Page 33 of Cocky Counsel

Seventeen

Ethan

The day flew by faster than I had expected, and I was feeling the pain of being late to the office this morning. I had missed several important phone calls, and I had Garrett breathing down my neck for the report that I had told him I would have over to his secretary by noon. Needless to say, I had yet to get that done either.

I hadn’t expected to run into Eva this morning, especially at Hyde and Williamson of all places. While I had been there to meet with the lawyer Graham had asked me to touch base with, I was also there to meet with their Director of Human Resources. I hadn’t told Regina or Garrett about the meeting and knew that they would try to talk me out of going. But when I found out that Cora had filed another sexual harassment lawsuit against another lawyer at their firm, I couldn’t stay away. I needed to know what happened. There was a lot at risk with the lawsuit she had filed against me. Most importantly, I was afraid of the impact it might have on my relationship with Eva when she found out what I was being accused of doing.

It was almost two when my stomach started growling, making me realize that I had forgotten to eat today. Kate had checked in briefly earlier to see if I needed her to order food, but I had been distracted and shooed her away before I stopped to think about it. I glanced across the hall to Eva’s office and noticed the granola bar on her desk. From the looks of it, she hadn’t eaten yet either.

I opened an instant message box and typed in her name, waiting for the chat box to load. There was this sudden feeling of giddiness running through me as I watched her, waiting to see if she would get the pop-up notification of a new chat message from me.

Me: Have you eaten lunch yet?

My fingers hovered over the keyboard, waiting for her response. From the corner of my eye, I saw her look over at me, but I didn’t turn to look at her. Instead, I kept my focus on my computer screen and pretended like I was busy. A smile played at my lips when I watched her turn her attention back to the computer, her hands typing. She uncrossed her legs and shifted slightly in her chair before crossing them again. I loved that her desk was open at the bottom and allowed me to see her beautiful legs during the day when she was sitting at her computer.

Eva: I had a granola bar. You?

I thought about replying with something dirty. Like how I wanted to eat her every time she uncrossed her legs under her desk. But I didn’t.

Me: Got too busy, completely spaced it.

I watched as the dots appeared in the chat box as she typed her response.

Eva: You seem a little distracted today.

I tapped my fingers on the keyboard, debating what to reply with.

Me: Distracted would be an understatement.

Eva: Why? What’s happening?

Me: I can’t seem to keep my eyes off of your sexy legs every time you uncross them.

I waited for a few seconds to see what she was going to say when I felt her eyes on me. I turned my head slightly, feeling the heat of her gaze from across the hall. I reached up and loosened my tie as the temperature in the room suddenly rose. Eva pushed her chair back and looked down before glancing at me one last time. She pulled herself back to her computer and fucking uncrossed her legs again, painfully slow this time.

Eva: I wasn’t aware that you could see under my desk. My apologies.

I felt a low chuckle rumble out of me.

Me: I should be the one to apologize for wishing that there was more to see.

This time, she didn’t turn to look at me as the dots started bouncing in the chat bubble as she typed.

Eva: What exactly would you like to see?

I didn’t waste any time responding.

Me: Your beautiful pussy.

I glanced over and watched the blush that crept up her neck to her cheeks. I was thankful that she chose to wear her hair up so I could see the way her body reacted to me. I was even more thankful that she had decided to wear a short silky black skirt with thin black heels. She turned slightly in her chair to face me, her eyes quickly shifting to look down the hall. I had no idea what she was planning to do, but it was the middle of the day and Kate was sitting right down the hallway at her desk.

Eva: I don’t think this solves your lunch dilemma, but here you go.

She slowly spread her legs open, bracing her feet to the side in a position that lifted her skirt enough to give me a view of the thin black thong that was covering her.

Me: That’s a fucking sexy view, but it would be even better without the panties.

I knew the moment that the chat was received in her office by the expression on her face. She lifted her finger to her lip and bit it before standing up and walking over to the side of her office that was out of view. A few minutes later, I saw her come back and sit down, reaching down to open the drawer beside her. I wondered if she had changed her mind and was no longer interested in this little game we had started to play when she returned her focus to her computer. I didn’t see any dots bouncing to indicate that she was responding to the chat message.

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