A Treacherous journey

As I stretched and slowly rolled over, not really wanting to wake up, the alarm on my phone goes off yet again. “Ughhhh I don’t want to get up,” I say to an empty room, “Just five more, no ten more minutes,” until I see the time. “s**t,” I hiss as I launch up out of bed almost face planting to the floor as my legs get caught in the blanket on my bed. My name is Cassie Hall and I’m a soon to be 26year old living in beautiful Coco Beach, Florida with my best friend since high school Fern James. We have a cozy little two bedroom flat that we pay an arm, leg and right ear to afford but it’s totally worth it. We are in the thick of all the action, there are clubs, sports bars, restaurants and perpetual summer. I’m 5”7, fit but curvy, hazel eyes and long natural lashes. I’m too short to be a model but hey, I have long legs and eyes to die for. They are hazel with some of the longest lashes you’ve ever seen. I’m beyond late at this point and some vitally important things would have to be skipped today, like a shower. I run into the bathroom and squirt toothpaste directly into my mouth, no time for pleasantries today. Grabbing a very wrinkled sun dress and some comfy flats, I dart out of the house barely locking the door behind me when I crash full body into someone. Typical for me, I have horrible vision and I was constantly smacking into things and finding random cuts and bruises “ughh,” story of my life, this day is definitely starting off on the wrong foot or shin in this case. As I gather myself in the hallway, I turn around to see one of the most gorgeous men I have ever seen before smirking but wincing at the same time holding his shin. “I am sooo, sooo sorry,” I say taking in a delicious specimen of a man, “I didn’t see you there. Tall smoldering hunk just looks at me and laughs. “Clearly,” he says. I tried to get myself together, and get the hell out of there as I was later and later with every passing second but the electricity in the air stopped me in my tracks. He had to be at least 6”3 with broad chiseled shoulders and arms, exposed by his tank top and a killer smile. He reaches out his hand and introduces himself while still holding his shin. “I’m Shawn,” he says. “Cassie I say as my mind finally starts working again, and my phone starts to ring reminding me I’m late. I grab his hand so fast he is startled and I fling myself down the hall yelling “Sorry again,” as I spring out the door, “Macy is going to kill me,” I think as I sprint out of the building. As I take off for my car I hear him yell “ nice to meet you Cassie,” and hear him laugh as I round the corner. I work at a Dermatology office in Downtown Coco Beach and the traffic was ridiculous this morning. Macy has called twice as I run into the office which I was supposed to open this morning. “I m so sorry Macy and thank you so much for opening for me” I say With as much sweetness in my voice as possible I immediately start apologizing. “I’m so sorry Macy, I totally over slept.” With big puppy dog eyes I turn to look at her and she is shaking her head, “Cass I was calling to tell you our first appointment canceled so you didn’t need to rush in,” shaking her head and laughing. Macy is a 40 something woman who lives alone with her cat, dog and bird. We have both worked for Dr. Black for 5 years now, running the office with the help of about 10 other people. I am the associate manager and Macy’s the office manager. I breath a huge sigh of relief, and try to get my day started. After all the charts are laid out for the day and the treatment rooms were ready, I felt I could relax. I hate being late and I never wanted to disappoint Dr. Black as he is an awesome boss and has helped me so much over the years. Once my mind settled from the panic of being late, I thought about that tall drink of water I ran into this morning. I must have been really daydreaming because Macy came into my office and I didn’t know. “Hey Cass, you ok?” She asks. Startled I jump a little at the sound of her voice. “ Yeah I’m fine, just still trying to focus after running late today,” I say. “Well you were actually smiling pretty big just then,” she says looking at me hard. Macy knows you can pretty much see what I’m thinking most of the time, I have no control over my face. Well as I was hurrying to get to work, I ran into some guy in the hallway that’s all,” I said trying to play it cool but failing miserably. “Oh sexy new guy in the house,” she says with a knowing smile. “Who said he was sexy, I ask innocently?! She burst out laughing, “well that nasty smile you had told on you completely, you even licked you lips she chokes as another wave of laughter hits her. “Whatever