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“Figured I might as well work since you weren’t here. When am I going to see you again?” she asked.
“Now, if you unlock your door,” he said.
“You’re here?” she exclaimed.
“You must be exhausted if you already forgot that,” he stated. “Maybe I should go and—” He stopped talking as he saw the door open and Reanna wrapped in a sheet. Or come in. He slipped his cell phone into his pocket, shut off the engine, and headed to the porch. “Hope you don’t greet everyone like that,” he teased.
She pulled him inside and said, “Only one.” Reanna let the sheet drop to the floor. “I was in bed, care to join me?”
The blood rushed to Jerry’s cock. He’d love to take her upstairs and make love to her, but if she’d worked all night, she needed sleep. Scooping her up into his arms, he carried her up the stairs and to her room. He laid her on her side of the bed, and then lay down beside her.
She looked up at him and he said, “Don’t tell me you’re going to ask me about the cow again.”
She chuckled. “No. I was thinking you’re overdressed.”
He kicked off his shoes and asked, “Is that better?” She shook her head. Jerry added, “I’m not taking off my clothes.”
“Shy?” she teased.
“I know what will happen if I do,” he stated.
“And that is a bad thing?” she asked.
He nodded. “You need sleep. Lots of it too, I think.”
“I’m not too tired,” she said, reaching out to unbutton his shirt.
He brushed her hands away. “Roll over and I’ll rub your back.”
She smiled. “That’s a start. What else are you going to rub?”
Don’t tempt me. I’m trying to be good.It was getting painful to do so. “I’m going to go if you don’t sleep.”
“Is that a threat?”
He smiled down at her. “It’s a promise. Now roll over and sleep.”
She did as he asked, but she wiggled her ass right up against him. With her, spooning led to fucking, but not today, not now. He closed his eyes and tried to think of anything other than how good she felt in his arms. The more he tried, the harder he got. Fuck, you’re my one weakness.
He didn’t allow himself to even flinch in fear that if he did, she’d wake. Once he heard the soft snoring, which he’d become accustomed to, he finally began to relax.
Jerry was proud of her choice of career, but she was pulling too many hours. It’d be selfish of him to do anything right now other than take care of her. He’d spend the whole day lying there holding her if that was what it took for her to get enough rest.
He always kept his phone on vibrate, so he didn’t need to worry about that, but lying still wasn’t something he was good at. The first hour had been easy, but the next few were more difficult. He wished he could sleep, but it wasn’t something he ever was able to do during the day, even when he was dead tired.
Jerry rolled over slightly and stopped. When Reanna didn’t even stir, he inched away a little farther. Eventually, he was able to get up and close the door behind him. He wasn’t about to leave, but at least if he was downstairs, he could do some work.
He went into the kitchen and made a pot of coffee then headed to the couch. He stretched out and checked his messages. Jerry answered what he could; the rest would need to wait until he had his laptop. There was one email from Mr. Lee concerning a few disgruntled employees. Jerry hit delete. Mr. Lee didn’t own the company any longer and had no right demanding anything.
The bastard should be thanking me for giving them a severance package. I could’ve just fired all their asses with nothing.
There was the difference between Jerry and Mr. Lee. Jerry knew employees weren’t family. You hired them to do a job. When they weren’t needed any longer, their job ended. Simple. When you cross the line and start to value employees as more than that, things become complicated.
That’s kind of where he was at with Reanna too. He hadn’t kept his distance like he knew he should’ve and look what happened. Things sure as hell weren’t what he expected. She was invading his thoughts at all hours of the day and night. And no one would ever believe it if they knew he had blown off work and driven all this way just to check on her. There hadn’t been any hesitation on his part on whether he was doing the right thing. Jerry was driven by the need to know she was okay. Somehow, that spunky, beautiful, fun, independent woman had gotten deep under his skin and invaded the core of his existence.
He knew what he believed in, what he wanted in life. None of it ever included being with someone like Reanna. She was the marrying type. A woman who’d make a wonderful mother to the right man’s children. But hell, he wasn’t the right guy. He wanted to be, but he couldn’t do what Kenneth had. No way could Jerry live in the country like this. He might be able to pull it off short term, but he’d go stir-crazy and eventually it’d come between them.
There was one thing Jerry wasn’t sure about. Reanna lived here, but was this all she ever wanted? Would she be willing to relocate? Maybe not live in Boston, but more of a residential area close to Boston. He loved the city life. He loved his penthouse. Neither was something he wanted to give up.
