Free A Love Like No Other by Maggie Casper

forward and picked up the phone.
    Raith placed his hands on her shoulder, gently massaging the area. “It’s a beautiful place, but I like it much better when you’re there with me.” He removed his hands from her body before he was tempted to lock the office door and take thorough advantage of her even if he had to bind her to her desk chair to accomplish it.
    Of course, that thought conjured up all sorts of dirty fantasies. Raith shook his head, trying to clear it of the highly erotic vision he had just burned into his brain but failed miserably.
    “How much time are you looking for?” Was that the sound of hope in her voice? Did she really want him to stay? Was his leaving what had been causing the change in her or was she just not trying to get attached to someone who she thought of as a nice vacation from reality, someone who could make all her naughty little fantasies come true? Raith really wished he knew what she was thinking.
    “A few weeks at least.” He answered straight and to the point then watched while she made several phone calls, trying to gauge her thoughts, which was virtually impossible when she was in work mode. The woman was much like him in the way she remained focused on the task at hand while working.
    Raith paced her office then made a round through the external office which still stood empty. He idly wondered where her assistant was before heading back only to find her still on the phone. It took several more minutes before she was finished.
    “Ok, you’ve just purchased three weeks of time at the same timeshare. It’ll be ready for you tomorrow. Either you or Larry can pay for the time when you check in and get the keys to the new rooms tomorrow.”
    She was extremely efficient. Raith smiled. “Thank you.”
    This time, instead of taking up place behind her desk where he could touch every inch of her body if he chose to, Raith sat across the table from Alexandra. So much for giving her time and space, he thought as he asked, “Anything you want to talk about?”
    She appeared taken aback by his question. “Such as?”
    Raith leaned back in the chair, crossing one ankle over the opposite knee. The position seemed relaxed. The man was anything but. “I don’t know. Why don’t you tell me?”
    The light faded slightly from her eyes even as her chin came up at an angle full of attitude. “Have I done something wrong?”
    The sigh that left his lips was loud and long in the otherwise quiet room. “No, baby. You didn’t do anything wrong.” So maybe pushing wasn’t such a good idea after all. Instead of continuing along the same lines, Raith decided to talk about the house he hoped to purchase.
    “I want you to start looking for a house for me here in Tahoe. Something with lots of space and detached pool house or something similar for Larry to occupy.” Raith far preferred to have his assistant close but not so close he had to worry he and Alexandra would be walked in on during times where privacy was necessary.
    Three things happened nearly at once. A look of pure elation crossed her features only to be wiped away by that of despair and then she asked in a voice that trembled. “You’re hiring me to work for you again?”
    It didn’t take more than a second for him to get the gist of where she was going. Her and her fucking moral work ethics.
    “Oh hell no. Don’t even think it, Xandra!” If the crazy woman thought for one second that working for him meant they could no longer be in a relationship she had another thing coming. “If you tell me you won’t sleep with me, be with me because you are working for me I will put you over my knee and blister your ass right here and now.” Raith meant every word that came out of his mouth and dared her with his gaze to even try it.
    “But you know my rules, Raith. It doesn’t look professional. What will people say?” She threw her arms wide then just let them drop to her sides. “If rumors started I might lose clients or