Page 5 of Incitement

I remember you right there with me baby.

My stomach flip-flopped. Whatever this thing with Wade was, it was too easy.

It was so much fun. Thanks, Wade. It turns out you can be a good mate. I’m glad we are friends.

You aren’t friend-zoning me, Amber. Start that shit and I’ll come right over, shove you against a wall and show you just how good ‘friends’ we are.

You can’t do that!

Try me, honey x

I decided not to respond sure that he would follow through on his promise. I had already spent enough time trying not to fantasise about what I now knew was under his business suits.

Chapter Five

AMBER

Ilazed on the beach, sleepy and relaxed. I was exhausted from very little sleep as thoughts of Wade and his touch invaded my head and my dreams. Every time he touched me my whole body tingled with anticipation. He had an easy smile and was ridiculously sexy. Come to think about it though I needed to find out what his place was with Doug and why he was hanging around. I didn't like the thought of him hanging around my workplace, my domain. Especially when I was working hard to fix all the huge mistakes Doug had made before I started. I stretched out, putting my arms under my head and letting the sun work its magic on my back. I resented the fact I could no longer wear a bikini, having to resort to a one-piece had irritated me but the huge scars on my abdomen would cause people to look at me and remember me. At least I'd been able to find a nice one-piece now that covered my front but was backless and allowed at least my back to soak up the Sun's warmth.

I exhaled and relaxed. I needed to let Wade down. I knew better than to tie myself up in knots over a man. I was lucky Wade was a gentleman. I knew I would happily have slept with him if he had complied while I was drunk. I still remembered how it felt to kiss him. Earlier in the night he had plunged his hand into my hair and held me to him so tightly I didn’t know where I ended, and he started. But the more I drank the more he wound it back until he only gave me small pecks on the cheek or forehead. He must have been so disgusted with me. I tried to shut Wade out of my head as I stretched out to enjoy the sun's warmth on my back.

I was completely zoned out when I felt a huge rough tongue lick up my back. What the hell! I bolted upright to find a huge Doberman dog standing over me. Crap. It licked me again, right up my forehead. ‘’Bubbles no!’’ someone shouted down the beach. The dog picked up a slobbery tennis ball and dropped it in my lap. Fucking eew. ‘’Oh god, I'm sorry’’ a guy that was jogging shouted. I kicked the tennis ball in his direction hoping the dog would go back to its owner, but it just laid its head in my lap. ‘’God Bubbles no!’’ The guy reached me ‘’I'm so sorr…Amber?’’ I looked up shielding my eyes from the sun. Fuck. ‘’Hi Wade’’, I whispered and looked back at the dog. ‘’Your dog’’? I asked. ‘’Shit, I'm sorry.’’ He took his dog's collar and tried to pry him off. The dog wouldn't move. ‘’Bubbles!’’ He shouted. The dog looked back at him and then burrowed itself back in my lap. I laughed. ‘’You named this bit brute of a dog Bubbles?’’ ‘’I didn't, my bloody niece did, and he doesn't respond to anything else.’’ He scowled. I patted Bubbles, he was actually kind of adorable. ‘’I'm sorry I'll get him right off you.’’ Between the two of us, Bubbles removed his head from my lap and sat on the sand. I was covered in dog slobber.

Wade smiled at me. ‘’You look beautiful today, Amber.’’ ‘’I’m covered in slobber.’’ ‘’Your still cute.’’ I scowled at Wade and he gave me a funny look. ‘’Well, if the slobber worries you sweetheart let me help.’’ Before I could stop him Wade scooped me up over his shoulder, jogging to the water. ‘’Argh, Wade, don’t you dare!’’ Wade smacked my bum and I responded by pinching his. ‘’Ow, you little minx.’’ Wade rushed into the water, and when the water was chest deep he threw me in.

