the money, that's what she would do."

"Yes, but I asked about you, not your mother." Edward loved the way she ate without regard for the calorie content.

"Well whenever I see pictures of Greece, I always think how nice it would be to go there. Everything looks aged, but beautiful." Lorna kept trying to think about what other place would be on her wish list if she could travel carte blanche.

Edward couldn't tell if she was trying to come up with alternatives or not so he threw a couple out for her consideration. "What about China, Italy, or Hawaii?"

"China looks too congested to me. Italy definitely, I mean who can say no to pasta right? Hawaii sure, but I hear they roaches the size of gophers over there." Lorna shivered at the thought as she took another sip of hot tea.

Edward's first thought was to move next to her and put his arm around her to warm her up, but knew he really needed to keep tight rein on any physical contact. He was just itching to kiss her, but he knew he would have to move slowly. He wanted to win her over, not scare her off.

She was finishing up her meal and he knew she wouldn't feel good about being any later than they already were. At least he hoped she ate that fast in order not to be late to work.

"So today, I've got a couple of contracts that I need to go over. I'm working on a similar deal with another company now and the contracts we currently have are a good guideline for drawing up the one I need to get hammered out by the end of the week." Edward was leaving money on the table for the bill and standing to leave.

Lorna wiped her mouth with her napkin and took the last sip of tea from her cup. She was nodding her head in agreement to his statement about the work that needed to be done.

"What I will also need from you is for you to familiarize yourself with the company, their management team and give me any impressions you get. I find that it's useful to have a fresh perspective on things. I've been in the middle of negotiations with this company for months, so any observations you make will be highly appreciated." Edward held the door open for Lorna.

Lorna wasn't surprised that he was a gentleman. Everything about him just oozed sexiness. It was difficult to put a coherent sentence together in front of him. He was very intimidating; though it seemed to Lorna that he was going out of his way to be nice to her.

As they walked the block or so to the office, Edward kept up a light stream of conversation trying to make her feel at ease. Every once in awhile she would smile and it made him wonder what she was thinking.

"Get settled in my office. You'll work from the conference room table that I have. Once you've pulled the documents from the legal department, make a copy for yourself and give me the originals. We'll have a working lunch to discuss any thoughts you've gleaned." Edward really wanted to have her close by so this worked out perfectly. He knew much of what he needed to for the deal, but thought this was a good test of how she worked. If she was any good he would advance her quickly.

Chapter 4

Rick hadn't heard from Edward in a while so he decided to stop by and check in on his old college buddy. When he entered the office Kelly, his assistant was nowhere to be found, so he opened the door to find Edward behind his desk reading a document.

"What's up pussy hound!" Rick greeted Edward enthusiastically.

Edward looked up sharply at Rick then to the corner of his office where Lorna sat. "Excuse you?"

Rick finally noticed Lorna and turned beet red. "My apologies young lady."

"Would you excuse us Lorna." Edward said tightly.

Lorna got up and quickly departed, but Rick saw her suppress her smile.

"What is wrong with you?" Edward shot off angrily.

"Ah lighten up! She was laughing." Rick laughed.

"That's not the point." Edward loosened his tie. He had been looking at the contract blindly for three hours trying to concentrate on work that needed to be done, but couldn't focus knowing Lorna was in the room with him. Rick's outburst felt like a set back to his plans with Lorna.

Rick sat down and studied Edward closely. "So what's been going on man? I haven't seen you at the Hot Spot in ages."

Edward knew Rick; he was not a subtle man. If he told him of his interest in Lorna he would never hear the end of it, so he tried to deflect. "Just been busy with work."

"Well I've got three hot ladies that are just itching for a little group fun and I immediately thought of you." Rick wiggled his eyebrows outrageously.

"Not interested." Edward said quickly.

"Why not?" Rick was genuinely puzzled.

"I've got too much going on right now. I don't need the distraction at the moment." Edward answered hoping Rick wouldn't push the issue. Much to his relief he didn't.

"Sorry to hear that man. It's getting hard to find a guy to hang with. A lot that I'm meeting now want to do me too as well as the women. While I'm not a prude by any stretch of the imagination, that's just not my scene." Rick shook his head.

"I hear ya man. Sorry I couldn't help you out. Maybe next time." Edward added hoping to throw Rick off his track.

"So can you at least do lunch?" Rick asked.

"Not today man, I'm knee deep in a contract negotiation that is crucial. But why don't you have Kelly put you on the calendar for next week. It'll be good to catch up with you." Edward stood hoping to signal the end of the impromptu visit.

"Here's my hat, what's my hurry?" Rick laughed.

As they walked out Kelly and Lorna were giggling together. Edward was annoyed that Lorna was so at ease around Kelly but still seemed nervous around him.

"Hey Kells." Rick charmed.

"Hey Rick. Long time, no see." Kelly smiled widely at Rick.

"That's what I was saying to your boss man, but alas he is keeping his nose to the grindstone. Maybe you and I could go out?" Rick sat at the corner of Kelly's desk.

Kelly looked at Edward to see how he perceived the open flirtation between his assistant and his best friend. She noticed his eyes never left Lorna. Interesting.

"Well it is a little crazy around here today Rick. Rain check?" Kelly didn't want to turn him down, but she tried to keep her distance from Rick. He was too much of a player.

"You got it babe. Later Edward." Rick left and Edward heaved a sigh of relief.

"Sorry for the interruption Lorna. Kelly order us lunch, so Lorna and I can finish up with this contract. Of course get yourself something as well." Edward turned to go back into his office.

Edward sat and listened as Lorna gave surprisingly very insightful observations in regards to the contracts she had gone over. He was impressed. Once she forgot to be nervous around him, her natural talkative nature came out.

Kelly brought in their food and he had a hard time eating, he just wanted to sit and watch her. She really was beautiful.

For her part Lorna was finally starting to feel comfortable with Edward. He really was just a regular guy. She smiled as she thought about his friend Rick's entrance.

"What are you thinking about?" Edward had watched the play of emotions on her face and couldn't help but to inquire.

Lorna tried to keep a straight face but ended up guffawing, "Your face when your friend Rick came in...ah unannounced." She put it as delicately as she could.

Edward could feel the heat rise in his cheeks. "He's a college buddy who still behaves very much as though he's in college."

"No need to explain, you're a man. I understand how guys are." Lorna laughed at his attempt to smooth things over.

Edward liked that the tension between them had dissipated. He mentally thanked Rick, it seems as though what he thought was an untimely intrusion actually humanized him to Lorna, and so he ran with it and decided to tell her about his college days.

"Rick has always been a little out there. I have been his perpetual wing man since the moment we met. This one time we were at a bar and I was talking to a girl that I thought I had a real shot at taking home. He was already wasted by the time I started talking with her. I went to use the restroom and when I came back she was gone." Edward paused to chuckle.

"What happened?" Lorna asked smiling at his amusement.

"That's what I wanted to know. So when I inquired, he said he didn't know why she got so upset. All he had said to her was that he thought his, uh... male member would look huge in her tiny hands." Both Edward and Lorna laughed aloud.

"Oh my!" Lorna exclaimed. "And he's still your friend?"

"He's a good guy at heart. Sometimes he can get on my nerves. But he's the one person I know who isn't out for my money. He's probably wealthier than Bill Gates." Edward threw his trash from lunch in the bin.

Lorna looked at Edward. "Is it that hard to get accepted for yourself?"

Edward was tempted to answer honestly, but thought better of it. "That's a question for after hours, maybe sometime after this deal is finished we'll go out and you can ask that again."

Edward was worried that he was playing his hand too soon, but she took it in stride.

"I'll hold you to it Mr. Buchanan." She smiled at him and suggested that they get back to it.

The contract was signed the next week and Edward was very happy with Lorna's job performance. "We should celebrate. Do you have plans for tonight?"

"Actually I do, my mother and I are going to my cousin's new restaurant." Lorna said reluctantly.

Edward looked crestfallen, so Lorna immediately invited him.

"No I wouldn't want to intrude on your family gathering." Edward backed off.

"No intrusion whatsoever. We have one of those families where everyone is always in the middle of what we're doing no matter if we're related or not." Lorna laughed.

Edward hesitated, but then threw any reservations about meeting her family out the window. He really wanted to get to know her and this was a great opportunity to see her in her element.

"Well if you really don't mind, I'll say yes." Edward smiled shyly.

Lorna felt her pulse hitch up at his smile. Her Edward could be intimidating and daunting, especially in the business world. At other times he seemed like a lost little boy. Whoa! Her Edward. When had she begun to think of Mr. Buchanan in possessive pronoun terms?

She knew that he was divorced, but she had never seen him linked with anyone whenever she had seen an article on him in the newspaper. Certainly she was being ridiculous, but sometimes she thought he was interested in her as a woman. But he was so much older than she was, she thought it was just her wishful thinking.

Being attracted to him was something new to Lorna. She liked when guys were attracted to her, but more often than not, she found her eye drawn to women. But being raised a good Baptist girl, she was resigned to being single and never acting out on any urges she may have.

Then along came Edward Buchanan and she found herself primping for him every morning and her heart racing whenever he smiled. It was inexplicable.

Lorna had a hard time deciding what to wear. She wanted to look good since Edward was going to be there, but didn't want to clue her mother into her attraction for her boss. In the end she decided to just go casual. The last thing she wanted was for her mother to be upset and knowing her daughter was into her older WHITE boss that would definitely upset Ruth Holden.

Edward was trying to get his accountant off the phone so he could make it to the restaurant on time. Bernard was older than dirt and there was no shutting him up when he got going on about taxes. "Bernie, I've got an appointment I need to get to. Why don't we pick this up tomorrow? I'm going to transfer you to Kelly and she will get you on my calendar."

Edward rang Kelly, "Can you have my driver downstairs, I need to get out of here if I'm going to make it, and give an hour to Bernie tomorrow."

Before Kelly could respond, he hung up and went into the private restroom that was in his office. He wanted to shave but really was running late. He took off his suit jacket and shirt and put on a polo shirt. He wet his hands and ran them through his hair trying to make it look decent.

He heard the door open and Kelly said, "I gave you the message two hours ago that your driver was in a wreck and not available. Where are you going, there isn't anything on your calendar?"

Edward hadn't had a chance to go over his messages. "Damn it Kelly! Something that important, you should tell me."

Kelly was shocked. He never raised his voice to her in the two years she had worked for him. "I apologize Mr. Buchanan, I'll make sure to bring it immediately to your attention in the future."

Edward sighed. "Kelly I'm sorry, it's just I've been trying to get out of here for an hour and there is just always something. Forgive me."

Kelly smiled. "Can I give you a ride?"

Edward didn't know if Kelly knew about the restaurant opening, but didn't want to take the chance. He was about to decline her offer when Kelly said, "I was about to head out myself. Lorna invited me to a new restaurant; her cousin owns it or something like that. But I can drop you wherever you need to go, or I can call you a cab?"

"Oh well, I was going to the restaurant opening too." Edward admitted.

Kelly didn't say anything, but inwardly smiled. She knew that he liked Lorna! She would watch them together and everything about his body language said that he was interested in Lorna. She couldn't tell if Lorna felt the same, truth be told she got the attraction vibe from Lorna. Normally Kelly had good instincts about people. She would just sit back and see how this played out.

"I can't stay long; maybe Lorna can give you a ride back?" Kelly left an opening for him.

"I am sure I can just catch a cab or something. Ready to go?" Edward was already ushering them out the door.

***

Lorna kept looking at the door. But it was getting late and Edward still hadn't shown up. Ruth noticed, "Who are you waiting for?"

Lorna shrugged in what she hoped was a casual manner, "I invited my boss, was just wondering if he was going to show or not."

Just then Edward and Kelly walked in. Lorna felt devastated. She had no idea that they were an item. It was hard to breathe for a moment. Her mother looked to see what had captured Lorna's attention. "Oh is that your boss?"

Lorna mutely nodded her head. She moved as in slow motion following her mother to greet Edward and Kelly. "Mr. Buchanan, how nice to meet you. I'm Ruth Holden, Lorna's mother. So glad you could make it tonight."

"Thank you for having me Mrs. Holden. This is my assistant Kelly Rutherford." Edward watched Lorna as he made the introduction. She seemed tense. Maybe she was upset because he was so late. Before he could inquire a short squat man came up to Lorna and draped his arm over her shoulder. Edward saw red.

"Man this turned out great, Aunt Ruth thanks for spreading the word half these people are from your church!"

Edward assumed this was the cousin whose restaurant they were standing. He was grateful because he had felt close to murder watching their close physical proximity. "So this is your establishment?"

"Yes. I'm Dale Cummings." Lorna's cousin extended his hand and shook.

"Edward Buchanan. You really do have a great spot here. Really great location." Edward looked around taking it in.

"And the food ain't half bad either." Dale laughed.

"Well lead the way!" Edward and Dale went towards the buffet line that had been set up especially for the opening event.

Lorna turned to Kelly, "Glad you could make it."

Kelly could tell Lorna was upset and guessed the reason. She put her out of her misery quickly, "It was terrible getting out the door tonight. Boyd, Edward's driver had an accident and so I ended up having to give Mr. Buchanan a ride. He may need a ride back, can you help out? I'm not really able to stay. I've got plans tonight."

Lorna's whole demeanor changed. Kelly couldn't help but laugh. "You've got it bad huh?"

"I don't know what you mean?" Lorna hadn't realized she had been so transparent.

"If it's any consolation, he's just as hung up on you." Kelly said.

"He couldn't be. He's older, richer and white." Lorna argued.

"Those are just adjectives. If you want to see if things pan out, I say go for it. But be sure you want to pursue it. Workplace romances can be a bad idea, especially since he is the CEO. You are definitely the one at a disadvantage." Kelly turned to go to the buffet table.

Lorna watched Edward charm her mother and Dale. He really wasn't anyone she would have ever thought to be attracted to, but there was something about him and she decided to find out what.

"So what do you think of the food Edward?" Lorna walked up to Edward and her mother. Dale had gone off to say hello to other people.

"It's delicious. Your cousin definitely has a hit on his hands. Good location and great food, I don't see how this business model won't succeed." Edward was analyzing from a CEO perspective.

"Well Dale will be fortified to get your official seal of approval." Lorna laughed.

"I'm hardly an expert, but from all that I see here there is no reason why this business shouldn't succeed." Edward was aware that Lorna's mother was watching them closely.

"Mom, Uncle Jim is at the bar." Lorna pointed out.

"Oh Lord, we told that bartender not to serve him." Ruth walked away to deal with the crisis at hand.

"Very well done." Edward observed.

Lorna was chagrined. "My mother will monopolize every moment you have if you let her. And I didn't want to let her this time."

"Oh, why is that?" Edward politely inquired.

"I wanted to monopolize your time tonight." Lorna looked him straight in the eye.

Edward was taken aback. The shock spread on his face and Lorna laughed. "Edward we have been dancing around the attraction between us for a week now. I figured why not tackle it head on?"

Before Edward could form a response a young man walked up to Lorna and put his arm around her waist. "Hey gorgeous. How's it going?"

"Mark! What are you doing here?" Lorna exclaimed.

"Your mom invited me." Mark smiled at Lorna expecting her to be excited to see him.

"Well I'm sure that Dale will appreciate you coming to support him. Why don't you find him and say hello?" Lorna pulled him aside. "I'm in the middle of something with my boss; can you give us a moment?"

Mark smiled, "Sure thing babe."

Lorna turned back to Edward keeping an eye on Mark. "Hey can we get out of here? I've put in my time and with Mark here we will never get a private moment."

"Where to?" Edward asked.

"Well how about your place?" Lorna asked.

"Sure." Edward led them out the door.

Chapter 5

They had taken a cab to Edward's penthouse apartment. A case of nerves had them both quiet during the ride. Lorna sent a text to her mother to let her know she had left, but not with whom.

Once inside Edward offered Lorna a glass of wine.

"I don't drink." Lorna smiled at him.

Edward sighed, "I forgot. You aren't even twenty one yet. This is just wrong." The guilt at wanting Lorna surfaced again.

"Age is just a number Edward." Lorna looked him directly in the eye.

"I agree, but there are a lot of people that would look at a 50 year old man dating a 20 year old woman and have very disparaging things to say about me; since I'm old enough to know better." Edward shook his head.

"We don't even know what this is yet, but I'd definitely like to find out." At that Lorna stood on tiptoe and kissed Edward. It was an act of bravado that Edward seized upon.

Her kiss was soft and tentative. Edward drew her closer into his body. He slanted his mouth over hers and she sighed. Her sighed opened her up to him and he took advantage. He slid his tongue inside her mouth and tasted her sweetness.

Lorna could feel her heart racing and thought she would die from the excitement of being kissed by Edward Buchanan. He felt warm and solid. Her hands traveled up his broad back and she could feel his muscles. He definitely worked out.

Edward felt her luscious curves pressed to his body and never wanted to let go. She was tall for a woman and fit perfectly against him. All he wanted to do was strip her naked and pleasure her until she cried his name. But she was a virgin and he wanted her first time to be special.

He laid them across his white leather sofa and pressed his length along her softness, wishing that they were naked. He continued their kiss enjoying the luxuriousness of her mouth. He wanted her with an intensity that scared him. He lifted his weight off her to look into her eyes, which were glazed with passion. Her breasts were heaving invitingly so he reached down and unbuttoned her blouse. He pulled her bra to the side and released a glorious orb. He couldn't resist and took her dark chocolate colored nipple into his mouth.

Lorna gasped. Her body felt like molten lava. She wanted Edward but didn't know what to do. She figured nature would take over, but Edward was pulling back and covering her up. He was breathing heavily, like it took great effort.  
"I think we're moving too fast." Edward sat up.

Lorna was stunned. Her first thought was that he didn't want her, but she had felt the physical evidence to the contrary. "What's going on?"

Edward sat away from Lorna; he pulled her legs across his lap. She sat up looking at him in disbelief. He caressed her face tenderly. "I don't want to rush things between us. I am so happy that we have made this connection, but I know that if we jump into bed too soon we could ruin things."

Lorna was astonished, she opened her mouth to argue, but couldn't think of what to say. She felt a hot rush of tears and lowered her head so he wouldn't see that she was about to cry. She began to fumble with the buttons on her shirt to cover. But Edward had seen the glisten in her eyes and pulled her completely onto his lap.

"I want you. I want you so bad it hurts. You have become important to me Lorna Holden. I want whatever this is, to last. I want our first time together to be about more than bodies gnashing. I've done enough of that in my life to last three lifetimes. What I want with you is... more." Edward held her gaze praying that she understood what he was trying to convey.

Lorna wiped furiously at her eyes, she hated being weepy.

Edward continued, "You asked me once if it was hard to be accepted for myself. You have no idea. I didn't either. I was just out to build a life for my wife and child. Penelope, my ex-wife cheated on me. So my trust factor towards women has been dealt a blow. I didn't react well. I won't go into it, but I'm not proud of how I handled it. On top of that, she took half my fortune and left her daughter. Even with her taking half I am still obscenely wealthy and it's hard for people to see past that. So full disclosure I've got baggage. I've been shut down for a really long time. You make me want to change that. And although the age difference between us scares me to death I still want to try. Can you understand where I'm coming from?"

Lorna had listened to Edward and felt her heart go out to him. He seemed so hurt and wounded. She just wanted to ease his pain, but didn't know how. She cleared her throat. "I didn't want to tell you this, but I'm a virgin."

Edward tried to look sufficiently surprised, but was just going to confess that he had overheard her when she said, "I knew coming to your apartment that I wasn't going to leave a virgin. You are the one that I trust with my innermost self. I know that sounds crazy since we've only known each other for a week, but I didn't know it myself until the moment you walked into the restaurant. I thought you had come with Kelly, as in...together. It devastated me. I'm taking a leap of faith with you too Edward."

They sat assessing one another for a beat, then two. Lorna felt that he wasn't going to give in to his passion so, Lorna spoke first. "Can we keep making out? You've made my body feel like I'm on fire at a cellular level."

The fact that she said it caused his cock to jerk, but the fact that she looked him straight in the eye and smiled the wickedest smile he'd ever seen made him want to explode on the spot.

His sensual rumble of laughter sent little electric shocks through Lorna's body. "Well there are things we can do without going all the way."

Edward definitely felt like he was in high school all over again. But this time he knew what he was doing. He began unbuttoning her blouse and unzipping the jeans that Lorna had on and she began to unbutton his shirt.

That's when the door to his apartment flew open and in walked his daughter Francesca.

"Daddy! I'm home!" Francesca stopped when she saw her father on the sofa with a young African American woman in flagrante delicto.

Edward jumped up and stood to cover Lorna to give her time to button up. "Francesca sweetie, what a surprise."

Francesca said bitingly, "So it would seem."

The tone sounded so much like her mother that Edward had to stop himself from stepping back in horror, but he knew if he reacted angrily at all that any hope that Lorna and Francesca could be friends would be lost, so he chuckled softly. "Well sweetheart you could have let me know you were coming in."

Francesca folded her arms across her chest, "So I have to call now?"

Oh this isn't going well, thought Edward. "Of course not sweetie, but you know my schedule can be a little crazy. Another day you would have missed me completely. I'm headed out of town for a week for business."

She made no reply and stared pointedly at Lorna. Edward moved towards his daughter and embraced her stiffly. Francesca did not return the hug. It was as though she were the wife catching her husband with another woman.

Edward was leading Francesca towards Lorna on the sofa. Lorna had composed herself. "Lorna, this is my daughter Francesca." Edward was saying.

Francesca totally ignored Lorna. "I'll be in my room father, do let me know when your guest has departed."

"Stop right there, young lady." Edward's voice was menacingly soft.

