I swallow hard, because sometimes being the only object of his attention is overwhelming. Not in a bad way, but in a way I don’t know how to unpack. Don’t know if I even should.
“Maren.” Tobias calls my friend’s name without looking away from me. “Could you please bring Brooke a bottle of water from the break room fridge?”
Maren leans into view, peeking through the open door. She gives him a grin. “Sure thing, chicken wing.”
Tobias steps back, one hand coming to grip my hip as he shifts me back with him. Once we’ve cleared the spot just behind my desk, he pulls out my chair, tipping his head at the seat. “Sit here so you can be comfortable while we talk.”
While we talk?
I lean close, keeping my voice low even though there’s really no way to keep the men in the office from hearing what I say. “Don’t you want me to leave?”
“Absolutely not.” He gently takes my elbow, urging me into the chair he pulled out. “Titus is only in the office one, maybe two days a week. We need someone else from his team who is informed about everything that’s happening.”
Once I’m seated, he scoots me close before resting one of his ass cheeks on the desk, positioning himself directly beside me. Then he turns to our visitors, looking so much more relaxed than he did when he first appeared. “While we’re waiting for my brothers to finish their meeting, I’d love it if you could tell me why Pierce is such a pain in the ass.”
Bradshaw Brothers Group Chat
Trevor
You kinda ran outta that meeting like there was a fire
Fuck tell me there’s not a fire
Tucker
theres no fire the alarms would be going off
Walker
THE FRONT DESK GUARDS JUST LET ME KNOW THE TEAM FROM ALASKAN SECURITY IS HERE.
Titus
Good. I’m glad we have them on hand now. I’ll sleep a little better at night.
Trevor
Don’t act like you aren’t sleeping like a fucking baby next toyour pretty fiancee
Walker
TOBY SURE ISN’T GOING TO BE SLEEPING BETTER.
Tucker
wut why not
Walker
RUMOR HAS IT PIERCE’S TEAM IS IN BROOKE’S OFFICE.
Tucker
bahahahahahahahahahaha
Trevor
That explains why he ran out of our meeting
