Page 28 of Back Up Plan

She ran her finger along it, Cass’s ass in the emerald skirt coming back to her mind.Could this stain have been from their date?

The thought of Cass just as aroused as she was made Ari’s clit throb with anticipation.

“I can’t tell if you’re obsessed with my panties or have no idea how to fold them,” Cass interrupted.

Ari opened her mouth trying to explain, unable to find an answer before Cass grabbed them from her hand and started to fold them.

Once they were neatly tucked into themselves, Cass passed the pair back to Ari and with a wink, added, “It was from the other night, if that’s what you were wondering.”

Ari swallowed what felt like a boulder in her throat, “Oh, got it.”

Cass tilted her head and laughed, “You really do need help, huh?”

Ari put her head in her palms and laughed, while the faint smell of Cass’s underwear drifted into her nose. Even clean, her smell was undeniable. Ari wanted to lick them just to have a taste. Instead, she snuck them into her jeans pocket.

Cass looked at Ari from the corner of her eye and smirked. Ari liked knowing that Cass wanted her to take them.

You’re such a creep, Ari thought to herself.

* * *

She was still a little embarrassed the next day as she met with Tommy.

“Did you happen to get a look at that new writer I sent you?” she asked a blank-staring Ari.

Ari shook her head, “No, sorry. I got in too late last night.”

Tommy scrunched her forehead, “That’s not very Ari of you.”

Ari shrugged, “I’ll get to it tonight.”

She made a note in her calendar to set time aside that night to review the writing samples before their new client pitch meeting the following day.

“You know, you could let Jess do it,” Tommy said.

Ari looked out the glass door and saw Jess, diligently working at her computer.

“Eh, I haven’t solidified my clients enough yet,” Ari said.

Tommy nodded, “So, you’re still seeing her?”

Ari couldn’t stop the smile creeping onto her face, but before Tommy could create her own narrative Ari said, “It’s just helpful for both of us to have fake girlfriends. I mean look, even while pretending to date someone, I’m falling behind on work. Imagine if I actually had feelings for her?”

Tommy laughed, “Yeah, I couldn't imagine that.”

Ari rolled her eyes and scrolled through her notes, making sure she didn’t need to address anything else with Tommy.

“You do think she’s hot though, right?” Tommy asked, looking down at her own laptop with a smirk.

“Cut it out,” Ari said.

Tommy looked to the ceiling, “Like, wouldn’t it kind of help your case to fuck? Like it would help you get to know her better, wouldn’t it?”

Ari blushed, the thought had crossed her mind a few times in the last couple of weeks, “Tommy, it’s not happening.”

Ari had thought about it a few times. She was stiff with Cass, even after a few weeks of getting to know her. What if they couldn’t pass off a real relationship? At least at her work events they had a convenient excuse of professionalism.

And ultimately, were Cass’s events really even her problem?

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