It sent a chill up Lorna's spine. She never wanted to be on the receiving end of his wrath.

"Lorna is someone special in my life and you will not be disrespectful to her. Is that understood?" Edward looked his daughter levelly in the eye and she flinched.

"It is very nice to meet you Lorna." Francesca plastered a fake smile onto her lovely face. She then turned to her father and asked, "May I be excused?"

Edward gave a sharp nod and Francesca walked gracefully to her room and softly closed the door. That definitely did not go well.

"Are you ok?" Lorna asked.

Edward ran fingers through his hair and said, "No not really. I've never seen her so much like her mother before. It's quite unsettling."

"She's just had a shock Edward." Lorna said quietly.

"I understand that Lorna. I just didn't expect her to react like her mother though." Edward was so frustrated. Not sure whether or not to ask Lorna to leave to deal with Francesca or to let Francesca pout like the petulant spoiled brat she was behaving like, had Edward gritting his teeth.

Lorna let him off the hook. "You should probably talk to her Edward. I'll leave."

"I am so sorry." Edward resigned himself to Lorna leaving.

"No worries Edward, really. Question though. Are you leaving town?" Lorna asked.

"Yes, I've got an expansion deal working in Italy and I need to go and have some face to face time with those guys. It all just happened. How would you feel about going with me?" Edward ventured.

"I don't know Edward. There really is no valid reason for a contract administrator to go to Italy with the CEO. And I don't want everyone at the office to know about us yet. That could make things difficult." Lorna really wanted to go, but being new she had no paid time off accrued to be able to just take the days off to accompany him on this trip.

Edward pondered sullenly. "You're right of course, but being the boss makes me want to say forget it and do whatever I want. But I don't want to put you in a bad position."

Lorna laughed. "I appreciate the thought Edward really I do. But this is all very new. It may not work out between us and I need to be able to keep this job; and to work with my coworkers and not be the subject of gossip."

"I really do understand." Edward had pulled her into his embrace. "This is not how I wanted our time together to go, but I promise I will make it up to you when I get back."

Lorna melted into his embrace and sighed, "Really there isn't anything to make up for. You should go talk to your daughter."

Edward walked Lorna out and hailed her a cab. Thank heavens that Lorna had handled this situation with poise. Unfortunately he couldn't say the same about his daughter. He took a deep breath to fortify himself for the upcoming conversation.

Edward knocked on Francesca's door. "May I come in?" There was silence and Edward thought he was going to have to knock again when the door opened.

"What?" Francesca said morosely.

"Can we talk about this?" Edward was fighting the impulse to spank her until she began to act like the grown up her years proclaimed her to be. Francesca didn't respond so Edward tried to explain it to her. "I know you only think of me as your father, but I am a man first and foremost Francesca. I feel Lorna is very special and I would like it if you would give her a chance. You will probably like her."

"I doubt it." Francesca pouted.

"Really? Why is that?" Edward asked. Again Francesca said nothing. "Sweetheart I realize that meeting Lorna like that was a shock, but honestly did you think I was living like a monk since your mother and I divorced?"

"You never brought anyone home before, so yeah I did." Francesca stated.

"Well I haven't. There hasn't been anyone special enough for me to want to bring into our home Francie. And if you hadn't surprised us, I would have made sure that you two would have met under proper circumstances. She's not a one night stand. Lorna really is exceptional and if you give her a chance I really think you'll like her."

Francesca didn't understand why she felt so hostile towards Lorna. She had given up hope ages ago that her parents would get back together, or at least she thought she had. She really didn't want her dad to be lonely and if Lorna brought him comfort why should she care.

It's just that she was so young. "How old is she?" Francesca asked as the thought popped into her head.

Edward knew better than to hesitate with his answer. "She's twenty."

"You're dating someone who is one year older than I am!" Lorna screamed as if horrified.

"Lower your voice right this minute." Edward knew it wasn't going to do any good to try to calm Francesca down at this point.

"Daddy that is gross! Have you been lusting after my girlfriends all this time? Are you some kind of pervert?" Francesca was close to being hysterical. Her father had been perfect in her eyes and this was heartbreaking that he wasn't who she thought he was.

Her accusations stung, but Edward stood his ground. "Age is just a number. Lorna is a beautiful young woman and while I can see where our age difference will cause many to question my morals, I thought you would know me well enough not to jump to such harsh judgments."

"How can I not! You're dating a 20 year old girl. We'll be the laughing stock of all our friends. How could you do this Daddy?" Francesca's frenzied argument had Edward fighting for control. It was like fighting with Penelope all over again. It was all about appearances and what others thought.

Edward wanted to resolve this, but walking away might be the best option before he said something he wouldn't be able to take back. "Francesca, I understand that you are upset. Why don't we talk about this when you've calmed down?"

"There's nothing to talk about. In fact, until you are no longer seeing that woman, you can forget about talking to me at all." With that Francesca picked up her bag and walked out.

Chapter 6

Lorna missed Edward terribly. Her mother noticed her listlessness. Although they talked every day, it wasn't the same as having him here.

"What's going on with you?" Ruth asked.

"What do you mean?" Lorna hadn't been paying attention while she was making iced tea and had made a mess all over the counter.

Ruth came behind her and began cleaning up her mess. "You haven't been yourself all week. What's going on?"

Lorna hated how in tune her mother was to her mood. She thought she was covering well, but not to her eagle eyed mother. Because they were close, Lorna didn't like to keep anything from her mother, but she knew the age difference between she and Edward would not get the seal of approval from Ruth Holden. But she didn't want to lie to her either. So she kept silent.

That never worked.

"Are things going ok with you and your new boss?" Ruth prodded.

How did she know! Lorna's eyes flew to her mother's and saw too late that she had given herself away. She realized too late that her mother was just asking how work was going.

"You and your boss?" Ruth exclaimed.

"Mom..." Lorna tried to head her off before she could argue, but once Ruth was on a roll there was no stopping her.

"Have you lost your mind? Workplace romances never work. He's so much older than you are. He's white for crying out loud!" Ruth looked incredulously at her daughter.

Lorna was angry, not because Ruth was wrong but because her mother had said all the things she had said to herself. But she could never yell at her mother, no matter how upset she was. That was just the way she was wired; or more accurately, how her parents had raised her. You just didn't sass your parents. Lorna fiercely wanted to argue now, but held her tongue. She hung her head desperately trying not to fight with her mother.

Her mother had no such inhibitions. "If this thing doesn't work out, what happens then? It took you so long to find a job in the first place. With the economy the way it is, you have to do everything possible to hold on to your job. And you're going to jeopardize this opportunity, for what?"

Any answer Lorna gave would lead to an argument so she continued to keep silent.

"Lorna you are smarter than this. Tell me you haven't slept with this man yet?" Ruth shrieked.

"Mom!" Lorna exclaimed.

"Don't Mom me! It's not outside the realm of possibility at least looking at your face." Ruth took a breath. "Tell me what's going on."

Lorna looked her mother in the eye and said, "It's none of your business."

Ruth felt as though she had been struck. "No daughter of mine is going to turn into a whore for some white son of a bitch..."

"Stop it right now mother. I have listened to you as respectfully as I could; considering you've been screeching at me for the last 15 minutes. I don't want to talk about this with you. I'm going to leave now and we can talk when we have both calmed down." With that said, Lorna left her mother's place.

She didn't know where to go. She was living with her mom and helping her out with bills and while she got a pay increase working with Edward she was still on a tight budget. The thought of getting a hotel, was tempting but she couldn't afford it. She would have stayed with Kat, but she was out of town with her boyfriend. She was just going to go hang out at the park to cool down and then head back home when her cell phone buzzed.

She looked at the phone to make sure it wasn't her mother and saw that it was Edward. She smiled, grateful for his timing. "Hi."

"What's the matter?" Edward asked immediately concerned. He had been worried that leaving her to think over the wisdom of having a relationship with him would see him out in the cold. So her timid hello had his insides churning. Was she going to put a stop to their relationship even before it had begun?

"Nothing, I just miss you." Lorna said trying to force cheerfulness into her voice, but apparently failing.

"It doesn't sound like nothing. What's going on?" Edward asked authoritatively.

Lorna sighed, "I had a fight with my mother. She guessed that I was seeing you and blew a gasket. I left to calm down but don't have anywhere to go since Kat is out of town with her boyfriend."

"Go to my place. I'll have security let you in." Edward stated flatly.

"Really? Will that be ok?" Lorna filled with hope since she had resigned herself to having to go back and face her mother.

"Of course. Let me call security and I will call you back. Go and head towards my apartment." Edward hung up. He wanted to make sure that Lorna didn't have to go back to her mother's place if she didn't want to. He had hoped they would be further along in their relationship before her mother found out about them.

This business trip couldn't have come at a worse time. But he had bullied all parties involved relentlessly until he got his way and was heading home early. That was why he had called Lorna, to tell her he would be back a day early. Now he called Kelly to see if he could get a flight back tonight. He had other plans, but he would cancel them if it meant getting back to Lorna sooner.

Once he worked out arrangements with Kelly he called Lorna back. He figured she should be in his place by now. She answered the phone and he could tell the world of difference in her voice this time.

"Thanks for letting me stay at your place." Lorna was smiling.

"You are welcome. But can you do me a favor?" Edward asked.

"Depends on what it is." Lorna said truthfully.

"Let your mother know that you're alright. That way she doesn't have more hostility towards me than is absolutely necessary." Edward laughed.

"You're right. I wouldn't want her to worry about me, even though I'm so mad at her I could spit." Lorna laughed. "Really I wouldn't spit, but you know what I mean."

Edward laughed with her. "Yes I do. I have no idea where that expression comes from, but it definitely conveys anger."

Lorna said, "I seem to remember it came from carpenter's way back when. They carry the nails that they were to use immediately in their mouth to reach them easily. If you were 'so mad that you could spit nails', that would mean you would have to deal with the problem at hand, and couldn't talk when you have a mouth full of nails, so you would have to spit them out to yell at someone... then climb down the ladder and get more nails, which is a pain in the butt."

"You are a font of information, I have learned something new today," Edward laughed. "Make yourself comfortable, mi casa, es su casa."

"Edward this is really very nice of you. I appreciate it more than I can say." Lorna really was touched by his generosity.

Edward stopped himself from telling her that everything he had was hers. The thought popped into his head, but he didn't want to scare her. He knew that Lorna was his, as much as he knew when a business deal was going great, he knew that he would marry Lorna Holden. The problem was that they were so different, but that's what intrigued him as well.

"Really Lorna, make yourself comfortable. I want you to feel at ease in my home. If you're hungry order some Chinese food from around the corner, they have my credit card on file." Edward was packing his bag and heading out the door as he was speaking to Lorna. His hope was that he would be home before she went to work. If the 7 hour flight had no delays he'd be able to wake her up. "I've got some things to wrap up here. If I get another opportunity to call I will."

"Thanks again Edward."

"You are welcome Lorna." There was a wealth of warmth in his voice that Lorna responded to deep in her core.

Edward Buchanan was such a good man. As she settled on the sofa with the Chinese food menu Lorna felt content. She sent a text message to her mother telling her she was going to spend the night at a friend's, but didn't say that it was Edward. Her mother really had said all of the things she was thinking. It had her questioning whether being with Edwards was a mistake. Lorna shook her head.

This wasn't a mistake. Edward was perfect for her and Lorna knew that she was in love. It scared her though. She didn't feel like an equal in their relationship. Not that Edward was condescending; it was just that by the virtue of him being older he had the upper hand. She had not been in a serious relationship. Mark might disagree, but she had never felt for Mark anywhere near the depth of feeling that she felt for Edward. She was a virgin and she worried that she wouldn't be able to please Edward sexually. But she determined that he was the one she wanted to give her virginity to.

She trusted him. Period.
Chapter 7

Rick awakened next to a woman whose name he couldn't remember. What he did remember was how flexible the young lady was. His morning wood was telling him to avail himself of her willing charms, but he had a full day ahead of him. Well maybe a quickie wouldn't hurt.

He began slowly kissing her neck, letting his stubble graze her shoulder lightly. The beautiful blonde turned over and smiled at him. He took her rosy tip into his mouth and suckled. Her back arched off the bed as she held his head in place. She moaned and he smiled. Oh how he loved a woman's body.

He didn't have time to make this pretty. He pulled her on top of him and she straddled his hips. He reached over to the side table and grabbed a condom. He took it out of the package and handed it to her. She slid it on with ease and then sank onto his length. They both sighed in unison.

He drove her pace with a steadying grip on her hips. She rode him and he luxuriated in her softness. He slid his hand between them to massage her sweet spot. She ground her hips harder and faster. It was a shame he couldn't remember her name because as he reached his peak, he felt it would have been nice to yell out her name. But since he couldn't remember he let the moment pass in relative silence. The sound of their heavy breathing was all that was heard in the afterglow.

They showered together and left his place to grab a cup of coffee to go. He told the mystery girl, "Call me."

She was never the wiser that he couldn't remember her name.

***  
Lorna got out of the shower and was about to get dressed. It was really convenient that Edward had a washer and dryer in his apartment.

Lorna was heading to the dryer to get her clothes out when she heard the door open.

"Hey buddy. You can't avoid me now; I'm in your house."

Lorna panicked. There was someone in Edward's apartment. But then she realized it was Rick. She had stopped midway. Rick came around the corner and froze.

"Whoa." Rick was shocked to find a woman in Edward's apartment.

"Hi Rick." Lorna smiled at his shocked expression. It was good to know that Edward didn't have women here all the time.

"What are you doing here?" Rick asked.

"I could ask the same of you." Lorna laughed.

"I haven't been able to catch up with Edward so I thought I'd surprise him." Rick said.

"Well the surprise is on you. He is in Italy." Lorna told him.

"Then what are you doing here? You're that girl I saw in his office the other day." Rick began putting the pieces together.

"Well." For the first time in the conversation Lorna wasn't amused. She really didn't want anyone at work to know about her and Edward's relationship until they had figured it out themselves.

Rick stepped closer. "Ah, so it's like that? Hmm, can't say that I blame him. You are quite the tender morsel. We'll have to see if he's up for sharing."

"I'm not." Edward stood in the doorway and his expression was black.

Rick should have heeded it. "Come on man, she's got to be a prime piece."

Rick was out cold on the floor before anyone could blink. Lorna gasped audibly. Edward had moved with such agility and speed, it almost seemed like it all happened in slow motion.

"Edward!" Lorna had to try to physically restrain Edward to stop him. He was intent on beating Rick to a pulp.

Edward had been so excited that he was going to be home early enough to catch Lorna before she left for the office. He was going to take her to their diner for breakfast. But when he got to his apartment, the door was standing wide open. When he heard a male voice, he flashed back to finding Penelope with her lover and he lost it.

It took Lorna's touch to bring him back to the present. She was standing in a towel and Rick lay on the floor.

Lorna was stunned that Edward had hit his friend and laid him out with one punch. "Why on earth did you do that?"

Edward couldn't speak. The rage was still clouding his thoughts.

Rick began to stir. "What the hell? You punched me out? What gives man?"

"Don't man me! What the hell is wrong with you coming on to my fiancé like that!" Edward exploded.

"Fiancé!" Both Lorna and Rick exclaimed at the same time.

Edward couldn't believe he had said it. He knew that he wanted to marry Lorna, but felt it was too early to clue her into that fact.

"Rick will you please excuse us." Edward had a full grip on his faculties now and was in damage control mode.

Silence had descended in the apartment. Rick left and closed the door behind him.

"Why don't you go get dressed and we'll go out to breakfast and talk." Edward said.

"No we will talk right now. Why on earth did you hit Rick? He was just being a guy. An obnoxious one, but it's not like I was in danger. And fiancé? What is with that!" Lorna hadn't moved to go get dressed. She stood toe to toe with Edward demanding answers.

He loved how she stood her ground. The urge to take her right then and there was strong. Maybe that's what needed to happen. Edward pulled her into his arms and kissed her. She pushed him back. "No you don't get to use your sexual prowess over me to get your way. We need to talk!"

"Damn it Lorna, I love you. I want to marry you and spend the rest of my life with you, but I let the cat out of the bag before I was ready. Before you were ready." Edward sat down on the sofa with his head buried in his hands.  
"Edward, listen to me." Lorna tried to take his hands away, but he was lost in thoughts of how he had ruined his plans.

"Edward Buchanan!" Lorna yelled at him.

Edward lifted his head and looked at Lorna. My God she is stunning.

"Edward I love you too." Lorna paused. "But it scares me too. It's unbelievable that you could love me. I'm nothing compared to you." She hung her head.

That was the crux of the problem. Edward had seen it; but didn't know how to combat it. Thought time would build the trust between them. She was smart, beautiful and self-confident, but being so young she hadn't had time to come to those realizations herself. "You are amazing Lorna. I see so much potential in you. If you'll let me, I will support you and help you to achieve any goal you set your mind to."

Lorna's eyes sparkled with unshed tears, "Any goal?" The wickedest smile he had ever seen crossed her face. "My number one goal is to get you in bed."

Edward grew hard in an instant. "This is all happening too fast. We should slow down." Edward was trying to bring control to a chaotic set of events.

"Are you saying you don't want me?" Lorna didn't believe it for a minute and was determined to talk him out of whatever reservations of getting into bed now he had.

"You can see that is not true." Edward sighed.

Lorna had not seen that he was tenting his slacks, so when she looked down and saw the state he was in, she burst out laughing.

Edward frowned. "That's not helping Lorna."

"I'm sorry." She continued laughing.

Edward scooped her up and practically ran to his bedroom. Edward laid Lorna on his bed. He threw the towel that had been covering her onto the floor and dove right in between her legs. He had wanted to taste her sweetness from the moment he had overheard her conversation in the diner.

The laughter died as passion ignited. "Oh" was all Lorna could say. Edward started out slowly, caressing her folds with his tongue. Dipping deep into her honey well, and then focusing on her clit. He followed the writhing of her hips relentlessly.

Lorna's whole body felt like it was on fire. This was surely the most sinful thing on the planet, but she would kill him if he stopped. She shifted her hips upward to get closer to his skillful tongue.

Edward wanted to give Lorna pleasure; he wanted every single first to be with him. He slid a finger inside and had to focus from not coming right there at how wet she was. He worked his finger in and out slowly rotating so she could feel each movement. In return he got another, "OH."

He almost laughed, but the whole point of this was to stop the laughter and she had definitely stopped laughing. He loved her scent. She was so hot and wet. He wanted to slip inside her and find release, but wanted to make sure she had her pleasure.

Lorna gripped the bed sheets, holding her breath. The elusive feeling was just at the edge. Then Edward hummed like doing this to her was better than having pancakes at the diner. It sent her over the edge and she screamed his name in earth shattering release.

It was the most beautiful sound he had ever heard. He was showering little kisses up her belly, ready to take the next step and sink his hardness into her depths.

Unfortunately for them both, the front door was being knocked on mercilessly.

"Is my daughter in there? Lorna open up right this instant!" Lorna was mortified to hear her mother's voice on the other side of the door.

"Oh my! It's my mother!" Lorna began throwing on clothes. Edward took a towel from the bathroom and cleaned his face. He opened the door calmly to find a shorter older version of Lorna glaring angrily at him.

"Is my daughter here?" Ruth Holden stood with her hands on her hips confronting Edward with motherly indignation.

"Mrs. Holden, how lovely to see you again; and yes Lorna is here. Why don't you come in? May I get you some coffee?" Edward was smooth.

"No I don't want any coffee! Lorna!" Ruth bellowed.

"Yes mother I'm here. I can't believe you tracked me down like this." Lorna entered the room casually dressed in one of Edward's t-shirts and some sweat pants. But to look at her regal composure you would think she was dressed in Prada. To say the least she looked ready for battle.

Ruth must have seen it as well. All the steam in her fight went right out the door and she slumped into the sofa.

"So this is happening?" Ruth sounded dejected.

"Yes mom. But it's a good thing." Lorna went to her mother and held her hand.

"How can it be? He's so much older than you are. He'll just use you..." Ruth sighed knowing that nothing she said was going to make a difference.

Edward interjected. "Mrs. Holden, I love your daughter. I'm not going to use her. In fact before you stopped by, I had asked her to marry me and I'm waiting on her answer."

"Edward!" Lorna exploded, her calm demeanor vanishing.

Ruth looked back and forth between her daughter and Edward Buchanan. Lorna had always been so headstrong. It was nice to see her matched with someone who was her equal. Maybe she was wrong about them. She hadn't looked past him being a rich, old white guy to see that Lorna might be what he needed as well.

Edward thought with her mother right there, Lorna would just give in to his wishes. He should have known better. She was no push over.

"Edward we will discuss your proposal later in private. In the meantime, my mother and I are going to go out for breakfast. You've got to be exhausted from your travels. Why don't we just meet tonight to discuss our future plans?" With that said Lorna grabbed her bag and pulled her mother out the door.

Ruth trailed behind her daughter amused by the frustrated look on Edward's face as they walked out the door.
Chapter 8

That evening Lorna and Edward went out to eat at a quiet little Italian restaurant. Through the whole meal, Lorna was bright and chatty; overly so.

Once the waiter had served them coffee Edward asked, "Am I making you nervous?"

Lorna sighed, "A little bit. The romantic in me wants to just get carried away by your proposal, but the realist in me is skeptical we can go the distance. I'm 20 and you're 50 how good can we really be together. And we've known each other such a short time, how do we know this is right? Have you seen the divorce rate?"

Edward took Lorna's hand. "Yes I'm a part of that statistic. I know I don't ever want to go there again, so I'm just as scared as you are. But it's right. I can feel it, can't you?"

"I feel it Edward. But I don't know if I can trust that feeling." Lorna shook her head.

