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Is the offer for dinner and a night with you still on the table?
The response is immediate, which makes me grin.
Connor:
You never have to ask. I would drop everything for you.
Chapter Twenty-One
CONNOR
“I expect to have at least three more contracts by the end of the month. The Quellin project is nearly done. They’re going into the final phase of testing servers, which will be completed by the end of the week,” I say to the owner of the company, who insisted on a conference call this afternoon.
“What are the projected numbers for the end of the year?” he asks.
“If we go through with Liam’s proposal, we could anticipate at least fifteen more by the end of the year and would need to double the staff we have right now.”
“Shit, Connor. What are you waiting for? Bring on Liam’s company and let’s do this. That will mean incredible things for the company,” Mr. Dean replies.
“I’ll send the message to move forward after we end this call.” I smirk at my phone when I hear a tap on my door.
I look up to see Jordan peeking in. When I raise my brow in question, he moves aside, allowing Hadley to walk past him,closing the door behind her. My smirk turns into a full-on grin when I see her.
“Mr. Dean, I will take care of this now. If there is nothing else, I have some things to do.” My response is clipped as I stand, walking toward Hadley and pulling her into my arms.
The bright smile that takes over her features when we reach each other is infectious. I hear Mr. Dean respond, but promptly ignore him and turn off the speakerphone.
“Mo ghrá,” I say simply before pressing my lips to her.
When I take her face between my hands, I notice she stiffens briefly. I press my mouth against hers, flicking my tongue against her plump bottom lip, asking for more. Her lips part with a gasp that I take as an invitation and delve my tongue into her sweet warm mouth while we tangle ourselves together in a fervorous kiss. She moans into my mouth for just a second, sending shockwaves to my cock, which is already straining against the zipper of my slacks.
We pull apart panting.
“Oh, God. I’ve missed you, baby.” She sighs into my chest.
“Beautiful, what is it?” I bring my hand to her chin, raising her face to meet my eyes.
“Just a rough day.” She smiles weakly at me, looking away. “Let’s go get dinner.”
I don’t push her, even though it’s infuriating me that something is bothering her this much. I know that it’s more than just a rough day. I can feel it in my bones. We walk out of the building hand-in-hand. Shockingly, we don’t run into Mr. James.
Once we’re finally at District Thai, just around the corner from my office, she visibly relaxes. She orders her favorites from the menu: bikini shrimp and pad kee mao. Meanwhile, I stick with their pineapple fried rice. I smile across the table at her. She looks lost in thought.
“Mo ghrá,” I say gently, attempting to pull her out of her mind. “Talk to me, beautiful.”
“It’s nothing. My head still hurts is all.” She returns my smile, but it doesn’t touch her eyes like it should.
It takes little time for our food to be ready and delivered to the table. Like the last few times we’ve been here, I steal one of the shrimp appetizers. It’s a shrimp wrapped in seaweed and a wonton, then deep-fried, and it is delicious.
I look up from my rice to find her nibbling on one of the crispy wonton-covered shrimps. I place my hand on her knee under the table, and she looks at me sweetly. Squeezing gently, I gaze into her eyes.
“Mo ghrá, how about I call it an early day and we go back to my place? We can cuddle up on the couch, and you can read.”
Judging by the look on her face, you’d think I’d just offered her the moon, stars, and heavens all at once.
We’ve been lying on the couch together for an hour when I stand to go to the bathroom and relieve my bladder. When I walk back, I notice Hadley rubbing her cheek. As I stand back and watch her, I notice a faint bruise covering the side of her face. Seeing the discoloration, I feel my anger grow to a near boiling point in seconds.
I walk back to the couch and sit down. I instantly pull her toward me, caging her in my embrace. A soft giggle passes her lips as she relaxes into me.
