Rendezvous Ch. 06

Their lips parted and Violet was left standing there her lips swollen from the kiss and her body about to melt into a complete puddle. Paul swatted her butt then rubbed it to take away the sting and turned to leave to go back upstairs to bed.

Violet wondered as she stood there with a slightly stinging rump and her core getting slick, if she submitted her body to him would her heart not be far behind and if so could she handle that, could she risk her heart again?

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Paul and Violet had been dating exclusively for a couple of weeks. In the office they were discreet and professional. Also in the office only Leonard and Pamela knew of their growing relationship and romance and they had kept their mouths sealed tight. Violet found that sometimes in meetings she would look up from notes to catch him staring at her intently with a look of absolute unbridled lust in his eyes. She wasn't positive anyone else in the room would know the look, but she knew it and would grow warm all over when he looked at her that way. During this time, they spent practically everyday together she'd pretty much moved into his house on Queen Anne Hill. Although they hadn't declared their undying love for one another, Violet was okay with that, she wasn't really in any rush to make that declaration. She did care immensely for Paul, she knew that she was falling hard for him, she was determined not to say it first, that only spelled disaster in her previous relationships and she liked how things were going, no need to rock the boat.

She sat in her office one Tuesday afternoon, drinking tea and looking out of the window at the cloudy summer day. Seattle was like that, you could never tell what you would get regarding the weather from hour to hour. Summer had been cooperating so far, but who knew how long that would last.

Leonard stepped into her office, "Hello, Violet."

She looked up Leonard was looking fabulous in a summer seersucker suit, lemon yellow shirt, bow tie and white oxfords, nothing got by him when it came to fashion.

"Hey Leonard darling, how are you?" Violet said batting her eyelashes at him.

"Well, of course, I'm not doing as fabulous as you with that f-i-n-e man on your arm but I am looking good."

"You are. I must say no one I know can pull off some of the fashion choices you dare choose."

Leonard turned in a circle and struck a pose. Violet laughed loudly, she was always glad he was her legal secretary and not some of the other straight laced, prim and proper folks in this firm. He made it fun to come to work and be an attorney, he was also sharp as a tack.

"What did you come in here for, diva?" she rolled her eyes at him.

"Oh yea, we are working huh? Mr. Brookes secretary called, he wants to meet with you in about thirty minutes."

"Did she say why?"

"Nope, just that he wants to speak with you about something regarding the Tri-Gear/Swisz merger, not many details."

Violet's forehead wrinkled, she was wondering what the heck was going on with Harmon Brookes. He was never one to call a meeting without giving details first, and she was a tad bit confused and that made her a little nervous.

"Okay, you can tell her I'll be there."

"Oh please girl, I already did that. It wasn't like you were going to say no." Leonard's eyes went up in that 'whateva' look.

"Get out of here, Leonard."

"You know you love me."

"Yes, I do but still get to stepping. I still have work to do and so do you."

He put his hand to his chest demurely, "I do, don't I? I need to be out of here today early. I got a hot date."

"With Richardo again?"

"Yes, with Richardo again, I am really starting to like him. Girl, he might be the one."

Violet wanted to bust out laughing but she didn't want to hurt Leonard's feeling. Richardo was a twenty-four year old pretty boy that Leonard had met at a club and fell madly in love with at first blow job.

"Leonard, I hope you two have a good time tonight."

"Oh, yes we will because I have plans for him."

"Get outta here." Violet said shooing him out, if she'd had something to throw at this head she would have.

Violet's office phone rang, it was her personal line only a few people had this number and she knew if they called it, it was important.

"Hello," she said as she picked up the line, Violet wondered who would be calling her, probably Nedra.

"Hello sweetheart."

It was her mama from Houston. Violet broke out into a gigantic smile.

"Hi, mama it's so good to hear from you."

"Well I thought I better call my baby, since it seems my baby can't call her mama."

"I'm sorry mama it's just been so busy, work and everything."

Violet's mom chuckled, "yea, I know you been busy with work and busy with a new boyfriend from what I hear."

Violet was surprised, she hadn't told her mother really anything about Paul, she wondered who...Nedra, big mouth.

"Nedra told you, right? Oh she got a big mouth."

