Part 7 - Teasing Game

New day, new adventure in front of me. The first day of working with Downey starts in a while and I don't know how to feel about it. I certainly couldn't stop myself from dressing more revealing today. But not wanting to feel uncomfortable in my own trap I wear a jacket over my dress to feel safer. Yes, I want to use my looks for Downey but I don't want anyone else looking at me like that.

I get in my office and take a seat waiting to hear from Downey. He said we'd be working together from now on but he didn't say where or when. So I sit and wait for a sign of him. But as I sit I notice something. I don't know if my mind is playing weird games or if it's actually true but I can smell his perfume.

Am I going crazy?

My phone rings just a couple of minutes later and before I answer it I can feel it's him.

"I'm waiting for you in conference room 1" I was expecting his assistant to be the one on the other side of the phone but it's a pleasant surprise that it's actually him.

"I'm on my way" I say and he hangs up.

Not so talkative on the phone, huh.

I get up immediately and go over to the conference room. The door and the window blocks are closed so I knock before getting inside. He's sitting in the middle of the huge desk and I can see many files around him. He takes his eyes off the papers in front of him to look at me as I'm walking towards him.

"Good morning" I say and sit on the chair opposite of him.

"Likewise, Ms. Beck"

His voice sounds deeper than usual. I guess he's not fully awake just yet.

"What do you need me to do?"

"For starters I need you to tell me if you'd like a cup of coffee. I, personally, can't start working without it"

"Yes, thank you. I always need one in the morning"

"Don't thank me, thank Claire in a moment" he smirks and then calls her to let her know we'd like two coffees.

Just a few minutes later she comes inside with the coffees in her hands and places them in front of each one of us. She already knew which one was for Downey so she didn't have to ask which one goes where.

"Thank you, Claire" I smile at her.

"I'll let you know if we need anything else" Downey says kindly to her.

She wishes us luck with the work and then leaves us alone again. I watch Downey as he takes his first sip from his cup of coffee. He exhales in satisfaction before placing his cup down and then looks at me. I must have a grin on my face because he smiles when he sees me.

"What? You haven't seen a man enjoying his coffee before?" he asks playfully.

"No, I have. Sorry for staring" I apologize and he shakes his head smiling.

"Anyway, why don't you start with reading these files to get the meaning of the meetings? We'll go over the next pile of them together. That's where I need help"

"Okay" I agree and get the first pile he showed me next to me.

He focuses on his laptop and I turn my attention on the files. The more I read them the more I understand what's going on. This is an idea which, according to the numbers, can maximize the company's profits. It includes stocks, investments and it even suggests some kind of strategy which will help the company beat the competition between other companies in the market.

"This is genius, I don't even know why you need my help with anything" I say shocked by all the work that's in front of my eyes.

He chuckles and then looks at me proudly.

"I admire your enthusiasm, Ms. Beck, but there are a few strong points I need to make that aren't quite done yet"

"Of course. But, I mean, I can't think of a good reason for anyone to reject such a brilliant idea" I can't stop looking around his notes.

"A very good reason is the amount of money and time this idea requires. We need to convince the investors to invest more money on us, there need to be more people working on this project, better time management and many other things"

"Money is the real issue. But the way I see it, all that money is going to bring back much more"

"That's the idea. But things never go exactly as planned and we're talking about a lot of money here. We're practically risking millions" he bites the pen he's holding when he's done with his sentence.

"You're right. How can I help?" I'm fully focused on work, finally managing to keep my thoughts aside.

Although, he does look hot biting the pen.

"Run these numbers in case I've made mistakes and then find out approximately the amount of foundation the idea aquires"

I did everything he asked me to do during the whole day. I can easily say I enjoy his way of thinking and working with him is much more fun than working alone. I kept finding out more and more how intelligent and committed to work he is. Of course I already knew that, he's the CEO, but it seems like he really loves his job.

"You can have you lunch break anytime you like. I don't think I'm going to have a proper meal. I'll get something from the vending machine" he says looking at his watch.

I didn't even realize it was lunch time already. Time really flies when you enjoy your work, doesn't it?

"I don't want to leave this in the middle. I'll probably follow your steps"

"As you wish, Ms. Beck" he gives me a smile and then goes back to his work.

Hours passed by and we still hadn't left the conference room for anything other that visit the restroom. Both of us would let out deep exhausted exhales from times to times and the coffees were refilled by Claire. It was the only source of energy. I hear another one of his sighs and see him loosening his tie. I can't stop looking at how good he looks like that. I stop myself before he notices me and try to concentrate on my work.

Not many moments go by before I see him taking off his jacket. His muscular arms can't be unnoticed as he removes it and rests it on a chair next to him. This time I'm sure he can feel me staring at him. I can't help it, I'm almost drooling over here.

