“Fuuuuck.”
With her silky curls wrapped tight around my fist, I watched Kate swallow me inch by torturous inch.
Her eyes, dark with desire, never left mine as she took me deeper. A soft moan escaped her lips, the vibration sending shivers up my spine. I fought the urge to thrust, letting her set the exquisite pace.
Her free hand roamed up my thigh, nails lightly scraping sensitive skin until finding their target, teasing and exploring. My breath caught.
“Kate,” I gasped, tugging on her hair.
She hummed in response, the sound almost purring. Slowly, torturously, she pulled back, swirling her tongue as she went. Then when I thought I couldn’t take anymore, she dove forward again, taking me to the hilt.
My head fell back against the wall, a groan torn from my throat. Her ministrations grew more fervent, her movements more frantic.
I was close. So, so close.
“Fuck, baby, I’m...” I managed to choke out, my voice hoarse with need.
She redoubled her efforts, one hand gripping my hip to hold me in place. The other continued its maddening exploration, fingers dancing and stroking in perfect counterpoint to the rhythm of her mouth.
My entire body tensed, muscles coiling tight. She must have sensed how close I was. She looked up at me through dark lashes, eyes gleaming with wicked intent. With a final swirl of her tongue, she pushed me over the edge. Waves of pleasure crashed over me. I cried out her name, my fingers tangling further in her curls.
Those hazel eyes kept mine captive as she slowly released me with a satisfied smile.
I didn’t waste any time. Hooking my fingers under her arms, I hauled her to her feet. My mouth was on hers not even a breath later. I kissed her like I never wanted to let her go. Like she was mine, and I was hers.
“So naughty,” I murmured between kisses. “Sucking me off in the middle of a hallway where anyone can walk in on us.”
Her tongue darted out, licking the corner of her mouth. I wanted to draw it back into mine. To be fair, I’d wanted to do that even before we left for the fundraiser.
And now with her looking like an angel and minx all rolled into one, I wanted to do a whole lot more than just kiss her.
“Let’s get out of here.”
Her eyes grew wide. “You want to leave?”
“Yeah. I wanna go home and watch silly video clips with my girls. And later when Millie’s asleep, I want to properly thank you.”
Hercheeks flushed, but the frown marring her forehead remained. “If we leave now, you can kiss that partnership goodbye. Lewis has been all over the place, shmoozing and sucking up.”
I glanced over her shoulder where a couple huddled together. Faint whispers and giggles floated toward us. A smile tugged at the corner of my mouth.
Taking Kate’s hand in mine, I bent down to look into her pretty eyes. “I don’t care about that anymore. In fact, I don’t care about Livingston and Thornburg. What if I wanted to quit and start my own firm?”
She stared at me, her features even. Seconds ticked by. My heart slowly crawled up into my throat and stayed there. Then when I couldn’t take it anymore, the brightest smile spread across her lips.
“Then I guess you need a decent assistant.”
I didn’t dare kiss her again. With my emotions running as high as they were, there’d be nothing stopping me from spinning her around and taking her right there against the wall. As tantalizing as the idea sounded, I’d be a good boy and wait until we got to the car.
That was why I laced our fingers and hurried toward the exit. I could practically feel the cool metal of the handle in my hand when someone smacked me on the shoulder blade.
“Small world.”
How long had it been since I’d heard that voice? I couldn’t be sure. I only knew it wasn’t long enough.
Tightening my hold on Kate’s hand, I steeled my spine and spun around.
“Father.”
