Page 37 of A Grinchmas Delight

Christmas miracles do happen,after all. Dayra and I spent Christmas Eve with her family, who all accepted me with open arms and didn’t ask nearly as many questions as my family did. We showed up to my family’s Christmas when we finished up at her aunt and uncle’s house, with her tiny dog and all.

Mom was thrilled to see her and she and my sister became instant best friends, bonding over bullying me. And I wouldn’t trade it for a damn thing. I made a mental note after the holidays to buy something really nice for Maia as a thank you gift for making this possible. She did the leg work to prove to Dayra that everything she thought she knew was a lie.

I know she didn’t do it for me, but I reap the most benefits from it. I convinced Dayra to let me take her away for the week. We left on Christmas Day and spent an entire week in a secluded cabin in the middle of a hundred acres of nothingness that required absolutely nothing of us. I kept her as naked as I could and it was the most glorious week I’ve had in years. I may just be a fan of Christmas after all.

She and I discussed so much and I learned even more about the woman that I’m madly in love with. Of course, we will havesome hoops to jump through at work, but nothing that can’t be figured out as we go.

Now that the new year has come and gone and we are back at the office today, there are so many issues that need handling. Jade being first on the list. Dayra hasn’t seen her since the day she claimed that she and I slept together and I know it’s going to fuck with her emotions.

I arrive early and head into my office, going through two weeks of missed emails. Most are junk but there are a few that need my attention. Dayra passes by my office on her way in, popping her head inside my door and blowing me a kiss.

“Miss you already,” she whispers.

“Ditto, babygirl.”

“If you’re a good boy, maybe you can help me put away some Christmas decorations later,” she says with a smile as she saunters off down the hall.

Damn it. Now I’m hard just thinking about fucking her in that stairwell again.

I filter through the emails that require my attention and come across Dayra’s application. I forward it to Mark with my recommendation. I immediately get a response back from him with shock that I am recommending her but thanking me for my email. They were waiting on me to make a final decision.

It takes everything in me not to forward this email directly to Dayra. I want my girl to know she’s getting the position she wanted but refused to admit. Until that week in the cabin. Orgasm denial will make people do and say some questionable things when they’re on edge.

I walk down to the lounge for a cup of coffee and while I’m pouring my coffee, in walks Jade. Her heels click on the tile floor and even the sound of her walking makes my skin crawl. Nothing about her desperation is cute. It’s pathetic.

“Hey, Zane!” she chimes, standing next to me with her empty cup.

I nod politely at her and take a step to my right to put sugar and creamer in my cup and put distance between us. The sound of someone walking down the hall in our direction gives me a sense of relief. I do not want to be alone with this woman. If she will lie when there are cameras, who knows what she will claim when there aren’t any.

“Good morning, Jade,” Dayra says cheerfully as she enters the lounge.

Uh-oh.

“Good morning! I was just coming in here to talk to Zane about our weekend together.”

“Really? You spent the weekend together?” Dayra asks, looking between the two of us.

Jade glances at me to see if I’m going to call her bluff or not, but I don’t say a word. She nods in response to Dayra.

“Interesting. How many tattoos does he have?” Dayra asks, inquisitively.

Jade stares at her, confusion etched into her features. “Wha-What? None.”

Dayra laughs and shakes her head, stepping past her to fill her own coffee cup.

I bite back the urge to erupt into laughter. Jade is looking back and forth between me and Dayra, but she doesn’t say anything else before she leaves the lounge, disgruntled as she stomps her way down the hall.

“The fucking audacity of that woman,” Dayra says, huffing as she stirs her creamer into her coffee.

I put my hands up. “Look, that’s all her. You know exactly where I was all weekend.”

“Yes, yes I do. You were… right…” she grabs my hand and guides it beneath the skirt she’s donning, “here,” she whispersas my fingers graze her pussy through the soft cotton of her underwear.

“Ughhh,” I groan, tilting my head back. “You’re so bad,” I whisper, taking my coffee cup and disappearing back to my office before I catch an actual sexual harassment charge. It would be worth it. But, I’d rather not.

An email comes through in the corner of my screen. It’s from Mark to everyone who applied for the position plus myself and Rob. He’s calling for a meeting in twenty minutes. I’m guessing Rob is attending via video-conference. This is going to berealinteresting. I wonder how much of a fit Jade is going to throw when she finds out that she did not get the promotion.

I fix my tie and pat out a small wrinkle in my pants leg before heading to the meeting room. The receptionist has everything set up from coffee carafes to a plethora of sweet and salty snacks in a basket in the center of the large table.

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