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She peered at me down her nose. “You arrived together almost two hours late and he’s been smiling at you so much, I wondered for a moment if he’d been body snatched. You’re fucking, aren’t you?”
I fell back in my chair, slowly shaking my head. “No. Not yet. I’m staying with him temporarily.”
Raymond groaned, and Davida’s shoulders slumped. I’d disappointed them, and it made my bones feel far too big for my skin.
Raymond’s face scrunched in discomfort. “You’re staying…in his house?”
“I am.”
“That’s a terrible idea,” Davida stated. “You know this.”
I nodded. “I know it is.”
I could have explained he’d been helping me. That they didn’t know him the way I did, how sweet and gentle he was with Joey. That he’d let me sleep for ten hours while taking care of my daughter for no other reason than I needed it. The closet full of clothes, shoes and bags. The iced coffees and notes, dinners together, his mouth on mine…
And they would still tell me getting involved with the man who held all the strings was a wretched, awful decision.
“So stop,” Raymond urged. “Pull back. Get out of it before it’s too late.”
“I know this is difficult to hear, but we’re looking out for you,” Davida added. “Selfishly, I truly don’t want to lose you as a coworker, and I would loathe for this to ruin your professional reputation.”
“I do hear you,” I told them. “I’ll think about it.”
Raymond puffed his cheeks and blew out a heavy breath. “Fucking him, I get. He’s mean and hot. What I don’t understand is how you ended up staying with him.”
“It’s Liam’s fault if you must know.”
“Well, of course it is,” Ray replied. “Explain.”
Since I was in for a penny, I decided to be in for a pound and spill the mess Liam had left me to wade through. It was a relief not to keep it to myself anymore and a convenient way to deflect attention off Elliot and me.
Davida eyed me shrewdly throughout the rest of lunch, but she had said her piece, so she let it go for now.
I had just enough time for a quick pumping session before I needed to be back at my desk. Before I could close the door, Elliot stepped in behind me.
The lock clicked, then he was on me, herding me into the wall and cradling the back of my head. His mouth crushed against mine, taking me by surprise. My gasping lips allowed him entry, swirling his tongue with mine.
He kissed me dirty, but his hands were chaste, combing my hair, stroking my cheek. The combination of sweet and carnal confused my system so completely I allowed it to happen, kissing him back with the same amount of fervor.
Voices right outside the room brought me back to earth. We were at work. Our coworkers were close enough for us to hear them. Anyone could have seen Elliot follow me in here. What was I thinking?
I bit his bottom lip hard enough for him to jerk back.
“What are you doing?” I panted.
“You weren’t at your desk.” He frowned down at me. “I wanted to have lunch with you.”
“Well, I had lunch with Davida and Raymond. You had breakfast with me.”
He brushed my hair aside to kiss along the side of my neck. “I wanted more. I was forced to eat alone at my desk.”
“You could have left your office.” My toes were curling in my shoes from his warm lips dragging along my skin. “We can’t do this here, Elliot.”
I should have said I wasn’t sure we should be doing this at all, but I couldn’t force the words out. If I did, he might have agreed, and I really didn’t want him to.
“I’m not going to fuck you, sweetheart. I just want to kiss you.” He slowly lowered his mouth to mine. “Let me.”
“Okay.” I barely got my answer out before his mouth was on mine again. I wound his tie around my fist, anchoring myself to him, and answered his need with my own.