"You can trust me. I promise I will love you and cherish every moment with you. You are smart, beautiful, sexy and funny. You are everything I could want in a partner. I want to spoil you and cherish you. I want to be your first, last and always. I feel so connected to you, our love ties us together and I want that to be forever. Let me love you." Edward poured his heart out to Lorna, praying that she would take this leap of faith with him.

"Can we get out of here?" Lorna asked.

Edward could see desire shimmering in her eyes. "Marry me."

"Yes Edward I will marry you. It would be my honor and if we can get out of here I will show you how much." Lorna had taken off her shoe and had now placed her foot in Edward's lap and was sliding it up and down along his growing erection.

"OK so call me crazy, but if we go get a license now we can be married in 3 days. That way you can be married a virgin." Edward smiled and brought Lorna's hand up to his lips and brushed a sensuous kiss across her knuckles.

"That has got to be the sweetest thing ever!" Lorna laughed. "But seriously, I don't care if I'm married as a virgin or not. I know that you are going to be the only one I'm ever with, so what does it matter?"

"Would it matter to your mother?" Edward asked.

Lorna paused. "It would, but I'm not living my life for my mother. I want you, why should I wait?"

"Believe me I don't want to wait either, but it would ease my conscience. I'm already a 50 year old man lusting after a young woman who is only one year older than my own daughter." Edward looked at their joined hands, hoping that she understood where he was coming from.

"Three days?" Lorna asked.

"Three days." Edward answered.

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It was the longest 3 days in the history of time. Lorna was finding her sexual power in teasing Edward and was relentless. Every chance she got, she brushed up against him or bent over to pick up things she was constantly dropping.

On the second day, Edward could take it no more and fired her.

Lorna was shocked. "You're really firing me?"

"I just hired you to get in your pants so..." Edward burst out laughing, he couldn't hold it. Her expression was just too priceless. "Really, I just figured it would be too difficult to work and attend law school."

Lorna for once was at a loss for words.

"You said that you wanted to go back to law school. I re-enrolled you. You can resume classes anytime you want." Edward looked at Lorna waiting for her response.

Slowly a smile brightened her face. "Really?"

"Yes, really. You're going to be my wife, so of course I'm going to support you in any way that I can. You just so happen to be marrying a ridiculously wealthy man who can afford to put you through school. Is that alright with you?" Edward had started to worry that she was offended by his offer and high handedness.

"Part of me is saying no, but honestly it's a relief. But for future reference I am not a fan of life surprises, so the next time you have a notion to do something that will affect the rest of my life; discuss it with me first. That's fair right?" Lorna was very forthright.

Oh how he loved this woman. "That's fair."

"Now the wedding." Lorna hesitated.

"Yes?" Edward asked.

"Have you told your daughter we are getting married?" Lorna queried.

Edward thought back to the conversation with Francesca and inwardly cringed. "Yes, she won't be attending."

Lorna went and sat in Edwards lap. "I'm so sorry. I don't want to be a problem in your relationship with your daughter. Would it be helpful if I spoke with her?"

Edward shook his head sadly. "I'm afraid not. I hope with time to be able to heal the rift that has happened between us, but right now she's too hurt and angry. I understand what she's feeling, but she has to understand my point of view too."

"Just don't let it go on for too long Edward. These things can take on a life of their own and it would be a shame if you two couldn't reconcile." Lorna kissed him. It was a soft and tender kiss conveying the understanding that Edward needed.

He deepened the kiss and Lorna sighed into him. There was a knock on the door.

"If we get interrupted one more time, I'm going to go postal." Edward groused.

Lorna laughed and tried to rise, but Edward kept her in place. Kelly peeked in. "Sorry to disturb you two." Kelly trailed off not expecting to really catch them in a compromising position, so was surprised to see Lorna sitting in Edwards lap.

"What is it Kelly?" Edward asked none too politely.

"Mildred in contracts needed Lorna." Kelly recovered.

"Tell her she doesn't work here anymore." Edward growled.

Lorna laughed. "Tell her I'll be right there."

"I expect that when we get married that there will be a whole lot more happening in the 'obey' department." Edward watched Lorna walk away wishing for the thousandth time that he could bend her over his desk to take her hard and quick.

Kelly and Lorna walked out of Edward's office and Kelly didn't wait until the door closed before she was demanding an explanation.

Lorna laughed. "He proposed, we're getting married and he fired me. So I'm going to get Mildred caught up then call it a day."

"Whoa, you guys are getting married!" Kelly exclaimed.

"You'll get your e-vite probably tonight. I hope you are free Saturday." Lorna smiled.

"As in day after tomorrow?" Kelly was stunned.

"Yeah, Edward doesn't want to wait." Lorna smiled.

"I guess not." Kelly laughed. "Well I knew he was into you but I had no idea. Marriage. Wow."

"I'm so happy. I still find it hard to believe." Lorna enthused.

After Lorna finished up with Mildred, she met Kat to go dress shopping. It was going to be a small ceremony at her mother's church. She wasn't trying to go for the Prince William and Katherine pomp and circumstance, but she did want it to be a beautiful ceremony.

Edward had suggested a boutique where he had an account, but when they went by all the clothes were definitely for someone older.

"Did he really think you would go for a place like that?" Kat laughed.

"He may be clueless about fashion, but he's definitely savvy in other areas." Lorna sighed.

"Oh really?" Kat was intrigued. "So he's a good lover?"

Lorna didn't say anything.

"Come on girlie. Kiss and tell!" Kat encouraged.

"Well we haven't gone all the way yet." Lorna admitted.

"What?" Kat exclaimed.

"He wants to wait until we're married. I think it's really sweet." Lorna said.

"It is. The mind boggles." Kat replied. "I can't believe millionaire playboy Edward Buchanan is waiting until he gets married to have sex with his fiancé."

"I told him it wasn't necessary, but I think he feels guilty about the age difference between us. I think this is mostly to appease my mother." Lorna laughed.

Kat looked at Lorna sideways. "I'm actually more concerned about you. How do you know he is the one you want to spend the rest of your life with when you've never had any sexual experience? I swear most of the time I thought you were a lesbian."

Lorna gasped.

Kat stopped them on the street and asked, "I was right? You are into women?"

"I love Edward, that's all that matters." Lorna said adamantly.

"But you're attracted to women?" Kat was persistent.

"Yes. But I would never pursue it." Lorna shook her head.

"Why not? New York has one of the most open gay communities in the nation why wouldn't you experiment?" Kat was baffled.

"It would break my parents' heart. I've been attracted to women for as long as I can remember but I would never do anything that would hurt my parents. Can you imagine if I had told my father, Deacon Holden that I was gay how he would have reacted? My mother might have been more accepting, but it doesn't matter now. I love Edward." Lorna sighed.

Kat asked, "Are you sure. Marriage is such a big commitment and you're so young."

"I may be naïve, but where I lack experience, Edward balances me out. He's all I want." Lorna brought the conversation to a close as they went into a trendy store.

After a couple of hours the last spot they looked in was the one where they found THE DRESS. It was just below the knee satin ivory with a fitted bodice and a rouched skirt. It was sexy and classy at the same time.

Once Lorna had the dress everything else fell in place. It was a whirlwind but between Edward, Kat, and her mom the wedding was set to go off without a hitch. Flowers, food and music had been taken care of as well.

The day of the wedding arrived.

There was an incessant pounding on the door and Edward wondered who it could be. Rick burst in as Edward opened the door. "Have you seen this morning's paper?"

Edward had just gotten off the treadmill and wiped his face of the sweat that was dripping. "Who even reads the paper anymore man?"

"Well look at this!" Rick handed Edward the newspaper and looked at the article he pointed out. SEX CLUB SCANDAL ROCKS CITY.

Edward read the article and his heart sank. The Hot Spot had been raided. Allegations of human trafficking were hinted at. It was a nightmare. Edward knew this could come back to bite him one day, but not on his wedding day.

As a customer, he knew he hadn't done anything wrong. He had done background checks on all the women he had been with so he knew he hadn't been with anyone who was bonded from a human trafficking ring.

Some A- list actor had been spotted going in and there went the discrete anonymity that the club had aspired to. But this was going to spiral out of control.

Rick paced back and forth as Edward read the article. "The article names me, but it doesn't name you. But you know it will come out. They have got someone who is doing a lot of talking."

Edward was thinking about the fall out and the only thing that mattered was Lorna. "I've got to talk to Lorna." Edward picked up the phone, but Rick stopped him.

"Really man it's your wedding day! Marry her then tell her. That way she is locked in." Rick was feeling guilty that he had introduced Edward to the Hot Spot and that it had gone wrong.

Edward thought about it. "No I can't do that. As much as I would like to, she's got to hear it from me."

Rick hung his head. "I'm so sorry man."

"No, Rick. I needed it at the time. I knew it was a risk. Are you going to be OK? Your name is pretty high up on this list that gets named." Edward asked.

"Well I have a reputation for being reckless, so no one will be surprised to see my name on this list." Rick tried to laugh but the sound came out kind of like a gargle.

Edward patted him. "I'd still like you by my side today, that's IF she'll still marry me after this."

"Good luck let me know how it all plays out." Rick left.

Edward called Lorna, "Hi."

"Good morning future husband!" Lorna's voice was full of life and laughter. Edward almost lost his conviction to be upfront and honest with her.

"I need to see you before the wedding can you come by?" Edward hoped having her away from her mother when he broke this news would be advantageous.

"It's bad luck!" Lorna laughed.

"It's imperative." Edward said flatly.

Lorna was scared. Edward was using his CEO voice with her. "Just tell me."

"This isn't a conversation to have over the phone Lorna." Edward sighed.

"You're going to have to because I'm not going to jinx us on our wedding day." Lorna tried to get a grip on her panic.

"Very well." Edward gathered his thoughts. "I told you that when I got divorced I wasn't proud of how I handled it?" Edward started trying to frame the experience so she would understand.

Lorna was nodding her head when she realized he couldn't see her, "Yes." It came out as a whisper. Lorna was really scared now.

"Well I frequented a place called the Hot Spot. It's a bondage den." Edward could feel his heart racing.

"What's a bondage den?" Lorna asked.

Edward loved it that she didn't know what it was. He hated to have to tell her now. "It's a place where people can meet other people whose sexual appetites are similar to their own. Most of the time there is a dominant and a submissive."

"Oh, like whips and chains." Lorna was catching on.

"That can be part of it. For me it was a place where I took control over my feeling inadequate as a lover to my wife. I was a dominant and got to explore many different women's bodies. It helped me to become a more sensitive lover." Edward paused.

"Why are you telling me this now Edward?"

"The place has been linked to human trafficking. There has been a raid and several prominent members of the club have been outed." Edward was worried about how calm Lorna seemed.

"So it's about to be in the papers that you went to this place?" Lorna asked.

"Yes, it might. Rick has already been named, I haven't but there is a possibility. So I wanted you to hear it from me first... before we got married." Edward was holding his breath.

"Were you with someone against their will?" Lorna whispered.

"NO!" Edward was a little hurt that she would ask, but it was a logical question.

"I need to think about this Edward. I'll call you later." Lorna hung up the phone.

Edward went to shower and said a little prayer that Lorna was OK with all of this.
Chapter 9

Lorna sat on the bed deflated. She knew that Edward had been with other women, but to think of him in a place like that...

She opened her laptop and put in BDSM. Each page she clicked brought her to a different level of depravity. But she found herself excited too. Is this what Edward wanted from her? She had been so naive to think that she would be enough for such an experienced mature man.

Tears began to run down her cheeks. There was a light knock on her door and Kat entered without waiting for a response. "Happy wedding day girlfriend!"

Kat saw the tears and exclaimed, "What's wrong?" Lorna launched herself into Kat's arms and sobbed. When the tears had dried Kat asked, "You ready to tell me what has you so upset now?"

Lorna told Kat everything that Edward had said. "I just don't know what to think. Part of me is appalled that he would do those things." Lorna pointed at the laptop. Kat went and picked it up and scrolled through some pages.

"What I'm going to say is something that you don't want to hear." Kat waited until Lorna looked at her.

"You have no business marrying a man if you don't know him. This is something that you two should have discussed way before the day of your wedding. He doesn't know that you're into women. You didn't know he was into bondage. How can you two build a life together when you don't talk to each other about basic stuff?" Kat looked at Lorna wondering how she was going to handle the truth.

"You're right." Lorna sighed.

"I am?" Kat didn't think it would be that easy. She wanted what was best for her friend.

"But if my first response to a problem is run we won't have a very successful marriage. I'm going to talk to him." Lorna turned to leave. She stopped and looked back at Kat, "You think marrying Edward is a mistake?"

"I think you two are rushing into this. Marriage is hard work and too often people don't do that work. I don't want to see you hurt. That's all. Why not take the time to get to know one another?" Kat asked.

Lorna had that question echoing in her head as she boarded the train to go talk to Edward.

Edward's stomach was in knots. The thought that he could lose Lorna over this was terrifying. But he had no one to blame but himself. He sat on his balcony looking at the view and didn't even hear her approach.

"You're not thinking about jumping are you?" Lorna smiled softly at Edward.

Hope flared in his eyes at her approach. "Not if you're marrying me."

"Let's talk." Lorna sat next to him and she listened to him. He told her how devastated he had been to find out his wife was unfaithful. "What hurt the most was her dig at my lack of ability at being a good lover. For a while, I couldn't even get an erection. I thought to turn to Viagra to get past that. But I'm not a fan of living by pharmaceuticals. So when Rick came up with this idea, I chucked my better judgment out the window and went for it."

"Is that the kind of sexual lifestyle you want us to have?" Lorna hated the fearful tone of her voice.

"I don't want to do anything that you're not 100% into. I just want to please you Lorna. I want to spend the rest of my life loving you." Edward was really worried.

"I love you Edward but..." Lorna started but Edward interrupted.

"Wait. Just let me say this. From the moment I saw you I wanted us to be together. I know I have rushed you into this marriage. It's my fear that you'll discover that you could be with someone younger, maybe someone better for you. You have my heart and soul Lorna and I'll do anything to make this right." Edward was on his knees imploring Lorna to give them a chance.

Lorna took Edward's hands in hers. "I love you. I want to be with you. I'm scared of getting married, I feel a little insecure, but it's what I want too."

Relieved Edward stood up and pulled Lorna into his arms.

"But I've got something I need to tell you too." Lorna didn't want to tell him about this, but since he was brave enough to be honest with her, she had to find the courage to be honest with him. "I think I might be a lesbian."

Edward was stunned. Of all the things he could have guessed she would say; this was not one of them. Then he thought of Kat and felt afraid that another woman could now take his place. "Is there a particular woman that you want to be with?"

"No. Edward I am completely and totally in love with you. I don't want to be with anyone else. I just thought you should know. Women have always been so much more attractive to me than men." Lorna hung her head in shame.

"So you're worried that being married to me you won't be sexually fulfilled?" Edward asked.

"Well I've never had sex so, that's not what my fear is about. You had this dark past and I have this secret lust. Now we both know each other's deep dark secrets. And I want to still get married, do you? Now that you know about this?" Lorna held her breath.

"Yes I still want to marry you, but only if you want to." Edward was still a little stunned by her revelation and to be honest his cock was much more interested in it than he would like to admit.

"Yes I do." Lorna smiled.

"I like the sound of that. And just know that we can explore whatever sides of your sexuality that you want. As long as we do it together I'm fine with that. No more secrets." Edward kissed her.

"No more secrets." Lorna agreed.

"Would you like a ride to the wedding Ms. Holden?" Edward was so happy he could float.

"Why I'd be honored kind sir!" Lorna giggled.

On the way to the church, Lorna sent a text to Kat letting her know that the wedding was going to take place and asked her to bring her dress and bag to the church.

When they arrived, Ruth was standing out front. "Everything OK baby?" She asked clearly concerned. Lorna was glad that she hadn't shared her concerns with her mother, she would not have been able to let it go. After assuring her that everything was good she went to get ready.

Rick met Edward at the church, relieved that the wedding was still going to take place. "She's pretty incredible to forgive you."

Edward agreed, "I'm going to do everything in my power to never make her regret trusting me with her heart."

"I'm envious man. She's a beautiful woman. You're one lucky bastard!" Rick clapped Edward on the back.

The church was packed with friends, family and well-wishers. They had been limited to how many people they could invite since the venue was Mrs. Holden's church. It was small and for that Edward was grateful. He couldn't wait to get the ceremony done and over with so that he and Lorna could begin their new lives together.

Edward stood at the front of the sanctuary waiting impatiently for the service to start. He scanned the crowd and gasped when he saw his daughter. She wore a strained smile on her face, but she was there. That is what was important.

The music started and Edward saw Kat first in her rose colored dress. But all else went out the window when he saw Lorna. She was beautiful and she was his.

Lorna couldn't believe that she was so lucky. Edward was everything that a woman could want in a man and he was hers.

They exchanged vows never taking their eyes off each other. Edward's twinkled when Lorna repeated her vow to obey.

It all went by in a blur, but when the minister said you may now kiss the bride; everything came back into to focus.

Edward pulled Lorna into his arms and slanted his mouth across hers. She had used a flavored lip gloss and he could taste cinnamon. She deepened the kiss and he could taste mint mixed with the uniqueness that was Lorna. He had to remind himself that he was in front of friends and family. So he broke off the kiss and could see the disappointment in Lorna's eyes. He chuckled. "Soon."

"Not soon enough" Lorna whispered back.

There was a small reception center down the hall from the sanctuary, so Lorna and Edward headed that way with well-wishers cheering on. All of Lorna's family was there and Lorna suddenly teared up wishing that her father had been alive to give her away and to dance with her on her wedding day. Just then her mother came up to her and hugged her.

"I know. I wish he were here too." Ruth held on to her daughter for a moment longer before she let her get swept away.

Edward pulled her onto the small dance floor and held her close. "You OK?" He had seen the exchange between Ruth and Lorna, but didn't know what was said.

"Yes, I'm fine, just wishing my dad was here to see me now." Lorna smiled up at Edward and her heart danced as it always did when he was close by.

"He'd be very proud of you." Edward caressed her cheek gently.

They began dancing to 'Because You Loved Me' by Celine Dion. It had been Lorna's pick and Edward had been surprised, not knowing that they were both fans of the Canadian singer. After their dance was over, Edward went to claim a dance with his daughter.

"Thank you so much for coming sweetheart." Edward said as they moved across the floor. "It really means so much to me, knowing how you feel about my marrying Lorna."

"I love you daddy. I just want you to be happy." Francesca kept the rest of the thought to herself. She would just bid her time until the marriage fell apart. She had no doubt that it would. Lorna was too young to know what she wanted. Francesca understood why Lorna fell in love with her father. He was a good man.

"I know sweetie. And I want that for you too. I won't push you and Lorna to become friends, but I don't want to lose you. Maybe we can find some middle ground?" Edward asked softly.

"Sure, sure." Francesca doubted it, but didn't want to put a damper on the day.

"We're going to Milan for a week on our honeymoon. When we get back you and I can have lunch or dinner?" Edward asked.

Francesca smiled up at her father, relieved that he wasn't going to push Lorna down her throat; that they would still have father/daughter time without the 'stepmother'. "That sounds good daddy."

The song ended and Francesca said her farewells. Edward reclaimed Lorna for another dance. "That went better than I ever anticipated."

Lorna was so happy for him. She knew his daughters' disapproval of their relationship hurt him deeply. "I'm glad Edward."

"How soon can we leave?" Edward smiled rakishly at Lorna.

"We have to at least cut the cake and you need to dance with my mother, then I say we cut and run." Lorna stated.

"Deal." Edward leaned in to kiss Lorna, but was interrupted by Rick cutting in. "I'll say yes, only because I have a dance with my mother in law to attend to. BEHAVE."

Rick pulled Lorna into his arms and began to navigate the small dance floor. "Thank you so much for marrying Edward today. I would have never forgiven myself if our past had gotten in the way of his future."

"I'm just glad he told me." Lorna was contemplative. "Can I ask you something?"

Rick hesitated before answering, "Sure."

"Do you think that lifestyle is something that he misses?" Lorna hated herself for asking.

Rick was thoughtful, "I don't know Lorna. We've been friends a long time, but it's always been casual. Guys don't really talk about their feelings like that. But I know that his wife having an affair really did some damage to his ego. He wasn't a prude by any stretch, but when I suggested it, I never really thought he would go with me to the Hot Spot. We partied for a year there and it always seemed like he was still just looking for more. As for me, it's in my blood. My guess is that he may miss some elements, but he's always been a monogamous guy."

"You don't think you could be with just one woman?" Lorna was curious.

"If she were as hot as you, sure." Rick laughed.

Lorna laughed with him, "You are incorrigible!"

Edward looked up at Lorna laughing in Rick's arms and Ruth saw his eyes darken. "You're going to have to trust her Edward."

Abashed that his thoughts had been so easily picked up he apologized. "I'm a little more possessive than I thought."

"She'll be a faithful wife to you." Ruth stated firmly.

Edward said nothing. Thoughts of Penelope swirling in his head. Now he owned up to his part in the failing of his first marriage and knew without a doubt that things would be different with Lorna. He smiled at Ruth with confidence and said, "I know she will be. I'm a lucky man. Thank you for trusting me with your daughter. I promise to spend every day of the rest of my life loving her with everything I've got."

"You sure are one smooth talking white man." Ruth laughed.

Edward joined her laughter. The song ended and Edward went to collect his wife. Passing Kelly on the way, he asked her to get everyone together to cut the cake. "Anxious to get her alone huh?" Kelly said laughing as she walked away to do as he asked.

They cut the cake and did the obligatory smearing frosting over each other's mouths. Edward whispered to her, "I'd like to lick this icing off of every part of your body."

