Marlena sat at her desk in her office going through the mail. She shuffled through the envelopes and medical journals making sure there was nothing that required her immediate attention. There was one envelope that captured her interest. The return address was the Titan Building.
Marlena leaned back in her chair and opened the envelope. It was just a copy of the minutes from the Board Meeting. That was a little over two weeks ago. She hadn’t seen John since the day of the meeting. In fact, they hadn’t said one single word to each other that day or since.
Just seeing that envelope brought back memories of that day. For the last two weeks she tried as hard as she could to block out what happened between her and John. In fact, right after the meeting she drove home as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened. The kids were spending the night at the Brady’s and Roman hadn’t made it home from work. She went upstairs to her bedroom, undressed and jumped in the shower. After the shower she jumped into bed and went to sleep. She was exhausted. She didn’t know what time Roman came home.
Work, home, dinner with the kids and bed. That had been her routine for the last two weeks. Nothing unusual with one exception. During the last two weeks she and Roman had made love once. And that was about a week ago. He had come home early from work and they went to bed early. While they were making love, Marlena tried as hard as she could not to think about John. But as hard as she tried, he was still in her thoughts. She imagined it was his hands on her body and it was him who was inside of her. After they were done, Roman went to sleep and she spent the rest of the night tossing and turning. When she finally fell asleep, she dreamed of John.
It was just a physical attraction between her and John she told herself. It had always been intense between them. She remembered how it had been when they thought he was Roman. Sometimes he would stop by her office for a quick visit. Somehow he always seemed to know when there was an opening in her schedule. She often wondered if he bribed her secretary to let him know when she was free. On some occasions it was just to say hi and on other occasions it was so much more. Sometimes he would get her so aroused they would make love in her office with her secretary right outside the door. They made love on her desk, on her couch, in her chair, on the floor and against the wall. They never made a sound. And each time before he left he took her panties with him. Other times he would get her aroused and whisper in her ear, “I’ll see you at home. Don’t keep me waiting.” She never did.
Marlena made a decision. The best thing for her to do was to avoid all contact with John. They shouldn’t be around one another. She would resign from the Titan Board. She knew it was inevitable they would run into each other but she could make those times few and far in between. The less they saw of one another the easier it would be. She needed to wean herself off of John so she could concentrate on her marriage. It would be difficult in the beginning but it was for the best.
Having made her decision to avoid all contact with John, Marlena finished going through the rest of her mail. Since it was still early, Marlena decided to work on a couple of her cases. She took her tape recorder out of her desk drawer. Before she could dictate the notes for her secretary she needed to compose her thoughts. Marlena sat back in her chair and closed her eyes.
There was a knock at the door.
“Doc, its John. Are you in there?”
The sound of his voice made her heart skip a beat and she instantly became aroused. She tried to sound calm.
“Come in John.”
John opened the door, walked in and said, “Your secretary isn’t at her desk. I don’t want to disturb you if you’re busy. I was just stopping by to say hello.”
The minute he walked in, flashes of him slamming her into the wall in Victor’s bathroom ran through her mind. Her riding him. Him sucking her n*****s until they were sore for two days. Closing her eyes for just a second to clear her head, she motioned for him to take a seat.
“No I’m not busy. My secretary is gone for the day. Have a seat. I’m actually glad you stopped by. There’s something we need to discuss.”
John looked at her in surprise. “What’s on your mind Doc?”
“I think it would better if we didn’t see each other anymore?”
“We hardly see each other now.”
”I’m going to resign from the Titan Board of Directors.”
“Why would you do that?’
“You know why.”
“You don’t have to do that. I’ll resign.”
“You can’t resign. Victor depends on you.”
“Doc, I’m sorry if I’ve pressured you in any way.”
John got up and walked around Marlena’s desk until he was standing next to her. He stooped down and turned her chair to face him. Then he took her chin in his hand and raised it until she looked him in the eyes. He took both of her hands and held them.
She trembled at his touch. “John we can’t do this. I can’t do this.” She was becoming more aroused.
“I swear to you, I’m not trying anything. I’m just trying to be your friend.”
She knew he meant what he said. “We’re not friends John. You know this, I know this. Friends don’t do the things we do.”
He countered with, “Friends help each other.”
“You can’t help me.” She stood up to put some distance between them. He was too close to her. She couldn’t think straight when he was that close. There was safety in distance and she needed distance.
John stood up to block her path. “Marlena, look at me.”
“I can’t.”
“Doc, I didn’t come here to cause you any trouble. Tell me what you want me to do. What ever you say, I’ll do it. I swear it.”
