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“Accurate,” I agree. Unfortunately, what I want is her. What I want is to stop worrying about the company all of the time. What I want is to make her melt beneath my hands.
I want her to fall apart for me.
I take a step closer. Am I testing the waters? Yes. Is this a terrible idea? Oh, absolutely. Nothing good ever came from timidity, though. Nothing satisfactory ever came from holding back.
She finishes stacking the papers we’ve been working with and sets them next to her closed laptop.
“I think that’s the last meeting for the day,” she says. Before she can say anything else, I reach for her cheek, stroking her skin. The gesture seems to shock her. She looks up at me, jaw dropped.
She takes a step back. Then she walks around the conference room table to the other side, hiding like a little lamb. Only, she can’t hide from me. Not for long.
“Alexandra,” I say.
“Mr. Shadowvale.”
“Where are you going?”
“Over here.”
“Why?”
“Because...”
Because she wants me as much as I want her. That much is obvious. She’s been on edge ever since she arrived.
“Because you want me.”
“I’m not supposed to want my boss,” she says, lowering her voice.
“Says who?”
“Says everyone.” Alex shrugs. “Everyone knows this. Employees and supervisors can’t date.”
“Who said anything about dating?”
“Isn’t that what you’re talking about?”
“I’m talking about a kiss, Alex. I’m talking about a dirty fucking kiss that makes your panties wet and your knees tremble. How do you feel about that?”
For a second, I think she’s going to tell me to fuck off, but she doesn’t. She hesitates for just a moment, and then she nods.
Alex wants me, too.
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