Macy,” trying to dismiss her accusation, “he’s just some guy in the building and I probably hurt him as I was rushing over here. “What would Lance think?” She presses. Lance is my boyfriend of 2 years and he can be a little intense sometimes and a little insecure. “Lance wouldn’t care that I plowed into some guy on my way to work Mace,” I said knowing it was a lie. Lance has a way of making mountains out of mole hills for sure. He would have been upset that I touched another guy and might even say I did it on purpose if he was in the mood to fight. “Well he sure seems like the type that would feel threatened, I’ve seen him in action remember.” “I will never forget the Christmas party debacle,” she says. “What a horrible night.” I had made the mistake of hugging one of my coworker’s husband at the party and Lance had a fit in front of everyone, including my boss. It was one of the most embarrassing days of my life, we left the party early to staring eyes and whispers and everyone at work was awkward towards me for weeks after. “Guess I’m never going to live that down, he was drunk,” I try to wave it off. “ I didn’t see him drink anything that night,” she says. I just glare at her to let her know to drop it. She throws her hands up, “ hey I’m just stating the obvious here but I will let it go.” “So tell me about neighbor guy,” she continues, “ I have no life so I need yours,” she laughs. “Mace there’s nothing to tell I ran into a guy end of story,” I say trying to sound annoyed but actually thinking about the incident in detail. Shawn was just everything I had always wanted in a man in the physical aspect. Tall, fit, handsome with a perfect smile and beautiful chocolate complexion. Just scrumptious. “See,” Macy says as I was lost in thought about him again. “See what Mace, let it go ok and let’s get some work done.” As I turn to my computer I hear the first patient arrive and use it as an excuse to exit. “Got to go Mace,” and I head to the front desk to greet the patient. Once the day was wrapped up, I headed out to my car for the ride home. As I got in my phone rang. It was Lance, “Hey babe how was your day today?, he asks. “Not bad just long, I’m heading home now, how was your day?” I ask. “Same s**t different day,” he says as he proceeds to go over his entire day in detail. I sit the phone down and continue driving tuning out a bit as he rambles on about this customer and that comment some one made. As I finally arrive home, I realize I haven’t said a word but that hasn’t stopped Lance at all, he just keeps going on about his day completely oblivious. I decide to let him rant as I make my way into my apartment. Fern is watching tv curled up on the couch watching some reality show. I lean over and give her a neck hug and head to my room. As I sit down and kick off my shoes I tune back into what Lance is saying. “If only the rich snobs I work for would just value me like they should, I wouldn’t have to nickel and dime them.” This is a familiar script that I have heard many times, I chime in “it may just be time to move on hunn, you pretty much say the same thing every day, if they won’t see your worth then how can you grow?” “Babe you’re right but it’s not that easy.” I had heard this all before and have learned that no matter how much he complains he is not going to do anything different. As I look around my slightly messy room, I decide to let him get it out of his system so we could talk about something else. My room is pretty large with an on suite bathroom and huge walk in closet. I gather clothes for the laundry and put away some clean stuff. I Put away my work things and flop down on my super comfortable bed. It always amazes me that Lance could literally have a conversation with himself, like seriously. I jump in again and cut him off, “babe I’m going to jump in the shower, I didn’t get to before work, can I call you back?” “Sure, but why didn’t you shower before work?” He asks. “I was running late,” I say, “why?” He asks. This is one of the things I don’t like about Lance, what does it matter why, he always wants to know every detail of what I’m doing, when, where and why. “ I woke up late,” I say a little perturbed. Before he can start in again I cut him off and start running water in the bathroom for my shower, trying to give him a hint. “Ok babe call me when you get out.” “Will do babe talk to you soon.” Man talking to him can be a job sometimes. I peel off my dress and climb into the steamy shower, letting the hot water wash away the day. As I massage body wash all over my ample breast and down my long legs, a pain in my leg brings back this morning’s collision with sexy neighbor guy Shawn. Why was this brief encounter