Maybe in hindsight not the sexiest, but he doesn’t seem to care.
My boss catches them, presses them to his face, inhales the scent. “I need to taste you.”
Shoot, I haven’t even considered his tongue.
“Get on your knees.”
It’s a direct order. I kneel in front of him. I can feel the heat radiating from his body.
“Close your eyes.”
What’s happening? What’s he going to do?
The floor gives ever so slightly.
“Wait.” I open my eyes to see him stepping through the doorway. “You’re leaving? What the hell!”
“I need you to know,” he says, pulling a key out of his pocket, “that this is for your own good.”
“Salinger!” I scream, running to the door.
But I’m too late. The key is already turning in the lock.
I pound on the door, shaking the handle. “Let me out!”
“Next time,” he says, a warning in the deep voice on the other side of the door, “don’t disobey me.”
32
SALINGER
“Salinger!” she yells, fists pounding on the door.
I’d replaced the door hardware, thinking it might come to this.
“You can’t trap me here!” she shouts. “I’m calling the police.”
“You don’t have your phone, and there is no landline in that room,” I tell her through the door.
“You’re going to be sorry when I get out of here.”
“Considering how only two minutes ago, you were begging for my cock, I’m pretty sure I know how to handle you.”
There’s a pause, then the cursing and banging start again.
“You’re a sick fuck, Salinger Svensson. I know exactly what you’re planning. Don’t think you’re going to play mind games with me, mister. My sister tricked me into reading a dark-romance book once. I know how this goes. You’regoing to choke me, tie me up, and use dildos and butt plugs and clamps. I bet you’re in the mafia!”
“The mafia? I’m an investor. I don’t need an organized crime ring. I have lobbyists. All the shit I do is sanctioned by Congress. The mafia is for losers who aren’t smart, attractive, or charming enough to convince the government to write laws in their favor.” I lean against the door then wince when she throws herself against it.
“Fucking psycho pig. If you think I’m going to be some scared little girl waiting for you to have your way with me, you have another thing coming. I just had a pap smear and the ob-gyn used an obscenely large metal speculumandtold me I’m playing fast and loose with my waning fertility, so I’m not scared of you, Salinger. You want to tie me to meat hooks and take me up the ass, go the fuck ahead.”
“First off, I’m a little shocked at your choice of reading material. I’m reading an excellent biography of George Washington that I highly recommend. I’ll bring you a copy.”
More cursing and a graphic description of where I could shove said biography.
“That’s not very mature of you, and honestly, you can’t be mad. These are the consequences of your own actions.”
More unintelligible, angry screaming, something along the lines of, “I’m going to shove your consequences up your dick.”