"Don't be mad at Nedra, you know ever since Diane died she's been using me as a surrogate mama," Bernice laughed a little. Nedra's mom, Diane had been friends with Bernice in her later years and had recently passed of a heart attack. Not only had Violet been a great comfort to Nedra but so had Bernice, while Nedra got matters in order in Beaumont, where her mom was living at the time of her death.

"I'm not upset about that mama. I just didn't want you to find out about my new boyfriend like this."

"Well, I've found out. Now tell me a little more about this man."

"Well, I'm sure you already know a lot. His name is Paul Dudley, he's Australian and he works with me."

"Do you think that's wise, dear? You know I've always warned against dating people you work with, if it ends it might not be good, you remember that guy you dated a while back."

Violet thought back to Dirk, she didn't want to think about him and that horrible relationship but she had put that out of her mind and wasn't going to hold that against Paul. "Mama, I understand that but I'm trying to put that mess and the drama it caused within me behind me. Paul is really nice mama, he's such a gentlemen, sweet, gentle, and he's good to me very affectionate and loving. I feel on top on the world."

"Well, baby if you like him, I like him," but Violet could hear the worry and warning in her mother's voice. She had always heeded her mother's advice as a young woman and she'd never led her wrong. She didn't want her mom to worry about her and Paul.

"Mama, you're coming here for Thanksgiving aren't you?"

"Yes, your brother Greg and Natalie are not happy about it but I haven't seen you in awhile so I want to spend that time with my baby. Anyway Monty's coming up with Lita and the baby so we'll be there."

Violet had almost forgotten her middle brother Monty was coming with his second wife, Lita and their new little girl, Angelica.

"I almost forgot about that, good then you'll both get to meet him. What's Tyrone doing for Thanksgiving," Violet asked curiously. Tyrone lived such a wild life, who knew what he'd be up to.

"Who knows, I try my best to just love Ty and keep out of his business because between the three baby mamas, it's enough to give me high blood pressure."

"Ah, geez is he ever gonna get it together," her brother was so smart and charming but he seemed to have something about women and kids.

"Well, this last one Farrah, they might be in for the long haul, I hope so. I've been praying for that boy to settle down because if he doesn't settle down it's going to be bad news."

Violet just laughed, not heartily, her mama was in constant prayer for all of them and she always appreciated it. Bernice's life was church and her job as a city bus driver.

"That's good, it's about time. He can't spend his entire paycheck on child support and baby toys," Violet thought for minute, "no maybe he can, he's the one who made those children with those girls he can suck it up."

"Yes, he can that whole paycheck from NASA is going to them. Don't play if you can't pay."

Violet and her mom busted out laughing over the phone.

"Oh, mama you're so funny. Well, mama I just want to let you know. I'm enjoying my relationship with Paul. You're going to like him mama, you are going to like him a lot and he's really cute mama."

"Yea, I figured that. I know you got some good taste in men just like your mama."

Violet smiled into the phone, she looked like her mom they had the same everything so she knew that smile on the other end of the phone was like hers.

"Mama, I got to go. I have a meeting with one of the head partners and I don't need to be late."

"Oh no, I don't want my baby to get in trouble. Now, you call me more than once a month, girl," Bernice scolded her.

"I will mama, I'm sorry."

"I accept the apology. Go to your meeting. I love you."

"I love you, too ma. Bye." Violet hung up the phone and gathered her things headed up to 46th floor to Harmon Brookes office. She was wondering what all the hubbub was about, but she was about to find out.

