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“Absolutely.” I sit the contract I’m reading on the desk, stopping to appreciate the view.
Harper has curves in all the right places. Her hair falls over her shoulders in shiny black waves. Her black suit from yesterday is replaced by a cream body-hugging dress. How am I going to concentrate?
“Liam, you can’t look at me like that all day.”
I smile. “Like what, Harper?”
“You know what I mean.” She sits in the chair across from me.
“I know, but I want to hear you say it.” I lean forward.
“Let me close the door.” She pops up, and the curve of her ass has my hands itching to caress it. “There you go again.”
“Look you might as well pluck my eyes out because I can’t help it.”
“Are you a gawker? Is that what you do?”
“A gawker? What the hell?”
“A guy who watches every ass, hollers at every chick. Is that you?” She pulls a planner out of her bag dropping it on her lap with a deep sigh. Her shoulders slump a little. Then her eyes search mine.
“You’re serious?”
“Dead ass.”
“And that’s yes?”
“Stop playing, Liam. I admit I’m attracted to you. But I’m done with men like you. I’ll accept your offer to help with the roundtable. But—”
“Did I look at a single woman other than you last night?”
“No, but—”
“Who was I with?”
“Me. But, Liam—”
“Who was I damn near begging, last night?” My voice echos off the walls. This woman is crawling beneath my skin, and I can’t take it.
“Me.” Her voice is a whisper.
“How about you stop comparing me to the lame ass guys you dated before?” A muscle quivers in my jaw. The silent standoff is thick with sexual tension and contaminated with her past. And judging by the hard expression on her face I’ve managed to piss her off again.
“What would you like for me to do today?”
“Harper.”
“Liam, I’m here to work.” She opens her planner, making sure our eyes don’t meet.
“Walk with me.” I grab my jacket. I’m too tired to have this conversation and coddle her feelings. “We’re meeting with caterers through lunch.” I stop by Glenda’s desk. “Take care of my calls and reschedule my meetings.”
“Liam.” Glenda places a hand on mine. Her eyes pleading. “Be patient,” she whispers darting a glance towards Harper. She squeezes before pulling away. “I’ll take care of it.”
I take a deep breath. “Thank you.”
I know I’m rough around the edges. But I’m not gaming Harper. I’ve never had someone challenge my integrity, let alone do it in my face. We stop in the conference room. I open the door standing back ensuring no part of my body touches hers.
I have to control my eyes, and my thoughts, and my intense feelings all with no sleep. I turn my head to the ceiling. Stick with safe topics and get the hell out of dodge the moment the meetings are over. This plan is shoddy, but it's all I have.
