A Legal Trap Ch. 01

"I don't want a drink. Can we change the topic now?" said Cathy in her frustration.

"Okay, I'm sorry. I had no idea you were that sensitive about alcohol." He said in a defensive posture and walked towards her.

"No, I'm sorry. I lashed out at you."

"It's alright. A hug?" said Liam.

Cathy nodded. He gave her a long hug. As they separated, his face was too close to hers as he looked directly into her green eyes. He pushed her open hair back and began stroking her cheek with his fingers.

"Has anyone ever told you how beautiful you are?"

She couldn't respond. It was like she was in a trance. Lost in his deep blue eyes. Cathy felt that hollow lack of love inside again. But this time it was being filled by this handsome loving man.

He brought his lips closer to hers slowly. Waiting for her to jump back and say no to him. But she didn't. As his lips were couple of inches away and she felt his warm breath, she closed her eyes and opened her lips to accept the kiss.

Liam gave her a passionate yet serene kiss. Cathy's limited sexual experience was clear to him. He took advantage of it and became more aggressive with the kiss. He lifted her like a doll and placed her ass on her work desk. Now she sat on her desk with legs spread either side of Liam. He had to lean forward to maintain the kiss.

She felt his hands taking advantage of the situation and exploring her body. Soon a sharp pinch on both her nipples through her navy-blue silk blouse and cotton bra. Her eyes opened in shock as her scream was suppressed by the kiss.

This brought her back to reality. "This is not right. I'm married. I can't do this specially with someone at work," she thought.

Cathy pushed him hard causing him to stumble backwards. He tried to maintain his balance but failed. And before he could process anything, he was on the floor on his ass.

"What the fuck, Cathy. You pushed me like I was forcing you," he yelled. He stood up embarrassed by the knowledge that size doesn't matter much in this case. She could beat the shit out of him in a matter of few seconds. He turned and rushed out of her office in pure rage.

He was a white man with deep blue eyes, a perfect lean muscular body and a well-maintained hairstyle. Girls always referred to him as "Greek God" because of his looks. This was the first time any girl has pushed him away. To make the situation worse he couldn't do anything about it.

Cathy realized what she had done but before she could respond he had left her office. "Why would I do such a thing? He's right. I gave him signals that it was okay and he's the one to suffer for my guilt. I should apologize," thought Cathy.

She jumped off her desk and ran behind him. Cathy felt terrible for him now. She couldn't find him anywhere in the building. "He must have left," thought Cathy. She rushed outside towards the parking. There he was walking towards his car.

"Liam, wait. Please," shouted Cathy.

He stood next to his unlocked Toyota Corolla and turned towards the source of her voice. "Please, leave me alone, Cathy. I'm embarrassed enough. I can't face you anymore," said Liam.

"I'm sorry Liam. I didn't mean to push you. It's not your fault. I felt guilty and angry at my own behavior. Please, let's talk for a minute," said Cathy.

Still fuming in his anger, Liam walked towards her and said, "you know when I joined this firm everyone warned me not to flirt with you. Have you ever noticed everyone talks only about work with you? Ever noticed why? It's definitely not because you can kick everyone's ass."

Liam waited for her to respond but saw a completely stunned woman. No one has ever talked to her in such an aggressive tone in her entire life.

"It's because of your father. Everyone is afraid of him. At first, I was also afraid but then decided to be normal around you. It wasn't because I wanted to fuck you, but I didn't want to be awkward and unnatural around anyone in the office. Almost everyone in the office had called me and ordered me to stay away from you. But I ignored all the warnings and orders. Because I knew I wasn't doing anything wrong. But maybe everyone was right," said Liam. He was breathing heavy and trying to control his anger.

"What happened tonight changes everything between us. I can't face you again without being awkward. Don't worry you won't have to deal with me as well. Obviously, you'll get uncomfortable around me. Tomorrow I'll give my resignation to James. It was nice meeting you, Cathy. And I'm sorry if I caused any pain to you," continued Liam with a hint of choke in his voice.

Cathy was fighting her tears now. The knowledge of how everyone feels around her was unbelievable. This made her even more mad at her father. He wasn't ruining her personal life but also her professional life as well.