Violet arrived on the 46th floor. There are only four offices on this floor and the remaining space were conference rooms and war rooms for cases. One of those four offices was occupied by Harmon Brookes, it was less of an office and more of an apartment, he and Mr. Smithmeyer had a full kitchen in their office, bar area although Mr. Smithmeyer didn't drink and a full bathroom and sauna. She'd snuck into Mr. Smithmeyer's private lavatory once and it was spectacular. As she opened the outer doors to Mr. Brookes office, she noticed his private secretary there, Queen Porter, Queen was from Trinidad and everyone in the office addressed her as Ms. Porter. She had a daughter and two grandchildren their pictures were on her desk. Her daughter was strikingly gorgeous so was Queen, you could tell in her day she was probably beating them off with a stick. She was tall almost 5'10", a big woman but solid and all curves with a pair of legs that looked they could crush coconuts, she had smooth cocoa skin, short hair that was dyed blonde, it always looked odd to Violet but from the way she held herself with such dignity and pride she looked like she'd earned it. She was in her early 50's now Mr. Brookes was in his mid-60's. There had been whisperings around the office that she and Mr. Brookes were involved but if they were you couldn't tell. They had a wonderful rapport with each other but were always professional. She did all his private business, he had a legal secretary also, but Queen never did that work for him. She knew that Ms. Porter had been with him now almost thirty years. She drove a white E-class Mercedes, brand new, there was talk that she made more than the associates at the firm and a couple of the junior partners.

"Good afternoon, Ms. Porter."

Ms. Porter looked sharply over her glasses and a wide smile broke out on her face when she saw Violet, "Well, hello there Ms. Maxwell. It's been so long since I've seen you," she tilted her head slightly, "something about you is different. You look so bright, you have a glow...ah, you're in love?"

Violet looked down blushing a little "it's not a big deal Ms. Porter."

"It is a big deal, you look happy and it makes your work more productive. It helps, I know," she smiled at Violet a 'knowing' smile that said she understood.

Violet just smiled back and decided to steer the conversation away from her love life, "How are your grandkids?"

"Oh, the two boys, they are wonderful. I have pictures, wait let me get them."

She pulled her purse from her desk drawer and rifled through it looking for the photos.

She showed them to Violet, "look, aren't they handsome?" beaming with the pride only a grandmother can.

"They are so adorable." Violet stares at the picture of the two boys, "how old are they?"

"They are seven and three, the three-year-old Jaden gets into everything."

Violet just laughed, they were really cute little boys, curly black hair, long eye lashes, and café au lait skin. They would be handsome young men. Violet wonders if she had a little boy with Paul would he look like this. Where'd that come from, they'd only been dating there was no talk of marriage and especially not children. Violet shook the thoughts from her head.

"Here you go Ms. Porter, they are really handsome," she said handing the photos back to Queen. She was depositing them into her purse again when Violet heard the door open behind her she swung around and saw Paul stepping through the door in a charcoal grey suit, looking good enough to eat. Violet had to squeeze her thighs tight she could feel herself begin to leak sweetness down her leg. It was becoming better but sometimes when he just looked particularly gorgeous it was hard for her body to not succumb to urges to have him immediately.

"Mr. Dudley," Queen comes around her huge desk and hugs Paul intimately he hugs her back heartily. Since he's worked with Mr. Brookes previously she knew him.

"Hello, Queen, how are you?" he asks with that blinding beautiful smile, his jade green eyes flash lust towards Violet. She notices and smiles to herself.

"I am wonderful, how are you?"

"I'm doing fabulous as usual. Is Harmon almost ready?"

"Yes, I think so let me check."

Violet looked at him curiously, "you here to meet with Mr. Brookes, too?"

"Yes, I am. You also?"

"Yes, I wonder what this is about?" Violet wasn't getting nervous, she knew she and Paul had been doing damn good work on the merger even though they had been frequently working on merging themselves but their work product never suffered.

Queen looked up at them once she was off the phone, "alright, you two he's ready to meet."

"Okay," Violet moved towards Harmon's office door.

"Thank you, Queen," Paul came up behind Violet and rested his hand on her lower back intimately. He may not have noticed it but Queen did, 'those two are in love' she thought and smiled to herself. She wished she was a little younger because that Paul Dudley was not a bad man to be in love with, Violet had chosen wisely.

As the door clicked shut behind them, they entered and saw Harmon standing behind his desk. He was an old school southern gentleman born and raised in Alabama, where he attended undergraduate and law school. For being an old school southern gentleman, Violet found that he was not a good ol' boy. He was very smart, wise, and respectful. He reminded Violet of Burt Lancaster, a big smile always, he was a strapping big man, looked like he still worked out frequently and was in quite good shape for someone of his age. His hair was completely white and he had full head of it, Violet couldn't tell if it was real or fake but if it was fake it was fantastic. Mr. Brookes never tried to be young he took pride in his age and was always appropriately dressed from his clothing, to his hair, he always looked like a sixty-five year old man with incredible taste in clothes and fashion. His hair was cut short and he was wearing a brown pin-striped suit, he had his glasses on, which he didn't wear all the time. Violet always found him incredibly handsome. If she was into older men or had a daddy thing he wouldn't have been a bad man to have it with.