WADE

She was more beautiful than I could have imagined. She just laid there in swimwear that barely covered the beautiful mounds of her breasts, the thin elastic fabric covered her stomach and formed a tiny bikini bottom. Her back was completely exposed except for the tiny scrap of material riding high on her ass. She was fucking perfect. I couldn’t help myself; id scooped her up, thrown her over my shoulder and dumped her in the ocean. She surfaced scowling. ‘’You jerk!’’ I laughed. ‘’Your adorable when you’re cranky. I was just helping you wash the dog slobber off.’’ ‘’Wow, thanks so much.’’ I reached out grabbing Amber by the tiny strings on her hips and pulling her to me. I was treading water and she had no choice but to cling to me. ‘’Thank me by kissing me.’’ ‘’I can’t’’ ‘’You can.’’ I brushed my fingers over her hips. Her breath hitched. I smiled. ‘’You know you want to.’’ ‘’No, I don’t.’’ I let my fingers graze just under the edge of her swimwear to the globes of her ass. ‘’Tell me to stop then.’’ I could feel her heart racing. ‘’God, fuck you Wade, you are so fucking persistent.’’ Amber wrapped her legs around my waist crushing herself to me and finally kissing me without hesitation. I wouldn’t give her a moment to hesitate.

I kissed her back ravenously exploring her mouth, my hands roaming her back and her ass. I groaned as Amber rocked herself against my hips. I kissed my way across her cheek and down her neck enjoying the noises she made and the sharpness in her breath. My hands were spread inside the tight bottom of her swimwear gripping the globes of her ass. I held myself back from exploring further as she ground herself against me. I slowly pulled back. ‘’Sweetheart, stop that.’’ Amber scowled at me but quickly changed to a grin as she ground herself down on me again. ‘’All this time you demand I’m yours, and demand I kiss you, and then you tell me to stop?’’ ‘’I don’t have that much control baby.’’ Amber smiled and pushed herself against me again. My swollen cock pushed against her, the only barrier was the tiny scrap of fabric. I groaned and nipped her neck. ‘’Cut it out.’’ ‘’Hmm, you drive me crazy for weeks, I think it’s fair I return the favour.’’ Amber's hands drifted from my shoulders to the waistband of my boardshorts. She made to duck her hand inside, but I quickly caught her wrist. ‘’You do that baby, and I won’t be able to help myself.’’ ‘’Maybe you don’t need to’’ she whispered trying to free her wrist. I held tight with one hand while I allowed my other hand still buried in her swimwear to graze her lightly, right there, so close to where we both wanted it.

Amber sucked in a breath. ‘’I want you.’’ Fuck, that had been all I’d wanted to hear since I met Amber. But not here, like this. I shook my head. ‘’Not now.’’ ‘’Why?’’ Amber twisted just slightly seeking my fingers back there. ‘’Not now baby. Please. Fuck you are testing me’’ I gritted out as she rolled herself against me again. ‘’I finally say yes, and you push me away.’’ Amber made to unwrap her legs, but I held her in place. I kissed her neck. ‘’Don’t be angry, sweetheart. I want you more than anything. It’s taking all my strength not to do this’’. I grazed my finger across her pussy and quickly away. We both sucked in a breath. ‘’But Amber when I make love to you, I want it to be special.’’ Amber stared at me. ‘’You’re not like other guys are you Wade?’’ ‘’You’re not like other women baby. You’re important to me.’’ This time when Amber unwound her legs I let her, but I still held her to me.

‘’I should go.’’ ‘’Don’t be mad Amber.’’ ‘’I’m not, I don’t think. I don’t know what to think.’’ ‘’Don’t think sweetheart. Just feel.’’ I kissed Amber slowly. ‘’Have lunch with me Monday?’’ ‘’I don’t know Wade. We can’t do this at work. It's unprofessional.’’ ‘’Dinner.’’ ‘’I don’t know.’’ ‘’Text me.’’ Amber smiled. ‘’Ok.’’ I kissed her forehead again. ‘’Go before I change my mind and haul you back to my place caveman style.’’ Amber giggled. ‘’Kay, see you later.’’ I watched her swimming a perfect breaststroke back to shore and jogging back to her towel before throwing on a dress and trudging back to her car. I waited until she left before making my way back to shore. Bubbles met me halfway in, swimming circles around me. Bubbles wagged his tail, and we continued our run on the beach trying to shake off the image of Amber in swimwear.

