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“I can be,” Preston said, and I didn’t miss the double meaning in his words.
Benoit took a sip of his drink then looked over the rim of the glass at me. “I’m sure.”
Desperately needing to stop this line of conversation, I reached for the folder and flicked through it. I wasn’t surprisedat all to find pages of quotes for everything I’d listed, all expertly organized and including his thoughts on each. “As always, you’ve done an impressive job. Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.” Instead of leaving, Preston leaned over the desk. I stopped breathing at the close proximity, his face only a foot away, his eyes piercing mine.
I could sense the way he reached between us, pointing something out in the binder, but he didn’t break our connection, and I was too focused on what he was doing to force myself to look away in case he tried something—and in case I let him.
“Just so you know…” His voice had a purring quality to it, and it stroked between my thighs. “I highlighted the ones I thought you’d like best.”
A muffled sound—a cough, maybe—came from the other man still sitting in the room, and even with the awareness that we weren’t alone, I couldn’t bring myself to pull away from whatever hold Preston had on me.
Maybe I shouldn’t have let him come in after all. I should’ve stuck to my initial plan of having him report to Sasha, to limit our interaction,especiallyafter what happened earlier today.
“Archer.”
When I saw the pointed way Benoit was staring at me and shaking his head, it was enough to snap me out of whatever headspace I’d gotten caught in.
I cleared my throat and closed the binder. “Thank you, Preston, this is going to be very helpful. I’ll go over the estimates.”
Preston straightened, but I didn’t dare look at him as he said, “Great. Let me know if you needanythingelse.”
“Archer, would you like Preston to join us for a drink?” Benoit offered, ever the instigator.
Preston slowly smiled when I made the mistake of looking up, and when his eyes caught and held mine a second longerthan usual, I found myself reaching for, and adjusting, my tie.Damn Benoit for putting me on the spot. But there was no way I was going to be in the same room with Preston and a bottle of whiskey.
“As much as I’d love to, I’ve got to get going,” Preston said. “I’m meeting Serena for dinner, and I don’t want to be late.”
Jumping on the opportunity to get him gone, I nodded. “Of course. You should go.”
A strange, unfamiliar tension filled the air between us as Preston looked to Benoit. “It was nice to meet you.”
“The pleasure was all mine,mon cher.”
Preston looked back at me, his eyes almost twinkling as he grinned. “Have a good night, Mr. Carrington.”
As he gave a final wave, Benoit and I watched him go. The second the door shut behind him, Benoit turned on me, his mouth hanging open.
“You dirty, dirty dog.”
“Excuse me?”
“Don’t try to act innocent with me,Mr. Carrington.” Benoit uncrossed his long legs and got to his feet. “I saw that moment between you two.”
“There was no moment between us. He’s my daughter’s boyfriend.”
“If I hadn’t been here, that boy would’ve crawled on top of that desk and doneanythingyou needed.”
“You’re imagining things.”
“No, I’m not. But what I want to know is what in the incestuous hell have you and Serena gotten yourselves into?”
“Not a thing.”
“Yet. You can’t tell me you’re not thinking about it, though. I can taste the sexual tension in here.”
“What? You’re delusional.”