"Come on in, you two" he had a loud deep voice with a slight southern twang, he may have tried to lose it but it didn't go far.

Paul reached out and shook his hand firmly, "How you doing, Harmon?"

"I'm fine, doing well."

"Hello, Mr. Brookes"

"Hello Violet, you look lovely. You two sit on down and we'll get this shindig started. Would you like anything to drink? I can certainly go over to that kitchenette thing and get something or have Queenie bring you something in."

"No." Paul answered.

"No, thank you Mr. Brookes" Violet said simultaneously.

The one thing Violet knew about any meeting with Harmon was that he got straight to the point, he was very direct and she always appreciated that about him. But she was having a hard time not appreciating Paul and how sexy he looked in that beautiful well-tailored suit. He really could wear a suit. Then again his body looked good in all clothes and no clothes at all. Violet let her eyes travel down his body to those strong legs, she couldn't see the complete definition through those suit pants but she could see some of the bulge of his muscular legs.

"Okay, here's the deal you two," Violet's head sprung up as she heard Harmon's voice, "this merger is going fantastic," he nodded towards them approvingly, "you all have been doing a wonderful job on this. Violet I must compliment you. You have taken the reins of this merger and handled it well."

Violet smiled, "thank you, Mr. Brookes."

"No need to thank me, I need to thank you, you make this firm look good."

Violet glanced towards Paul, he was looking at her smiling slightly with a devilish look of 'later on tonight we'll be celebrating this' she just turned back towards Mr. Brookes and squeezed her thighs even tighter.

"You have done a fine job. I've been checking over the file, you know I do that periodically just to keep up with all the cases that are going on in my firm."

Harmon Brookes and Mr. Smithmeyer knew the status of every single case in the firm, they just worked like that, this law firm was their baby, their family and they made sure they knew what was happening under their roof.

Violet spoke up, she wanted to make sure everything about the case as it stood was understood by Mr. Brookes, "yes, Mr. Brookes we've been coming along. We have some meetings to attend in each company, starting the process of the merger. We also have an upcoming final meeting with the SEC, laying out the final plan to them for approval."

"Yes, I understand. The reason I called you two in here was to talk about those meetings. I want those to start now."

Paul looked at her, "now, sir," he asked.

"Yes now, the sooner the better. This merger is hot and with the economy in the state it's in, you don't want to wait too long and make investors or boards nervous. This is not the best time to handle a merger but the SEC knows it's necessary in some cases to keep companies functioning and the economy growing."

Violet made a comment to them both, "yes, sir I agree. The SEC has been watching mergers closely but if your plans are sound, they aren't saying much to stop or discourage."

Paul looked at Violet he was always impressed at how well she did her job and how knowledgeable she was about it. He was getting increasingly turned on just by sitting there near her hearing her speak with Harmon. He couldn't say he'd ever been this turned on by a woman speaking about the SEC, his cock was getting harder by the second. The fact that she looked so deliciously dressed in a beautiful crisp white linen skirt that hugged every curve ,with a turquoise shirt and a pair of three inch turquoise sandals with jewels all over them with a strap around the ankle, had him thinking about tying her down.

"Well, this means I want you start setting up meetings with Swisz Athletics as soon as possible. I want you two out of here on a plane to Bern, Switzerland as soon as feasible. How does that sound?"

Paul looked at Violet and she looked at him. They both looked back at Mr. Brookes and said a resounding "yes, sounds great".

"Good, I knew you'd two would be ready to get going. If I know anything about you and Paul, you're both definitely tenacious, an admirable quality."

Violet thought to herself, he doesn't know how tenacious because tonight I'm going to be on my back with someone working my body out overtime. She looked over at Paul and he just gave her a big smile, with that twinkle in his emerald green eyes. Switzerland, here we come thought Violet.

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Edited August 29, 2009: Kumani