Chapter 14

“Are you okay, Ellie?”

“Y-yeah. I-I’m okay.”

Cal straightened up, still holding Ellie around the waist. Even though there was no longer any danger of falling, Cal didn’t let go. Instead, he held her even tighter, so Ellie could press her ear against his chest and listen to his heartbeat.

Hearing his heart pounding just like hers made her ears tingle.

“You really scared me.”

Still tightly hugged, Ellie suddenly pulled away and hit Cal’s chest with her fists.

“That was dangerous! I was the one who got scared!”

Just imagining what could have happened if the fence hadn’t held was enough to make her heart drop. How could he risk so much for just a piece of clothing?

“I told you it was dangerous! I was so…!”

“Were you worried about me, Ellie?”

“How can you even ask!”

Cal couldn’t take his eyes off Ellie’s face as she scolded him. Her expression, worried for him, changed so much that it stirred his heart. His pounding heart urged him—hurry, don’t hesitate.

Cal cupped Ellie’s cheek and kissed her. After lightly touching her lips, he met her eyes. The trembling in her slightly moist green eyes was striking. As her eyes closed, Cal kissed her again.

Ellie clung to Cal, gripping his shirt tightly.

***

As an intern, Cal’s idea was adopted and applied to library work. He had suggested making a book return box.

It was a small change, but since accepting returned books took up a lot of time during work hours, the unmanned return box was well received by the staff.

“Ellie, did I do well?”

“You did. Thanks to you, my job is a lot easier now.”

As a junior staff member, handling returned books was Ellie’s main task. Thanks to Cal, it had become much easier, and Ellie was genuinely happy. Seeing her reaction, Cal grinned and demanded a reward for his good work. His shamelessly bold request made Ellie feel playful.

“What do you want?”

“Well, what I want is….”

Cal slowly stroked Ellie’s palm, interlacing their fingers. Ellie hadn’t expected him to act like this, so she hesitated. Cal looked straight into Ellie’s eyes, rubbing the back of her hand with his other hand. The intent was clear, and Ellie was flustered.

She knew she shouldn’t let this happen here, but her mouth was blocked, and her eyes were caught by Cal’s gaze.

It was break time, so the other staff got up to go drink tea. They invited Ellie and Cal to join, but Ellie, held back by Cal’s slow shake of the head, couldn’t say anything. Cal answered for her.

“We’ll follow later.”

“Okay, see you soon.”

With everyone gone, the empty office was suddenly filled with tension. Now Cal’s hand was exploring inside Ellie’s rolled-up blouse sleeve.

Ellie bit her lip. She knew she should push him away, but the thrilling tension was hard to let go of. She tried to avoid Cal’s ersistent gaze by looking down, but the sensation on her wrist where he held her remained.

“Haa….”

A languid sigh burst out, heightening the strange tension.

Cal stood up, still holding Ellie’s hand. The sound of the chair scraping across the floor echoed, but neither cared.

Cal led Ellie into the meeting room. With only a large table and nothing else, they were alone, and as soon as their hands parted, Ellie was pushed against the wall.

“Ah, Cal!”

Cal immediately lowered his head and kissed Ellie’s neck. The sound of lips touching and parting echoed off the walls and returned to Ellie’s ears.

“Cal, wa-wait….”

“Hm? Is it not okay?”

After spending countless nights together, Cal knew all of Ellie’s weak spots. Ellie was sensitive all over, but especially her neck and ears—if those were stimulated, she would quickly become aroused.

It was a meeting room inside the staff area, but anyone could walk in. Ellie was trapped by Cal.

“Wait, Cal….”

Stuck between the wall and Cal, Ellie couldn’t move. Cal noticed her eyes kept flicking toward the door, so he held her tighter.

Lick. His tongue slid up her neck and headed for her plump earlobe. He thought about giving her a blue gemstone earring, but then he wouldn’t be able to lick it like this, so maybe it was better she wore nothing.

Chuup. Wet.

“Hng, haa….”

The wet sound as he licked her ear pushed Ellie’s reason away. Between her legs, she was already growing wet, and her knees were weakening.

Cal wedged his knee between Ellie’s legs. Ellie usually wore pants to work, but today she wore an A-line skirt that fell below her knees. The flared skirt brushed against Cal’s thigh, exposing her smooth legs in stockings. The stockings came up to mid-thigh and were held by a garter belt.

Cal realized the thigh pressed against her secret spot was hot and damp. His blue eyes sparkled. Cal wrapped one of Ellie’s thighs around his waist. The skin above the stocking was just as smooth.

“Ellie, you said I did well. Give me my reward.”

Cal kissed Ellie’s long neck and pleaded. Ellie’s pleasure-clouded green eyes gazed at him. Cal kissed her mouth, the small opening between her parted red lips. Then he grabbed her other thigh and lifted her. Ellie wrapped her arms around Cal’s neck, clinging to him.

Turning around, Cal set Ellie on the meeting room table. He immediately pushed up her skirt and spread her thighs wide.

“Eek!”

With her legs open in that position, Ellie panicked and tried to close them.

“Cal! What are you doing!”

Ellie struggled to push Cal away, but he was too big for her to manage. Cal knelt between Ellie’s thighs. With her legs pushed aside by his broad shoulders, Ellie’s thighs were exposed to Cal’s gaze.

“Ah, ah, no!”

“Ellie, hmm? Please.”

Cal placed Ellie’s thighs over his shoulders and kissed between her legs. Smack, smack. With each kiss, his lips moved higher, closer to her center. With only her underwear in the way, Cal let out a blissful sigh.

“Hng!”

Cal’s breath tickled between her legs, making it hard to endure. Her legs tensed, squeezing, which made Cal’s head press forward, letting him inhale her through the thin fabric.