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Author: Aaliyah Jackson
Tags: United States, Romance, Erotic Fiction, Short Stories (Single Author), Interracial, African American
what she needed to do. She got up when the conversation ended and made her way back to the door.
“You can always talk to me you know.” Jake said quietly just as she was leaving.
Desiree turned back and smiled. She knew that he wasn’t talking about work.
“I know,” she said. “Thanks.”
No more was said, but the smile remained on her lips as she left his room and went back to her own to get on with the tasks she’d just been set. It was the start of a busy day and she hardly got the chance to think about anything other than work as the hours flashed past. It was almost six o’clock before she knew it and she went to see Jake before she left.
“I’m about to head off.” she told him. “Is there anything you need before I go?”
“Nope,” he replied. “I was about to leave too. Do you want a ride home?”
“Yeah, why not?” she told him. “That would be great.”
She watched as he began to pack his briefcase with papers and a grin spread across her face.
“Aren’t you supposed to relax when you go home at night?” she teased him.
He looked up with a rueful smile on his face.
“I’m divorced remember,” he shot back. “I need a way to fill my time at night.”
“You need the love of a good woman.” she joked.
“Or a bad one.” he replied and laughed.
“I’m not sure your mother would approve of that.” Desiree said and joined in the laughing.
“Yeah, she did warn me about those bad women.” Jake retorted. “Not that I listened to her.”
Desiree shook her head as he closed his briefcase and got up to put on his jacket. She started walking towards the elevators and pressed the button on the wall as he caught up. They weren’t the only people in the one that arrived and they rode it in silence until it reached the basement parking lot.
Moving across to his car, they got in and still said nothing as Jake fired up the engine and headed in the direction of the exit. The silence was only broken once they joined the evening flow of vehicles and set off in the direction of her home.
“So how is married life these days?” Jake asked.
“Oh, you know.” Desiree said and shrugged her shoulders.
“That good huh?” Jake went on.
Desiree let out a long sigh.
“I just wish he would make the effort to help me,” she let out. “It feels like I’m the only one trying to make a good life for us.”
“He still doesn’t have a job then?” Jake asked.
Desiree shook her head.
“No,” she complained. “He seems to think that drinking and computer games are more important these days.”
“You deserve someone better you know.”
Desiree shrugged her shoulders again.
“I’m married,” she said quietly as she stared out the window. “I need to try and make it work.”
“Well, I hope for your sake that you can.” Jake told her.
She turned to look at him and smiled.
“Your wife must have been crazy to let you go.” she commented.
“Flattery will get you everywhere.” he replied.
They were suddenly quiet as they both sat thinking and Desiree was aware of the tension that hung in the air. The silence remained in the car until they reached her apartment.
“Thanks.” she said as she reached for the handle to open the door and get out.
“Anytime.” Jake replied. “You know I’d do anything for you. All you have to do is ask.”
Desiree heard something in his voice that made her stop. She was going to look back at him, but couldn’t bring herself to do it and closed the door when she stepped on the sidewalk. She watched as the car drove away and let out a sigh.
“He’s just being nice.” she muttered under her breath, but couldn’t quite convince herself that what she was saying was true.
All thoughts of her boss went out of her mind when she stepped in the house and found DeShawn slumped on the sofa.
“You can always talk to me you know.” Jake said quietly just as she was leaving.
Desiree turned back and smiled. She knew that he wasn’t talking about work.
“I know,” she said. “Thanks.”
No more was said, but the smile remained on her lips as she left his room and went back to her own to get on with the tasks she’d just been set. It was the start of a busy day and she hardly got the chance to think about anything other than work as the hours flashed past. It was almost six o’clock before she knew it and she went to see Jake before she left.
“I’m about to head off.” she told him. “Is there anything you need before I go?”
“Nope,” he replied. “I was about to leave too. Do you want a ride home?”
“Yeah, why not?” she told him. “That would be great.”
She watched as he began to pack his briefcase with papers and a grin spread across her face.
“Aren’t you supposed to relax when you go home at night?” she teased him.
He looked up with a rueful smile on his face.
“I’m divorced remember,” he shot back. “I need a way to fill my time at night.”
“You need the love of a good woman.” she joked.
“Or a bad one.” he replied and laughed.
“I’m not sure your mother would approve of that.” Desiree said and joined in the laughing.
“Yeah, she did warn me about those bad women.” Jake retorted. “Not that I listened to her.”
Desiree shook her head as he closed his briefcase and got up to put on his jacket. She started walking towards the elevators and pressed the button on the wall as he caught up. They weren’t the only people in the one that arrived and they rode it in silence until it reached the basement parking lot.
Moving across to his car, they got in and still said nothing as Jake fired up the engine and headed in the direction of the exit. The silence was only broken once they joined the evening flow of vehicles and set off in the direction of her home.
“So how is married life these days?” Jake asked.
“Oh, you know.” Desiree said and shrugged her shoulders.
“That good huh?” Jake went on.
Desiree let out a long sigh.
“I just wish he would make the effort to help me,” she let out. “It feels like I’m the only one trying to make a good life for us.”
“He still doesn’t have a job then?” Jake asked.
Desiree shook her head.
“No,” she complained. “He seems to think that drinking and computer games are more important these days.”
“You deserve someone better you know.”
Desiree shrugged her shoulders again.
“I’m married,” she said quietly as she stared out the window. “I need to try and make it work.”
“Well, I hope for your sake that you can.” Jake told her.
She turned to look at him and smiled.
“Your wife must have been crazy to let you go.” she commented.
“Flattery will get you everywhere.” he replied.
They were suddenly quiet as they both sat thinking and Desiree was aware of the tension that hung in the air. The silence remained in the car until they reached her apartment.
“Thanks.” she said as she reached for the handle to open the door and get out.
“Anytime.” Jake replied. “You know I’d do anything for you. All you have to do is ask.”
Desiree heard something in his voice that made her stop. She was going to look back at him, but couldn’t bring herself to do it and closed the door when she stepped on the sidewalk. She watched as the car drove away and let out a sigh.
“He’s just being nice.” she muttered under her breath, but couldn’t quite convince herself that what she was saying was true.
All thoughts of her boss went out of her mind when she stepped in the house and found DeShawn slumped on the sofa.
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