AMBER

I was sitting comfortably with Kaity at a café down the road eating breakfast while she told me about her night and how she had torn up the dance floor and taken Jace home, whoever he is. ‘’And I had like three orgasms, I swear that man knows how to hit the right spot every time’’ I laughed. There were no boundaries with Kaity, she told you absolutely everything and expected the same in return. ‘’I’ve never had an orgasm during sex.’’ Kaity’s mouth dropped. ‘’No freaking way! You are missing out on so much. Holy shit, who have you been fucking?’’ I laughed ‘’Well I’ve only ever been with two different guys and neither of them, you know, ever got me there.’’ ‘’Oh my god Amber, I do solemnly swear to get you laid and get you an orgasm if I must do it myself.’’ I laughed again. ‘’No need Kaity, I can’t be in a relationship at the moment.’’ ‘’I never said relationship Amber, it’s called fucking, and people do it. Its instinct. Fuck everyone, all at once. Whatever gets you off. You don’t need to be in a relationship to do that.’’ ‘’I’m not like that, Kaity. I definitely am not up for sex in any way, shape or form, at the moment anyway, but thanks.”

‘’What about Wade?’’ I choked ‘’I’m not having sex with Wade”. “Why not? He’s hot, he likes you and don’t lie I know you like him.” “He’s kind of fun in an obnoxious way, but he’s intense. Like, sleeping with him would be like signing a life sentence. I feel like I would be thrown over his shoulder caveman-style and claimed, and I’m just not looking for forever right now.’’ I shuddered thinking back to his comment at the beach yesterday where he almost said those exact words. “Whatever babe, id jump his bones. I think you’re crazy. It’s my birthday next Saturday, and I’m having drinks at a nightclub in Surfers Paradise." "Kaity, you know I’m not keen on clubbing. The pub sure, but the huge amount of people in Surfers, people all up in your space" I grumbled back. “Amber the only place I ever get you out to is the local pub. You haven’t come out for a big night with me since you moved here. Except your birthday and that was because you didn’t know about it!” I knew there was no way out. I caved; I really did miss being able to hang out with friends. I cut Kaity off mid-sentence somewhere between comments about 'dragging my bitch ass out' and swearing to God about something else. "Fine Kaity, I’ll be there." "Wait, what?" "I said fine! Do I need to add in a cuss word for you to understand?" Kaity squealed loud enough for everyone in the café to hear.

After breakfast Kaity and I hit the shops looking for the perfect dresses. It was a whirlwind of cute dresses, cosmetics, and laughter. Jace even tagged along after lunch with a friend. I was standing in a changing room at Myer with only my white lace underwear on while Kaity threw dress after dress in for me to try on. I seriously needed help if I hoped to be able to wear a dress that actually covered my vagina. I peeped around the corner of the curtain in hopes of snagging an assistant to save me from my friend. And that’s when I locked eyes with Wade, again! Was he stalking me? He was standing at the register in a royal blue three-piece suit with gold cuff links winking from his wrists, shoes polished to perfection. You could tell that every inch of his frame was powerful. If I could see through his clothes, I knew I would see muscular thighs, washboard abs and a body to die for. I drew my gaze up to his face. His slightly long and messy blonde hair was obviously styled to look that way. He was cleanly shaven and had a muscular jaw. He was the kind of guy a girl threw her inhibitions to the wind for. He smiled and averted his eyes. Shit! While I was assessing Wade's amazing body, I’d forgotten mine was nearly naked, I’d let go of the curtain long enough for him and anyone else to get a good look! Let me die!

I peeped around the curtain again making sure to hold it up to my neck. He was gone. I snagged a sales assistant. "Excuse me" I whispered. She smiled as she looked at me and I could tell she was one of the people who saw me practically naked. “What can I do for you, hon"? “See that loud woman in the corner with the other sales assistant looking for a dress that probably won’t cover my ass? I need you to save me from her. I need any dress in a size 6 that will cover my lady bits. I’ll give you $50 if you can get me one before she gets back" The sales lady laughed and promised she would save me. I hid back inside the changing room. ‘’I like your lingerie, Amber.’’ He whispered from outside the changeroom. ‘’Are you stalking me, Wade?’’ He laughed. ‘’No, even though you have made my day, I had to stop by to pick up a package for my sister. Why are you standing naked while…Kait has salespeople running in circles?’’ ‘’I’m supposed to buy a dress. She’s looking for a slutty one. I’m looking for anything modest.’’ Wade laughed. ‘’I vote slutty.’’

