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“I’ll wait for Dr. Charles. In fact, I’d prefer to meet with her alone.”
“Why?”
I was beginning to think a talk with Irish’s boss was in order. In the hierarchy of either of our agencies, I was several ranks above the man. I raised a brow.
“She expects me to be in the meeting.”
“I’m sure you’ll think of something.”
He appeared annoyed, but that wasn’t my problem.
“Let me know when you’d like to debrief,” he said before he walked out of the room.
A few minutes later,Emerson joined me. “I apologize about Mr. Warrick…Paxon…my assistant. Apparently, he had another appointment.”
“As he mentioned.”
“Oh. Huh. Well…shall we get started?” she asked without preamble of further small talk, which I found surprisingly disappointing. I usually abhorred mindless chatter, but in this case, I wanted to hear more of the beautiful lilt to her voice.
Her scent wafted in the air, and the desirability the woman exuded made my ability to keep my head on business nearly impossible. I adjusted my trousers and took a seat where she indicated I should.
“After his last visit, Dr. Benjamin sent over key points he wanted to cover when he returned.” As she reached around me to pick up the envelope that Irish had slid my way, her elbow knocked over the glass of water, the entirety of its contents emptying all over my lap. Simultaneously, the papers contained in the envelope spilled out and scattered on the floor at my feet.
“Oh, dear, I’m such a klutz,” she mumbled, dropping to her knees in front of me to clean up the mess before I could stand to do the same. As it was, she was between my legs, head slightly bowed.
Without stepping over her, I was powerless to do anything to help. “Emerson?”
“Yes?” When she looked up, it was obvious she realized where, exactly, her head was in correlation to my cock. Her cheeks flushed, and she tried to scoot away, only to bang into the chair behind her. When she grasped it in an attempt to stand and it slid away, I watched as her head smacked into the table before I could prevent it from happening.
“Fuck, that hurt,” she muttered, pushing the offending chair back, landing on her bottom, and rubbing her head.
I stood and held my hand out to help her do the same. When she grasped it with hers, we both noticed blood on her fingers.
“Stay where you are and let me take a look.”
“That’s okay, I can?—”
“I said, stay where you are.” Putting my hand on her shoulder, I held her in place; I could see dark red blood seeping into her lighter red hair. “You’ve got a laceration. Stitches will likely be necessary.”
“I’ll be fine,” she snapped, swatting my hand away. “And you’re kind of bossy.” Refusing to look me in the eye, she grabbed the offending table’s edge and pulled herself up.
“Take this and press it to your scalp,” I told her, placing my handkerchief in her palm and then guiding her hand to where she was bleeding.
I saw her start to sway and caught her before she toppled over. She was facing me, her free hand on my arm.
I told myself I was looking into her eyes for signs of a concussion, but the truth was, I was mesmerized by the swirling shades of ocean blue. Her pupils were dilated, but when my gaze drifted lower, the hardened nipples I could see through her thin blouse indicated her visceral reaction was more likely caused by our close proximity than the bump on her head. My cock was certainly reacting in a way I had little control of.
Was she remembering the same thing I was? How we’d spent one night having the best sex I’d had in my life? And that was saying something. While the pretty redhead wasn’t the most experienced lover I’d ever been with, there was something about her, about the way our bodies came together, like two perfect circles entwined, that I’d never been able to forget.
“You can let go now,” she murmured, taking her hand off my arm.
Reluctantly, I did as she asked, and she took a step toward the door.
“Where are you going?”
“Um, my office. I have some…first aid supplies.”
“I’ll go with you.” I held my arm out, but she didn’t take it, so instead, I kept my hand on the small of her back.
