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“Much more appreciative now that you touched yourself.” Zach half groaned, half chuckled, then smacked his lips together. “Anyway, as long as you’re here, I’dlove to share my lunch with you.”
“Ihave my own, but are you sure you don’twant to be left alone?” Ishifted from one foot to the other.
“Nope.” His eyes flickered when he added, “Iwas the one who came for you yesterday.”
“It was for aslightly different reason.”
“And stayed for adifferent-different reason. So, would you like me to carry you again and place you down or are you well enough to sit on your own?” The combination of hands on his hips and the slightly stern tone meant Ihad no other choice. Not like Iwanted one. “Either way, we’re having lunch together. You know, so Icould see the results of my amazing treatment.”
“Ithought you were only the delivery guy?” Ilaughed and sat down before his arms could grab me from beneath my legs and make good on his promise.
“You’re adisobedient patient too. Next time you’re getting spanked.” He lowered himself back to where he sat, bringing the sushi to his lap.
Ishrugged off my bag and the camera from around my neck, securing it to the deepest part of the bench, where Iwas certain it wouldn’tdrop to the floor. While Iliked Zach’scompany, the camera came first.
My hair fell down on either side of my face as Iwas busy with my gear, and before Ihad achance to swipe it, before Ieven had achance to raise my eyes from the bench, Zach was already there. With the back of his large palm, he grazed my hair back, his fingers curling around my ear as he fastened it back there, his thumb tracing circles on my earlobe.
His touch paralyzed me, and Isat there watching him mimic the action on the other side. He rendered me silent as the spark of heat from where he touched me coursed through my body, setting me aflame. My gratitude and fondness of him quickly turned into aheightened attraction and Iwanted to demand that he give me what he came for last night.
Wanted, but couldn’t. We were in apublic place, and Ididn’tdare imagine what Erin would make of it if she overheard me talking to him about sex.
Right, Erin and Thomas. Fuck.The incident from the grocery store returned in full force right alongside my paranoia.
“Did Thomas talk to you today?” Iasked quietly.
He blinked acouple times, my voice stirring him from where his thumb kept rubbing me, and he rearranged himself in his place. “Yeah, yes. About this morning?”
My head snapped up at his casual tone. “And you sound so casual about it because…?”
“Because Iwas stuck inside my head worrying about y—about getting home and then to work on time, that Ididn’thear him.”
The slipup did not go past me, though Ipretended not to hear it. He showed his care for me in his actions, and it’dbeen more than anyone except Erin had given me my entire life. My sister was almost ten years younger than me and Ialways took care of her, and the acquaintances Ihad through work liked me and were friendly, but they weren’tthe people I’dcall unless it was work related.
“I’mnot proud of lying to him, but Idid. He ate it up.”
As he was talking, Zach grabbed another piece of sushi and dipped it into the soy sauce. Istared at him even when he finished his sentence, forgetting about my food and mesmerized by his slow-motion movements. Unlike before, when he just dropped the sushi in his mouth, he slipped ahint of his tongue outside to catch it without having the sauce drip on his suit.
Then his Adam’sapple bobbed up and down with his swallow and my hips clenched involuntarily. Ilooked left and right, about to drag him to abush or something and rid myself of the ache that had been growing between my legs when he talked. “So, Laura, you didn’tanswer me—what brought you to my side of town?”
“Your side?” Iasked, clawing out of my lust haze. If not now, Ipromised myself to do him later, that swoony, caring man who does delicious things with his mouth.
“It’stwenty minutes from my office, sure, but still my side since it’stechnically my lunch place. At least on days when Idon’thave abusiness lunch.”
“Hmm, Iwouldn’thave thought.” Ipulled out my sandwich then twisted my lips, realizing Ihad spoken without thinking.
“Wouldn’thave thought what?” Thankfully, Zach stopped making love to his sushi. Less thankfully, he wanted answers from my judgmental ass who still refused to admit Iknew nothing about this man.
“Hey.” He leveled his eyes with me. “Iwas tongue-deep inside your vagina the other day; Ithink we can afford being honest with each other.”
Iplaced my sandwich down, my shoulders trembling with suppressed laughter at his sweet vulgarity. “I’msorry, it’snot nice.” Clearing my throat, Ioffered him an apologetic look. “Ialways imagined you’re the type of guy who eats at five-star restaurants every day.”
“Big whoop, so you think I’masnob.” He chuckled, putting the plastic container to the side, even though he hadn’tfinished his food. “Laura, you’ll have to work alot harder than that to offend me. It’sokay to admit we don’treally know each other, or that these suits and my upbringing give the impression that I’mastuck-up douche.”
My bottom lip dropped, my mouth hanging open as Ishook my head and waved my hands in the air. “No, no, it’snot like that.”
“I’mnot trying to be self-deprecating or accuse you of anything.” His grin remained, understanding.
“Ugh, Ifeel like shit.”
