Page 32 of Wildest Desire

He was supposed to only be a client. I shouldn’t have had sex with him.

I don’t know what got into me. Maybe it’s because it had been so long since I’d had sex and he was just so good at making me want him. I never knew sex could be like that. Even now, I still feel his lips on my neck, his fingers on my skin and his smell imprinted on my brain.

I’m sitting on the couch with my eyes closed, trying to ward off this headache that's threatening to take over my senses. I’m replaying the conversation with Jackie in my head over and over again to make sure that he wouldn’t find me. I mean, I even changed my name.

“Ms. Jackie, if I work for you, you need to know something important about my past. Other than my brother, no one knows I’m here. I thought I could keep a low profile, but this job means I’m going to be out there more, and I may have to go back into hiding again.”

“Are you in trouble?”

“My name isn’t Lexi Jackson, it’s Teresa Campbell.” I take in a deep breath and wipe a tear from my cheek, steadying myself to tell her about my past.

“Lexi,” Ethan says, and I open my eyes. “You okay?” I look at him sitting next to me.

“Yeah, I just have a headache, that’s all.” Getting up, I need to walk away from him. I can’t let him get involved in what might happen next. “This needs to end. I’ve emailed Ms. Jackie with my reasoning, and today is my last day so—”

“Do I not get a say in this?”

“No.” I go to grab my bag, but Ethan stops me.

“Talk to me.” Please. “If it’s about the other night, I promise not to touch you again.”

I don’t know who he’s trying to fool. Even I know he’s lying. “I just think it’s gotten to the point where you don’t need me anymore,” I tell him as I pull my arm away from him. “I’m running late for dinner with my brother.”

“This isn’t over,” Ethan says as I walk over to the door.

Exiting the building, I start walking to the restaurant where I told Dan to meet me.

I sent Ms. Jackie an email telling her that since I know he’s here now, I can’t risk anything, including Ethan.

Dear Ms. Jackie,

I would like to terminate the agreement between Mr. Knight and myself. I can no longer continue after learning the news you gave me, as it could put him in grave danger.

I know you will tell me to inform him of the situation and that he can help me, but I know what Sam can do. I’ve seen the things he can do, and I won’t risk it.

Please respect my wishes. I'll let Mr. Knight know about this, but I wanted to tell you first.

I'll come into the office tomorrow afternoon.

Love, Lexi xx

Walking into the restaurant, I look around for Dan and Jon.

“Lexi!”

I look behind me as Dan shouts my name. Giving him a smile I walk over.

“Wine,” Jon says, and hands me the glass.

“You have no idea how much I need this,” I say, sitting down next to Dan and laying my head on his shoulder.

“So, you know I have questions,” Dan begins. “Well, a list of questions. Which one would you like to answer first?”

Giving him a look, I shake my head at him. “Well, that didn’t last long.” I reply. I look at Jon who's shaking his head at Dan too. “Where do I start?” I look at Dan before downing my glass of wine and then filling it back up. I say Ethan has a drinking problem, but maybe I do, too.

“The guy from the other day?” Jon asks, and I look at him. I thought he was on my side. “Come on, I want to know about him. He’s fucking hot.”

“Ms. Jackie broke her own rules for him,” I say before taking another sip of my wine. “Ethan Knight is her godson and he needed a last-minute date to an event, and I drew the short straw. After the event, he decided he wanted me as his call girl. The only answer I was getting from Ms. Jackie was that he would be treated the same as any other clients.” I stop and look out of the window, then back at them. “From the start, I got the feeling he wanted me for sex. I even told Ms. Jackie that, but she kept saying he knew the rules about the girls. Anyway, long story short. I told him I would be his call girl for four million dollars. I figured he would say no. I mean, that’s a lot of fucking money.”

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