"You're the second man in my entire life to cause such an immense attraction in me. I loved Trevor but since we got married, he isn't the same person I fell in love with. He's my dad's puppet. But the way you look at me, it reminds me of Trevor when we were in Harvard," she said, still trying to fight her tears.

She took out her huge crucifix made of pure gold from under her blouse and showed it to him. "I'm a woman of God. I can't commit the sin of adultery knowing God is watching me. It's easy to hide it from Trevor but how am I supposed to hide it from God? I like you Liam, but we must control our urges. It's the devil testing our patience. We must stay on our path of righteousness."

Liam took a deep sigh and said, "Since you're being honest with me, I'll do the same. I'm an atheist but I do respect everyone who believes in God. I'll ask you a simple question. If you think your answer remains the same, then I'll walk away. What does your God want if someone is suffering miserably in their marriage? Suffer for the rest of their life so they can get a seat in heaven? What about domestic abuse victims? They're supposed to stay in the marriage because they're bound in it?"

"You asked a lot more questions than one," said Cathy with a smile on her face.

"Yeah, but you got my point. What do you think?" said Liam.

"Trevor is not abusive. I don't want to make him a monster. He's an amazing man of God," said Cathy.

"You're missing the point, Cathy. I never said Trevor abused you. My point is you're not happy in your marriage. I can tell that. Now what would your God say about it? Stay unhappy forever or try to move on and find your happiness somewhere else?" asked Liam.

"I haven't divorced Trevor yet and I can't divorce him ever. My father won't let it happen. Having a relationship with you while still married to him will be adultery," said Cathy.

"That's why I brought the point of domestic abuse. Most people suffering from it can't get out of the marriage. Don't they have a way to find happiness outside? How would you even know if you're compatible with someone without giving them a proper chance?"

"You're right Liam. But I still feel guilty about it. God will never forgive me if I surrender to my physical urges," said Cathy.

"Okay. I'm a man of my words. I said if you didn't change your mind I'll leave. Best of luck, Cathy. I hope one day you find true happiness. It's a small world, I'm sure we'll meet again," said Liam and opened the door of his car.

"What? You're not coming back?" asked Cathy in panic.

"No. I can't. If I'm here it'll be awkward for both of us. Don't worry I'll find another job somewhere," said Liam. He sat in his car and closed the door.

As he turned the engine on, Cathy got out of her trance and ran towards the car. She knocked at the window. He rolled the window down and said, "go home, Cathy. It's late. You're good, I'm not mad at you. I understand your situation."

"Please don't go. I need you. You're the only true friend I have in this entire office," said Cathy.

"I can't do that Cathy. I'll go insane. I like you very much and I can't be just friends with you especially when we're around each other for so long. It'll be a torture on me."

"Okay, let's do it then," said Cathy.

"Go home, Cathy. You're emotional right now and I don't want pity sex. I'm not a virgin who'll do anything for sex. I wanted the whole of you not just your body. I want what Trevor once had. I want more than what he ever had. I want your heart, mind, soul and body. It's not possible under your current situation and I understand. There's no point..." his words were cut mid-sentence as Cathy leaned inside and gave him a passionate kiss.

She broke the kiss and looked directly into his eyes while holding her cross in front of him. "You have all of me. My heart, mind, soul and body for the rest of my life. I promise it on my God. If I ever break this promise, I'll accept any punishment God throws my way. Please don't leave me." This time she couldn't control her tears.

"You really mean what you said, or it was your heightened emotions talking?" asked Liam.

"I mean every single word I said, Liam. I'm yours. Forever," said Cathy.

Cathy never had real friends in her life, let alone men. She felt attracted towards Trevor when he treated her like a normal woman at Harvard. But then after their marriage everything changed. He began treating her like a precious princess. All her life she wanted people to treat her like any other girl. Trevor's changed behavior broke her heart.

Trevor couldn't understand why she was always so mad when he's treating her so well. He loved Cathy and after seeing her lifestyle his insecurities kicked in. He began overcompensating for what he thought was lacking in him, the money. "John would have selected a much better husband for her," he always thought. This caused a lot of sacrifices from his end and still couldn't understand why she won't appreciate him. The problem was she never wanted him to sacrifice anything for her. His insecurities caused him the love of his life.

