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“Before Damon, I might’ve fallen for him again. After Damon, it felt like I was cheating on Damon.”
The Vin the middle of her brows forms again, and I know that she’s worried about me. I wish I could be like her and have my life together.
She has more to say. She’s on a roll today, but thankfully James comes in with Athena in his arms, and my dad follows behind them.
“Fresh air feels good, right?” My dad ruffles my hair as he sits next to me.
I smile at him, knowing that I’m ready to be me again.
We get back home in the evening. After my shower, I stare at my dad’s text for a beat too long. He asked me to think about my sister’s proposal. He told me he’s going back to Seattle for several weeks for work and that I should move back home until I have a plan.
But leaving Harvey? It’s no secret I’m the provider in our relationship. He gets Social Security benefits for his disability, but he has a lot of medical costs to cover.
I feel bad that the burden of costs would fall on his parents even more, and Harvey hates taking their money.
I text my dad back, telling him that I’ll think about it.
On Wednesday, Damon and I settle into the boardroom next to his office, boxes surrounding us. Interns are searching through more boxes on the floor below. While I would’ve stayed with the rest of them, Damon said he couldn’t think with all of them around.
Somehow, I’m the exception to his little rule.
We’re going through documents belonging to a client. We’re trying to verify that they maintained their due diligence by following our guidelines both for the environment and its species.
I try to focus on the expert report, but it’s challenging with Damon so close. I don’t know why he even wants me here if he prefers to work alone, and he must know I’m missing many calls by being in the boardroom with him instead of at my desk.
Besides, it baffles me that he’d do this type of work instead of delegating it to the interns.
He’s been avoiding me lately and acting distant. So, now that we’re in an enclosed room together, alone, I throw glances his way, and I stare when his thumb grazes his lips, and I think about how Isawandheardthis man laugh.
And he kissed and touched the most sensitive parts of my body.
“You’re all set for New York?” he asks.
I nod. We’re leaving tomorrow, and as it turns out, Julia, the executive director, is coming with us.
There’s a knock at the door. Marie doesn’t waste time coming in with the drinks she offered to get us.
“A coffee for you, Mr. Dreygon,” she singsongs. “Almost black, just like your mood.” She gives him a megawatt smile.
“Thanks.” I smile at her when she hands me a green tea.
“What did you say?”
She shrugs at Damon before leaving.
“So weird.” He shakes his head.
“Damon, be nice.” I playfully tap his shoulder. I’m not quick enough to retrieve my hand, because he pulls my wrist, bringing me closer to him even though he’s at the end of the table.
He leans forward and whispers, “Or what, hmm?”
The seduction rolls off his tongue like rings of smoke. With every word, I feel his thumb against the pressure point on my wrist, reason and logic slithering away from me.
“You don’t play fair.” I swallow.
His brown eyes hypnotize my green ones as a dangerous side effect. “I know.”
A part of me wants to run away and hide at my desk while the strongest, most stubborn part of me wants to straddle him and make my body feel good again, rev up the blood flowing in my veins, send shocks to my heart.
