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She caught the edges of the T-shirt, pulled it over her head and dropped it on the floor.
“God, you’re so fucking beautiful.”His thumb continued to caress her, but he pulled back slightly.“Scoot to the edge of the seat for me.”
Anticipation thrummed through her as she complied.Bethany couldn’t believe it’d been barely twenty-four hours since they’d last made love.It felt like a lifetime.
She gripped the armrests as he parted her thighs wider and his head descended.The trail of kisses down her midriff had her gasping for breath.
Watching his pleasure as his mouth trailed lower was its own aphrodisiac.Hearing him groan as her skin quivered beneath his kisses got her even hotter.
Maybe there was something to this after all.Something that went beyond sex for him.No man could get this turned on purely by sex, could he?
Thoughts flew out of her head at the touch of his tongue against her clit.But a loud trill from his desk rudely interrupted her cry of pleasure.
He jerked then closed his eyes on a pithy curse.
“What?”she demanded hoarsely.
“I’m sorry.I forgot I arranged a videoconference call.”
The word “video” had her scrambling to locate the T-shirt.
“Relax, no one’s about to see you naked.That I can guarantee.”His gaze dropped to her wet sex, and he groaned.
“It’s okay,” she said, although okay was the last thing she felt right now.
“It’s not fucking okay.But since I arranged it, I have to show up.”Hard regret entered his eyes as she tugged the T-shirt into place.“Don’t go far.We have unfinished business.”
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She showered, dressed in a loose white knee-length dress, had breakfast, then tried to convince herself she wasn’t behaving like a love-addled idiot when she chose to wait for Zach in the living room closest to his study.
The sound of his deep muted voice as he conducted phone call after phone call soothed her even as her blood thrummed with the anticipation of taking up where they’d left off earlier.
When two hours passed without his appearance, she retrieved her tablet and accessed the bookmarks she’d saved a couple of weeks ago.
After her last run-in with her boss, Bethany had sent out feelers on a few jobs with interesting prospects.
So far, she’d tolerated Sheena’s generally acerbic attitude because she’d been too caught up in licking her wounds after Chris.But the thought of returning to Neon to be Sheena’s whipping girl made her feel slightly sick.
She had experienced so much change in her life in just a few short days.
Time to embrace it in all aspects of her life.
She was in the middle of sending her resume to a third highly reputable events organization firm when she heard footsteps.
Her heart skipped several beats, and she started to set her iPad aside.But the smile that began in her heart died a swift death on her lips at the look on Zach’s face when he entered the room.
“What’s wrong?”she asked.
He’d covered his top half with an indigo shirt but a few top buttons were undone, and his hair looked as if he’d ran his fingers through it several times.
“I have a situation with one of my companies.One of my executives has walked out at a crucial stage of a delicate deal.I have to step in, or everything will go to shit.”
“Is there anything I can do?”She started to rise, but he shook his head and pressed her back down with gentle hands.He crouched in front of her just as he’d done in his study.
“I appreciate the offer, but no.I just came out here to apologize for neglecting you.I have to take another call in less than five minutes.After that… hell, I don’t know how much time it’ll take to straighten things out.”Grey eyes held hers, his annoyance and worry clear.
“It’s fine, Zach.I’m a big girl, I can keep myself entertained for a while longer.”