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“Well, I’m going to go now.”
“Kendall, wait. We need to talk about what happened last night.”
When I look at her, she sighs. Kendall takes out her earbuds and looks out at the mountains, her gaze turning toward the sky as she avoids looking at me.
“We really don’t need to talk about last night.”
“Yes, we do. It shouldn’t have happened. You were drunk.”
“I was drunk but I knew what I was doing. It was a terrible idea that I can only blame on tequila. It won’t happen again. To be honest, you’re my boss and you’re old. I don’t know what I was thinking.”
Ouch. Theoldcomment stings a little bit.
She isn’t wrong though. I’m both her boss and a lot older than her. Hell, I used to judge men like me when I saw them in public running around with younger women like Kendall.
I’m becoming one of the men I used to think were insane.
All it took was a petite blonde woman walking into my life.
“You’re right,” I say, though I wish she wasn’t.
Thinking about the way her body felt against mine last night has my cock straining against my jeans. Now that she’s sober, I want a repeat of last night but I know that I wouldn’t stop it. I would pick her up and carry her to my room, having my way with her.
If she knew what was going through my head right now, she would turn and run the other way. Sheshouldturn and run. I feel like a terrible person for wanting her, but that doesn’t change the fact that she is the most intriguing woman I’ve met in a long time.
“I would rather just forget it happened,” Kendall says as she puts her earbuds back in.
I don’t want to forget.
“I’ll be heading out of town for a couple weeks.”
“Yeah, I saw that on the calendar in your office when I was in there putting those files away the other day.”
I nod and take another sip of my coffee. It feels like the discussion between us isn’t over yet but I don’t know what else there is to say. Kendall has already said everything that’s on my mind.
She stares at me for a moment and I feel as if those green eyes are searching for something. When she looks away, I know she didn’t find what she was looking for. With a sharp nod, she spins on her heel and takes off down the stairs.
I watch as she jogs toward the lake before she starts working her way around one side of the lake. I keep watching her as she rises over a hill before disappearing beyond it.
Once she’s out of sight, the haziness starts to fade from my mind, replaced with clarity.
The sun is shining down, already hot though it’s early in the day. I run a hand through my hair, finishing my coffee before I go inside.
Blake is standing in the kitchen with a stack of papers in his hand. He looks at me, his lips folding into a thin line. I’ve known Blake a long time. Though he doesn’t say much, when he does volunteer what he’s thinking it usually makes an impact.
“You are leaving tomorrow, correct?” Blake asks, looking down at the papers in his hand.
“I was supposed to. I’m going to send the pilot a message and see if he’s willing to leave tonight instead. I think a little time away from Colorado would be good.”
Blake puts the papers down as I put my empty mug in the dishwasher. He clears his throat and I turn to him, waiting for whatever it is that he has to say.
“Perhaps it is best if you add a few days at the end of your trip as well,” he says, his tone solemn. “I think that you need more time away than you anticipate.”
“Blake, you have been working for me for a long time. If you have something to say, please just say it instead of beating around the bush.”
He nods, his jaw tensing slightly. “Very well. I see the way you look at Kendall and it isn’t healthy for either of you. She is an ambitious young woman, and you have a tendency to force people to bend to your will, even if your intentions are good.”
I sigh. I know he’s right. It’s the same thing that I’ve been thinking for a long time.
