AllFreeNovel
Share Us
“He is the Mitchell in Santos & Mitchell Engineering Group. Jason’s father and I started the company many years ago.” Frank unbuttoned the top button of his shirt. “In fact, Jason’ll become the CEO when I retire.”
“In a hundred years,” Jason said, waving his hand noncommittally, and if I wasn’t so turned inside out, I might’ve been impressed.
Frank went on. “I’ve never known anyone as smart as this kid, except maybe his dad.” His face was bright with pride as he spoke to me. “Undergraduate in architectural engineering and an MBA. He’s transforming us into a green company, and his new development will be the first in the state built with completely renewable energy. Tell her about it, Jay.”
“No, I’m sure she doesn’t want to hear it.”
I lifted my attention from the seam of my dress. “I do, actually. Tell me.”
He shifted forward, one elbow on the table, the other on his knee. “We’re looking at land over by—”
“Here we are!” Jessica appeared with a tray full of plates, interrupting Jason, and I tried to ignore my disappointment. She served everyone and, yet again, stuck next to his chair. This time, she placed her hand on his shoulder. Bold.
If I didn’t want to shove her fake eyelashes down her throat, I would have appreciated a woman making the first move.
“I hope you enjoy your food,” she said. “I’ll be back to check on you in a few minutes.”
I held up my empty glass. “Could I have—”
She kept walking.
“Can you stop dazzling her?” I thumped my glass on the table and glared at Jason. “I’d like some water.”
Without turning away from me, he called out, “Excuse me, Jessica?”
She immediately spun around. “Yes?”
I let out a huge guffaw.
He lifted my glass. “We’ll need some more water, please, when you get a chance.”
“Absolutely. I’ll be right back.” Jessica scurried away and returned in a minute with a pitcher of water. She kept her hand on the back of Jason’s chair, shoving her boobs right up in his face as she leaned across him to fill up everyone’s glass before leaving the pitcher next to his plate.
“Un—fucking—believable,” I mumbled, and Jason clucked his tongue, leaning into my space.
“There’s that mouth again.”
I hoped I wasn’t still blushing, and I chanced a glance to the other side of the table. Frank and my mom were occupied in wiping off maple syrup from his shirt.
“My mouth? What about yours? You bit me.”
A shadow of an overly pleased grin appeared but was almost immediately wiped away with his palm. “What? You want me to apologize? I didn’t realize your sensibilities were so delicate.”
“I’m not delicate. I just don’t like —”
“What?” he asked, so close I could smell the orange juice on his breath. “You don’t like my teeth on you? Then don’t put your hands on me unless you’re ready to handle the consequences.”
My jaw dropped open as my brain went blank, completely unable to come up with a retort. I rubbed my thighs together, hoping to relieve the pressure building there.
“Go on, eat,” he said, nudging me. “Your egg whites and toast will get cold.”
I couldn’t tell if he was making fun of me again or not, my mind still reeling from his threat. It almost sounded like hewantedme to touch him just so he could follow through.
But it would be a cold day in hell when that happened.
I only had to get my body to fall in line.
While Jason, Frank, and my mom talked about whatever-the-hell, I worked on cooling my hormones. Horny little bastards, they were. At end of the meal, Jessica returned with the check.