‘’Here you go dear, try this one.’’ I allowed the salesperson inside and held my arms up so she could slip the soft fabric over my shoulders. The stunning white dress had thin diamanté straps and a plunging back. It was tight but cute. I loved it. I looked hot. I slid the curtain aside to find Wade waiting with Kait. “Holy fucking shit Amber, you look hot!" I laughed, Kaity really had no filter between her brain and mouth. ‘’Nope, no fucking way. You aren’t wearing that in public.’’ Kait glared at Wade. ‘’Sorry suit man but you don’t get a vote.’’ ‘’Yes, I fucking do.’’ ‘’Um, Amber, is Wade your boyfriend, are you dating?’’ ‘’No.’’ ‘’Great, guess what Wade, if you don’t up your game and change that answer to yes then you’re going to have to imagine some hot buff guy peeling that dress off next weekend.’’ Wade went quiet before turning to me. ‘’You look stunning Amber.’’ Then he turned and left the store without another word. ‘’Wow I was just stirring. I didn’t realise he would get his knickers in a knot.’’ ‘’It's fine Kait.’’ I bought the dress and headed home with Kait, my thoughts on Wade the whole time.

On Tuesday morning I considered calling in sick for the first time since I started. I needed to avoid Wade. My resolve was faltering, I melted when I was around him. We couldn’t go back to arm’s length, but what then? I forced myself to get out of bed. I decided to forgo my usual morning run, I was too jittery to see Wade which made me irritated. By the time I had pulled on my black business pants and a silk blouse, donned some gold jewellery and slipped on some black heels I had worked myself into a mood. I pulled my hair into a simple chignon, applied my makeup and left for work. I bustled into my office half an hour early and came face to face with the reason for my bad mood. ''What the fuck?'' I asked. There was another desk currently being arranged in the corner of my office and Wade was pacing the floor on his phone. He held up one finger to indicate I be quiet while he finished his call. I surveyed the mess. That dickhead had moved into my office. A huge mahogany desk now occupied the opposite corner, and two very large screens were currently being setup. I was not taking this. I strode over to my desk to find an array of paperwork strewn all over my desk. He had even spread to my desk! I saw red and whirled on him. ''Who the fuck do you think you are?'' He held his fingers over his lips once again. I'd fucking teach him. I gathered all the paperwork he had strewn over my desk, scrunched it all up and threw it on the floor at his feet. He was shocked. Mission accomplished dickhead. I went back to my desk, neatly setup my laptop and plans and got to work, pausing briefly to send Doug a text to inform him that this was a boundary that had been crossed and I wasn’t impressed.

I buried myself in my work when there was no reply from Doug. At 2 pm I was interrupted by Wade standing over my desk. ''Amber are you going to have lunch?'' Shit, I'd completely lost track of time. I was due for an afternoon meeting in 15 minutes. ''Shit! I don't have time. I have a meeting.'' I hurriedly packed up my things. ''And I don't know what the hell this is'', I gestured the office arrangement, ''But I'm not happy with it.'' ''It's temporary Amber, I assure you I will be out of the way in a few weeks.'' I scowled at him. ''I'm late.'' Wade leaned past me, pressing my back up against my desk and his front to mine. ''Nearly forgot your phone'' he whispered placing my phone in my hand slowly. I fumbled to put my phone in my bag and strode out of my office quickly, I wouldn't look back and allow him to see how he affected me.

Wednesday, I called in sick. I spent the day hiding on my lounge watching movies and eating crap. I was watching Sister Act when my phone chimed. My stomach flipped. I knew exactly who it was without checking.

Are you ok? Do you need anything? X

I’m ok, just a bad headache.

Are you sure? I was worried.

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