I shake my head and turn back to my pile of papers. For the first minutes I just stare at them, not being able to get my mind off of him. I take a quick look at him and see he's working hard. It's like his attention can't be taken from his laptop and his hand notes.

I manage to return to my previous assignment and not think about him for a while. It was working perfectly until I saw him starting rolling his sleeves up. I can't believe this is happening. He's made my heart beat so fast I think it's going to jump out of my chest.

How am I supposed to work with that sight in front of me?

He looks so hot. I just want to pull him by his tie and make out with him right here, right now. I want to kiss his exposed neck and run my tongue all over that sharp jawline. Great, I should've expected that working so close with him would make me feel hot and wet. I must get out of here for a while.

"I'll go get something to eat. Would you like me to bring you something?" I ask him and he looks at me thinking about it.

"Sure, I'll have whatever you're having" he says and stands up.

He leans down on the chair next to him and looks around his jacket's pockets. His pants are tight and by his position I can't do anything other than admire his beautiful back side.

"Don't worry, it's on me" I say, mainly to stop my thoughts, when he fnds his wallet.

"Alright, next time it'll be my turn" he nods and smiles.

I smile back at him and then leave the room. I take deep breaths and walk slowly over to the vending machine. My heartbeats have slowed down but I still feel so hot. I use these few finutes I have to calm down as much as I can and then I return to the room with two sandwiches with me.

"Thank you, Ms. Beck. Bon appetite" he says and takes his sandwich.

"Bon appetite" I say back smiling.

We were both eating and working at the same time. We didn't really say much. And this was fot the best, because at least now without his sighs and the sound of his voice I could relax. But that didn't last long, because he needed my help soon and then he started groaning again. Little groans that made me go crazier and crazier each time.

I couldn't take it anymore, feeling so hot and bothered, so I unbuttoned and took off my jacket, staying only in my dress. The only spicy thing about the dress is the way it shows off my cleavage. It's not very revealing but it's tight around there and makes my beasts look bigger. I leave my jacket next to me and continue with my work.

I make an attempt to look at Downey and notice he's glancing over at me. Or maybe I should say, at my cleavage. He can't see I'm looking at him but I am. He's trying to look back to his screen but his eyes go back to me easily. I see him biting his bottom lip and smile to myself. He then looks in my eyes and probably understands I saw where he was looking at before so he clears his throat quickly.

"I'm going out for a smoke" he says and after finding his cigarettes he stands up.

"Okay" I nod with a proud grin on my lips.

He starts walking away but stops right before he reaches the door.

"How rude of me" he sighs."Do you want to join me?" he asks moving his pack of cigarettes in the air.

"No, thank you, I don't smoke" I kindly refuse.

"Good for you. I've almost stopped it myself. Only a few smokes every now and then" he says and places a cigarette between his lips.

He looks so hot.

"I hope you manage to stop it completely" I say and he shrugs.

"Me too. I'll be back in a minute" I nod and he leaves.

I exhale deeply when he leaves. These few moments that I stayed alone I didn't manage to work at all. All I could think about was him. I was a fool believing I could be able to stay cool around him. And now I'm stuck in this situation for a whole week. When he returned I pretended to be working normally, like I wasn't still doing the same thing I was doing before he left.

The work seemed endless but it actually wasn't. We just had only a couple of days to get everything ready. If we had more time this could've been much easier. It soon was 5 o'clock and people started leaving. We understood that by all the noise. Downey and I were now sitting next to each other, working on something that required his laptop and we were both surprised when we saw it was 5 already.

"You're free to go if you like" he says.

"It's okay, I'll stick around until we're done with this" he nods and we go back to work.

I was typing on the laptop since I was the one who ran the numbers for this specific topic and he was overwatching me. Or at least that's what I thought he was doing, because when I finished I caught him looking at my breasts again. I guess he has a better view now, judging by the lost look in his eyes. He quickly turned his attention to the screen when he realized I was done. His leg was in touch with mine and I felt him moving it nervously while looking at the screen.

"Great. It's all great. We'll continue tomorrow" he says after checking everything.

"Okay" I sigh and stand up.

We both start packing our things and we leave together. There's no one else around so when we leave Downey locks the door and finds me waiting for the elevator.

"Did you have a good time today? Did I bore you maybe?" he breaks the silence.

"Not at all. It was nice" I reply and we get inside the elevator.

"And we only just got started" he grins and we see we're both going to the parking lot.

"Does that mean the work is going to get more interesting than this?" I ask surprised, because he knows how interesting I found today's work.

"I don't know about work but we are certainly going to have much fun together" he smirks and we now get out of the elevator.

"See you tomorrow, Ms. Beck" he says before I have the chance to reply and takes a turn with that cocky grin on his lips.

I hate that grin. I just want to take it off his face every time he looks at me with it. Not wanting to seem like I'm daydreaming about punching him in his face, I sigh and get back to my car.