Instead of the shocked expression he was expecting; Lorna whispered back, "Bring it on."

His cocked twitched at her words and the absolutely wicked grin that was on her face. He vowed right then and there to always inspire that grin.

After the farewells that seemed to go on forever, they were on their way. Lorna asked, "So what's the plan?"

"Our flight to Milan isn't until the morning, so we have a night to ourselves. I got us a suite at the Ritz." Edward was excited to be able to spoil Lorna.

"Really, the Ritz? Surely a Best Western would have sufficed?" Lorna asked.

Edward couldn't believe his ears. "Really?"

Lorna burst out laughing, "Your expression was priceless."

Edward laughed with her. He loved how much they laughed together. He was content down in his bones because of this beautiful young woman.
Chapter 10

They arrived at the hotel and it was as palatial as Lorna would have imagined. Their suite was bigger than Kat's apartment. Before they left the church Kat had stopped her and given her a gift bag and whispered for her to open it alone right when she got to the hotel. So Lorna excused herself and went to discover what her gift from her best friend was.

Inside the bag, there was a pair of black silk crotch-less panties, a foot of rope and a rhinestone studded collar. Lorna threw her head back and laughed out loud. Leave it to Kat to push her down the road to sexual adventure. Excited now, Lorna quickly discarded her clothing and donned her new 'outfit'. She slipped on a pair of heels from her overnight bag and her ensemble was complete.

Deciding to be brave, she threw open the door and got the reaction that she was hoping for. Edward was standing there naked and there was no hiding how pleased he was with her attire or lack thereof.

Edward realized that Lorna had put herself out there and he wanted to make sure she always felt sexually confident so instead of questioning whether or not she wanted her first time to be like this, he let his lust think for him and hoped it was the right choice.

He rushed to her and gave her a bruising kiss, one which he hoped conveyed his pleasure at her willingness to go down this road with him. He took her hand and guided her to stroke his hard shaft. "See what you do to me. You have all the power here. I may tell you what to do, but you are the one who is in control." Edward kissed her long and slow then ordered her to get on the bed.

Lorna felt the rush of his words straight to her core. She felt empowered that she was able to excite such a powerful man. She slowly walked to the huge bed teasing Edward with her sensual grace, she crawled to the center and before she lay down, she turned looked over her shoulder and gave Edward a smile.

Edward never felt so hard in his life. He yearned to just pummel himself inside her, but despite her bravado he knew she had to be nervous. This was her first time. So he decided to let the bondage be their foreplay. He took the rope from Lorna and began to secure her hands above her head.

"You are so beautiful." Edward looked at Lorna and he could see her desire. He wanted to fan those flames until she was as on fire for him as he was for her. Her skin was so soft. He caressed her cheek lovingly, and was determined to touch every square inch of her.

He cupped her breasts feeling the weight of them in his hands. He began rolling the chocolate tips between his fingers. Softly pulling and tweaking until Lorna began to moan from his ministrations. He then let his hand glide down her abs. She had a perfect coke bottle shape. Her hips began to gyrate. He knew she wanted his touch, but wanted to prolong this moment as much as possible.

Edward skimmed over the top of the silk panties intrigued that they were without a crotch. He let his finger dip into her honeyed folds for just a quick tease. She groaned in frustration that he didn't linger.

"The day you interviewed in my office, it took everything in me not to bend you over my desk and take you. Especially when you crossed these long beautiful legs." Edward took one leg in his hands and began massaging in slow sensual strokes. Lorna's whole body was shaking with need.

"Do you realize how beautiful you are?" Edward took her other leg and gave it the same treatment. When he placed her leg down she tried to squeeze her legs together to give some sort of relief to the aching between her legs.

"No, no, no. I want this completely open for me." He spread Lorna's legs wide and leaned down to admire the silk panties. He wanted to rip them off, but since they were crotch-less, they weren't an impediment to his desire. He could smell her arousal. He had to taste it too.

He leaned down and placed his tongue at her center. She was dripping wet. He groaned into her deliciousness. He could stay there forever. He kissed, lapped and suckled driving Lorna to the brink, but then stopped.

Lorna could have cried. She was on the verge and he had ceased his artful lovemaking with his mouth. She was ready to beg, but thought turnabout was fair play. For as long as he made her wait to obtain her release, she was going to give it back to him tenfold.

So Lorna just laid back and luxuriated in his attention. He was now working his way back up her body. Kissing, and stroking higher until he reach her breasts. He took her nipple into his mouth and it sent electric shocks straight to her core. He loved the contrast of their skin together. He loved it even more that she was all his.

Edward knew she was frustrated but he wanted her so wet that he would be able to slam into her without having to worry about hurting her. He made mental notes of which movements made her moan, of what made her hips move and of every little thing she did so he would know how to please her for the rest of her life.

She definitely liked it when he suckled her breast while he pinched the other nipple. The harder he sucked and pinched the more her hips moved. She might like nipple clamps. He made another mental note to break out some of his old toys. It would be fun to play with Lorna. She was so responsive.

He lay completely on top of her, but didn't slide his cock inside her yet. "You having a good time?"

Lorna couldn't believe he wanted to have a conversation in the middle of her being on fire. But then she thought about his past and thought he might need reassurance. "I'm having a blast baby."

Edward laughed. "I absolutely adore you."

Lorna sighed, "And I you."

"Am I too heavy?" Edward asked.

"No, in fact it's a pleasant sensation to have your weight on top of me. Complete if that makes sense?" Lorna asked.

"Yes it does. I'm going to kiss every inch of your body before I slid into you." Edward caressed Lorna's face.

"Mmm. I love it when you touch me. Makes me tingle all over." Lorna was having a hard time focusing on their conversation. She just wanted him to continue making love to her.

Edward dipped his finger into her wetness. "Suck your juices off my finger."

Lorna didn't hesitate. She cleaned his finger and he dipped into her wetness again. This time he sucked his finger clean. "Delicious. When you're ready. We'll find someone you want to be with and both of us will enjoy eating her pussy. Would you like that baby?"

Lorna almost came on the spot. "Yes."

"We can find pleasure anywhere as long as we are together." Edward kissed Lorna then. Their tongues mated in preview to what their bodies would soon be doing. He was almost in pain with the need to be inside her. But he had to kiss every inch of her first. He lifted himself off of her and commanded her to lie on her tummy.

Then he began to kiss his way down her back. Light feathery kisses that made Lorna feel hyper-sensual. It was amazing that the sensation heightened how aroused she already was. It was so surprisingly erotic. Her hips began to gyrate. It was a sight to behold. Edward couldn't stop himself from spanking her ass any more than he could have stopped breathing.

The loud popping noise had Lorna squealing. But Edward knew it was a good thing. She kept raising herself up to meet the slapping of his hand across her silk clad bottom. It was time to get rid of that particular barrier. He slid them over her full hips and out of his way.

He played her bottom like the fine instrument it was. After every slap, he would rub the cheek that he had just swatted. He enjoyed how she warmed beneath his touch. He was so hard that the tip of his cock was completely wet with precum. He could ignore his need no longer.

With one final swat, he got up and went to sit the wing back armchair in the corner of the bedroom. "Crawl to me and come suck me."

Lorna was so excited. Now it was her turn. She was going to drive him absolutely insane. She grabbed her headband and swept her hair out of her face. She didn't want anything to get in the way of this. She couldn't wait to taste him.

She crawled to him and was grateful that the room had such a fine grade of carpet. She planned to stay on her knees for a while. The thought made her smile as she made her way to her husband slowly; enjoying each twitch of his cock.

Edward knew if he stroked himself he wouldn't make it. So he sat back and enjoyed Lorna's seductive performance. How on earth did he get so lucky?

She finally made it to him. She licked the tip, not expecting it to be wet. She centered on it delighting in the hissing intake of air that Edward took when she finally took the whole head into her mouth. He was right; she really did have all the power. She lowered and this time went almost to the base.

His whole body tensed. Lorna looked up to make sure she hadn't done anything wrong, but the raw look of need in Edward's eyes told her she was definitely doing it right. She continued to take him deep into her throat trying to show him how much she loved him in this carnal act.

Edward could feel it building from the bottom of his toes. He wasn't looking at a clock but she had to have been sucking him for at least 30 minutes, he couldn't take it any longer. "Baby you have to stop, you're going to make me cum." Edward eased Lorna away from him.

"Isn't that the whole point?" Lorna asked seriously.

Edward pulled her into his embrace. "Point taken my love, but there is more to it than that. We could do this all night and if I never achieved an orgasm that's alright. It's just about us giving ourselves to each other."

"I understand that, but I want more. No, I need more Edward." Lorna straddled Edward and sank herself onto his cock.

"Mother of..." Edward had to close his eyes for a moment. She was glorious.

Lorna didn't give Edward time to gather his thoughts. She drove a frantic pace and refused to stop. They held eye contact with each other; the love flowing between them was magnetic. Edward thought if he died right in this moment he would be content.

Lorna tilted forward to get closer to Edward. The friction was just enough to set off her orgasm. She began pulsing around his cock. Edward could feel her and it triggered his own orgasm. He didn't know which of them screamed loudest, but they both let out primal yells with their release.

Lorna collapsed on top of Edward and exclaimed, "Now I definitely see what all the fuss is about. That was magnificent!"

Edward laughed, "It's only that good because we love each other baby."

"Mmm. I definitely could get use to this. How soon can we do it again?" Lorna pulled back and asked.

"You gotta give the old man a few minutes to recover honey." Edward laughed.

Lorna got up to use the restroom and Edward watched her depart. He really was spent. The thought that he wouldn't be able to keep up with his young wife gave him pause. But then he knew there was more than one way to please a woman. If he couldn't maintain an erection to please her for multiple sessions in a night, he knew how much she loved his tongue. And he could really push the bondage aspect, she seemed eager to explore it. Just the thought of her panting for him had his cock twitching and growing. That had never happened with Penelope. He was a one and done kind of guy. Lorna inspired him.

He heard the water running and decided to join her. Lorna was just about to jump in the shower when Edward walked through the bathroom door. "Mind if I join you?" he asked.

"I can always use a hand scrubbing my back." Lorna smiled.

Edward definitely didn't consign himself to just her back. He took the soap and lathered her body, starting with her luscious breasts. Each circular motion across her globes brought forth appreciative moans from Lorna. Edward was grateful she was vocal in her responses; he could definitely tell when she liked something that he did.

Lorna was so aroused. His hands felt like silk with the slick lather he kneaded her breasts with. "That feels amazing." Lorna groaned.

Edward pulled Lorna's bottom flush against his erection and slid his hand down her abs and down to her slick folds where he continued to seduce her body. At first his movements were slow and languorous, but the longer he played with Lorna's body the faster his strokes became. It was like playing a finely tuned instrument. Lorna felt stars explode behind her eyes when she came.

Edward had to hold her up to keep her from falling. He rinsed her off and carried her to the bed where he dried her body lovingly with a soft fluffy towel. Then he proceeded to use her lotion from her overnight bag to moisturize her with long strokes.

"I don't think I can move." Lorna smiled up at Edward.

"Satisfied?" Edward inquired. He was surprised at the intensity of the question. Lingering thoughts of Penelope were pushing in his head and he hated the needy feeling he had.

Lorna saw it; she reached up and caressed his face. "I trust you. You have awakened me. You are my soul mate. I share my entire being with you and know that I'm safe with you. I want you to know that you are safe with me. Please trust that I will never hurt you the way Penelope did. If tonight is any indication I'm in for a world of physical pleasure beyond my wildest dreams." Lorna laughed softly.

Edward felt like he could breathe. "You have no idea what that means to me."

"I have an idea. You know, I have a little bit of an advantage over you." Lorna said as she stroked his hair. "I don't have the baggage that you have had to deal with. I can come to you completely open and without fear of you breaking my heart."

"I promise never to betray the trust you have put in me." Edward meant it with his entire being. He couldn't imagine hurting Lorna the way that Penelope had hurt him.

"People make promises that they can't keep all the time. I'm just saying that this isn't one of them. Before it comes to that we will talk through whatever problem is causing an issue." Lorna said.

"You really are wise beyond your years darling." Edward felt content.

Lorna laughed. "I'm glad you think so sweetie. It comes from watching Dr. Phil."

Edward laughed. It was good to laugh. He hadn't done enough of it in his life.
Chapter 11

It was the big day. Lorna was about to take the bar exam. She had a case of the nerves and wanted to stop by and see Edward before she took her test. When she arrived at his office, Kelly wasn't at her desk so she just walked in.

"Hey honey." Lorna trailed off, Edward was in the middle of a meeting. "Oh, I'm so sorry to interrupt. Kelly wasn't at her desk, so I just came on in."

"You're never an interruption sweetheart." Edward stood and went to kiss his wife.

The gentleman that was seated in front of Edward's desk rose. He was slim, but athletically built. He had blonde hair and blue eyes that flared with interest as soon as they laid upon Lorna.

Lorna saw the interest and was flattered, but as always, only had eyes for her husband.

"Lorna, meet Oliver he's our new accountant." Edward was saying.

"Very nice to meet you Oliver." Lorna shook Oliver's hand and noticed a fine sheen of sweat on his brow.

"Oliver here has big shoes to fill." Edward said.

"Yes, Bernie was a dear friend as well as our accountant. I'm still saddened by his passing." Lorna said.

"Well, I will do my best." Oliver replied.

"Oliver, give me a moment with my wife please." Edward held the door open for Oliver.

Kelly was now at her desk. When the door closed, Kelly laughed. "You might be here for a while Oliver, those two are insatiable."

Oliver squirmed at the thought of what could be happening behind those closed doors. "Happy couple huh?"

"I've never seen two people more in love. I'd say it's sickening, but it's actually heartwarming because they are both such nice people." Kelly sighed.

"Opposites attract?" Oliver asked.

"They are actually more alike than I would have thought possible. They are both strong willed, forthright, kind, generous... I could keep going."

Oliver laughed, "Sounds like you're a fan."

"Yes, I am. It gives me hope that one day I will find what they have." Kelly smiled at Oliver trying to subtly drop the hint.

Oliver was too distracted with thoughts of Lorna to see that Kelly was interested in him. His mind kept turning over any ethical way he could pursue his boss's wife and knew there was no way; but the woman was stunning and he was totally captivated.

The door opened to Edward's office and Lorna stepped through smiling over her shoulder at her husband. They leaned in for another kiss and Oliver had to shift his stance to accommodate his growing erection.

"Oh, hey Kelly. It seems like forever since I've seen you!" Lorna went and hugged Kelly.

"I completely understand. I hear today is the big day." Kelly smiled at Lorna.

"Yes, needed to get my quick Edward fix in before I went to face this." Lorna sat on the edge of Kelly's desk. The action hitched up her skirt high enough that Oliver could see she had on stockings instead of pantyhose. He wanted to look away, but now all he could do was imagine her laid out across the desk.

"You'll be fine, and when you're a high and mighty lawyer don't forget us little people." Kelly laughed.

"Never!" Lorna hugged Kelly and got up. She blew a kiss toward Edward who was still standing in the doorway and left.

"Come on in Oliver." Edward had seen the interest Oliver had shown in his wife and felt a flare of jealousy. He quickly tamped it down. Lorna was devoted to him and he didn't need to worry. Any man with eyes would want Lorna. She had blossomed since their marriage; she exuded confidence and a sexual presence that hit you whenever she walked into a room.

"Dating anyone Oliver?" Edward asked with a hooded expression.

"Pardon?" Oliver was worried he hadn't hid his interest in Edward's wife well enough.

"Quite often we have business negotiations in social settings. I didn't see a wedding band, so I'm wondering if there is a girlfriend you'll be bringing to these functions." Edward thought he covered his lie well. "Or boyfriend?" Edward added hopefully even though he knew better.

Oliver visibly relaxed. "No, girlfriend. Not at the moment sir. My main focus is my career."

Edward nodded, "If I had your wisdom I might have saved myself my first marriage. But then I wouldn't have my daughter Francesca and I wouldn't trade her for the world."

"Oh, you have a daughter?" Oliver asked.

"Yes, she's abroad right now." Edward was ready to steer the conversation away from his personal life. "Bernie's widow sent over my files. I'll have Kelly courier them over to your office, so when you leave make sure you give her your contact info."

Oliver was nodding his head in acknowledgement.

"Once you've had a chance to go over my holdings we can have a more in depth conversation. I look forward to working with you." Edward clasped Oliver's hand and held onto it. "You know being my personal accountant is placing a great deal of trust in you." Edward held the eye contact to make the point.

Oliver received the message loud and clear. "You'll never have a reason to regret the trust you're placing in me sir."

"Let's hope not." Edward said recalling the look on Oliver's face when Lorna's skirt hiked up.

***

Oliver went home to his studio apartment and popped open a beer. He had just obtained a big win for his new business. Edward Buchanan was definitely in the top elite in the business world. There was a sense of satisfaction that he had won against more seasoned companies for the man's business.

For the hundredth time his mind drifted back to the man's wife. Oliver had a healthy and varied sex life; so he knew beautiful women. Lorna Buchanan was a goddess, she made all others pale in comparison. Just thinking about her and his cock began to twitch.

He laid his head on the back of his sofa and let the image of her come into his mind. She had a perfect body. He could imagine those curves pressed against his body. She had sighed when Edward kissed her. He replayed the sound of that sigh and grew longer.

The smile she gave Kelly had his heart beating double time. What he wouldn't give to have her smile at him like that. When he thought of her sitting on the desk and seeing her stockings peaking at the edge of her skirt; he unzipped his fly and began stroking himself.

He let his imagination run wild. He could imagine her chained. He had a set of chains that would look lovely cuffed to her wrists. Then he could hoist her arms above her head; which would make her breast rise. They would sway in time to his thrusts.

Oliver didn't even need to use lubrication. He had pre-cum glistening at the tip of his engorged member and he used it to lube his strokes as he thought about Lorna. He had a ball gag that he would love to put in her mouth.

His pace increased as he thought about how it would feel to take Lorna from behind. She had a gorgeous full and round ass. He was so hard just thinking about this woman. It didn't take him long to get there. He shot his load as he thought about her smile; she was stunning and he wanted her so badly.

The release felt good, but empty because he knew it would never be. He didn't want to be the type of man who would lust after another man's wife, but she had bewitched him. Oliver determined right then and there that he would have to avoid any interaction whatsoever with Lorna Buchanan. It wasn't worth it to jeopardize such a lucrative business relationship and he didn't want to be that type of man.

Chapter 12

For what seemed like the thousandth time Lorna went online and checked for the results of her bar exam. This time she wasn't disappointed. She passed! She immediately called Edward.

"I passed!" She was screaming and jumping up and down.

"Of course you did baby." Edward was smiling. He loved her energy and enthusiasm. "Pack a bag for this weekend. I have a trip for us planned to celebrate."

"You really knew I was going to pass?" Lorna asked.

"Yes, you are brilliant my love. I had no doubt." Edward was so proud of her.

"So where are we going?" Lorna was bubbly.

"Vegas, so pack skimpy clothing." Edward answered.

Lorna laughed. "You don't have to tell me twice."

"I've got to run to my next meeting. Call your mom and give her the good news. We should go out to dinner with her and Kat to celebrate. Sound good?" Edward asked.

"That sounds perfect! Love you, sweetie." Lorna hung up and took a minute to just bask in the positive flow of her accomplishment.

Lorna called her mother and told her the good news. "Edward and I are going to dinner tonight to celebrate, you should come with us."

"Of course sweetie." Ruth was so proud of her daughter. There was a relief in knowing that her daughter was doing so well. "I have good news of my own to celebrate."

"Oh?" Lorna inquired.

"It'll be a surprise." Ruth said.

"Mom you can't drop a hint like that and not tell me." Lorna complained.

"I know. I love torturing you. You're the kid who shook all the Christmas presents, so I know exactly how crazy this is going to make you. See you. We'll go to your cousins at 6:00?" Ruth asked.

"Mom!" Lorna really wanted to know what type of surprise her mother had to share.

Ruth laughed. "Bye sweetie."

Lorna shook her head at her mother. It was going to drive her crazy not knowing. Oh well, she dialed Kat's number. "Hey girlfriend!"

"What's going on chica?" Kat answered.

"I passed the bar!" Lorna enthused.

Kat began screaming, Lorna screamed with her.

"I am so happy for you!" Kat was laughing.

"Let's go out to celebrate, Dale's at 6?" Lorna asked.

"I'll be there!" Kat really was happy for Lorna.

***

As soon as they arrived Lorna was all over her mom. "What's the surprise?"

Ruth knew Lorna was dying of curiosity so she decided to put her out of her misery. "I'm going to Africa!"

"What?" Lorna exclaimed.

"I am going on a mission trip with my church." Ruth beamed.

"Oh mom. I am so happy for you. I know you've always wanted to do missionary work. How long will you be gone?" Lorna asked.

"Two weeks. If I could afford to, I'd go longer. I'm using all my vacation in one shot as it is." Ruth took a sip of water. "Hopefully while I'm gone. My landlord will get off his duff and fix the leak in the roof."

"What leak?" Lorna asked.

"The last rain we had I lost half my closet full of clothes because there is a whole in the roof. It was a slow leak at first, so there is more damage than if it had just been a one time thing. There's mold in the walls and in the carpet and it hurt the electric. So the timing couldn't be more perfect. I feel like I'm already living in third world conditions." Ruth laughed.

"Oh Mom. I had no idea!" Lorna exclaimed.

"Sweetie, you have your own life now. You don't need to be concerned with mine. Besides, the landlord is going to have to fix it. By the time I get back it should be like a new apartment." Ruth patted Lorna's back.

Just then the waitress came to take their order.