"This means you can never sleep with Trevor again, EVER," said Liam.

"Yes. I understand. I'm yours and only yours. For the rest of my life," she reiterated.

"Then you must put all your trust in me. You'll never lie to me about anything, no matter how insignificant. And you'll never defy my orders, EVER. For any reason," said Liam.

Cathy was in a hyper-emotional state and would have agreed on anything at the moment. "Yes. I promise. I'll trust you unconditionally and never lie to you for any reason. I'll always follow your orders with no reservations or questions, exactly word by word for the rest of my life. God is my witness."

"Okay then I believe you. Get in," said Liam. Cathy rushed towards the passenger side in excitement and got inside.

"Where are we going?" asked Cathy.

"Remember, no questions," replied Liam.

"Yeah, sorry. I'm new to this. I'll learn soon," said Cathy.

Liam drove in silence for ten minutes and parked his car in a residential area. "This is my apartment. Let's go," said Liam. Cathy followed him nervously. Now that her emotions had calmed down a bit, she began having second thoughts.

"What have I done? This is bad. I don't even know what I've gotten myself into. Oh god, please help me understand my feelings," she thought while holding her cross.

Inside the elevator, as it went up each floor towards the destination, she felt butterflies in her tummy. "There's no going back now," she thought. The elevator doors opened at eighteenth floor.

She stood outside the apartment door as it read the number 1805 while Liam opened the door. Cathy had reached to the point where she never imagined herself. How easy this decision would have been for her if Trevor was a monster? But he was a nice guy. An amazing caring man who never raised his voice at her. And she's moments away to cheat on him, for the rest of her life. To make the matters worse, it's her decision. Liam hasn't forced her to do anything. Not that it was possible for him to force her to do anything.

"I no longer love Trevor. He's not the same man I fell in love with. He once was like Liam and then he fell in the evil trap of my father. I like Liam and I must find out where this leads us. It's possible that we might live happily ever after and I might give Trevor divorce and leave the shadows of my father forever," she thought and tried to convince that her decision was right.

They entered inside the apartment and Liam closed the door behind her. Cathy looked around and found few photos of an unknown black young man. "Oh my god, he lives with a roommate. I never thought about it," she thought in her head.

"Who's this guy," she asked as calmly as she could trying to pretend to be just curious.

"He's Gary. My childhood friend. This is his apartment," he replied.

"What? Why would you bring me to your friend's apartment?" asked Cathy, now in complete panic.

"Relax. He got accepted in Oxford and left the country. His apartment was empty, so he offered me to stay here and take care of his apartment. I get to stay here for free and his apartment is well maintained," said Liam trying to calm her down.

"He could have rented the apartment and made some extra money," said Cathy.

"Look at this place. Do you think the guy who owns this place needs money from rent? Plus, I'm his best friend. He trusts me," replied Liam.

Cathy looked around but couldn't appreciate it much. For normal people it was an expensive luxury apartment but for her it was below standard. She looked confused and turned back towards Liam with blank expression.

"I forgot who I am talking to. For people like me, this is an out of reach apartment. My friend's parents are multi-millionaire hence he doesn't care about rent money. But I forgot his parents are still several times poor then your father. A princess who lived her entire life in a castle won't know the plight of poor," explained Liam.

"I'm sorry. I have always lived a sheltered life. My father trained me to physically defend myself under any situation, but I don't know why? No one I ever met would even dare to touch me. I'm always protected from the world then why all this training?" said Cathy with a hint of sadness in her tone. All she ever wanted in her life was to be treated like a normal human.

"That ends here, tonight. Now enough of your bullshit. I'll go and get a glass of whiskey for myself. By the time I return, I want you standing here completely naked. Keep all your clothes nicely folded on the chair behind you. Remember, when I return there shouldn't be anything on your body," said Liam and left towards the kitchen.

Nervously with her hands shaking, Cathy began opening the buttons of her navy-blue blouse. It only took few moments, and she had the blouse nicely folded on top of the chair. Next, she removed her black heels and slides them under the chair. Her black professional skirt was next on top of the blouse.

