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“Didn’t she smack you for that?” I teased with a smile.
He chuckled. “Well, we did have a fight, but we sorted it out. What I’m trying to say is that if there was anyone I would’vewished as a partner for you, it would be someone like Sujit. I’m not just happy, I’m thrilled for the both of you.”
A tear threatened to run down my cheek. He swiped a napkin from the table and snuck it to me discreetly. He knew I hated displaying tears. His gesture conveyed he still cared for me and it comforted me.
So this was what closure felt like!
I swiftly dabbed the corners of my eyes, and we saw Sujit and Tara walking over with flutes in their hands.
“Champagne for everyone, sparkling white for Aarti,” she said, placing a long-stemmed glass before me.
“To us,” I said.
“To true love,” Sujit said.
“And great friendships,” Sameer added.
We all looked at Tara. Her eyes flitted between the three of us, and she shrugged. “What? You took all the good ones. What do I toast to?”
We laughed.
“Okay, here’s one. To our happily ever afters.”
“Amen,” I said, and we clinked our glasses.
EPILOGUE
SUJIT
The door to my office was locked, and the switchable glass walls were turned opaque. Holding Aarti at the waist, I ran my hand up her thigh and around to her butt. The pencil skirt she wore today was gathered unceremoniously at her hips.
She tugged the jacket off my shoulders and tossed it to a chair behind her.
“We have fifteen minutes before the staff arrives,” she warned breathily.
“And only ten before Devi does,” I added and leaned her against the table.
Descending to my knees, I moved the lace aside and ran my tongue between her delicate lips. She moaned and pushed her hand into my hair. I put my eager, diligent mouth to work.
A few silent beats passed as she tried to modulate her breath. “Wait! I can’t do this!” she cried.
I stopped and looked up at her with a cocked eyebrow.
She pulled me up by the collar of my shirt. “I’m too turned on.”
I ran a finger through her dripping-wet slit and said, “I can see that, and I want to lick it all off you right now.”
Yanking my hand out, she guided my fingers to my mouth. I licked them like they were covered in honey. When I caught her gazing at me with raw desire, I put the same fingers in her mouth and sighed as the warmth of her tongue enveloped them.
“You look so beautiful right now,” I whispered, helpless against her touch. “Let me eat you until I’m satisfied.”
“There’s not enough time for that,” she argued. “Ten minutes isn’t going to cut it. I need more of you. I need to feast on your body, swallow you whole.”
The words had barely left her mouth when I pounced on it, thrusting my tongue deep. She moaned and sucked it like she sucked my dick. With my hands on her lower back, I pulled her closer to me. Our unseemly slobbering sounds echoed in the quiet office.
Finally, she put her hands on my chest and pushed me away.
“Lunchtime?” she asked breathlessly. “We can make a quick getaway.”