"So Ruth, where in Africa will you be going?" Edward inquired.

"Ghana." Ruth answered.

"Now Ms. Ruth you be nice to those kids. I was in your Sunday School class and you were scary." Kat laughed.

Ruth laughed in return. "I'm sure no one will require a tough hand like you did Kat. You've always been a handful. You found a man yet to tame your wild ways?"

"Ouch." Kat laughed.

Lorna turned to her friend. "Are you still seeing Larry?"

"Goodness no. He snorted whenever he ate his food." Kat laughed.

There was always some reason that Kat wouldn't give a guy a chance. Lorna hoped that one day she would find someone. Kat was such a great person, but then again Lorna just wanted everyone to be as happy as she was with Edward. He was rubbing her back in slow circles as Kat was going down the list of past boyfriends and why they had been sent packing.

The circles were sending little shocks through her body making her wish that dinner was over and they could be home alone.

"In fact, you should double with me this weekend." Kat was speaking but Lorna had tuned out.

"Sorry, Kat we have plans this weekend." Edward answered, saving Lorna from having to admit that she hadn't been listening.

"Aww. What are you two doing?" Kat pouted.

"We're taking a celebratory trip to Vegas." Lorna answered smiling.

"Vegas?" Ruth asked a frown creasing her brow.

"Don't worry mom, we're not gambling. The plan is to spa all day and see a couple of shows." Lorna squeezed Edward's hand under the table. For all Lorna knew about this trip, her statement was true; so it wasn't exactly a lie. There was just no way her mom would condone gambling and she didn't want to get into a fight on her big night.

Edward arched a brow at her, but she just shrugged. They would discuss it later. She wanted to know what Edward had planned and knowing their destination she had a feeling it was going to be a lot of fun. She squirmed in her seat just thinking about it.

The meal was served and conversation was momentarily suspended. Before dessert Edward made a toast. "To my beautiful wife, the attorney. I am so proud of you. I know if you set your mind to it you could rule the world. I am just grateful that you are sharing your life with me. It is a privilege and an honor to be your husband. I adore you."

"To Lorna." Everyone raised a glass to toast.

"I couldn't have done it without each of you. Your support has been invaluable. Kat for making me laugh when I was ready to pull out my hair. Thanks." Lorna hugged Kat.

"Mom thanks for being my 'witness' at my mock trial. And of course for all the prayers you sent my way." Lorna hugged her mother.

"Edward." Lorna turned to her husband, suddenly her eyes were filled with tears and it was hard to speak past the lump in her throat. "There are no words to express how much your support and love mean to me. You have been my rock. I would have done this eventually, I know. But without your encouragement this would have been so much more difficult to get through. I love you my darling husband."

They kissed, which soon became heated beyond the quick peck that Lorna intended to give him. Ruth cleared her throat. Everyone laughed. "Lorna, I am proud of you. Your father would have been proud of you. I wish he could have been here to see this day. He always said you would be a lawyer." Ruth's eyes filled with tears as well.

Lorna and her mother embraced. At that moment Dale came up to the table. "Hey what's with all the water works. I thought this was a happy occasion?"

"Indeed it is." Edward was ready to get his wife home so he whispered to Dale, "Bring me the tab."

"So much for dessert." Kat mumbled.

"I'm about to get mine." Lorna whispered in Kat's ear. Kat threw her head back and laughed out loud.

Ruth looked at the two girls kindly. "Thank you Edward for a lovely dinner. Congratulations again Lorna. Talk to you later."

"Let us walk you to your car Ruth." Edward put his credit card back in his wallet and they all left together.

"Enjoy Vegas...and your dessert." Kat and Lorna hugged.

"Thanks again for the special evening Edward." Lorna rested her head on Edward's shoulder during the cab ride back to their place.

"So I don't want to be accused of planning your life so this is just a suggestion." Edward was stroking the back of Lorna's hand with his thumb.

"Boy with an intro like that, I'm really intrigued. How high handed were you Mr. Buchanan." Lorna asked with an arched brow.

"I got you a job." Edward took a deep breath, he actually felt a little fear. This was not a woman to upset lightly. They had a couple of big arguments and he was never the winner. He knew how she felt about life surprises, but this had been just too good to pass up.

Lorna shifted away from him.

Oh no, that wasn't a good sign Edward thought.

"You did what?" Lorna's voice went down an octave.

Oh definitely not a good sign. "Now before you get upset, let me explain."

"This had better be good." Lorna said through gritted teeth.

"Branson is a friend of my grandfather. He was very helpful when I was starting out in business. When I was bragging about you getting your law degree he told me when you passed the bar that he could use you at his firm. You wouldn't even have to interview. You can walk in the door making six figures babe." The more Edward spoke the colder the temperature in the car seem to get.

Edward tried to take her hand in his and she pulled away. "Edward what would make you think I would want you to do this for me?"

"It's just an opportunity that came your way." Edward could feel his anger rising and knew that it wouldn't do the situation any good, but honestly why did this have to be a fight between them?

"I don't want to be seen as a gold digging opportunist Edward." Lorna was so angry that tears threatened and that wouldn't help her cause. She took a deep breath.

"You and I know that isn't how it is, so that should be all that matters. Appearances shouldn't dictate our actions." Edward ran a hand through his hair in frustration.

"That's not true and you know it. Look how things have deteriorated between you and your daughter. If it weren't for all the socialites who whisper behind your back about your black whore, you know that Francesca would have come around by now. Appearances do matter Edward." Lorna was saddened that he couldn't see her side of it.

"This is a good thing. You won't have to struggle. You can walk in at the top of your game." Edward insisted.

"Edward I'm brand new. How on earth do you think I'll be able to measure up compared to those at the firm who have experience?" Lorna was trying to keep calm.

"Branson will be there to guide you. You'll learn more under his tutelage than struggling to do it on your own." Edward was having difficulty keeping his voice down. "We're almost home can we finish this discussion when we aren't in a cab?"

For the rest of the cab ride, they were each in their own thoughts. Edward really just wanted to give the world to Lorna, but she fought against him each and every time that he tried. Maybe he should give in and let her do whatever she wanted. It wasn't worth the fight.

Lorna knew how people talked about others who were handed the goose that laid the golden egg, so to speak. She didn't want to be on the receiving end of all of those comments. Why couldn't Edward see her side of things?

Edward opened the door and they walked in. Both wondering how to bridge this impasse. Lorna hated to argue, it put a knot in the pit of her stomach.

"Look babe. I'll let him know that you aren't interested." Edward didn't want to have a fight. Not on her special day; especially not with the plans he had for Vegas.

"Edward I know you have my best intentions at heart." Lorna was struggling to come up with the right words to express how this made her feel.

Edward interrupted her thoughts. "Lorna, I'll turn it down. I don't want to argue with you. If it's that important for you to do this without any help, then I'll respect your wishes. But just think about this. Many times in business it's about who you know. You have an incredible opportunity to learn from a man who has a vast wealth of experience. You are a bright, highly intelligent person. Who cares what anyone else thinks? You are Lorna Holden Buchanan. You are a goddess among peasants. It isn't arrogance to know how beautiful and smart you are. You are the woman that I love and I just wanted to give you the world."

By this time Lorna had tears in her eyes. "Really, goddess among peasants?" Lorna laughed.

"I could go on, but I think you get the point." Edward said.

"Yes I get it. You love me and I am so very grateful for it. Yes. I will take the job." Lorna smiled.

Edward couldn't believe he had actually won an argument with his wife! "Really?"

"Yes really. You are right. Why should I let jealous people dictate my life? If I did that, I would be just as damaged as Francesca. Have you talked to her lately?" Lorna took Edward's hand and squeezed.

"She called to ask me to wire her some money. She's in Spain at the moment. It breaks my heart that she has turned into her mother." Edward sighed.

"We are products of our environment. She could have chosen to be more like you. I just feel terrible that I was the catalyst to cause the rift between you two." Lorna laid her head on Edward's shoulder.

"It's not your fault. If she were truly who I thought she was; she would be happy that I've found happiness again with you. I'm just sad to have no relationship with my little girl. She was my world. But I don't want her to ruin your day." Edward was changing the subject.

Lorna took the hint. "Well I'm excited to go to Vegas. I've never been. Will we gamble?"

"We'll do whatever you would like. I take it your mother is opposed to gambling?" Edward asked smiling.

"Yes she is. It doesn't sound particularly appealing to me. Seems like you're just throwing money away." Lorna draped a leg across Edward's lap.

"I look at it as entertainment, but we don't have to gamble. I have other plans for us." Edward was drawing circles on Lorna's back progressively going lower.

"Other plans?" Lorna closed her eyes delighting in the sensations Edward's caress was eliciting.

"It's a surprise." Edward said.

Lorna straddled Edward and said defiantly, "I don't like surprises."

Edward pulled Lorna to him and kissed her until she was breathless and panting. "I promise you will like this one."

Chapter 13

They landed in Vegas just as the sun had set, so Lorna got to see the city with all the lights blazing. She felt like a kid in a candy store. They checked into the MGM Skyloft.

"I know being in the middle of the strip is touristy but I wanted you to have the full Vegas experience your first time out." Edward was explaining as he closed the door behind him. "Are you tired?"

"No, I'm too excited to be tired." Lorna went and looked at the view out of their hotel room window.

Edward came up behind her and put his arms around her waist. She melted into him. Edward could feel his erection growing, but didn't want to be tempted by her now. He wanted to make sure that tonight he was at full strength to satisfy Lorna. If things went according to plan his wife was going to be very aroused.

Lorna turned and kissed him deeply. "Thank you so much for bringing me here. It really is fantastic."

"You are welcome darling." Edward cupped her lush bottom relishing in the contented sigh that escaped her lips. He kissed her again, loving the woman in his arms.

Lorna broke of the kiss. "As much as I am loving this. The big question is, what's my surprise?"

"Have a little more patience sweetheart. Why don't you shower and get ready for dinner and afterwards we will go to your surprise." Edward turned Lorna towards the bathroom and swatted her luscious rear end.

She squealed and laughed. "Now if you keep spanking me we will never get out of this room."

Lorna smiled that wicked smile and Edward was hard pressed to forget his plans and take her right then and there. He was excited though. She had not brought up her attraction to women since the day they had gotten married. But occasionally he had seen her eye roam whenever an attractive woman walked by, especially if she were blonde.

Edward's plan was to let her know that she could indulge her fantasy and he wouldn't be threatened by it. In fact it was quite an erotic thought. His wife and another woman. It was a win-win for him. He was finding it hard to keep up with her sexually. He had definitely created a monster in his young, vibrant wife. Yes, this was undeniably a win-win situation.

In fact if this didn't work, although he couldn't imagine why it wouldn't, then he would have to start taking the little blue pills the doctor had prescribed for him.

***

Dinner was lovely. Both Lorna and Edward were on edge. Edward uncertain how Lorna was going to react to his surprise. Lorna on edge wondering what the surprise could be.

As they left the restaurant, they climbed into the back of the limo that Edward had hired. He had already let the driver know what their destination was.

When they walked into the club, Lorna gasped. "Is this a bondage den?"

"Something similar. You can watch or you can partake. It's completely up to you. Each wing is specific to certain desires. I've made a reservation in the Flower wing. There are six rooms in this wing that will have ladies pleasuring other ladies." Edward was watching Lorna's expression trying to gauge how she was taking all of this in. She was silent, but Edward could feel the sexual tension coming off of her in waves.

"Lorna, look at me." Edward turned her to look at him. "We don't have to be here. But I wanted you to have the full sin city experience. We are outside the city limits where prostitution is legal. If you want to be with one of these ladies you can. I'd like to be there to enjoy this experience with you. But if you don't want to, you can just watch. Or we can leave."

Edward was beginning to worry. She still hadn't said anything. Lorna turned her head and saw the sign that said Flower room with an arrow pointed down the hallway. She took Edward's hand in hers and pulled him behind her, following the sign to the Flower room.

When they turned the corner, Lorna could see each room enclosed by a two way glass mirror. The women were aware that they were being watched, but they couldn't see who was watching them.

There were 3 sets of sofa love seats in front of each section. There were two other couples that were present and Lorna decided to ignore their presence. It was a surreal experience. Lorna almost felt like she was dreaming. She looked into each window and felt her heartbeat quicken. Not sure which empty spot to occupy she stood there uncertainly for a moment.

Edward whispered in her ear, "Are you ok?"

She smiled at him, her man who was making her fantasy come true. She still had no words, a rarity for her. Hoping her smile would reassure Edward she turned back to the window. Her eye came again to the window with a blonde petite lady who was being massaged by a brunette who had one too many fake spray on tans. But it was the blonde who had captivated Lorna. She sat on the loveseat in front of their window and pulled Edward to sit beside her.

Lorna watched the ecstasy on the blonde's face. It held her captive. Brunette was using some type of oil, she used slow sensual strokes. She was midway down Blondie's back going lower in wide circular arcs. There was a speaker in the loveseat and you could hear what was going on in the room.

Blondie, as Lorna named the woman in her head, was moaning and clearly enjoyed the touch of Brunette. Her oiled hands massaged Blondie's ass, fingers slippery as they were sliding in the crack between her cheeks. Blondie lifted her ass in rhythm to Brunette's strokes. Lorna could feel herself getting wet. It was so erotic to watch two women together. She could envision herself being the brunette, getting to touch and squeeze Blondie. To elicit those sounds from another woman; it was beyond erotic.

Blondie turned over and Lorna drank in the sight of her breasts. It was Lorna's favorite part of a woman's body. Although Lorna herself was buxom, she preferred small and perky breasts. Blondie was perfect, Lorna's mouth watered as Brunette took a pink rosy tip in her mouth and they both moaned with satisfaction. Lorna stifled her own moan and squeezed her legs together trying to alleviate the growing need that was consuming her.

Brunette suckled Blondie's other nipple while cupping the other one she had just released from her mouth. Blondie held Brunette's head tighter to her breast moaning, "Yes."

Lorna licked her lips thinking about how it wonderful it would be to be able to in Brunette's place. It was too intense to bear. She looked away but caught sight of the couple in the window next to Blondie's. The two Asian women were sharing a double ended dildo, urgently thrusting it into one another. It was clear they were both close to reaching their climax. Lorna felt like she was on sensory overload.

Again her gaze went back to Brunette and Blondie. Brunette was now massaging Blondie's right foot, working her way slowly up her leg. As her hands moved closer up her leg to the apex at the top of her thighs, Lorna held her breath in anticipation of seeing Brunette touch Blondie in the most intimate of places. But Brunette stopped just short of her goal and instead went to Blondie's left foot and started massaging. Lorna felt she could scream in frustration. Blondie wriggled clearly wanting the same thing Lorna wanted.

Brunette finally made her way to the ultimate goal, but instead of lovingly massaging Blondie's sex, she delivered a series of stinging blows that had Blondie arching off the massage table. Her cries were a mix of agony and delight. Lorna was fascinated. Clearly there was some pain, but just as clearly there was pleasure.

Blondie was panting audibly. Her sex was engorged, red and even at this distance Lorna could see that she was glistening not from the oil, but from her desire. Blondie whispered, "Please, oh please."

Brunette smiled at her and gave Blondie what she was begging for. Her tongue delved in between her pussy lips and Blondie screamed, "YES." Her hips moved in time to each lap of Brunette's tongue.

Lorna could feel that her G-string was soaked. She looked over at Edward. His gaze was locked to her face. Had he been just watching her the whole time? When Lorna saw that his trousers were tenting from his erection; she wanted to straddle him right then and there. But they weren't alone. True that they were in Vegas, but Lorna didn't know whether or not customers having sex was permitted. Besides she wasn't that much of an exhibitionist.

"Can we go?" Lorna asked.

"You aren't enjoying yourself?" Edward asked his brow furrowing.

"More than, I'm just ready to be naked with you." Lorna would guess they had only been there a half an hour but it was the most erotic half hour of her life. A little nagging thought at the back of her head worried that Edward would get insecure if he realized just how much she wanted to be eating Blondie's pussy. She wanted him to know he was her first, last and always.

They made their way back to the limo. Lorna was so horny it was painful. The car ride had not been that long on their way, but now she was thinking it would take forever. She needed relief now. But they were being driven by a complete stranger. Lorna felt like she couldn't catch her breath. Edward was stroking her bare leg and images flashed to Lorna's mind of Brunette massaging Blondie's leg; she shivered and let out a low moan.

Edward reached into the side of the car door and pulled out a small blanket while rolling up the privacy window of the limo. Once they were semi-private Edward reached beneath the blanket to pull up her dress. His fingers sought out her honey pot which to Lorna's embarrassment was soaking wet. She tried to close her legs.

"Don't hide from me." Edward pushed her thighs apart and began to finger Lorna in earnest.

Lorna closed her eyes and bit her bottom lip to keep from screaming. Her hips were thrusting urgently against his skilled fingers. Even when she came, she was still horny.

"Better?" Edward asked with a smile.

"It took the edge off, but I still need to feel you deep inside me baby." Lorna whispered in his ear.

"We're almost there, hold on baby. So you enjoyed my little surprise?" Edward inquired.

"Truly a wonderful surprise." Lorna answered.

"So why did we leave so soon? You know that we could have stayed to partake. You could have been with one of those ladies. Didn't you understand that?" Edward asked.

"I was too overwhelmed to comprehend anything other than my fantasy had just come to life. But Edward, I don't know if I can be with another woman. I feel like marriage is sacred and it should just be between us." Lorna didn't add that if she started having sex with women she wasn't sure she would ever want to stop. She loved him more than anything and was committed to their marriage.

"Our marriage is what we say it is. If you're not comfortable bringing someone else into the mix I honor that. But as long as we do all of this together, I'm happy. I've had a varied sex life since my divorce, so I don't feel bound by societal constraints." Edward said seriously.

"But I think that I am. It would be different if I were unhappy with our sex life. I'm not. This was amazing. I wouldn't trade this experience for anything. But I don't want it to go any further. I want us to be just us. I don't think I could share you." Lorna began to worry.

Edward saw her frown and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Am I not enough for you? Do you need this lifestyle? Do you want another woman in our bed?" Lorna hated the insecurity that sounded in her voice.

"No, don't think that for a moment. I want you to be fulfilled. If this is what you need I'm willing to do it. Don't get me wrong, it definitely wouldn't be a hardship to watch you with another woman. Or for us to share that woman together. But I don't need that. You are all I need. I just want you to be happy." Edward pulled her closer into his embrace.

"This was glorious. It got me so aroused. You took the edge off, but i need you to fuck me hard." Lorna reached under the blanket and began to stroke his erection through his slacks.

Edward groaned. "Well thank goodness we are pulling into our hotel now."

They couldn't get up to their room fast enough. Once behind the closed door Lorna attacked Edward. She jumped up into his arms and wrapped her legs around his waist. She kissed him with all the pent up passion she was feeling.

Edward had to brace himself against the door. Her onslaught caught him off guard. He kissed her back exploring her mouth, matching the intensity she gave to him. She ground her wet sex to his hard length and it felt like she was trying to climb into his skin.

This would not be a long luxurious event. They were both too hot for that. He walked her over to the bed and threw her down; unzipped his pants, pulled her g string aside and sank into her warmth. Her little black dress was hiked up around her waist and he was pulling her braless orbs free by pulling the dress from her shoulders. His thrusts were urgent and Lorna met him stroke for stroke. Their pace was set at a frenetic rate. They were both urgently seeking their release.

Over and over in Lorna's mind she saw those two women touching, stroking and connecting in a way that was more than erotic. The thought that Edward wanted to give her that experience and share it was what drove her to her climax. Oh how she loved this man. She could tell he was not far behind her release so she pushed him off her and bent down to take him into her mouth; tasting herself all over him. His eyes widened in surprise. His groan of release was primal.

"I need to bring you to Vegas more often." Edward laughed trying to catch his breath. Lorna swallowed and smiled at him licking her lips clean of both of their juices.

"You won't get an argument from me." Lorna laid her head on his shoulder. "That was amazing. I really can't tell you thank you enough for bringing me here."

"See all surprises aren't bad." Edward laughed.

Lorna play punched his shoulder. "Well you're right. And I would like your help with a surprise I'd like to pull off for my mom."

"What type of surprise?" Edward asked.

"I want to buy her a house. We've always lived in apartments and now that I have this fancy high paying job you've arranged for me, I can buy her a house and take care of her." Lorna said.

"I'd be happy to help you do this for your mom. But remember this the next time I have a surprise for you. Surprises aren't bad." Edward smiled at Lorna.

"Yes dear." They laughed together.
Chapter 14

Seven years. Lorna couldn't believe that she and Edward had been married for seven years. "Can you believe it sweetie? Seven years together!"

"Yes I can believe it; and they've been seven good years." Edward smiled.

They were about to go out for a special dinner to celebrate their anniversary.

Lorna pressed her body against Edward's and kissed him deeply. " Good? I say they have been great! You know, we could just stay in. You are my most favorite thing to have in my mouth."

Edward caressed Lorna's cheek. "Mmph datl sands gloo." Edward frowned and tried to speak again. His second attempt was just as garbled.

Lorna looked confused. "What's the matter?"

Edward sat down and tried to undo his tie, but his arm didn't have the strength to perform the function. His eyes held panic.

"Are you ok?" Lorna began to panic.

Edward shook his head no.

"Do you want to lie down?" Lorna asked concerned.

Edward lay back onto the bed; he wore a confused expression on his face.

"Are you in pain sweetie?" Lorna was trying to stay calm but was definitely beginning to panic.

Edward slowly lifted his left hand to his forehead.

"You have a headache?" Lorna asked.

Edward gave a slow nod.

"I'm calling 911." Lorna went to get her cell phone.

