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Defensively, I reply, “You did it without talking to me.”
How’s it any different?
“Right, because I have the resources to do that. And you are the one who walked away, not the other way around.”
“For your benefit!” I whisper-shout. “And what do you mean you have the resources to do it? Do you think I don’t? Because if you think I’m interested in your money, Cash—”
He holds up his hand before I can continue. “I know you aren’t like that.”
Without taking his eyes off me, Cash stands up and walks over to my side of the desk and leans his tall frame against the wood before staring me down. His oaky smell mixed with his cologne suffocates me. I want to sink myself into him and take a nap.
Nervously, I twist my hands together, trying impossibly hard not to touch him. “Why are you here, Cash?”
Leaning down, he takes my chin in his hand, lifting my face up to look at him. “Because I missed you.”
I hold his gaze, trying to read him.
What does he want? What does he want me to do?
The things we were concerned about are happening. The press is onto us. They’ve figured out who I am, and if we continue to be seen together it’s only going to get worse. And yet, I don’t want him to go.
Breathing, I lean into his touch. “I missed you too.”
A devilish smile crosses his lips. “There’s my good girl.” He holds out his hand to me, and I stand up and push myself against him, leaning my head against his chest. Cash wraps both of his arms around my waist and presses a soft kiss against my hair. For a few moments we stay just like this, and it feels oddly like home.
“What are we going to do, Cash?”I ask, looking up at him.
He smiles. “I like how you said we. Finally, you’re realizing that we can do this together.”
I roll my eyes and push against him. “Shh, don’t ruin it by being all cocky.”
His chest vibrates from his chuckles. “I make no promises, but I’ll try to be less cocky.”
My eyes light up. “Thank you. I appreciate it.”
“As much as I hate to say that you’re right, I think you are. We can’t announce we’re a couple.”
My heart falls, and I gulp down my frustration. Of course, that is what we need to do. We can’t be together, and allowing myself to believe that we could is just stupidly naïve. I don’t look up at him. “Right. Well, I’m glad you finally see what I’ve known all along.”
I go to pull away, to steal back a bit of my dignity when Cash tightens his grip around me. “No, I didn’t say we can’t be together. I just said we can’t announce it yet.”
A frustrated hiss leaves my throat. “Cash, there’s no reason to announce anything either way. We just met for God’s sake. And I’m still married.”
“Don’t.” He gives me a warning with his eyes, and his jaw clenches. “Don’t pretend that you don’t know that this is the real thing. Don’t give me some shit about your sham of a marriage. I’m not kidding, Grace, if you push me, I will take you right now on this desk until you admit you’re mine.”
My heart rate ticks up, and I run my tongue along my lips just thinking about his words. “You wouldn’t,” I whisper. “Rachel is on the other side of that door.”
Cash spins me around so quickly I don’t have a moment to react, and he lifts me up onto the desk before pushing my legs apart with his knees. Breathless, I stare at him, waiting for his next move. With his right hand, he slips my hair behind my ear while his left hand travels up my leg and under my skirt excruciatingly slow. He leans in, his warm breath tickling my skin, and whispers in my ear, “I don’t care who’s around. I’ll take you whenever I want, because watching you come is my new favorite hobby.”
His fingers slip under the edge of my panty line, and I hiss when his middle finger slips inside me while his thumb works my clit. My hands scrape against his suit as I pull him closer, and a moan slips past my lips.
He hums my name against my skin as he continues to push his middle finger in and out, making me delirious. “That’s right, Gracie, this pussy knows it’s mine; have you caught up yet?”
“Yes,” I mutter, unable to formulate actual sentences when he tilts his finger to the exact right angle, while still circling my clit.
He hisses as I bite his neck and grab his back, my fingers looking for anything to hold on to.
“I can’t get in my shower now without thinking about you. Picturing your hard nipples in my mouth or how tight you squeezed my cock. Or how you got down on your knees for me. You look so fucking good on your knees.”
