'Urgent staff meeting in lounge. Report in 5 minutes - Chief'
I re-read it. That was odd.
“What is it?”
I held the pager up to Reed.
“Any idea what this is about?” he asked.
“No.” I frowned at the pager in my hand. “August doesn’t call all-staff meetings. Not without warning.”
We walked back toward the main building together, Reed falling into step beside me. He held the door open, and I stepped inside. Before I could move further down the corridor, he stopped me. I looked up at him and was a bit startled to find a storm of emotions brewing in his blue eyes.
“What’s wrong? Do you—”
I inhaled sharply, my gasp cut short by Reed’s mouth on mine.
The kiss caught me completely by surprise. It was hungry, hard, and tasted of coffee. Reed pulled me with him into the small alcove by the side of the corridor, where rows upon rows of heavy winter gear hung.
The entryway doors to the building opened, and I heard voices. Reed seemed to hear nothing. I heard footsteps coming down the corridor, but instead of pushing him away, I gripped him tight and deepened the kiss, my mouth taking everything he was offering.
Our tongues slid against each other, hot and heavy as desire slammed into me. Reed pulled away, panting, his eyes wild, and before I could say another word, he pulled me farther inside the alcove, behind a floor-to-ceiling column. We shed our parkas frantically, letting them drop to the floor in a heap.
The voices came closer, and two men entered the alcove, shedding their parkas and discussing why August had called the meeting. I stared back at Reed. They were right there! If they took a few more steps, they would see us.
Reed didn’t move, though. He pinned me to the column, caging my body with his. The two men kept talking while I stood there with my heart in my throat, but also a thrill running through my body.
Reed raised an eyebrow at me. I knew what he was asking. Should he stop?
I flushed deeply and shook my head.
No, don’t stop.
6
Daniel
The smile that Reed gave me before his hands slipped down to my waist and under my shirt was downright sinful. Hard, calloused hands mapped my skin. I slammed a fist into my mouth to stifle my moan. Reed’s erection strained through his jeans and rubbed against my own raging hard-on. God, I had missed this. My body remembered his. The way we fit. He leaned down, waited for me to remove my fist from my mouth, and kissed me again.
I don’t know how long we kissed while the men hung their jackets, mittens, and hats. I lost all sense of time and place as he took and took, but eventually, when they left, we were both gasping for air. I swallowed hard at the sight of his kiss-swollen mouth, his lips glistening, and his deep blue eyes filled with lust.
I couldn’t remember the last time I’d felt so alive.
“You love it, don’t you, my rule-following Daniel?” Reed breathed, his body giving off a scorching heat. He put his lipsto my neck, kissing and licking. “You love breaking rules, and it makes you hard.”
I was helpless against the truth that he somehow understood and no one else did.
“Not all rules,” I panted.
Deep laughter rumbled through his chest, and his breath puffed against my heated skin. Without any warning, Reed dropped to his knees in front of me. I stared down, wide-eyed.
He grasped my waist with two big hands and rubbed his face against my erection. I groaned and almost came right there. It had been a long, very long dry spell, and this man, right here, was sex on legs. Seeing him kneeling in front of me, his wide, broad shoulders stretching his shirt tight, and his absolute focus on me was the most potent drug ever.
A wet spot appeared in the fabric of my pants as he kept nosing and mouthing my erection through layers of clothing. His desperation to get at my cock, acting like some animal in heat, went right to my balls. My hips jerked, and my head fell back with a thud. At some point, my hands had landed on his massive shoulders.
I felt fingers dig into the waistband of my trousers and halt. He was waiting. I opened my eyes and looked down into his heated gaze. We were in public. There wasn’t even a door or anything. We could be walked in on at any time. It was insane, and yet… it made me even more turned on. I licked my lips and nodded once.
Reed closed his eyes and moaned as if I had given him the most erotic gift. Maybe I had. He pulled my trousers and boxers down in one single move, and then my cock sprang free. It bobbed in front of his face, the head flushed a deep purple.