The ambulance arrived and took them away. Once at the hospital they took Edward and wouldn't allow Lorna to follow. She didn't know what to do, so she called Kat.

Lorna also called her mother to let her know, but her mother was in Africa on another mission trip. She had barely been in the house that Lorna had purchased as a surprise.

"I'll pray for him sweetie. I'll be on the next flight home." Ruth said.

Kat arrived at the hospital just as the doctor came out to give Lorna the news. "I'm Dr. Scott. Your husband has had a severe stroke Mrs. Buchanan."

Lorna couldn't think. Kat hugged her.

"Is he ok?" Lorna whispered barely able to speak through her tears.

"He suffered another stroke while we were doing his CAT scan. We're taking him into surgery right now to perform an angioplasty. This will hopefully prevent another stroke. I will come and update you after the surgery but for right now I just wanted to keep you informed as to what was happening." With that the doctor turned and walked towards the doors that said Operating Room.

Lorna wanted to just curl up into a ball and cry. How could this happen? She knew that Edward had been taking some prescription drugs, but they never really talked about what or why. She had buried her head in the sand and now her husband was on an OR table. It felt like this was her fault somehow. If she had been a better wife...

"Stop it right now." Kat said.

Lorna looked at her friend with unshed tears in her eyes.

"I know you. You're going to try to blame this on yourself. He is a grown man. If he wasn't taking good care of himself that isn't your fault. And besides it could be something that was hereditary. The point is now, you need to focus on seeing your husband through this. No blaming yourself. Do you hear me?"

Lorna just stared at Kat.

"I watched you beat yourself up over your father's death and I won't let it happen this time. Things happen, we aren't on this Earth to stay." Kat was adamant.

"I know what you're saying is right. But Edward is my husband. I think he was trying to keep up with me because I'm so much younger than he is. It's all my fault." Lorna felt the tears threatening, but struggled to hold them in.

"It's not your fault. Please don't do this to yourself." Kat begged.

Lorna was lost to her friend's plea. She felt as if her whole world had collapsed. Edward was her heart and soul. He just had to pull through this, he just had to.

Kat just held her hand and they stayed silent until the doctor came out of the OR.

"Mrs. Buchanan, the procedure went well. He'll be in a regular room momentarily and you can visit him. It's a wait and see prospect as to how much damage the stroke has done, but for the time being he is still with us." Dr. Scott patted Lorna on the shoulder.

"Thank you so much doctor." Lorna was shell shocked. She had spent the last several hours preparing for bad news, so to receive good news had her numb.

Dr. Scott walked away and Kat hugged Lorna. "See all that worrying for nothing."

***

But it was something. Edward had lost all mobility on the left side of his body and partial mobility on the right.

The next few weeks saw a flurry of activity; seeing specialists and therapist. Lorna was determined to oversee every facet of her husband's care. If she had learned nothing from her mother, she learned how to be a good caretaker. They had a live in nurse, so most of the burden lay with her. Edward had a wheelchair, but the hope was to be able to get him to use his walker eventually.

What was the most difficult thing to deal with was Edward's depression. She understood it, but was angered by how he seemed to have given up. After six months of a great deal of effort from her and very little from Edward, Lorna blew up at him.

"You have to try Edward. Your life isn't over. You're still here. Be with me. I need you." Lorna finally broke down into tears.

Edward spoke slowly and with a slight slur. "I think you should leave. I don't want you to see me like this."

"Do you think so little of me? I would never leave you. I love you. You are my life." Lorna screamed.

"But I can't even be a true husband to you anymore." Edward hung his head.

"Is that what this is about? Sex?" Lorna asked incredulous.

"You can't tell me you don't think about it." Edward said slowly.

"I miss the intimacy between us, but we can have that without sex if you just let me in Edward. Since the stroke, you've acted like you're dead. Our marriage isn't just sex. Or is that all it was for you?" Lorna asked horrified.

"No!" Edward was emphatic.

"In sickness and in health. I am here for you. I don't care that we can't do certain things anymore. I really don't. I had seven years of great sex, that's more than most women get in a lifetime." Lorna tried to laugh and lighten the mood.

"I want you to be fulfilled." Edward looked at Lorna with such sad eyes.

"You have always given me everything that I ever needed or wanted. Let me be here for you." Lorna asked.

"Penelope never told me that I wasn't satisfying her sexually. So now, to know that you won't find that fulfillment is killing me." A tear rolled down Edward's face.

"How can I make you understand that it's not important to me. I'm not Penelope. I'm tired of having to defend myself against her low standard Edward. It's not fair. I've never been that woman." Lorna stood and glared at him.

"I know that in my heart. In my head it is different. I want you to be happy." Edward stated.

"And you think that leaving you would make me happy? Are you crazy?" Lorna asked indignant.

"Compromise?" Edward asked.

Lorna asked incredulously, "What could possibly be a good compromise to this situation?"

"Another woman." Edward said simply.

Lorna was shocked. They hadn't revisited this conversation since Las Vegas years ago. "Edward I don't need that."

"But I do." Edward looked at his wife.

"No." Lorna couldn't let him think that he wasn't enough.

"This is what I need. It took everything in me to ask you this. Please?" Edward raised his good hand and grasped Lorna's.

"How would this work?" Lorna heard the tremble in her voice and cleared her throat to sound stronger.

"I'd watch." Edward stated.

Lorna's mind whirled. How could she do this? "Will you give me some time to think about it?"

Edward nodded his head slowly.

Lorna left the room and called Kat. "Are you busy? I need to talk to you."

Kat could tell something was wrong. "Of course, come on by."

Once at Kat's apartment Lorna began pacing; but still hadn't said the reason for her coming by.

"What is it?" Kat asked worried.

"Edward wants me to be sexually fulfilled." Lorna had previously shared with Kat that since his stroke Edward had not been capable of making love any longer.

"Well of course he does, what has you so upset?" Kat asked.

"He wants me to be with another woman in front of him." Lorna said.

There was silence. Kat was stunned. "How do you feel about that?"

"Angry and hurt that he wants me to be with someone else." Lorna stopped pacing and sat on the sofa next to Kat.

"And?" Kat could tell there was more.

Lorna's head dropped. "Guilty."

"Why?" Kat asked.

"Because a part of me wants to jump at this chance." Lorna got up and began pacing again.

Kat just stared at her friend.

"What should I do?" Lorna asked torn.

"I couldn't even begin to tell you." Kat was flabbergasted.

"He's such a strong vibrant man. To see him like this is killing me. He hasn't asked anything of me. He's always given and given. How can I say no?" Lorna poured herself a glass of wine.

"So you're going to say yes?" Kat asked.

"How can I? Don't you think this would ruin our marriage?" Lorna had moved towards the window looking out she saw a couple walking down the sidewalk hand in hand. It made her sad; she and Edward had lost the intimacy that couple shared.

Kat got up and poured herself a glass of wine as well. "I don't know. Cynthia and Pedro have an open marriage. It works for them. They talk a lot though."

"Communication is key in any relationship." Lorna agreed.

"Why do you feel guilty?" Kat asked.

"Because I've never stopped wanting to be with another woman. I love Edward, I truly do. I would never be unfaithful to him but part of me is jumping up and down to say yes to this." Lorna sat and looked at her best friend warily.

"So let me play devil's advocate here. What if you say yes, you do this and fall in love with the woman?" Kat sipped her wine.

"I wouldn't do that!" Lorna yelled.

"People fall in love all the time. Once you've been intimate with someone it changes things. I think the danger is that you would give your heart to someone you were that intimate with. You aren't the love 'em and leave 'em type of person. " Kat said kindly.

"So I'd just have to think like a man. It's all about getting a piece of ass." Lorna laughed and Kat joined her.

Kat sobered. "Seriously, it's something to consider."

"This is crazy. Am I really thinking about doing this?" Lorna hung her head.

"The ultimate question is would this help or hurt Edward?" Kat asked.

"He says he needs this. But I can't help but think that it opens up Pandora's box." Lorna sighed.

Kat drained her glass and set it down. "I don't know what to tell you. But I do know that I have never seen two people more in love than you and Edward. I believe you two can work through anything."

Chapter 15

Lorna thought about Edward's suggestion and wanted to say no. But gone was the man she had married. Once strong and lively, he was now a shell of himself. Most of it was physical, but the part that was mental was something that Lorna could help with.

So she decided to tell Edward yes. They were eating dinner and Lorna decided to just go for it. "I will say yes to your compromise, but I have conditions."

"Of course you do." A ghost of a smile played around Edward's lips.

"We make love with this woman together. You have to be there the whole time, telling me what to do. This can't just be about me. It has to be about us. I need you to know that I'm doing this for you. I don't want anyone else but you, but if you feel this is right, then I'll follow your lead." Lorna took a breath and continued.

"I want to reiterate that I don't need to do this. I want to please you. I want to see the spark back in your eye. I'm scared that this will come between us. You keep comparing me to your ex-wife. I'm worried that this will put me into that category. Isn't this infidelity?"

"No, I told you before, we make our marriage. If this is what we decide to do then it's good." Edward had more life in his expression than Lorna had seen since his stroke.

"This is going to be a good thing, huh?" Lorna smiled.

"Yes." Edward returned her smile.

"Are there any hard limits?" Lorna asked.

"I think it's good that I tell you what to do. That way if I feel uncomfortable, I can steer you in the right direction." Edward said.

"Uncomfortable? Are you having second thoughts about this? This was your idea!" Lorna exclaimed.

"All your doubts I've had too, but I really feel that this can help me feel whole. If I can participate in you getting sexually fulfilled it heals something in me." Edward whispered.

Hearing him say that was all it took for Lorna. "Then yes, Edward I will do this...no, we will do this."

"So how do we find the other woman?" Lorna asked. Her heartbeat accelerated. For as much as she knew Edward was her heart and soul, the thought of being with another woman, really excited her.

"Leave that to me." Edward said mysteriously.

***

A couple of weeks later, Edward told Lorna that he had arranged for a lady 'friend' to come by for a date.

They dismissed the nurse for the evening and had the guest bedroom setup for their interlude.

When they lady arrived, Lorna felt so nervous she thought she was going to be sick. She couldn't believe this was about to happen. She took a deep breath and squared her shoulders. She was a goddess among peasants. Edward's words to her kept her bravado going.

Lorna opened the door and introduced herself. The lady friend's name was Suzie. She was blonde. Oh how thoughtful of Edward, Lorna thought.

"Can I get you something to drink?" Lorna asked politely.

"Whiskey would be great if you've got it." Suzie said with a slight New York accent.

"My husband told you about our situation?" Lorna asked.

"Yes. Edward is a friend of a friend. I'm happy to do this for you both. I've always been a sexual adventurer, so don't worry that I'm a victim or some such sad story." Suzie took the drink and shot it back.

Lorna who normally drank wine, had the same as Suzie and the burn felt good going down her throat. Lorna was attracted to the woman and her nervousness was fast disappearing. For the first time since Edward suggested this, Lorna was excited about having some fun.

She pulled Suzie into a kiss spontaneously. "Mmm... Yes this is going to be fun."

"Yes, I would definitely say so." Suzie looked at Lorna in surprise.

Lorna took Suzie by the hand and led her to the room where Edward was waiting.

"Edward, meet Suzie." Lorna introduced the two.

"Nice to meet you." Edward said levelly. He could see the lipstick on Lorna's lips and smiled.

Lorna sat in Edward's lap and whispered in his ear. "I like her."

Edward had feared that he would be jealous, but it was the opposite. His heart raced and he was excited. His body couldn't respond as it normally would, but he felt excited nonetheless.

"Strip for us Suzie." Edward commanded.

Suzie was wearing a red low cut skin tight dress that came off in two quick tugs. She stood before them in a cute pink bow tie G-string, she wore no bra.

Lorna's mouth actually watered. She now knew exactly where the 'term mouth watering goodness' came from. She checked Edward's reaction and he was watching her face.

"Good?" He inquired.

"Very good." Lorna answered with a wicked smile on her face.

"Tell me what you're feeling?" Edward asked wishing he could read her mind.

"What am I feeling?" Lorna stood up, circled Suzie and began a steady stream of consciousness regarding this extraordinary experience.

"Edward, she is beautiful. That you would find someone who is blonde is heartwarming. I'm ready to just jump her bones, but I want this to be good for all of us. So I'm wondering what you need? Also, consequently, I'm wondering what Suzie wants." Lorna stopped in front of the beautiful woman who was standing patiently listen to husband and wife talk.

"I think I need you to kiss me again." Suzie said stepping forward.

Lorna turned to Edward admitting, "I couldn't help myself."

"I like it that you couldn't help yourself." Edward said in a husky whisper.

Lorna smiled and turned towards Suzie. She ran the tip of her finger lightly down between the valley of Suzie's breast. Suzie shivered and smiled. "That tickles."

"Kiss her." Edward commanded.

Lorna pulled Suzie toward her and slanted her mouth over hers. She tasted like bubble gum and whiskey. Lorna slid her tongue over and between Suzie's lips relishing the sigh that escaped them both.

Lorna turned her head so that she could see Edward. He was sitting forward watching intently.

"Lose yourself in the kiss Lorna, forget I'm here. Enjoy it baby." Edward encouraged.

Lorna didn't have to be told twice, she surrendered and was in a total state of ecstasy. Seemingly of their own accord her hands were running through Suzie's hair. The silken strands slipping easily through her grasp. She gathered it into a ponytail and pulled Suzie's head back and began to trail kisses down her neck.

With her other hand, she palmed Suzie's breast savoring the way the nipple hardened beneath her touch. "You have such perky little tits. Just like I like them. Mmm." Lorna groaned as she took a nipple into her mouth.

Suzie gasped in pleasure, arching her back to ensure more attention was paid to her breasts.

"I want to taste her baby, stick your finger deep inside her and bring me a taste." Edward instructed.

Lorna immediately obeyed. When she slid her finger inside Suzie she was pleased to find that she was wet. It let her know that this was exciting her too. Lorna couldn't help it, before she let Edward taste, she slid her wet finger into her mouth. She tasted different; many times Lorna had tasted her own juices and Suzie was sweeter. Lorna groaned at the thought that she would soon be between her legs; but disciplined her thoughts to obey Edward. Once more she slid her finger into Suzie who widened her stance to give Lorna deeper access.

Lorna slid her finger into Edward's mouth and watched as he sucked and licked Suzie's juices from her finger. Suzie came behind Lorna and unzipped her dress. Suzie took Lorna's dress off and stated in awe, "You have a beautiful body."

"I definitely can say the same about you." Lorna said eying Suzie appreciatively.

"Take off Suzie's G-string and do what I know you're dying to do baby." Edward looked back and forth between the two women. He could smell their arousal; it was heavy and intoxicating in the air.

Lorna smiled at Edward, and without another word prepared to feast on Suzie. She laid her down on the bed, spread her legs and inhaled. Pungent, savory and delectable is what ran through Lorna's mind. She spread Suzie's nether lips and stuck her tongue as far inside Suzie as it would go.

Suzie moaned and held Lorna's head in place.

"That's it baby," Edward crooned. "Eat her pussy. Lick up all those juices."

Lorna reached up and began to tweak Suzie's nipples.

Suzie slid her hips up and down Lorna's mouth. Lorna followed the gyration of Suzie's hips in perfect synchronicity.

Lorna heard the whir of Edward's chair and looked up.

"I have a surprise for you." Edward was holding a pair of silver balls connected by a thin cord, in his hand about the size of two ping pongs. Lorna hadn't risen from her position leaning over Suzie, so Edward was able to insert the balls inside Lorna.

They felt deliciously heavy inside Lorna's walls. She sashayed her hips and could feel that they were weighted. Quite an interesting and arousing sensation.

Suzie was pulling Lorna's head back in place. "I can't believe this is the first time you've done this. You're really good at it!"

Lorna smiled, "I could stay here all night." Lorna continued her ministrations with her tongue. She felt as if her body was on fire.

Edward caressed Lorna's ass. "So beautiful. Why don't you two get into a 69 position for me?"

Lorna groaned at the thought. She moved up Suzie's body and suckled at her breast for a moment before getting into position as Edward requested.

Lorna could feel how wet she was. She didn't think she had ever been this turned on in her life, even Vegas or her wedding night. That caused her to pause, but she decided to shut off her brain and to just feel. The sensations that this whole experience were evoking was overwhelming.

The first touch of Suzie's tongue on Lorna's clitoris sent shockwaves through Lorna's body.

"You are so wet!" Suzie exclaimed.

Lorna worried that it might not be pleasant for Suzie, but gave up that thought the next moment when Suzie began earnestly slurping up Lorna's juices.

Suzie was so soft all over. It was such a contrast to Edward who was hard where she was soft. The differences between Edward and Suzie just heightened the whole experience. She wanted to make sure Suzie was enjoying this so she did what Edward often did to her. She inserted two fingers deep inside Suzie and slid them in and out. Suzie hummed her agreement.

Edward watched Lorna and Suzie. It was hot. They were so into each other. He wanted to partake, but was truly enjoying Lorna's delight. To be able to give his wife this experience, to witness and share in it gave Edward a sense of peace he hadn't had since his illness.

Lorna could feel her climax building. She was trying to hold out for as long as possible, it all just felt so good. She could tell that Suzie was close too. She increased the pace of her movements. Suzie stopped licking and screamed, "YES!" Lorna could feel Suzie's muscles contract around her fingers.

Lorna was beyond exhilarated that she got Suzie to orgasm. She chased the pulsing with her tongue and Suzie couldn't take it anymore. She flipped Lorna onto her back and attacked. She was licking and slurping like crazy.

Edward was beside the bed watching his wife. She was fighting her orgasm. He took her hand and whispered to her, "You are so sexy. Glory in this baby; you have a woman eating your pussy. Your husband is here, loving every moment. Sharing it with you. It's so hot to see her pleasure you. Let go, give me your orgasm."

Lorna locked eyes with her husband as the orgasm shot through her body. The sound that tore from her throat was unintelligible.

Lorna felt momentarily drained. Suzie was working her way up her body. Planting soft kisses as she went. "That was exemplary for a first time Lorna."

"Why thank you Suzie." They smiled at one another. It was hard to feel shy when they had just shared such an intense experience.

Edward and Suzie made eye contact. She smiled at him and got up and kissed him. "You are a lucky man Edward Buchanan."

"Don't I know it." Edward agreed.

Suzie got up from the bed and picked up her dress.

"You don't have to leave." Lorna argued.

"No, I think I'll leave you two to bask." Suzie winked at them both. "Thanks for a spectacular time. Call me anytime. It was fun."

Lorna rose and put on her robe to see Suzie out. At the front door, Lorna pulled her in for a kiss. "Thank you for making this so special for Edward and I."

"I'm glad I was able to be with you, you're an amazing lover. I mean it, anytime. I'd waive my fee for you girlfriend," Suzie kissed Lorna one more time then departed.

Lorna was shocked. Waive her fee? She went back to Edward. "Was Suzie a prostitute?"

Edward who had maneuvered himself into bed looked at Lorna and gave a whimsical smile. "She's Rick's on and off girlfriend from the Hot Spot. She runs an escort service now. Rick paid her for tonight as a present to us."

"Wow!" Lorna was shaking her head. "I'm impressed, Rick has all the best hook ups. Glad he didn't go to prison." Both she and Edward laughed.

Lorna took off her robe and climbed into bed next to her husband. They hadn't been sharing a bed since his illness, so Lorna felt really good. She laid her head on his shoulder and sighed.

"So are we ok?" Edward asked,

"I'm good. Although..." Lorna paused.

Edward laughed, "Still revved up?"

"How did you know?" Lorna asked incredulous.

"The bliss balls have done their job. Kiss me." Edward commanded with more strength to his voice than the past six months. That sound alone could have made Lorna climax.

It felt like a heat wave rushed over Lorna's body. She was as aroused as she had been with Suzie.

"Did you like watching us together?" Lorna whispered huskily.

"Oh yes, baby. It was the most beautiful and profound sexual moment I've ever been privileged to be a part of." Edward gazed into Lorna's eyes.

"I loved feeding you her nectar. Knowing that my man is tasting another woman right in front of me is nuclear hot " Lorna had straddled Edwards hips and began playing with her breasts, giving Edward quite a show. Although he wasn't hard, Lorna used his genitals to create a delicious friction. "I could come like this Edward, with these bliss balls inside of me everything feels extremely heightened." Lorna wriggle on top of Edward once more.

"You could," Edward responded. "But then you wouldn't be able to ride my face until you came."

They locked gazes. Lorna moaned. "Really baby? Can we? I've missed your tongue so much."

Edward nodded his head. Lorna slowly straddled his face. She positioned herself carefully. He reached up with his hand and cupped her ass. He inhaled, sex, vanilla and the unique scent that was Lorna. "I've missed you."

Lorna looked down at her husband and pressed her nether lips gently to his open mouth. They both groaned at the contact. Lorna watched Edward as he closed his eyes, savoring her taste. His tongue swirled around her making her climb higher and higher.

"Yes, oh Edward, yes. I've needed you so much. Don't stop. That feels so good." Lorna supported her weight against the headboard of the bed and followed Edward's tongue feverishly.

Edward hummed in agreement and the sensation had Lorna gasping for air. Her hips moved quicker. She was close. Edward could tell. His grip on her ass became firmer. He centered his tongue right at her clit.

Sliding his hand in between them, he took the thin cord to the bliss balls and pulled. The sensation sent Lorna over the top. She cried out Edward's name and her climax caught her off guard. It was so intense.

Lorna made sure to collapse off to the side and not right on top of him so he could breathe.

"That was amazing." Lorna sighed completely content.

"Yeah it was, wasn't it?" Edward asked smiling.

