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“What are you doing here?” I asked a little later.
“Why not be here? There are things I can knock out that may help me start tomorrow with a clean slate.”
“You mean there’s no one waiting for you to come home?” I asked, giving in to an urge I hadn’t even realized I’d had.
He didn’t answer immediately, and I felt the heat of embarrassment starting to rise.
“Ignore me. I’m being nosy.”
I chuckled softly and then smiled at him, though I didn’t make eye contact.
“No, it’s not a problem,” he said. “And no, there’s no one waiting. And you?” he said after a beat.
“Me what?” I asked.
He looked at me like I was silly. “No one’s waiting for you?”
“Well, that cactus you gave me for Christmas last year probably needs some water, but other than that…”
He smiled, and I returned the expression.
We’d never had a conversation this personal, instead keeping things at a friendly but respectable distance.
I guessed the late hour and the emptiness of the building was making my tongue loose.
Something I’d have to correct.
I looked at him for a moment, and he looked at me, and the atmosphere in the room was…different.
Almost like…
I shook my head.
It wasn’t that.
Whatever it was, it wouldn’t possibly be that.
Josh was so far out of my league he was in a different galaxy. And only a fool—which was something I prided myself on not being—would go down that road.
So, I wouldn’t, no matter how much I might be tempted.
“Well, thanks for the sandwich, Josh,” I said, standing, feeling my expression tighten.
“No problem, Amy,” he responded, though I noticed his voice was slightly deeper.
That sound stirred something in me, as did his overwhelming presence, his soft-looking lips, eyes that seemed filled with promise.
No, I wouldn’t let myself go there.
“Uh…I’ll let you…”
I trailed off, then quickly cleaned the conference table and gathered the remnants of our dinner.
“See you soon, Amy,” he said, his voice still deep, sending a bolt of desire shooting to my core.
Determined not to make any more of a fool of myself, I waved and rushed out of the room before I said—or did—something stupid.
