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The Elevator Ride >>> a short erotic romance story - Part 1 of 7

The Elevator Ride - a short story which was originally published in 2014 - has been converted it into a 7-part series. The 7-part series will be shared as daily blog post each day of this week.

Enjoy!

Maria

**Disclaimer: This blog post contains adult language and content. It is not suitable for anyone under the age of 18 and may not be suitable for all adult readers. View at your own discretion.**



“I can’t believe we’re stuck in here,” Rex exclaimed.

“Still no cell reception,” Mona studied her phone. “You?”

“Nope.” Rex turned to face her. “This is great!” he shouted his voice dripped with disgust.

“Don’t worry. Someone will come get us.”

“Don’t worry?” he repeated mockingly. “I don’t think so. We’ve been stuck here for ten minutes.” Rex banged on the doors. No response.

“Relax.”

“It’s difficult to relax when we can’t even let the hotel staff know we’re stuck here.”

Rex glanced at Mona. Her eyes were glued to her phone screen.

“After that dull workshop I sure as hell don’t want is to be stuck in an elevator.” He raked his fingers through his hair.

Mona quit playing with her mobile phone and looked his way. “Workshops are part of your job,” resentment colored her voice. “Don’t forget,” she added, “Hopping on this freight elevator was your stupid idea.”

“It was a stupid idea,” he shot back, “but if we hadn’t worked like dogs these past two days, I wouldn’t have—”

“Worked liked dogs?” Mona interrupted, one eyebrow raised.

“Yeah,” he plunked a hand on his hip. “We haven’t had a break since we came here yesterday. We worked through lunch today. I’m exhausted.” And pissed, he admitted silently.

Rex Cruz analyzed his situation. He felt he had every right to be angry. His boss, Mona Parker, had sprung a last-minute, out-of-state conference on him and he was forced to cancel his weekend plans with Aimee.

Mona leaned against the elevator railing and studied him. “When I hired you a year ago,” she said, crossing long shapely legs at her ankles, “I told you the job would be demanding.”

“Agreed,” he interjected, “but I didn’t expect to be your on-call personal assistant.”



The Elevator Ride - Part 2 will be posted tomorrow. Thanks for reading!


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