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And when I turned around, Steven was nowhere in sight.
“Hey, Laura, do you need a refill on your eggnog?” Andrew asked as he walked up to me.
I wasn’t even holding a glass. “Errr…”
Andrew grinned. “Ho! Ho! Ohhh! I saw that little display. It was like watching Animal Planet.”
My mind was swimming with thoughts of Steven. My body reeling from the energy. I couldn’t focus on anything.
“Huh?”
“A lion is after his prey. What will she do? Tell me, girl! I know you’re into him. Those chemicals bounced between you two. Tell me. Tell me.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” My voice was hoarse.
Why was Andrew being so casual about this? Would he protect us? Did he even have that kind of power at his level? Would he get fired for protecting me?
“Fine. Fine. I’ll go schmooze the chair of the board and distract him so you can make your getaway.” He turned and waltzed away. “You’re welcome. By. The. Way,” he said over his shoulder.
Steven was waiting for me in his office.
But what were his intentions? A one-time thing? A fuck friend? Or maybe…?
I sprinted down the hall.
Mr. Cox found me so irresistible that he was willing to risk his job for a few clandestine moments.
With me!
I had never seen him look at another woman the way he looked at me. No one else was worth the risk. But I was.
Had I made my decision? There was none to make.
I needed Steven.
Today.
Now.
I was a modern, vibrant woman who had every right to have a one-night stand. Even if it was only once.
Please want more…
Since when did I want more? It wasn’t part of the plan. My plan.
Unless I changed it.
I would be the envy of all single women and a few married ones too. If only we could tell people.
Impossible.
This would have to be a secret. Our secret. It was the only way.
I flung my purse onto my desk, and it landed next to a small, gift-wrapped box. I fondled the silky red wrapper. There was no tag on it. Was it from Steven? If so, what did this mean? Was it a customary gift to a co-worker or something special for a woman he cared about?
My heart skipped a beat. Did he have feelings for me? My hand hovered over the crimson box.
Please be from Steven.
