Three dots appeared and… disappeared.
Did I manage to silence you, Shauna Sehgal?
Shauna
Umm… I’m in a meeting. Next time, please give a girl a little advance notice before sending her a sexy pic. I nearly dropped my phone, you know.
Didn’t realize I had that effect on you.
Shauna
Last night was proof enough that you do affect me.
His gaze lingered on the message. Last night had been incredible. Not just in its intensity, but in the way she had been there with him and for him. She’d understood him, steadied him, and unraveled him so completely. Something was unfurling between them, something he could no longer deny. Yet, considering their volatile history, he feared it as well.
Another message popped up on his screen.
Shauna
Some of us have to work. I should go. But take the day off if you need to.
A pause… Then…
Shauna
And if you stay exactly like that in bed, I’ll be tempted to ditch work and come to you.
Akash: Why? What will you do if I stay like this?
There was a longer pause this time. He waited, his heart galloping inside his chest. Then?—
Shauna
I’d start slow. Take my time… kiss my way across every inch of you… and then…
His breath caught. Heat surged through him. His body hardened painfully. But she didn’t finish her reply. Seconds stretched...
Shauna? Finish that sentence.
He spent long agonizing moments rereading her message and imagining her mouth on his skin, waiting for her reply.
Fuck. He was going crazy.
No, he was crazy about this woman who had always managed to keep him on his toes.
Shauna
Patience is a virtue, Mr. Karia. And good boys get rewarded ;)
Good boys don’t dream of doing bad things to their future wife, and I want to do very bad things to you.
Shauna
I’ll finish my sentence and allow you to do what you want to me, provided you catch me first…
Alright, Miss Sehgal. I will catch you. Wait and watch.
Shauna
