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My cheeks burn as the implication of what I have just done and with whom dawns on me. I drop my legs and he frowns.
“Relax, Sidney.”
“You’re my boss. We shouldn’t have—”
“It’s been threatening for weeks and you know it.” He leans down and kisses me lightly. “And if it didn’t happen tonight, it would have happened some other time.”
“I didn’t know you were here,” I tell him.
“And I didn’t know you would be coming back here. Relax, Sidney.”
“How am I going to work with you now?”
“The same as you did before. Just a little bit better since we’ve gotten the white elephant out of the room.”
I shake my head, “It can’t happen again.” I say unconvincingly.
“Are you sure that’s what you want?” He peers at me intently.
“I don’t know what I want,” I mumble.
“I’m a man with needs. You’re a woman with needs. We both took care of our needs. End of discussion.”
“I—”
He presses his lips to mine and I sigh. His lips are firm on mine yet gentle. After a few moments, he raises his head.
“End of discussion.” He strokes my hair. “Let’s get you home.”
Slowly, he moves his body off mine and sits up. He pulls my legs across his lap, stroking my calf gently. He reaches for my hand and pulls me into a sitting position and places me on his lap. He holds my gaze as he trails a finger between my breasts and down my stomach.
“Just a taste. The feast is coming.”
He takes my hand and kisses it gently. We stand and he gathers our clothing. I stand still as he dresses me, his hands lingering on my hips and breasts as he does. I watch as he straps on his gun before slipping on his jacket. He picks up his glasses from where he had placed them on his desk before coming to my office earlier. He rustles through his drawer until he finds a comb and pulls it through his hair. I hold out my hand for it. But rather than give it to me, he walks over and stands behind me. I feel the heat of his body as he pulls the comb through my hair.
“Up or down?”
“Up please.”
I feel him move away for a few moments before grabbing my hair and pulling it through a rubber band. My lips twitch and I stifle a giggle.
“What?”
“I think it’s best I do it myself.”
“I don’t have a daughter. Sue me. Let’s go.”
I walk ahead of him and fix my hair, waiting in the corridor as he locks his office. I turn off the light in the filing room and lock the door as well. He waits by the door leading to the outer office as I turn off my computer and pick up my purse. We enter the empty elevator. As soon as the doors close behind us, Archer pulls me to lean against him. He wraps an arm across my torso possessively. I feel – protected.
In the car, he places a hand on my knee as he speeds through the streets. The dashboard reads minutes to ten. I’m shocked to find that so much time has passed.
When we get to my apartment, Brad is hanging around in the lobby.
“And the next time you choose to work late, please don’t waste my men’s time by having them drive you back and forth. This is not a chauffeur service. It’s lucky for you that I was still there myself,” Archer admonishes.
I look remorseful enough and hope it convinces Brad. I’m escorted upstairs silently. I open my door and Archer steps ahead of me to do the usual sweep.
“Sidney? Did you leave this window open?”
