Chapter 8

June 19, Monday afternoon

Todd turned off the car and looked up at the towering building in front of him. Getting through the city's lunchtime traffic had been hell, but as he looked down at the business card Loren had given him, Todd knew it had been well worth it. He got out and walked into the front lobby.

"Can I help you, sir?" The woman at the front desk smiled at him.

"Yes, I'm here to see Loren Spears."

The woman said, "Just a minute," and reached over to pick up the phone.

"Wait," Todd stopped her. "I wanted to surprise him."

"Second floor. When you get out of the elevator, turn left. His office is the last one on the right; his nameplate is on the door."

"Thank you."

Todd hurried to the elevator, hitting the button for the second floor. A moment later, he stepped out into the hallway and started toward Loren's office. Loren's door was open and Todd grinned when he saw Loren's back to the door as he talked on the phone. He walked into the office and closed the door quietly and locked it.

"No, Williams, you're not heading the Avers project. Ben already has it covered."

Moving as silently as possible, Todd walked up behind Loren and brushed his hair to side before biting down on Loren's neck.

In the middle of his conversation, Loren stiffened with the bite. "Shit!"

When turned his head he saw his lover's grinning face. Rapidly recovering, he muttered into the phone, "Later, Williams."

Loren laughed as he put the phone down. "You just scared the shit out of me."

Todd laughed and straightened up, hip cocked against Loren's desk. "Well, I was going for something a bit different."

Catching sight of the closed door, he smirked up at Todd. "You here for a little lunch time dessert, babe?"

Todd spread Loren's legs and knelt between them. "Actually, was going to ask if you wanted to order lunch in and then we'll see what's for dessert."

"I can have the restaurant next door bring us up something if you want. I have their menu somewhere in one of my drawers." A quick search through his desk produced the menu, and he handed it to Todd.

Todd took the menu and looked over it, rubbing Loren's thigh with his free hand. "What are you in the mood for, babe? My treat."

"I'll take one of their quarter-pound hamburgers, fries and a Coke. They're pretty good. Not the processed fast food crap."

"Sounds good." He pulled away and reached for the phone. After ordering their food, he hung up and turned to Loren. "Twenty minutes," he said with a wink.

"What about the appetizer while we're waiting?" Loren smiled with the sly suggestion. A slight tug on Todd's hair drew him closer as Loren leaned forward and pressed a kiss on Todd's lips. "Did you lock the door?"

"Yeah." Todd popped the button on Loren's pants. Reaching inside, he worked his way to flesh, wrapping his fingers around Loren's cock. The sound of Loren's zipper sliding down accompanied the action. "How quick can you come?"

A low groan answered Todd along with the nudge of Loren's hips against the hand around him. "I'd give it about a minute, babe. I haven't seen you since Friday."

"Good." With that, Todd shifted on his knees and swallowed Loren's cock down to the root.

"Ah fuck, babe." Loren reacted to the hot feel of Todd's mouth swallowing him. His fingers tightened on Todd’s head as his body shuddered. Each slide of his lover's mouth and tongue fueled the suddenly raging need. Loren exploded with a hard shudder and had to bite at his lip to still the cry threatening to overcome him.

Todd swallowed every drop and licked Loren's cock clean before tucking him back into his pants. Licking his lips, he looked up at Loren. One hand dropped to his own lap, kneading his cock through his pants. "Damn, you taste good, babe."

"You look like you need me to return the favor, Todd." Loren lowered his hand to Todd's shirt and drew Todd up. As Todd stood, Loren unfastened Todd's pants then slid them down enough to reach what he wanted.

Without another word, he leaned forward and tookTodd's cock into his mouth. The tight suction of Loren's mouth completely surrounded the rigid flesh in a hungry grip.

"Loren…Oh, God…" Holding Loren's head, Todd started fucking his lover's mouth, hips thrusting faster until he lost it. Gritting his teeth, he came, swallowing the groan as he filled Loren's mouth.

Loren devoured the taste, cleaning his lover before he slowly released him then carefully redressed Todd. "You're going to become my favorite past time soon, babe."

"Ditto." Todd leaned down and kissed Loren, stopping only when a knock sounded on Loren's office door. "Lunch is here, I think."

"And just in time too." Loren stood and moved past Todd to open the door. He took a twenty out of his wallet, gave it to the delivery girl a twenty, and took the bag of food from her. After he shut the door, he moved back to his desk. Opening the bag, he pulled out the food as he sat back down. "Pull up a chair and join me, Todd. I think you'll like these burgers."

"I was going to pay this time," Todd said as he sat down.

"You can get it the next time. I'll pick a nice, expensive restaurant, and you can treat me."

"It's a date, babe."

"You feel like going to La Rose Sauvage? You can cover the tab. I'll be generous and let you do that."

"That works. I'll make the reservations tomorrow. They've been pretty booked since opening last month."

"Let me make the reservations. I know the owner; he's an old friend of mine." Loren's shrug was a tad too casual as he continued eating his fries and drinking his soda.

One of Todd's eyebrows rose slightly, but he just nodded. "Okay…you make the reservations." He chewed thoughtfully on a fry and added, "Is this one of those friends who'd give me inside secrets?"

"He'd be full of them." Loren's tone was dry. "Etienne dated both me and Lorelei. Though he'd have more on her then me."

"Oh, Lord. I think Etienne and I are going to have a small chat."

"I think we'll just enjoy a really good dinner and each other's company. How's that?" After they finished, Loren gathered up the trash and dumped it in the trash can.

"I'm joking, babe. You have an uncanny knack for holding my attention no matter where we are. If there's anything I want to know, I'd ask you." He pressed a soft kiss to Loren's lips when he finished.

"I know. Etienne and I stayed friends, and he's still lovelorn for Lorelei. He'd be more than likely to bend your ear about her than me."

"Good. I didn't want you think I'd actually do something like that. Wish I didn't have late clients this week."

"I'm on overtime until Friday, Todd. Otherwise, I'd haunted your house the rest of the week."

"Haunt me anytime you want, babe," Todd said quietly as he leaned close. "Anytime." He pulled Loren into a soft kiss.

"This weekend. I promise, babe." Loren nipped lightly at Todd's lips before his tongue slid into Todd's mouth, silencing both of them.

Todd had just gotten into the kiss when Beethoven's Fifth started playing from his right hip. "Shit," he grumbled. He pulled his cell phone from its clip and sighed. "Client."

Loren released him to let him answer the call. "It's going to be this way all week. I have that feeling."

Todd nodded. "One second, babe." He flipped open the phone and said, "Todd Jacobs." A moment later, he turned Loren's calendar around and flipped the pages. "Yes, I can do the twenty first. Anytime, I think. I'm not in front of my calendar, but I don't believe I have any morning clients that day." He rolled his eyes. "Okay, no problem. I'll see you then, Mrs. Turner." He flipped the phone closed and dropped his head to Loren's desk. "Remind me why I went into private practice?"

"You didn't want to be at an employers' beck and call?"

"Okay," Todd mumbled, "I'll give you that." He lifted his head up and frowned at the clock. "Damn. I've got a client in an hour."

"Kiss me, you fool, and get to your meeting. I've got to meet with Henderson in about ten minutes."

Todd didn't say anything. When Loren walked around the desk, he just wrapped both arms around Loren's waist and tugged him close, tongue delving into Loren's mouth.

It was going to be a long week, and they both knew it. After a long moment, Loren reluctantly let go of Todd. "You better get to your meeting, babe. Or neither of us are going to be doing any work."

"Yeah. Take it easy, babe. You know where I am if you need me." He gave Loren a wink before walking out the door.