"Why do you sound surprised?" Lorna asked as she got off him and retrieved a wash cloth to clean his face.

"I'm not really. I've been so absorbed in my own misery, I didn't see what I was putting you through. I'm so sorry Lorna." Edward admitted.

Lorna wiped his face, put the cloth on the floor and lay next to her husband. "You can't just shut me out when we have problems. Did you honestly think that I would leave you?"

"I know, I just feel less of a man." Edward sought understanding from Lorna's eyes.

"I knew that Edward, but what frustrated me is that you thought it was that important. That I was shallow enough to leave you because we couldn't have sex." Lorna sighed.

"In a conventional way. We've just proved we can manage a rather healthy sex life." Edward smiled.

"Yes, but we could have come to that conclusion long before now." Lorna felt like she was scolding him, so she took a different tact. "Your solution of being with another woman was brilliant. I think it went well. How about you?"

"Most definitely. I can't tell you how this has made a world of difference. We should do it again soon." Edward leaned over and kissed Lorna softly.

Lorna closed her eyes savoring the intimacy with her husband again. "Yes, but I don't want to pay someone. That just seems so wrong. Can't we just find a friend?"

"You'll have to be careful there. You don't want to end up with someone who is going to tell every news outlet that we have this type of sex life. I'll make some arrangements. Trust me." Edward said.

"Of course, love." Lorna kissed Edward. She felt relieved that they had survived the first real hurdle in their marriage.
Chapter 16

"Happy Birthday Daddy!" Francesca stood in the doorway having come back to surprise her father for his 60th birthday.

"Thank you Francie." Edward used the nickname he had called her when she was a little girl. She wasn't that any longer. She was a sophisticated woman and she bore more and more of a resemblance to Penelope the older she grew.

"I'm taking you out for dinner." Francesca said exuberantly.

"I wish you had called and let me know you were coming, Lorna and I have other plans." Edward said.

"Edward, don't worry about our plans, it's not every day that your daughter is in town. Let's make the most of her visit." Lorna gave a quick peck the lips to her husband.

Francesca couldn't believe that Lorna was still in the picture, she would have never guessed that their marriage would have lasted. She begrudgingly thought her father seemed happy. He was using a cane now and had recovered nicely from his stroke. He wasn't as all powerful as she remembered from her childhood, but what parent can live up to the larger than life status that children put their parents in? Especially a father to her daughter.

"Excuse us a moment Francie." Edward walked slowly to his den with Lorna following. "This is a big night for us; I don't want to put it off. It took a lot to convince Oliver to do this."

"I know Edward, but your daughter is here. Do you honestly think I can do this with her around? She still doesn't like me you know." Lorna said sadly.

"I'm not worried about her. She pops in and out, but mostly when she needs money. What I am worried about is us. You are the one who asked if we could expand our sex life to include men." Edward sat behind his desk. It gave him a feeling of power when he sat behind his desk.

"I asked the question Edward. You can say no. I am ok if we don't do this." Lorna really meant it. When she asked Edward if they could include a man, she had too many drinks and should have kept her mouth shut. Now it was all he could talk about.

"It took me such a long time to convince Oliver to do it." Edward sighed.

"Just reschedule. Francesca will be gone in a day or two and we can pick things up with Oliver then." Lorna sat on the edge of the desk and opened her legs.

Edward smiled at Lorna. Oh how he loved this woman.

"You know, husband of mine, you are enough for me. I don't need to do this." Lorna was easing her G-string off.

"I want you to be fulfilled." Edward's mantra was getting old for Lorna.

Lorna really did enjoy being with other women. She was completely open sexually, but still had qualms when it came to men. She missed the act, but the fact that she still shared herself with her husband was all that she needed. She fervently wished that she hadn't said anything. Damn alcohol! Now that she had said it, Edward wasn't going to let it go. Her main concern was not hurting him. His ex-wife's indiscretion still loomed in Edward's head; as much as she wish it weren't so.

Lorna sighed, she did find Oliver attractive and over the years they had become friendly. "I'll have dinner with him tonight. We'll wait until things with Francesca have settled and explore a sexual relationship later. Is that a good enough compromise?"

"Yes. I just worry that he'll back out. He was very wary of accepting this proposal." Edward said.

Lorna took her G-string, placed it under his nose to inhale and then placed it in Edward's pocket. "Think of me, having dinner with him without my undies."

Lorna rose from the desk and smoothed her skirt. She opened the door and decided to tease him further, "Enjoy your dinner, I know I will enjoy mine with Oliver."

Edward gave her a smoldering look. She knew he got aroused by her being with other women, so she was excited that he was enthusiastic about this pairing as well.

Edward's expression changed and his gaze moved past her. Lorna turned and came face to face with Francesca. Lorna wondered how much she overheard. Judging from the expression on her face, enough to upset her. Time for a quick exit, let Edward handle his daughter.

"See you later Edward. Francesca." Lorna left father and daughter to duke it out.

"What was that about? Who is this Oliver she is having dinner with?" Francesca asked.

"Nothing of import, she's just going to continue our plans without me since you and I are going out to dinner. Where would you like to eat?" Edward asked, hoping to deflect any confrontation.

Francesca let it go. For now.

***

Oliver couldn't believe that he was going to do this. He had kept his attraction to his boss's wife carefully tucked away. Over the years he had worked with her on projects for her law firm and knew that she was an extraordinary woman. Brilliant as well as beautiful.

When Edward had approached him, Oliver could have been knocked over with a feather. He knew that since his stroke Edward had cut back on how much time he spent at the office, but he was still a force to be reckoned with.

He recalled the conversation vividly and was amazed that Edward would be willing to go this route. Oliver was assured that Edward wasn't trying to engage with him sexually, so that put his mind at ease. But it was still awkward to have Edward in the room while he made love to his wife.

Oliver had a varied sex life and enjoyed some bondage, so was pleased to know that Lorna would be open to that as well.

From the moment that they had their conversation, Oliver had a constant hard on thinking about Lorna Buchanan. He had never stopped wanting her from the moment they met. This was his legitimate chance. But he worried. It's one thing to have this as a fantasy but the reality is that this still could jeopardize his business relationship. A very lucrative business relationship. Most of his customers that he had now had grown out of his association with Edward Buchanan. He was trying not to let his cock think for him but the woman was downright gorgeous. How could he pass this opportunity?

The woman in question was walking towards him. She looked stunning. He rose automatically as she approached the table.

"Hi Oliver." Lorna leaned him and gave him a peck on the cheek.

"Mrs. Buchanan." Oliver held her seat as she sat down.

"Well with what we are contemplating, I think that it's safe for you to call me Lorna." They both chuckled.

"You're right. Just a habit. Where is Edward?" Oliver asked.

"His daughter Francesca surprised him and came into town for his birthday so they are having dinner together tonight. We'll have to reschedule our post dinner activities for another night if that's ok with you?" Lorna asked.

Oliver was very disappointed. It must have shown on his face because Lorna burst out laughing. Now he was embarrassed.

"It's fine." Oliver said feeling the heat rushing into his face.

"I didn't mean to laugh, but you looked like I took away your Christmas present." Lorna said still chuckling softly.

"It took me awhile to agree to this, so now that I have, my mind was set on tonight." Oliver admitted.

"I have to admit I was ready too. There are some butterflies so it would have been nice to get it over with." Lorna stated.

"Well that's very flattering." Oliver was slightly affronted.

"No, don't take it that way Oliver. I'm nervous about us being together. I've never been with another man other than my husband." Lorna took a sip of her wine. "The thing is, the thought of being with you is a little more than exciting. However, it makes me feel as if I'm being unfaithful."

"So you have reservations too." Oliver's statement hung in the air as if it were a question that needed answering.

Lorna looked at Oliver and assessed his looks. He was handsome; there was no denying how attractive he was. Blonde which was her preference, but somehow it was different on a guy. He had blue eyes that bore into hers now searching for something, Lorna didn't know what. Oliver had a great body. She had seen him at a company beach party without his shirt and had to tell herself not to stare.

"Oliver I have mixed feelings about this whole situation. I have been opened to whole new sexual world with my husband since his illness. I have told myself there was no infidelity because there was no man involved. But it's a thin line of rationalization that I'm treading. So yes, I have reservations. They are not about you though, so don't feel that they are aimed specifically at you. You're very attractive and I could easily enjoy partaking of your charms."

Oliver seemed deep in thought. He always took his time when he spoke as if he were contemplating some philosophical endeavor rather than a simple question like, how's the weather? So Lorna sat patiently waiting for him to gather his thoughts.

"Do you have any ground rules that I should be aware of?"

"My ground rule that I've followed to keep my sanity is that only Edward gets my orgasm." Lorna sipped her wine and wondered what Oliver was thinking.

Oliver nodded his head slowly. "That makes sense. May I ask you a question?"

"Sure." Lorna answered.

"What's your biggest fear about being with me, specifically?" Oliver's gaze pierced hers waiting for a reply.

"I don't want to hurt my husband." Lorna said plainly. "May I ask you a question?"

Oliver smiled and mirrored her response. "Sure."

"Why did you agree to this?" Lorna asked

There was no hesitation when he answered, "I have wanted you the moment I laid eyes on you Lorna Buchanan."

Lorna was mildly shocked at his admission or rather the stark passion that his bald comment relayed.

Oliver continued, "I'm not the type of man who goes after another man's wife. Having Edward's permission and knowing that he is going to be there is a relief and monumentally strange at the same time."

"No doubt." Lorna turned as the waiter came to their table and took their order. When the waiter left the table, Lorna continued. "I'm learning to separate my emotions from sex. It hasn't been too difficult because I equate sex with women kind of like porn if that makes sense?"

Oliver nodded.

"The only time I've had sex with a man is my husband and he has my heart and soul. How do I do that with another man?" Lorna asked.

"It's just sex Lorna." Oliver said.

Oliver reached across the table and took Lorna's hand. She looked at him askance. Oliver slowly began stroking the palm of Lorna's hand. "What do you feel when I do that to you?" Oliver asked.

She held his gaze and answered directly, "It is arousing."

"You've known me for years. Do you feel as if all of a sudden you have fallen in love with me because I can arouse you physically?" Oliver asked still caressing Lorna's hand.

Lorna found it difficult to speak; she cleared her throat and answered, "No."

"The only thing that would hurt Edward is if you loved someone else. It's just sex. I promise it will be really great sex, but it's just sex." Oliver released her hand.

"Point well-made sir." Lorna laughed.

Chapter 17

When Oliver got the call from Edward that they were a go, he almost didn't believe it. But now that it was going to be a reality he had to find a way to do this and not have Lorna see how much he felt for her. It took him years of avoiding her to know that he had fallen in love with her. But she still wasn't his and would never be his. This was just going to be his taste that he could hold in his memories for the rest of his life.

When he had been holding her hand in the restaurant he felt the rightness of how it would be between them. It was ironic indeed that he was reassuring her by telling her that it was just sex, when his whole being was screaming to proclaim the love he felt for her.

***

Francesca was at loose ends so she decided to stay indefinitely. But she had plans with friends this coming Friday, so Edward set up their night for when she would be gone. They could have gone to a hotel, but Edward had been tired lately and was more comfortable at home.

"Edward, let me say again we don't have to do this." Lorna wanted to make sure that Edward was completely convinced that this was a good thing to do.

"I'm excited about this Lorna. I don't talk about my time at the Hot Spot, but Rick and I used to share women quite frequently. It's not a new thing for me to have a sex buddy. It's like tag team wrestling, you can take a rest and let your partner take over for a while." Edward laughed.

Lorna joined him in laughing. "Fine, fine. I'm in. I'm excited about it. I'm glad it's going to be Oliver for my male initiation, so to speak."

"I wanted to make sure we had someone that we could trust. And if I can trust him with my portfolio I can extend the same courtesy to this experience. Besides I know he's attracted to you. The company beach party, he couldn't keep his eyes off you." Edward smiled remembering Oliver's discomfort when he teased him about it.

The doorbell rang and Lorna went to let Oliver in. She was wearing a flirty sundress and Oliver's eyes took her in appreciatively.

"Good to see you Oliver." Lorna said politely.

"And you as well Lorna." He leaned in and kissed her cheek.

There was an air of formality that felt strange to both of them. Lorna turned and walked down the hall. She looked over her shoulder when she didn't hear Oliver directly behind her. She smiled at him and he had to slow himself from scurrying after her.

"Our guest has arrived sweetheart." Lorna held the door open for Oliver to walk into the guest room they used for their interludes.

"Good to see you sir." Oliver shook Edward's hand.

"Oliver you make this feel like a business meeting. Lorna fix us some drinks." Edward said.

"Not sure I should drink sir, want to have a clear head." Oliver said.

"First thing, stop calling me sir. Secondly, drink it's an order." Edward laughed.

They all chatted through their drink; gossiping about people they had in common through work and general small talk. When Edward finished his glass of wine, he set his glass down and ordered. "Oliver, give Lorna a kiss."

Oliver took a deep breath and set his glass down. He approached Lorna. She was smiling at him. She had the most beautiful smile. He put his arm around her waist and stepped close to her body, but not actually pressed against her. Oliver took his free hand and stroked her face and inhaled her scent. She smelled like vanilla. He definitely wanted to eat her up. He searched her chocolate brown eyes, wishing that they were full of love for him. Instead he saw her arousal. It was good enough for him. It had to be. But just for one moment he thought, if he could show her how much he loved her with his kiss, she would feel the same too.

Lorna gazed into Oliver's blue eyes and saw the hunger there. It was more intense than she expected. It took her by surprise and she gave a small gasp.

Lorna's lips parted and Oliver could resist no longer. He pressed his lips gently to hers and they were as soft as he had often imagined. He took the final step closer to her so that their bodies were flush against one another. He slid his tongue between her open lips eager to taste her.

Oliver's hand slid down Lorna's back to grasp her lush behind. His other hand went around her throat, as he held her firmly in place and continued to explore her mouth. The warm wetness was welcoming to him and she tasted faintly of the wine she had been drinking.

He felt as if he couldn't get close enough to her. He let go of her throat and she moaned so softly he wondered if it were regret that he had released his hold on her or relief.

Oliver wanted this to be unforgettable for her as well as himself. Trying not to scare her with his need he took the kiss slowly and languorously.

Lorna didn't know how to react to this passionate onslaught. She was caught in Oliver's passion and was being swept away by it. She began to respond, seeking to get closer to his heat. Her hands were moving up his back and she wasn't surprised to find him hard and muscular.

Lorna could feel his erection hard and straining; pressed up against her stomach. She was about to wrap her leg around him and jump into his arms so that she could feel his hardness exactly where she wanted it to be; but she heard a noise that distracted her. She turned to see Edward and he looked pale.

All thoughts of Oliver fled. "What's wrong Edward?"

"Nothing. I'm just a little more tired than I expected. I am going to leave you two, to your fun." Edward turned to leave, leaning heavily on his cane.

"Oliver, I'm sorry..." Lorna began but Edward cut her off.

"Really Lorna, I'm fine." Edward insisted.

Lorna ignored him and helped him out of the room.

Edward told Oliver, "Don't leave. She'll be back."

Once alone Edward told Lorna, "I really am just tired. I probably shouldn't have had the alcohol. I really want you to be with him. Promise me you'll finish what we started with Oliver."

"Edward I can't leave you in here if you aren't feeling well to go have sex with another man!" Lorna exclaimed.

"Of course you can. You were aroused weren't you?" Edward gazed at his wife.

"Yes, but so what? I can take a cold shower and be over it." Lorna was upset.

"I think that is unfair to Oliver." Edward said.

"Do you think I care?" Lorna asked angrily.

"Apparently not." Edward laughed.

"Edward..." Lorna began.

"No, really Lorna. I need you to go back in there and be with him. I want you to do this with everything in me baby, but I can't watch. I'm fine. I promise." Edward pleaded.

Lorna sat looking at Edward incredulously.

"Don't make me ask again. Go fuck his brains out." Edward commanded.

Lorna was torn. She kissed Edward deeply then left the room without another word.

When Lorna came back to the room she attacked Oliver. She flew into his arms and continued their kiss with as much passion as she could muster.

"Whoa." Oliver pulled back. "What's going on Lorna?"

"I've been commanded to continue so that's what I'm going to do." Lorna replied trying to kiss Oliver again.

"Hey, person with feelings here." Oliver stepped away from Lorna. "Did you think about what this would be like for me?"

"To be honest, no." Lorna felt like a jerk.

"I'll leave." Oliver said.

"No you can't. Well I guess you should." Lorna was conflicted.

"Let's just start over." Oliver suggested.

"I don't know. If I tell him you left that solves the problem." Lorna brightened.

Oliver knew then that his only chance to be with this extraordinary woman was slipping through his fingers. "What did Edward say?"

Lorna looked embarrassed. "He said to fuck your brains out."

Oliver contemplated this. "So he really wasn't changing his mind?"

"No, he says he's just tired. But what kind of woman sleeps with another man while her husband isn't well?" Lorna sighed exasperated.

"The kind that wants to. Admit it; you want to be with me." Oliver thought honesty was the best approach.

"Well of course I do idiot. But I am better than a bitch in heat. I can say no." Lorna yelled.

"Harsh." Oliver stated.

"True." Lorna said back in the same tone.

"But this has never been about you. It's about Edward and what he wants. This scenario for whatever reason, gives him peace of mind where his wife's sexual needs are concerned. Is that something you want to trample over?" Oliver held Lorna's gaze.

He could feel her resistance crumbling so he continued. "A man like Edward Buchanan has a lot of pride. For him to ask another man to fulfill his wife's sexual needs because he can't had to be more than difficult for him than you realize. You can't throw that back in his face."

Lorna was quiet for a moment but then said quietly, "OK"

Oliver knelt in front of her and promised, "I'll make it good. Use me, whatever you need from me I am freely giving to you Lorna. No strings attached."

Lorna groaned and kissed him hard. "Take off your clothes and get on the bed."

Oliver did as she demanded. He let her take the lead, hoping that if she felt in control she would be able to lose herself in the moment.

"You are one fine specimen of the male species Oliver." Lorna took in the sight of him sprawled across the bed.

Oliver smiled at her. "Glad you think so."

"Stroke yourself." Lorna commanded. Oliver immediately complied. Lorna watched fascinated; she could see the veins bulging. Oliver's cock was not as long as Edward's but he had more girth. She watched his movements hungrily. It had been so long since she had been with a man; she had almost forgotten how it felt.

No longer able to wait, she grabbed a condom, sat on his legs and rolled it onto his length. She rose above Oliver and sank slowly onto his length and sighed out loud. He definitely was wider than Edward; it was a full feeling--almost too full.

Oliver groaned. This was really happening, he thought. This woman was absolutely resplendent. He watched her ride his cock and thought if he died right then, he would be happy. Her full breasts bounced in time to her movements. The expression on her face was one of wonder. He flexed his hips to meet her thrusts and to go deeper. He wanted to be as deep as he could.

"You're so beautiful." Oliver said as he reached up and pulled her down to him for a kiss. Their tongues tangled in perfect imitation of what their bodies were doing.

"Harder." Lorna moaned.

Oliver flipped her onto her back with ease and went deeper still. He bent his head and took the chocolate tip of her breast into his mouth and suckled.

The sensation shot straight to Lorna's groin. She arched to give him better access. Lorna let all thought go and enjoyed Oliver's hardness.

He pulled back and gazed into her eyes. Lorna saw emotion there and almost stopped. This wasn't about satisfying an emotional need. It was totally physical and she wasn't going to let Oliver blur that line for her; so she was intentionally brazen and crass.

"Fuck me from behind." Lorna demanded.

Oliver happily complied. He had fantasized about her ass more times than he could count. He knew exactly what she was doing though. She didn't want this to become too intimate. So he gave her what she needed. A good hard fuck. His thrusts were harder and harder.

He grabbed the back of her neck and pushed her flush to the bed so that her ass was higher in the air and he could get even deeper.

"Oh yes, that's it. Oh my, Oliver, that's it." Lorna groaned.

To hear her say his name with such passion almost made him come on the spot. But he wanted this to last. And he wanted to see her face so he withdrew and picked her up so that she was facing him. He got up and he pushed her back to the wall and began thrusting again.

"Open your eyes." Oliver beseeched.

Lorna heard the plea in his voice and almost denied him. But part of her wanted to see what she was doing to this man. And it was there for her to see. It was blatant and she wondered how he had hidden it all this time. Love.

"Oh Oliver." Lorna felt dismayed.

"I know what this is Lorna, don't feel bad for me." He kept her braced against the wall amazed that her knowledge of his feelings didn't have his cock softening. His deepest secret revealed at the most terrible moment. "Do you feel this? How hard I am for you? You are beautiful. Thank you for sharing yourself with me." Oliver kissed Lorna.

Lorna responded to his kiss, it was hard not to. He was really good at it. She had to admit it flattered her that he was in love with her. She wanted to make this good for him. It fed her ego, and somehow also soothed her femininity.

She indicated the bed.

Oliver released the breath he had been holding; he had worried that she would stop. He rocked into her and she wrapped her legs around his waist matching him thrust for thrust.

"Take me Oliver." Lorna cried. She felt that he was close. She could have come herself, but she promised Edward her orgasm.

Oliver couldn't hold back any longer. He gazed into Lorna's passion glazed eyes and reveled in her softness. He pressed one last kiss to her lips and let go crying her name as if it were a prayer.
Chapter 18

Oliver was dressed and Lorna was wrapped in a robe. They sat on the sofa drinking a cup of coffee together.

"May I ask a favor?" Oliver said.

"What's that?" Lorna inquired.

"Can you not tell Edward that you know I'm in love with you? I think he knows, but I don't want it confirmed." Oliver held her gaze steadily.

