Chapter 18
Today was the monthly follow-up meeting with Lewis Investments. Karli and her team went over the expectations and the new research for the upcoming campaign with the Lewis team members. Karli was happy that Hudson had chosen to sit this meeting out. After her devastating sexual encounter with her husband a week ago, she was sexually frustrated and on edge. Michael was pleased, but she was losing her sanity, trying not to think of Hudson, so the fact that he wasn’t at the meeting calmed her down.
“So unless there are any questions thus far, we can move into the wrap-up portion, and we’ll be out of here in ten minutes,” Karli said to everyone in the conference room.
Suddenly, the door opened, and in walked Hudson. Lawd, have mercy! He was looking all kinds of fine in a crisp Brioni suit, with diamond cuff links and a silk necktie. He sported a freshly trimmed goatee, neatly cut and slightly spiked blond hair, and his gorgeous blue eyes were shining ever so brightly.
“Pardon my interruption. I just wanted to stop by and get filled in,” Hudson said as he walked around the table, shaking everyone’s hand. When he got to Karli, he shook her hand, leaned in, and gave her a small embrace. “Karli, good to see you.”
He pulled away quickly, but his Armani cologne lingered in Karli’s nostrils. Shifting in her seat, she invited Hudson to sit as she was preparing the wrap-up. He had only a few questions, but every time he asked one, his stare almost bored a hole in Karli. Her honey pot was twitching with each smile he gave and each glance of those crystal blues. She crossed her legs and squeezed tight to keep from climaxing on herself right then and there.
“Sounds great, as usual!” Hudson said as they adjourned the meeting.
Everyone said their good-byes, and Karli asked Hudson if he would stay behind for a moment. He agreed, and everyone else filed out of the conference room.
Biting her lip, she looked at him. “So how have you been?”
Hudson laughed smugly. “What is this?”
Looking confused, Karli asked, “What? What do you mean?”
Hudson cleared his throat and spoke low but clearly. “The last time we actually spoke, you told me to back off and not speak to you unless it was related to business. I respected that, so why are you speaking to me now if it’s clearly not about business?”
“I only wanted to check on you.” She held up her hands. “I apologize. You’re right. I changed our dynamic, so I must adhere to it as well.”
Hudson nodded. “Good day, Karli.”
“Good day,” she said and watched him walk out of the conference room.
Karli returned to her office, but she was no good. She couldn’t keep still and could barely contain her composure. She shifted and danced in her desk chair for nearly an hour before she finally picked up the phone.
“Hudson Lewis,” he answered on the second ring, obviously not paying attention to the number on his cell phone’s screen.
“Hudson, it’s Karli.”
Holding up his finger, he looked over at his employee. “Sue, give me one moment,” he said. Then he moved into an empty office and closed the door.
“Did I forget something?” he asked Karli.
Karli breathed heavily into the phone, squeezing her legs together and chewing on her bottom lip. “I need to see you.”
“About work?”
“No.”
He sighed. “Karli—”
“I need you, Hudson.”
He paused for a moment. “Where?”
“At the view, right now.”
“I’m on my way.”
* * *
As Hudson waited in his penthouse, he paced back and forth. He hated being vulnerable to Karli in this way. She’d been right to let him go, and just when he was beginning to come to terms with her decision, he got a phone call. It excited him and slightly angered him. He didn’t want to play with her emotions, and he wasn’t going to allow her to play with his. He refused to be at her beck and call when she had explicitly told him to leave her alone. He couldn’t take her coming in and out of his life like that. It pissed him off, because Karli was the first woman who had turned on his emotions as well as his loins, and these feelings were for the birds.
He was still practicing his high-and-mighty speech when there was a knock on the door. He answered the door then slipped his hands in his suit pants pockets.
“Karli,” he said as he let her inside. He walked away as she stepped inside and closed the door. “I can’t keep doing this back-and-forth with you. If you want to be with your husband, then you’re going to have to be with him. I won’t allow you to treat me like an afterthought,” he explained as he finally turned to face her.
His eyes nearly popped out of his head. Karli stood before him, naked as the day she was born. A deep groan escaped his lips as she closed the space between them. Gripping his blond hair in her hands, she brought his face to hers for a succulent kiss.
“You were saying?”
“I . . . uh . . . Karli.”
Placing her index finger on his lips, she silenced him. “Hudson, I don’t want to talk right now. I promise you we can talk later, but right now, I need you.”
That was all that needed to be said. He stared at her with lustful eyes while he removed his suit jacket, and he watched in excitement as she unbuttoned his shirt and pants and removed them for him. As they stood there in all their naked glory, they took a few moments to truly take each other in. A new and unspoken appreciation for their rekindling passed between them.
Without another word, Hudson picked up Karli by her bodacious mounds and carried her to her favorite spot, kissing her neck and lips the entire way.
Before he sat her down, she stopped him. “I want to ride. Can you let me do that?”
More than happy to oblige, he sat down on the window seat and allowed her to straddle him. She held her arms around his neck, and he noticed the nervous expression flash across her face. Gripping her in place with one hand, he used the other to guide himself inside her warmth. She grunted and gasped at the connection, and it dawned on him that this was new to her. Holding the sides of her hips, he stared into her eyes, willing her to follow his motion. Soon, she found her rhythm, and he allowed her to take control, only holding her in place to balance their weight.