Cathy stood in her conservative white cotton bra and panty. It took all her courage to unsnap the bra, which also joined the pile. She closed her eyes and imagined herself alone in the comfort of her own bedroom as she began rolling the underwear down.

Now completely naked, she turned and waited for Liam to come back. Each second felt like an eternity. And then the shame kicked in. She placed one hand covering her pussy and the other covering her tits. Her entire face turned the darkest shade of red as the shame continued to increase with each second.

Cathy had never been such a girl. Even with Trevor she had maintained her decency. Their sex had always happened under dim light and only in missionary position with something covering most of her body. It was mainly because both Trevor and Cathy felt a level of shame while performing any sexual act.

And here she's standing naked in a brightly lit room, waiting for someone who's not her husband. This all happened with her full consent. She can't blame any of it on anyone else but herself.

Liam returned with a glass of whiskey in his hand. He instantly chuckled when he saw Cathy covering her pussy and tits. He placed the glass on the center table of the living room and said, "there's no need to hide anything from me. Hands behind your back and spread your legs," commanded Liam.

Cathy looked up at him with shock and panic in her facial expression. This moment was inevitable, but she hadn't imagined it to feel this humiliating. Her body went in shock, and she didn't respond to the command.

"You heard me. There's no point feeling ashamed in front of me now," said Liam.

She reluctantly removed her hands and locked them behind her back. Next step was to slowly open her legs apart. This position made her most vulnerable she had ever felt in her entire life.

Liam looked down at her pubic area which was full of hair. He took a deep breath and said, "we've got to deal with something first before we can begin." He turned and left the living room. Cathy looked around confused, not aware of anything.

He returned with a small leather bag, few towels and a large bowl filled with water. She saw him spread the large beach towel in front of her on the wooden floor. "Lay down on top of the towel," he said as he opened the zipper of the small bag, he had brought with him.

Cathy nervously moved few steps forward and then lied down on her back. "Spread your legs about sixty degrees," commanded Liam. This time she followed the command with no hesitation. She was somehow becoming more comfortable with her nakedness in front of him.

She saw him pulling out a small but professional looking trimmer out of the leather bag. The buzzing sound of the trimmer brought the reality of his next step. He carefully trimmed off the big chunk of her pubic hair. It took less than two minutes, and she heard the trimmer being turned off.

Liam grabbed another small towel and dampened it with the warm water in the bowl. Cathy felt the nice warm damp cloth on the most private part of her body. It felt amazing and an involuntary moan left her mouth. He looked in her eyes and smiled.

He then used some shaving gel and formed a nice lather around her entire pubic area. For next few minutes, he carefully shaved the remaining tiny hairs left. Now her pussy mound was smooth as the day she was born.

"Now I want you to lift your legs to the point where your toes are touching the floor behind your head," she heard his next command. This wasn't a difficult command for Cathy's well-trained body. Liam saw her reach to the desired position and felt surprised by the ease in her flexible body. "Now hold this position until I say otherwise," said Liam. Cathy grabbed her calves to hold the position for longer duration.

"Perfect," said Liam.

She felt the warm dampness again but now around her asshole. This made her twitch. Somehow, she felt much more vulnerable around this area than her pussy.

"Shh. Calm down. It's fine. Stay in the position and don't move an inch. I don't want to cut you because you moved," said Liam.

Cathy took a deep breath and did her best to not move an inch while Liam worked the magic of his razor around her asshole. He took his time until satisfied.

"Okay it's done. Let's get you moisturized in the area. You can let go of your legs," he said.

She released her legs. Liam applied some soothing cream all around the area recently shaved.

"Now stand in the same position as I told you earlier," commanded Liam.

Cathy stood up and took few steps back. Then she locked her hands behind her back and spread her legs wide. "Let me clean all this while you stand there exactly like this," said Liam.

He removed all towels and the mess created by shaving Cathy right on the living room floor. Few minutes later, he returned and found Cathy patiently waiting in the exact same position. He walked up to her and lifted her chin to force her to make the eye contact.

"No matter what happens I want you to always maintain the eye contact. Do not close your eyes or look away. Nod, if you understand," said Liam.