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I laughed. “Is that going slow?”
“Sure. I’m not stealing you away tonight when that’s what I want to do.”
“I kind of want to be stolen…but I’ll wait. I have some bad news, though.”
“What’s that?”
“I won’t be wearing those jeans you like so much.”
He inhaled sharply. “That’s all right. I like you in those sexy corporate dresses just as much.”
I looked down at my staid navy-blue dress. “They’re not sexy.”
“I guarantee you have not seen yourself from the back in those dresses. Come to think of it, you must not be looking at yourself from the front either.”
“Jake…” He kept stealing my ability to speak.
“I’ll see you tomorrow, Clara. Wear whatever you want. I have no doubt I’ll like you in it.”
“Okay,” I whispered. “See you tomorrow.”
After I hung up, I carefully put my cookie back in the box, unable to bring myself to eat it. I would, eventually. Just…not yet.
Thomas popped his head into my office. “You have a visitor.”
Even though I’d known Jake was on his way up since he’d had to check in with security, my stomach fluttered.
I stood up from my desk and smoothed my dress. “You can send him in.”
He cupped his hands around his mouth and stage-whispered, “You look really hot today. Don’t worry a single bit.”
“Put your professional pants on, Thomas.”
“They’re on. Marc Jacobs.” He stuck his long leg out like he was wearing an evening gown with a dramatic slit. “You like?”
My eyes flared. “Thomas.”
“Oh, all right.” He opened the door wide, switching to his cool, professional tone. “Ms. Rossi will see you now.”
Jake thanked him and strode into my office. Thomas pulled the door closed behind him. Not knowing what was going on had to be killing him, but I didn’t have time to worry about my assistant.
Walking straight up to me, Jake dug his hands into the sides of my hair and kissed me. My body responded immediately while my brain hurried to catch up. Jake ate at my lips like he’d been starving for them, then his tongue swept in, giving my mouth a thorough licking.
Moaning, I gripped the lapels of his jacket, giving myself over to him. In one fell swoop, he’d rid me of my nerves and doubt. This man had been chomping at the bit to get me in his arms again, and that was a heady, powerful feeling.
Our lips parted, and his forehead rolled on mine. Panting breaths passed back and forth until his fingers loosened in my hair and I let go of his jacket to slide my palms along his shoulders.
“Hey.”
His lips touched the corner of my mouth before he pulled back and gave me a long, slow once-over. “Hey, gorgeous. You hungry?”
“I am.”
“Then let’s go.”
Once we left my office, we stayed a respectable distance from each other. Thomas gawked, and I smiled at him. Had my head not been foggy from that kiss, I might have found a task to keep him busy and out of trouble while I was gone.
Jake further distracted me in the elevator, leaning against the wall and checking me out from head to toe.
