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“It’s almost tomorrow morning. I can call a cab or an Uber.”
“No. Stay with me. I like having you here.”
I protested. “We’re bordering on a relationship, and I can’t do that.”
“Dammit, what is so wrong with a relationship?”
Austin was now fully awake, and he knitted his eyebrows with anger. I needed to be firm.
“I told you I didn’t want one.”
He let me go and sat up, his eyes narrowed. “What if I want one?”
I shook my head. “Then you have the wrong woman. I can’t be your girlfriend.”
In a flash, he caged me with his arms and legs. I could feel his hot breath on my face and heavy cock on my stomach.
“I don’t understand why. Tell me why?”
I stared into Austin’s angry eyes. “You’re a distraction, a gorgeous distraction.”
“And that’s a problem for you?”
I sighed. “You’ll make me lose focus; you already do. I give in too easily to you, and before long it will carry over to work.”
Austin pressed his lips to my cheek. “You can be soft in the bedroom and hard in the boardroom. I know you can make that transition.”
I shivered under him. “I tried, and it made me soft. I became the ice queen after I gave up emotional attachments.”
“You mean after that asshole left you. He didn’t deserve you. Everyone gets hurt at one time or another. You’re hurting me right now.”
It pained me to hear him say that, but it’s what I suspected.
Tears stung my eyes, and I pushed them back. “I don’t want to do that.”
“But your denial is hurting me. I can’t stop how I feel about you.”
“Let me up. I need to go.”
I pushed at his chest, but he was like iron, unmoving, and heavy. He ignored my pleas and pressed his lips to mine. His tongue forced my mouth open, and I melted, again. He kissed me, and I sucked on his tongue. Austin broke away and moved down to lick and bite my nipples.
“Let me have you once more,” he whispered.
“Another time. I have to go.”
“Now. I’m afraid it will be the last time.”
I gave in and let him make love to me one more time because he was right, I had planned to avoid anything physical with him after tonight. I could feel my edge slipping away when I was in his presence, and I couldn’t let that happen. After we were finished, he drove me home, marveling as he pulled into the driveway at my brightly lit house located only a few miles from his own. I tenderly kissed him goodnight before I exited his car.
I’m back in ice queen mode. It’s been four days since I slept with Austin and I was in an incredibly bad mood. Things haven’t been going well at work. Jared Corker, one of the lead actors in the film Chase was injured on set. Since he’s plays the main character, and we’re halfway through the movie, we need to shut down production so he can recuperate from a concussion.
My assistant, Marina, called out sick and has been out for what’s going on her third day. The replacement they gave me can’t hold a candle to her. I need to give Marina a raise when she comes back. I can’t afford to lose her. Lastly, Austin wouldn’t return any of my texts or calls. I didn’t blame him. After all, he wanted something I couldn’t give him. Still, I valued his friendship and missed him.
I’m on a conference call when I heard my phone vibrate on my desk. I’m bored, and the call is just a rehash of a meeting we had last week. Spotlight is in talks with the agent for Clive Garner, a hotshot actor who is up for the lead in a period film we’ll be producing in the fall. He has the part if his agent would stop dicking around with things like the size of his trailer. I check my phone and see that Austin has texted me.
Sorry. Had a family emergency. Was in New York for the past few days.
I hope it’s not serious. I text back.