She wanted nothing more than to ask him to make love to her. She wanted to feel his hands all over her body. She wanted to taste his lips on hers. She wanted him.
John moved just a little closer to her and said, “Tell me what you want me to do.”
Still she said nothing. She couldn’t look at him. It hurt too much. All she wanted was him and that was the one thing she couldn’t have. She turned away from.
He stood behind her and moved closer to her. His hands went around her waist. He pulled her into him. She could feel how aroused he was. She didn’t fight it. She couldn’t fight it.
“Tell me to leave,” he whispered in her ear. “Tell me you don’t want me.” While he was whispering in her ear; his hands slowly traveled up her body until they reached her breasts. And then he stopped. He never touched them. Marlena let out a soft moan. Then just as slowly, he brought his hands back down to her waist. He began to unbuckle her belt.
“Just say stop and I will.”
The only sound from her lips was another moan. After he took her belt off; he unbuttoned her pants. And then he stopped.
“Do you want me to stop?”
Marlena shook her head no. He turned her around so that she was facing him. Next he unzipped her pants. Instead of letting them fall to the floor, he held them up with his hands. Slowly he began to slide her pants down her legs. As her pants went down her legs, John got on his knees. He could smell her arousal. Gently he lifted each one of her feet to slip her pants off. Then he brought his hands back up to her panties and repeated the process. There she stood in front of him. He could see how wet she was. He leaned her back onto the desk and spread her legs. Marlena gripped the sides of the desk and closed her eyes. Instead of feeling his tongue at her center, she felt it on the inside of right leg close to her knee. There he began to kiss and caress her leg all the way to the top. Again he was right there, and again he stopped. The anticipation was killing her. She didn’t know how much more she could take. Instead of tasting her, he went down to her other leg and started all over. By now her legs were trembling and she didn’t think she could take it much longer. When he reached the top of her leg he stopped.
“John, please,” she whimpered.
And then she felt him. He gently brushed the outside of her opening with his tongue.
“Oh god.”
He began to lick her back and forth. Back and forth and faster and faster. He found her c**t and began to suck it. She was on the edge. Suddenly John stopped. He stood up, turned Marlena around and pushed her over the desk. He would take her from behind. He unzipped his pants and quickly pushed inside of her. He waited a moment for her to become comfortable and slowly started pushing in and out. John wrapped his arms around her waist and brought his hands to her breasts. He began to rub her n*****s. Marlena’s body was on fire. She was almost there. John just went faster and faster. She felt herself going over the edge.
“John,” was all she could say.
There was a ringing in her ears. It was getting louder and louder. Just when she was about to explode her eyes popped open.
She was alone in her office. John had not stopped by. She still had the tape recorder in her hand. It was the telephone she heard ringing. It had all been a dream. Desperately trying to slow her breathing down, she took in a deep breath and answered the phone.
“Doctor Evans, here.” She knew she was still trying to catch her breath so she covered the receiver with her hand.
“Doc, it’s Roman. You sound out of breath. Is everything ok?”
“Uh, everything’s fine.” She tried to think of a quick reason for sounding out of breath. “I was just locking up when I heard the phone ring. I had to hurry back to answer the phone.”
“Sorry about that Doc. I was trying to catch you before you left. I’m actually done for the day and I was wondering if my beautiful wife would like to join me for dinner.”
“What about the kids?”
“Already taken care of. Mom and pop will keep them for the night. Doc, I know I’ve been working a lot lately and I wanted to make it up to you. I know we haven’t been on the same page lately. This case is almost wrapped up and as soon as it’s over I promise everything will get back to normal.”
Marlena felt so guilty she didn’t know what to say. While her husband was thinking of how to make her feel better, she was dreaming about another man.
“Well Doc, what do you say?”
“I think it’s a great idea. I’ll meet you at Chez Rouge in about thirty minutes.”
“I love you Doc. Good bye.”
“I love you Roman.”
With that she hung up the phone. She sat in her chair for a while. She knew her panties were soaked through. She took them off and put them in her purse. She had on dark pants so no one would notice she wasn’t wearing underwear. Feeling like she was finally in control of her body, she got ready to leave. She freshened up her make up, grabbed her purse and left to meet Roman.
While driving to the restaurant, she reaffirmed her decision about John. She could not see him anymore. She would resign from the Titan Board of Directors. They could not be alone together ever again. There would be no more dreams or fantasies about John.
She felt better already. Tonight would be a new beginning for her and Roman. As she pulled into the parking lot she didn’t realize how right she would be. It would be a new beginning. One she never dreamed of.