“Mmm. Oh God!” she moaned, tilting her head back in pleasure, as she began to ride him like a stallion. The murmurs of their lovemaking increased as Karli began to fully enjoy this newfound thrill ride. Her wetness and excitement heightened Hudson’s passion as he gripped her in place and forced himself deeper and deeper inside her.
“Damn, Karli. You feel so fucking good,” he bit out. She had him on fire, and he’d never felt this good and this out of control of his body or emotions. “Baby, I’m about to cum,” he huffed breathlessly.
She locked her legs around his waist, and her arms around his back. “Me too. Come with me, Hudson. Oh, baby!” she hollered, and they hit their crescendo in unison.
Hudson looked up into her eyes and couldn’t help it; he kissed her with everything in him. He wanted this woman. He didn’t give a damn if he had to be at her beck and call as long as she didn’t let him go again. He couldn’t handle that.
Karli leaned her head on his shoulder, and they playfully toyed with each other’s fingers until they interlocked them together.
“So this was your first time in this position, huh?”
Karli simply nodded. He’d figured it out. She could tell by the way that he had guided her from the beginning. For the first time, she was ready for an honest talk with him. “Can we be honest with each other?”
“Please. I would appreciate that.”
Sighing, Karli began her confession. “Don’t think that my husband is a bad man. He’s good. He loves me, and our marriage was rock solid up until a few months ago.” Karli paused and then huffed in exasperation. “God, I should feel so horrible for telling you this, and even worse for doing this, but I can’t lie. I honestly don’t. I’ve tried to mend things, to guide him and even talk to him about how I feel and what’s bothering me, but he doesn’t listen. He never listens. He smothers me with what he wants for me with no consideration for what I want. Like with sex, he thinks that missionary is more ‘wifely’ and that I’d be acting whorish if I tried something new. How is it fair that all the women he used to sleep with before we got married get to experience all these pleasures with him, but not me? I’m his wife. If anything, he should’ve reserved it for me. I reserved myself for him ,and now I’m stuck wanting more than he’s willing to give.”
Hudson looked over at her in shock. Not because of what she had said about her husband—a lot of men felt that freakiness made their wives impure—but because Karli had revealed that she was a virgin when they married, if he was reading into what she had said correctly.
Karli looked at him and smiled. “Yes, I was a virgin when I married my husband.”
Suddenly, Hudson’s face turned into another question, and she answered that one too.
“And yes, you are the only other man I’ve slept with besides my husband.”
Any feelings that Hudson thought he felt for Karli were confirmed. He couldn’t show it, but if she wanted to leave her husband this instant, he’d move her into his home and pay for the divorce himself.
After moving her hair out of her face, Hudson lifted her chin so that she would look at him. “Wow. Karli, I didn’t know. When I first approached you, I’d only had a feeling that you weren’t being taken care of. I must say I agree with you. If you were my wife, then you absolutely would be the one I’d give all of myself to in that manner. Your spouse should be that person that you can release all your inhibitions with. I know some men with your husband’s perspective, but I don’t agree. Why would you enjoy all those moments with someone else instead of with the person you pledged your life to?”
Karli sighed in relief. “Thank you. I thought I sounded crazy.”
Hudson laughed. “No, you’re normal. To me, his thought process is crazy. I sound hypocritical saying this, considering you’re sharing this moment with me, but I’m willing to give you what your husband can’t or won’t.”
Karli shrugged. “I hate to sound like a broken record, because I know that I should feel bad. I did, at first, but I’ve tried, Hudson. You know I walked away. I tried to give him what I have with you, and he’s just not getting it. And how can something that feels so right be wrong? I don’t even know what I want anymore. I love my husband, but I can’t let go of what you and I have, either.”
“Then don’t. I’m not forcing you to leave him for me. I’m simply letting you know that I’m here for you any way you want me to be, but you have to promise me that you won’t push me away again. I’m willing to be on your terms, but I can’t be thrown to the side unless we’re completely done for good,” Hudson said confidently, cupping her face in his hands.
A moment went by as Karli considered what he was asking of her. If she continued this with Hudson, she’d be signing up for an affair. Not a one-night stand. Not a “mistake.” A full-blown affair. And before she risked it all and gave him her decision, she had a few questions herself.
“And I can’t agree to this unless I know that if I do, I’m the only one who has you. I need you to be open and honest with me. I never asked before, but do you have someone?”
Hudson shifted her as he wrapped both arms around her waist so that they were clearly eye to eye. “The only woman in my life or in my bed is you. With me, what you see is what you get. I’m always going to be open and honest with you about everything. So when I say it’s just me and you, I mean just that. I know I have to share, but I accept that, because I want to.” He bit his lip as his intense blue eyes stared at her. “I just need to know that you’re all in with this with me.”
With a grin, Karli winked. “I’m all in with you. In fact, let me show you how much.”
She kneeled down, then took his manhood in her hand and massaged it. She could smell her sweet essence lingering on him, and her mouth watered for a taste. Licking her lips, she bent down and gave his manhood a few quick pecks and sucks as it throbbed and jumped with anticipation.
“Teach me how to please you. Teach me how to suck you,” she commanded sexily.
His eyes rolled back as he lightly held her head and guided himself inside her awaiting mouth. Breathing huskily, he murmured, “Just keep wetting it and slurping like that.”
For the next half hour, Hudson taught her the art of sucking dick, and in turn, he enjoyed yet another heart-pumping climax inside her warm mouth.