Page 19 of Tempt Me-

He doesn’t let up, caressing me through my climax and as I come down from the high, and only when I am too sensitive to take his touch anymore does he slide his fingers out of my pants.

At the sudden loss, I force my eyelids open and look into his lust-filled gaze.

“Austin,” I whisper, my voice hoarse, in awe of what I just experienced at his hands.

“I like hearing my name on your lips when you come.”A satisfied smile tugs at his lips.

“I like when you make me come.”The admission causes me to blush.

Not breaking eye contact, he raises his fingers to his mouth and licks the taste of me off his fingers, causing a tug of renewed desire to flicker to life inside me.But my brain is just beginning to function again, and though I can’t say I regret what just happened, I am pretty sure it wasn’t my smartest move.All the reasons I laid out to Amber return, running through my brain on a never-ending loop.He is my boss, I love my job, and ultimately we want very different things out of life and relationships.

I let out an unwitting sigh, wishing I could take it back the second the sound escapes my lips.

He meets my gaze, eyeing me warily.“What’s wrong?”

“Nothing,” I say, and despite my reservations, I reach for the waistband of his pants, wanting to give him the same pleasure he bestowed on me.

He grabs my wrist, gently pulling away, my hand grazing his hard erection, which strains against the taut fabric.

“Fuck,” he mutters, his voice sounding like rough gravel, his need obvious.

“Why are you stopping me?”I ask.

“Because it’s clear I lost you.”

I nod because I can’t deny the truth.“All the reasons this is a bad idea are shooting through my brain.”I reach down and close my jeans, feeling totally awkward, especially since I just came and he… didn’t.

“I get it,” he says in an understanding tone.“I came on pretty strong when you walked in the door, and I didn’t give you time to think.”

I sink my teeth into my lower lip and shake my head.“I can make my own decisions, and I own what happened between us.It wasn’t you pushing me into anything.I just think since I work for you, we shouldn’t get involved.”I settle on the easiest explanation even though it hurts me to say it.

No reason for him to be privy to the fact that the future I envision for myself—a family and a man who loves me—are the things that will fill the emptiness I grew up with inside me.I always sugarcoat my time in foster care because I had it better than most, but deep inside me, I yearn for more.I don’t do casual relationships well, and Austin is the whole package.

He could break my heart.

“I should go.”I pick up my shirt, put it on, then turn and head for my room, feeling his hot gaze on my back as I walk away.

***

Austin

I watch Mialeave before shutting the lights and heading upstairs to my room.

Alone.

I have to admit this wasn’t the outcome I envisioned when I had my hand down her pants, my fingers spreading her slick need over her clit as I made her come.

Her sigh was my first clue something was wrong, and though she was willing to give me my turn, I didn’t want her that way.I want her breathless and eager, no hesitation between us.Besides, I have the feeling she isn’t giving me the full reason for her reservations.Yes, she is my employee.Yes, it could be awkward and bothers me, too, but I’ve come to realize we have no one to answer to but ourselves, and she wants me as much as I desire her.Something more is at play behind those expressive eyes of hers.

But unless I want something more than easy sex, I have no right to ask.So instead of her sexy lips wrapped around my dick or taking her upstairs to my bedroom, I am suffering from a painful case of blue balls I am going to have to deal with in the shower.And as I wrap my soap-slickened hand around my cock, water streaming over me, it is Mia’s mouth sucking me dry that takes me over the edge and to completion.

I wake up the next morning and drive to pick up Bailey, bringing her home and going about my business as if the night didn’t occur.

***

Austin

I drive intowork, pulling into the parking lot, early for the normal weekly meeting.A week passed since that night I felt Mia’s slick sex beneath my fingers and brought her to climax, my name on her lips, and I find the trip to the office a welcome reprieve from being alone in the house with Mia and pretending I don’t desire her with every breath I take.