You Can Be Alice

Ever since this little thing she started with the eldest Shepherd heir, Cassidy's wardrobe had changed. Before, she was used to pant suits and loose blouses with a modest hemlined skirt. But she knew Levi was always watching whenever she spearheaded a meeting with the Shepherd Logistics board of directors so her dresses were a little tighter, her buttons loosened.

It was subtle at first. A pen drop, a stretch here and there. Now, she seemed to have honed in on exactly where Levi would be standing outside of the glass encased boardroom and a little skin would show, or the way she pulled her hair up that drove him mad.

Today it was her best asset just peeking out from her black dress shirt. At one point, her eyes deliberately moved to look at his and a little smirk carved its way on to her lips.

She was packing up, letting everyone leave when she noticed him just standing out from the shadows and she smirked. Her heels clicked against the marble floor as she exited the boardroom. "Good show?"

His response deepened her smirk and she rolled her eyes before walking towards the elevator lobby. "Not everyone gets to live a luxurious life of a screwup, Levi." She said breezily as she waited for the elevator to reach the topmost floor of the building.

His taunt about his brother, her best friend made her frown slightly. She chose not to indulge as she crossed her arms under her chest, tilting her head so her hair fell in waves over her shoulder.

"I most certainly had fun knowing you were ogling me."

"It says that I have an itch that only you can scratch." She responds in a mock exhausted tone. She hardly saw Levi as anything but his own man and she knew he was aware of that. Their mutual understanding of each other was one thing that had kept them from murdering each other.

His claims made her smile as she licked her lips, throwing her back from her face. "Is that what this is, you're stealing me from Miles?" She asked, turning to look at him dead in the eye. "Am I loot, Levi?" She asked, her voice adopting a husky tone as she spoke his name.

The merger her father and Ryan Shepherd were trying to forge by marrying her off with Miles was one she was trying to tolerate. If it weren't for the potential bankroll, Cassidy would have opposed it. If it weren't for Miles, she would have thrown a hissy fit. She didn't like the idea of her being sold off like chattel and she supposed this little tryst she had been involved in with Levi was some sort of belated rebellion.

On the one hand, she didn't want to hurt Miles, sweet, sensible, hard-working Miles. But on the other, Levi gave her something she knew Miles could never provide. Whether or not she would end it once they were married, she had no idea. The potential that Levi would tell Miles about them was quite damaging. So she kept their little small talks on the safe side. She could have said so many damaging things from the beginning but there was always something stopping her from saying more.

He was entirely correct of course. Levi was not the only man Cassidy was sleeping with. He just knew what she needed right then. And boy did he deliver.

She shook her head and chuckled inaudibly at his confirmation. What else could she be to a man like Levi Shepherd? She was content with whatever they had. A superficial string of one night stands fuelled by hatred and spite.

Stepping into the elevator, Cassidy moved right to the back and leaned against the cool metal. As soon as the doors closed, she grabbed Levi by his collar and pulled him towards her. "What do you do with loot, Levi?" She smirked before pressing her lips against his.

Little noises emitted from Cassidy's lips as she tugged at Levi's hair sharply. His response made a guttural chuckle escape from her lips. He hit a particularly sensitive area on her neck and she hissed. "Fuck." She took in a sharp intake of breath, hooking her leg around his.

She reciprocated the kiss, moaning slightly as she felt every inch of his body pressed against hers, causing friction with every movement. "Shit, Levi." She pulled away slightly to catch her breath.

"Fucking hate that you make me this way." She chuckled as her hand moved down to his pants. "We can make it to the first floor, right?"

Cassidy chuckled at Levi's response, fully expecting it. "My reputation means fuck all to you, doesn't it." Came her rhetorical question. He wouldn't be the one bearing the brunt of it all so of course it didn't matter to him. If she had a brother or a sister for all the responsibilities to fall on, she would probably have the same laissez faire attitude Levi had.

She looked up at him as he asked his question. Cassidy simply smirked. Shoving him away briefly, she reached a hand out to the emergency stop button, pulling it and leaning back against the wall as the elevator jerked to a halt.

"When have I ever said no?" She asked as she started to unzip her dress, pulling the strap down to reveal her lingerie. Today was black lace with soft gold trimming. "Do I have to do this all by myself?"

She rolled her eyes at him. "Baby." She chided him softly. All she wanted was a quick fuck. She didn't need the entire building knowing she was doing it just to give Levi his jollies. No, she just wanted the tool he provided that she didn't have.

Her eyes followed his hand down to her bra strap and let him kiss her, reciprocating it as she stepped out of her dress, kicking it to the side. She could feel his hand on her throat and even though she had an inkling of what was going to happen, when it actually did, it surprised her. Enough for her to push against him.

She looked up at him and choked a little. "Getting a little rough today, are we?" She smirked, her hand moving up to grip his wrist. "Would probably feel something if you squeezed harder." She challenged him.