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She looked at me with soft eyes and then focused on her plate again. We finished the pancakes a few minutes later.
"Technically, my break goes on for another twenty minutes," she murmured. "What do you want to do? Head back to the office?"
"I'm not going back to the office today. I’m taking Jeremy to soccer practice.”
She pouted. "Oh. Okay."
"What’s that?"
"Nothing. I was hoping you’d steal a kiss or something before I had to get back to my desk.”
"Fuck yes, I will," I said. And then I took her hand, walking in front of her and glancing around.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
"Looking for a place that’s hidden from view."
"For kissing?" She sounded incredulous.
"Yeah."
"This better be good. It's not fit for the public, huh?"
"Fuck no." I pulled her between another patch of trees, not just because we were hidden from view but because the shade was cool.
My phone vibrated with a message just then. Out of instinct, I pulled it out. I'd have to put it on airplane mode when I was with Hannah from now on. I didn't want anyone bothering us.
The text was from Duncan.
Duncan: The SEC wants to look into some transactions they’ve flagged as suspicious.
I frowned, putting my phone on silent and shoving it in the back pocket of my pants. That was going to be annoying. The Securities and Exchange Commission often did this. They’d audited us several times over the years, and they never found anything. I wasn't expecting them to find anything now either. But still, it wasn't a pleasure to have them at the office.
"Bad news?" Hannah asked as she stepped right in front of me.
“Annoying news. Nothing I want to talk about now."
"Okay."
She offered me a seductive smile. It was enough to make me forget about everything. Usually, the second I knew the commission was coming, I alerted the board and warned clients.Sometimes business news outlets got wind of it and then clients panicked. But right now, all I wanted was to focus on Hannah.
She put her hands on my shoulders, rising on her tiptoes. Then she pushed her fingers down on my shoulder blades. I hadn't even realized I was tense, but they relaxed under her touch.
Leaning down, I kissed her ferociously. My instincts acted of their own accord when it came to Hannah. I kissed her until her breath quickened and her thighs shook, yet I still hadn't had enough. I wanted to lose myself in her, but that was going to wait until this evening.
I had a plan.
Chapter Eighteen
Hannah
I was in a bit of a daze for the rest of the day. Yup, that was the right word.Daze. I did my job, but half of my brain was floating on cloud nine.
Chase Sterling is my boyfriend.I didn't think I could get any happier, but it turned out I could. About two hours after lunch, I got a message from him.
Chase: I have a surprise for you this evening.
I tried not to smile too big.