"I understand, I do, but I can't keep anything from him. That's how all of this craziness works. If I keep a secret with you that's putting your need above his. Do you understand?" Lorna asked.

Oliver nodded he admired her devotion to her husband. "It's humbling to be around you woman."

Lorna laughed. "I just want to make sure you and I are clear. I love Edward, he's the only reason we did this Oliver. I cherish you for doing this with me, but it will always be Edward."

Lorna squeezed his hand.

"I knew that going in Lorna. You truly are an exceptional woman, and I meant it. Thank you for sharing yourself with me. I will treasure this evening forever." Oliver stood. He was about to go in for one last kiss when Francesca walked in. Lorna and Oliver took a step back from one another. Oliver recovered quickly. "I'll have that paperwork filed as soon as possible. Hope Edward feels better."

Oliver nodded in acknowledgement to Francesca and left.

Lorna was exhausted and just wanted to go to bed. "Good night Francesca."

"What's wrong with my dad?" Francesca interrupted Lorna's retreat.

"He was tired and not up to dealing with the business meeting with Oliver." Lorna turned to leave again.

"Was that what that was, a business meeting? It looked like more than that to me." Francesca was clearly accusing Lorna.

"Well, that's exactly what it was Francesca. My business. Now if you'll excuse me." Lorna tried to leave again.

"I knew it. There was no way that you weren't the gold digging skank that my mother said you were." Francesca yelled.

"Well she would know." Lorna stated flatly.

"How dare you!" Francesca shrieked.

"Like you don't know your mother is the ultimate gold digging skank." Lorna threw back at Francesca. She tried to hold her temper but the day had already held too many emotional ups and downs.

"Well at least she didn't marry a man old enough to be her father!" Francesca was absolutely livid.

"Francesca!" Edward's voice startled them both.

"What?" Francesca recovered her righteous indignation quickly. "I knew she was a good for nothing whore. You should have seen her. If I hadn't come in I am pretty sure she would have been all over your accountant!"

Edward and Lorna exchanged wary glances.

Edward sighed and sat on the sofa. "Francie, you can't come in here and make these sweeping judgments without knowing all the facts. You're on the outside looking in and making wrong assumptions."

Lorna interrupted. "Edward, leave it. There is nothing that you say that is going to change her mind about me. Let's get you back to bed, you still don't look well."

Edward stood to leave with Lorna and Francesca stopped him. "Daddy, please she's just a user. She probably hasn't been faithful to you from day one. Look at her; she is a slut looking for her next lay."

"Francesca that is enough! You're being a spoiled brat." Edward yelled.

Francesca was shocked and angry that her father yelled at her. "Of course you would take her side. Daddy you have to listen to me. This black bitch is cheating on you!"

Edward gasped and clutched his arm. Lorna wasn't shocked at the venom that Francesca was spewing; she had realized how hateful the girl was. She looked at Edward; he was sweating and having difficulty breathing.

"Are you alright Edward?" Lorna was alarmed.

He shook his head no. Lorna immediately picked up the phone and dialed 911.

"Daddy. Oh my God. Daddy?" Francesca was beside herself with worry.

Lorna took over. After giving their address, she described his health history and symptoms. The operator confirmed her fear. Edward was having a heart attack. Lorna directed Francesca to get her purse and retrieve the aspirin bottle she had inside of it.

They gave the pill Edward. He was still sweating profusely. Lorna had never been so frightened in her life. She couldn't lose Edward; she just couldn't.

What seemed like an eternity later the ambulance took Edward away. Francesca rode with him and Lorna took a moment to gather herself. She gave herself two minutes to cry; indulging in the helpless feeling of having her husband so ill. But only two minutes. Once they were done she got up took a quick shower and got dressed.

When she arrived at the hospital Francesca was pacing in the waiting room. "Where the hell have you been? What took you so long?"

Lorna took a deep breath. It would do no good to argue with Francesca. She was just as scared as she was. She ignored her question and asked one of her own. "Have you heard anything?"

"They took him to surgery." Francesca's voice was small.

"Well then, the only thing we can do is wait and pray." Lorna sat.

Francesca looked so lost. Lorna felt sympathy for her. She had lost her father and knew how scary the thought was. But they weren't going to lose Edward; she had to hold onto that thought.

The admissions nurse came up to them and had Lorna complete the paperwork with the insurance information that Francesca didn't know. It was the last thing she wanted to do, but it had to be done. She took the clipboard and filled everything out. Lorna felt numb. She hadn't even called her mother or Kat.

Just then her phone buzzed and she answered, "Hey Kat."

"I'm not interrupting a post coital moment am I? How was it with Oliver?" Kat asked.

Lorna didn't even want to have that discussion now. She answered starkly, "Edward had a heart attack and is in the hospital."

"What?" Kat was shocked. "I'll be there in a few."

"No don't. Francesca is here." Lorna didn't have to explain further to Kat. They wouldn't be able to talk openly around Edward's daughter so it was best for her to just stay home. "I'll call you when I know anything."

"Are you sure? I can be there to run interference for Princess Pissy Pants." Kat said seriously.

Lorna laughed. It felt strange to laugh. "No, I'm good. Thanks Kat."

It was hours before the doctors came out to tell them anything. When they did it was Dr. Scott, the same doctor that attended to Edward when he had his stroke. "Mrs. Buchanan."

"Dr. Scott. How is he?" Lorna asked.

"He is a man determined to live. We lost him on the table, but he fought his way back. It's still too early to tell, but he is still with us for now." Dr. Scott answered.

Lorna felt a chill creep up her spine at the sense of deja vu she was experiencing.

"Can I see him?" Francesca asked.

Dr. Scott looked at Lorna clearly asking who she was.

"Dr. Scott, this is Edward's daughter Francesca Buchanan." Lorna introduced them.

"He's in ICU. One family member at a time please." With that Dr. Scott turned and left them to their own devices.

Francesca looked at Lorna daring her to try to go in first. Lorna wasn't up for fighting. She was just so relieved that he was alive that she just went and sat in the waiting room. Francesca turned but not before Lorna saw the smug expression on her face.

***

Lorna was determined never to lose it again with Francesca. On the other hand, Francesca seemed determined to make Lorna lose it. She was petty, snarky and getting on Lorna's last nerve.

Edward had been home from the hospital for a month now, but he hadn't regained his strength. However, unlike when he had his stroke, he was in a better frame of mind after the heart attack.

He never asked Lorna about how things had gone with Oliver and she didn't volunteer the information. Part of her wondered if the stress of seeing them together had caused his heart attack, but if she were going to blame anyone she would blame Francesca. Since that did no one any good, she refrained from playing the blame game.

"Do you need anything before I head to the office sweetie?" Lorna asked.

"You look tired baby. You should take a break." Edward said tenderly.

"My workload is a little insane at the moment, but I like being busy." Lorna answered.

"I didn't mean a break from work; I meant a break from playing nurse nightingale to me." Edward smiled.

"Why on earth would I want to take a break from you? I almost lost you, silly man." Lorna admonished.

"A little stress break. I would love for you to see Suzie or maybe Liz. You like Liz a lot." Edward's eyes twinkled in his mirth.

"Are you serious? I almost lost you and you want to get on this again? I don't need sex Edward. I'm perfectly fine just being with you without it." Lorna said in exasperation.

Edward's expression turned stony. "Do we have to have this fight again?"

Lorna wanted to argue, but she also wanted him happy and at peace, so she agreed. "Fine, I'll go out tonight." Lorna turned angrily to leave and he called her back.

"Don't I get my goodbye kiss?" Edward smirked at Lorna.

"You are incorrigible!" Lorna laughed. She came back and lay next to him kissing him tenderly. "But I do adore you so."

"I should have a heart attack more often. I win all our arguments now." He laughed kissing her deeply.

"None of that." Francesca interrupted. "I'm here now Lorna, you can go do whatever you do."

"Francie." Edward's warning tone kept Lorna from responding in kind.

"Have a good day." Lorna blew a kiss to Edward and nodded to Francesca.

Once at the office Lorna had a hard time focusing. The thought of hooking up with one of her 'girlfriends' was appealing, but her mind kept straying back to Oliver. But being with Oliver came with a certain amount of guilt.

She couldn't be 100 percent sure that Oliver and her having sex wasn't the catalyst for Edward's heart attack. Besides she didn't want to encourage Oliver. He was in love with her and she would never be able to return those feelings.

So she decided to go to a gay bar that she had success in finding playmates to hook up with before. Having a plan of action for the evening in hand she focused on work.

***

Lorna was at the bar drinking her second glass of wine. Her mind really wasn't focused on trying to charm someone. But she was just enjoying being away from Francesca. Edward was right she needed some time to herself.

"Can I buy you a drink?" A man Lorna had never seen before asked.

"I can buy my own drink, thank you." Lorna appraised him. He was very attractive.

"Well how about a fuck?" The mystery man was very forthright and cocky.

"Direct. I like it. But aren't you in the wrong type of bar to be picking up women?" Lorna raised her glass indicating the vast number of women in couples around the room.

"I'm here with my cousin. She just came out to the family and we're here to let her sow her wild oats." Mystery man laughed.

"Ah." Lorna smiled. "I'm Lorna. You are?"

"Harlow. So you want that drink? Or the fuck?" Harlow smiled.

Lorna thought there was no way she would ever have feelings for this guy, but he did have a gorgeous body. Maybe the alcohol was clouding her judgment, but she agreed.

They went to a hotel around the corner and Lorna had a blast. He was a submissive. For all his cocky bravado at the bar once they got to the room, he wanted to be spanked and told what to do.

As she let herself back into her home, she was chuckling softly about Harlow's antics.

"What's so funny?" Francesca asked.

"Nothing." Back to reality. Lorna was frowning now. When did she start dreading walking through the door of her own home? "You know Francesca. Your father is doing much better now. Don't you need to get back to Europe or wherever you do all your shopping?"

"Did you actually think I was going to leave my father alone with you? Now that I know you're cheating on him." Francesca goaded.

There was nothing that Lorna could say. She definitely didn't want to share with Francesca, that her father couldn't perform sexually and all but demanded she engage in sexual activity with other people.

"So you're staying indefinitely?" Lorna asked blandly, refusing to get into an argument with Francesca.

"Yes." Francesca smiled knowing how much her presence irritated Lorna.

Lorna sighed and just left Francesca to her gloating. Edward was still awake when she came to their room. He was reading a book on his iPad.

Lorna brightened. She really did love this man. "Hi baby."

"You sound tired. I thought an evening out would refresh you." Edward frowned.

"You know it did. I met a guy named Harlow." Lorna laughed.

"A guy?" Edward asked.

Lorna paused. "Is that not ok?"

"No, it's fine. I just thought..." Edward trailed off.

"What Edward? You know this works only if we communicate. If being with a guy is a hard limit, you know I don't have to do any of this." Lorna was deflated. She had been looking forward to sharing Harlow's antics with Edward as she had done with her exploits with other women.

"It was harder than I thought it would be to watch you with Oliver." Edward said softly.

"I'm sorry." Lorna went and lay next to him in bed.

"No, it's just that I could tell how much he cares for you, that's what was so hard. There is a difference. I wanted someone I could trust. But, I don't know. It was just harder to watch than I anticipated." Edward finished.

"I get it Edward. I won't be with Oliver again. Does that make it better?" Lorna asked.

"Yes. It shouldn't, but I think it does." Edward smiled.

"So, Harlow?" Edward asked.

With a sense of relief Lorna told Edward about Harlow calling her mistress and begging to use a dildo on him. They laughed and Lorna was pleased that Edward accepted her being with another man.

She decided to continue to see other men but not bring them home. She didn't want to cause him any more stress; but Harlow definitely had relieved her stress.

It seemed to suit Edward fine that way. He enjoyed hearing about her exploits and Lorna was becoming more and more adventurous.

They had a good routine going. She enjoyed the power that being with these men gave her. She was careful at Edward's bidding. He worried about her safety. She also continued to bring women over, but only during times she knew that Francesca was out of the house.

"We've got a good thing here." Edward was nuzzling Lorna's neck.

"We certainly do." Lorna kissed him. "You know if anyone had told me that this situation would work, I would have told them that they were crazy."

"I know I pushed you into this. These last few years of our marriage have been strange but I love you for making it work. It gives me a peace of mind that I don't know how to convey. I know you hate it when I talk about Penelope, but she hurt me deeper than even I realized. But you make it all alright. Knowing that you're not sneaking around, I don't know..."

"I'd do anything to make you happy." Lorna said.

"You have. I'm happier than I've ever been. I just wish my body could keep up with you." Edward said wistfully.

"Now don't start that. We've got our good compromise going. I love you that's all that matters." Lorna got up.

"You're right. I love and adore you Lorna Buchanan. But most importantly I have faith in us. There is no reason why we should work together as a couple, but we do. You have my heart. " Edward pulled her back to the bed and kissed her with sweet abandon.

"Maybe I should stay?" Lorna was feeling aroused from Edward's kiss.

Edward laughed, "No, don't cancel your plans."

"You can't get a girl going like that and leave her hanging." Lorna laughed. She got up and put on her earrings. "If you want we'll stop by for a nightcap."

"Sure that sounds good. Love you." Edward said.

"I love you too sweetie." Lorna blew a kiss to her husband and left with a smile on her face.

Lorna, Rick and Suzie came in after their date. She laughed at how Rick kept insisting on watching Lorna and Suzie together. That wasn't going to happen. Rick was off limits in her head. They came in to say hello to Edward since he hadn't been up to going out.

"Let me see if he is awake." Lorna left Suzie and Rick in the living room.

She went to their room. He was still, he must be asleep she thought, she turned to leave and let Rick and Suzie know that they would have to catch up with Edward some other time. But she stopped, he wasn't snoring, he always snored. She went to the side of the bed to check further. What she found caused her to scream. "No! No!"

Rick and Suzie came running.

Edward had passed away.

Chapter 19

Lorna was devastated. She didn't know how to deal with this loss. The last three years of their marriage had been strange, with her having sex with different people. Through all that she felt that she had been faithful to her husband. And she had been, faithful to his intentions that he had for her life.

From the moment she met Edward, she had been tied up in knots over him. Loving him and figuring out their relationship had become the focal point of her existence. How was she going to go on now that he was gone?

The funeral had been surreal. Francesca and Penelope ignoring her for the entire service. She wanted to take comfort from Oliver when he offered, but there were still mixed emotions involved when it came to Oliver.

Every moment she just put one foot in front of the other, hoping that the emptiness in her heart would go away. She feared that it never would.

Her mother had warm words of wisdom. They were supposed to give her comfort, but instead made her angry; she swallowed the anger knowing it would do no good to go off on her mother.

Kat tried to help, but nothing would ease the ache in her heart. Lorna couldn't believe Edward was really gone. She kept thinking that she would find him in their room and they would laugh over the silly nightmare she had. But it wasn't a nightmare, it was reality.

So Lorna decided to go out. She picked up her lifestyle of being with men and women indiscriminately. And each night she'd think of how Edward would react to this story or that story.

It did nothing to ease the ache in her heart, but it helped her to move forward. She was still alive and this was the only thing that made sense to her.

***

"I have some paperwork for you to sign." Oliver said over the phone.

Lorna had been avoiding Oliver for months since Edward's death. "Send them through Kelly. I'm busy."

"Come on Lorna. Can't we be friends?" Oliver asked.

"I don't know. Can we?" Lorna didn't like the guilt she associated being with Oliver induced, so she avoided him. It wasn't his fault.

"I'd like to find out. Look I understand how you feel about me. I'm just asking for a chance." Oliver didn't want to sound desperate.

"Fine Oliver, as long as you know that I'm not looking for any kind of relationship. This isn't going to be exclusive at all. I'm still going to have sex with anyone that I want. It's just sex. My heart will forever belong to Edward." Lorna didn't want to lead him on.

Oliver paused. Lorna waited, she liked that he always thought about what he was going to say. She really did like Oliver, which is what was so threatening to her. But part of her craved a deeper connection than her indiscriminate hook ups provided. She missed Edward desperately, and nothing that she did eased the pain.

Oliver sighed, he would take whatever she offered and it put him at a disadvantage that he would never recover from. The best that could come of this was great sex, so he adjusted his expectations. "Lorna come by my place. I'll text you the address. You'll get exactly what you're looking for."

"Big words Oliver." Lorna laughed. "See you."

"Oh and Lorna? I get your orgasm tonight." Oliver hung up.

Lorna smiled. Oh Oliver, he was trying to step up his game. The smile lingered on Lorna's face for the rest of the day. One of her coworkers Shannon noticed and commented. "Who's the guy?"

Lorna turned and glared. "Pardon?"

"Nobody has a silly smile on their face like that unless there is a guy involved." Shannon observed.

Shannon was a gal pal that Lorna didn't really like, but they ended up at a lot of the same places and once there was a drink involved she forgot that she didn't really like her. Lorna wasn't the least bit attracted to her, much as she guessed Shannon wished she were. Lorna knew to watch her back around her, so to have her notice that she was excited about her date with Oliver had Lorna's teeth grinding.

"It's nothing." Lorna didn't want to feed her curiosity. Lorna walked away and let Shannon's imagination do its worse.

***

Lorna expected Oliver's place to be a frat boy house, but it was actually exquisitely decorated.

He didn't bother with a pretext of wining and dining Lorna. He took her straight to his bedroom. A pair of chains hung on a hook from the ceiling. He never said a word; he began unbuttoning her blouse looking into her brown eyes daring her to say anything. She too kept silent.

She let him peel her smart business suit slowly from her body. He stopped when she was in her thigh highs, heels, lacey black bra and matching thong. He circled her, drinking in the sight of her loveliness.

Oliver was wearing a pair of jeans and a t-shirt which he now quickly jerked off his body. His erection sprang free and Lorna's eyes went straight to it. Oliver smiled at her avid interest.

He held up a ball gag and arched an eyebrow at Lorna wordlessly asking for permission. She smiled her agreement. He pulled her into a tantalizing kiss that had them both panting for air. He stepped away from her and placed the ball into her mouth, then stepped behind her to secure the straps.

Then he took off her bra. Oliver stood back to admire her body once more. She had a perfect coke bottle figure. Her nipples hardened beneath his assessment.

Next he took the cuffs that were attached to the chains and placed them around her wrists and adjusted the chains until her arms were above her head just as he imagined the first day he met her. His cock was so hard it hurt, but he ignored it.

Oliver took a nipple into his mouth and sucked gently. Lorna moaned around the ball in her mouth. Her body was on fire. Oliver had definitely stepped up his game. The toys were peaking her interest. He held up a silver bullet and ran it down her body, the vibrations making her ache deep in her belly.

He teased her with it at her core, but as soon as she began to gyrate against the toy, Oliver took it away and stepped behind her. He opened some oil and drizzled the cool liquid across her behind. He massaged her ass and with each pass, dipped his finger teasing at the puckered opening.

Lorna tensed; this required more than she was willing to give. Oliver could feel her close herself off. He stood in front of her and looked into her eyes and said the first words of the night. "Trust me."

Lorna shook her head no.

Oliver repeated. "Trust me." He stepped close to her body inhaling the scent of her arousal. "This will be good and I won't hurt you. Trust me Lorna."

Lorna slowly nodded her head giving him permission. He turned the toy back on to a low speed, put some oil onto it and eased it inside her gradually, letting her get use to the sensation.

He held it in place and had Lorna spread her legs wide. He stepped in front of her again. He knelt in front of her keeping the toy securely in place and took her sex into his mouth. His tongue lavished her with reckless abandon.

Lorna felt as if she was about to shatter into a million pieces. Her body was all sensation. Then he turned the speed up on the toy, Lorna screamed in ecstasy around the ball in her mouth. She was reaching her crescendo. She let Oliver take her to the zenith. It was glorious.

Oliver didn't let her rest. He let the toy slip from her body, rolled on a condom and slid into her pussy from behind at a jackhammer pace. He could still feel her walls pulsing from her orgasm. It was so intense he could hold back no longer; they both groaned at his release.

Oliver took a moment to relish the feeling of experiencing Lorna's orgasm. He laid his head on her shoulder and inhaled one last time. He knew however, that she wouldn't want any tenderness so he stepped away from her and undid her ball gag. He looked into her eyes, but only for a moment. He didn't want to scare her because he knew he couldn't hide his love from her anymore.

He undid her wrists and rubbed her arms. He discarded the used condom and slipped his jeans on.

"Anytime you want me Lorna. I'm right here." Oliver kissed Lorna and handed her clothes to her.

Lorna was surprised. "Wham, bam, thank you ma'am. I like it Oliver. I like it."

He knew that she would. "We aim to please." Oliver's smile didn't quite reach his eyes. But he was happy, it was a first step.

"Thank you Oliver. I mean it." Lorna knew that he wanted more and for him to give her what she wanted rather than to try to take what he wanted, meant a great deal to her. She kissed him tenderly and said, "I'll call you."

"I'll be waiting." Oliver closed the door behind her and smiled. He might just get through to her yet.

Lorna leaned against Oliver's door and thought. Damn that was good. Who knew Oliver had it in him. She smiled and looked forward to their next encounter.

THE END

This has been the prequel to "Dutifully Bound"

Which further follows Lorna's sexual exploits

Please see link below if you haven't read it...Enjoy!

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/150785

Any positive feedback is welcome at buffy12_57@hotmail.com

Acknowledgements

As always thanks to my husband for encouraging me to write and for making me believe that I'm an actual author.

To Debra and Sabrina, my first fans. Smooches and thanks for inspiring me to take this story further.

Thanks to Dwayne Smikle for the cover art. No one would read my book if they weren't drawn in by your cover. His website in case you need art work done

http://ds-productions.com/