sticking with me so much. As I think about those rock hard arms and that dazzling smile, my hands slowly snake their way down to my nether regions and I slowly start to press and fondle my c******s as I think about Shawn. Once my button was flush and big I slowly plunged two fingers deep inside myself and let out a small moan. Slowly working in and out while I used my thumb to flick and tickle my button, I imagine what Shawns tongue would feel like all over my body and I start to rise to my tippy toes riding a wave of pleasure. I move my hand faster and harder as I imagine sliding up and down my sexy neighbors shaft. Just dreaming up what it might look, taste and feel like sends me over the edge and I climax around my fingers, my walls tingling and throbbing as I pull out. Wow I hadn’t done that in awhile and I always thought of Lance when I did, but not this time. I finish up my shower and head to my closet for something to put on and head out to the couch with Fern. “ b***h that’s my man and I will kick your ass if you try to push up on him again,” is coming from the tv and I sit down next to Fern who is totally caught up in the drama. She glances over at me, “you look …..happy or something, how was your day, especially after you ran out of here like a bat out of hell this morning. Fully expected you to be in fluster town,” she laughs. My face is always telling on me and I try to shrug it off, especially since this whole situation was really nothing even though it seems to have had a naughty effect on me. “And what was all the commotion this morning too, I though I heard you talking to someone.” Dam she was good, might as well spill the beans especially since there wasn’t much to tell. “Oh yeah, I ran into our neighbor Shawn, I think it is, in the hallway, literally. Her eyes light up, “I saw him moving in a few weeks ago, he is FINE, FINE, girl.” She gets up and starts gyrating her hips, “ oohhh Cass he can definitely get it,” as she dry humps the air. I know she’s just messing with me because she has been in a committed relationship since college. Her boo thang Jackson was so wrapped up in her and doted on her night and day. It was only a matter of time before he popped the question. “Stop being such a man with all that,” I wave as she continues to dry hump the arm of the couch. “Ohh give it to me Shawn,” she screams while being a total ass and laughing her head off. Just then the doorbell rings and she stops like she’s been caught in the act. Shaking my head I go over to the door, and of course it’s sexy neighbor Shawn. My belly did a thing and I opened the door to see what was up? “Hello Sam, I say purposely getting his name wrong. “Hey Cassie, it’s Shawn by the way,” he says with a slight grin in the corner of his mouth, “I just wanted to stop by and check on you after this morning we did collide pretty hard,” he says absentmindedly rubbing his shin. “I’m fine and it was totally my fault so no worries ok?” He nods “ that’s good to hear and I actually also wanted to see if you had any sugar I could borrow, I’ve been working on a new confection all day and haven’t had time to run out to the store.” The entire time he is talking I’m focused on his delectable lips, they are full and and juicy and pulled back into that dazzling smile of his. “Sugar” I question? Yeah I’m a pastry chef and I have been working on something delicious,” he says smiling with his whole body now as he talks about his passion. “My plan is to open my on shop and I plan to revolutionize the world of sweets,” he beams. He realizes how animated he has become and apologizes, “sorry I get really excited talking about work.” “Well no apologies needled and I do believe we have some sugar we can spare, how much do you need?” I ask. “ one cup will do, thanks so much for your help, when I’m done I can bring by some of the finished product for you and your friend to try. Fern perks up and bounces over. “What kind of sweets we talking about,” she asks? “For that you have to wait and see,” he says, with a mischievous look in his eyes. After Shawn leaves with his sugar, Fern is staring me down with an accusatory look on her face but smiling too. “You like Shawn,” she yells! My dam traitor face, I was probably making goo goo eyes the entire time, but deny, deny. “What, I try to look surprised, “why would you say that?” But I know, I mean I just jerked of in the shower thinking about this guy that I literally just ran into. I shake my head. “No, you are mistaken and on that note I’m going to fix dinner, what do you want to eat? Talk of food always works on Fern, “we are not done talking about this but my belly always wins,” as she licks her lips and rubs her belly.