Chapter 8

The Mode offices were in dark. It was 11pm at night and the only other person around was the security guard who was sat in his office, eating doughnuts and watching some spanish soap opera. Wilhelmina closed her laptop and started collecting her belongings together ready to go home for the night.

As she flicked off the light in her office and opened the door, she was startled by Daniel on the other side, leaning against the door frame.

"Jesus!" she yelped. "I thought you had gone home hours ago"

"I did, but then i spent the next four hours walking around the city"

"Why?"

"well i figured it had been a while since i'd seen the views that New York has to offer" he snorted.

Wilhelmina looked at him standing there. Underneath the sarcastic answer and the swagger he was trying to pull off, she could see that he was currently very troubled.

"Er.. do you want to talk?"

"Do i want to talk? hmmm lets see?" he pushed past her into her office, and stood against her desk. Wilhelmina could feel his eyes burning into her and she shifted uncomfortably.

"Daniel? Whats wrong?"

Daniel's bravado disapeared in an instant. "I need to ask you something. I've been ...er.. having these flashback things."

. "What sort of flashbacks?"

"About me and you"

Wilhelmina felt her chest tighten, her throat felt dry and she struggled to squeak out a reply. "Us?"

Daniel hung his head, so deciding to push ahead Wilhelmina asked him outright. "Did you remember that we are no longer enemies?"

Daniel gulped. "Whats going on Wilhelmina? Did we kiss? What does that mean? I'm just sooo confused, i can't think straight and..."

Daniel was silenced as Wilhelmina stepped towards him. "Maybe this will help"

She smiled before placing her lips gently onto his. For something that should have felt so wrong, Daniel couldn't help but noticed how nice it felt. How soft her lips were, the feel of her curves as she stepped in between his legs as she deepened the kiss. He was feeling things he had never felt before. And decided the old 'in for a penny in for a pound' motto was the best way to go right now. He grabbed her hips and pulled her tight towards him. Her breathing quickened and he could feel her heart beating through the thin material of their shirts. Her hands were entangled in his hair, moaning softly against his lips, as he brushed his hands down over her butt and up her thigh, sliding her skirt up as he did so. Wilhelmina pulled at the buttons on his shirt as he fumbled for hers, their kiss never breaking. Throwing their shirts to one side, Daniel spun her round, and lifted her to sit on the edge of her desk, standing between her thighs as he reached under her skirt and slid her underwear down and released himself from the confines of his trousers. Wilhelmina wrapped her legs around his waist as he slowly entered her. She gasped and looked into his eyes as he dipped his head and attached his lips to hers.

The only light in the office came from outside the moonlight and street lights shining onto the desk where both bodies were entwined in the art of passion. The only sounds were heavy breathing and the occasional moan as the air grew thick with the smell of sex.

Wrapping her legs firmly around his waist, Daniel placed his hands under her butt and lifted her from the desk. Never breaking the connection he carried her over to the chaise. Laying her down, he pinned her arms above her head, brought his head down to the crook of her neck and continued to move slowly in and out of her.

The windows began to steam up as the lovers began to reach their climax. "Oh my gooo..." Wilhelmina moaned out, clenching her thighs around Daniels waist as they both rode the waves as their climaxes washed over them.

Coming down from her high, Wilhelmina took in Daniels body pressing on top of hers. His milky white skin contrasting against her mocha one. His dark hair buried into the crook of her neck, his breathing shallow and loud. He shifted suddenly and she felt the cold air as their sweaty bodies seperated. He laid at the side and pulled her close to him, and she took in his scent as she cuddled into his chest.

A few minutes passed as they lay listening to each others breathing, not speaking a word until Wilhelmina broke the silence. "Daniel?"

"Hmm?"

"You remember now?"

He looked into her eyes. "Yeah... i think i do" He smiled.

Wilhelmina smiled back up at him. "I have a small confession"

"Oh yeah? and whats that?"

"You said you were falling for me? Well.. I.. I feel the same"

"what? When? What?"

"Daniel?"

"No! I ... i.. " Daniel scrambled to his feet. "No! Its not like that! I dont remember that!" He began collecting his clothes, pulling his shirt back on, ignoring the ripped buttons. "Falling for you? That was this is, is it Wilhelmina? Some big scheme of yours! Try to convince poor Daniel that he's falling in love with ...with YOU!" He spat the word at her. "Then what aey? Take everything from me?"

"Daniel no! Its not like that!"

"Ooh shut up! You think I'm stupid! You did it to my dad but i'll be damned if you're going to do the same to me!"

"Daniel please?"

"I said no! Stay away from me! You're sick, twisted! I want nothing to do with you!"

She reached out to grab his hand. "Daniel please?"

He tore his hand away and stormed towards the door. Turning back he spat. "You really are summat else Wilhelmina you know that?"

He slammed the door behind him, leaving Wilhelmina sat struggling to catch her breath.