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“No,” he grumbles, and scrubs his face.
“That’s really in the book?”
His jaw tightens, his muscles rippl
ing. How is it possible that he’s getting better-and better-looking by the second?
“It’s going to be in about two minutes,” he murmurs.
The air around us charges, and my heart speeds up. “Will...” I say, his name coming out a little soft, a little husky around the edges.
He shifts closer, his breath warm on my face. “You remember my rule about not getting involved with those in my employment.”
“Yeah,” I say, and he touches the cotton towel, rubs his fingers over it in a way that has my thoughts sliding off track. I take a moment to envision the rough pad of his thumb touching another part of my body in much that same manner.
“You’re a beautiful woman with a killer body, Khloe, and if you wear this again...” He lets out a slow breath, and it blows a tendril of hair from my face. He moves closer, breathing me in as his mouth goes to my ear. “Let’s just say, I’ve never been tempted to break that rule. Until now.”
I take a few deep breaths. Is this guy for real?
Wait, I’ve already established the fact that he’s insane.
“My ex,” I begin before I can think better of it. “He wanted me to lose weight, fit in more with what a woman is expected to look like.” I turn my head slowly, and there’s a mixture of heat and anger in Will’s eyes.
“Your ex is obviously an idiot.”
“That’s why I left him.”
“You shouldn’t change yourself. Not for anyone.”
“I don’t plan on it. I like myself just fine.” He smiles at that, and heat arcs between us. I take a fast breath to get my head together. “Even if you were tempted to break the rules, I’d never sleep with another woman’s man.”
“Bevey is an old friend,” he explains.
“That’s not who I’m talking about.”
He stares at me, his brow furrowed. I give him a moment to process—personally I’m not thinking straight, and I suspect a lot of blood has left his brain, too. Damned if I don’t want to glance down to check. A second later, his eyes widen in understanding. “You’re talking about Jules.”
“That’s right.” I lift my chin a little. “I have rules, too, you know.”
His grin is slow, sexy as hell. “So you were listening in to my conversation.”
“No... I...” Shit. Busted.
“It’s okay, you signed the nondisclosure agreement.”
“It was hard not to listen. You weren’t trying to be quiet. I am curious, though. What is the present you got her? Diamonds would be my guess.”
“What would a four-year-old want with diamonds?”
“Four?” Okay, now that I didn’t expect.
“Jules is my four-year-old niece.”
A thrill I wish I wasn’t feeling races through me.
“Don’t you keep up with the news, Khloe? My cousin Tate and his wife, Summer, have a little girl.”
“Now that you mention it.”
