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But I should have just sent him home. A night of passion is not worth jeopardizing my future, and my baby’s future. No matter how well-endowed he is, and how amazing it feels.
I sigh. How many other women has he done this whole routine with? Probably too many to count, based on how often he’s in those glossy mags.
A big flashy gesture, sex, and then he moves on once he gets bored. That’s his MO.
Sure, he seems genuine, maybe he even feels like it’s genuine . . . but I can’t ignore his past. Everything points to him being a serial dater.
The scary thing is just how much I’m attracted to him, though. And not just his body (although that big cock is just magnificent).
He’s funny, considerate, kind. Surely it can’t all be fake, an act?
But I can’t let myself get too drawn in . . . I just can’t. The fall will be that much more painful when it comes if I do. And it will come, I’m still certain of it.
I have to keep things professional if I want to keep this job and my baby.
Easier said than done. It’s not professional to be screaming his name as he nails you from behind.
There’s a knock at the bathroom door, and I damn near jump out of my skin.
“Open up,” he says. “I’ve really got to pee.”
“I can’t. I just got out of the shower and I’m not wearing anything.” It sounds weak as soon as it comes out of my mouth, but I can’t face him right now.
He laughs. “What? We fucked all night and now you’re too shy to let me see you naked?”
Sadness twists in my gut. “It’s complicated, Luke. I just need a little space, okay?”
He’s silent for a few moments. Sitting on the toilet, I put my head in my hands. Is he he’s angry, sad, confused, or what?
“Well, okay, whatever you want. But listen . . . I had a great time last night. A really great time. I don’t want things to be weird between us. Can . . . can you come out, so we can talk this through?”
I don’t have it in me to do this right now. He doesn’t deserve this . . . but I need some time to clear my head, organize my thoughts.
“I’ll take your silence as a no, then, I guess.” His voice is gentle, coaxing. He pauses for a moment, probably expecting an answer I can’t muster. “Look, I have a meeting I need to get to. I’ll call you later. We can get this all worked out.”
I hear the apartment door open and close.
He got what you wanted, and now he’s gone. Typical.
I know I’m being unfair on him. Maybe it’s the hormones surging through my body, maybe it’s just regret. But I need to stop this. Now. Before things go too far.
Luke
I’m all mixed up inside as I head down from Tessa’s apartment and climb into my car.
Why is she so hot and cold like this? Last night she was screaming my name, this morning she can’t even look at me or talk to me.
What the hell is with her? I thought we’d finally turned a corner, and I was so fucking happy when we fell asleep in each other’s arms last night . . . but it’s like, one step forward, two steps back.
She’s confusing the hell out of me, and I don’t know what to do about it.
I chew my lips, deep in thought the whole drive into work, then try to shake it off when I reach the office. I’ve got to focus. Can’t let this distract me too much—there’s so much work to be done.
I’m on my way to my executive shower when Brock notices me and rushes up to me, his eyes wild, the rest of him looking disheveled as hell.
“Where the fuck have you been, Luke?” He grabs my arm. “You can’t just disappear whenever you feel like it, especially not when we’re making a deal as important as the InFini acquisition.”
“Brock, look,” I say, “I haven’t even had the time to pee yet this morning. Sorry I’ve been incognito, I left my cell in the car—”
“It doesn’t matter.” He cuts me off, shaking his head. “We’ve got a problem. A big problem.”
I swallow. Great. Fucking perfect timing. “Okay, lead the way. Just let me take a leak quick, okay? I’ll forgo the shower for now.”
He paces back and forth. “Sure. Hurry it up, though, dude.”
A few minutes later and we’re striding through the office. Brock fills me in as we walk.
“We got notification from the regulators last night. They’re concerned that Adler Corporation acquiring InFini is going to breach some monopoly and anti-competition law. Specifically in the biotech space. They’ll shut the whole goddamn thing down unless we can convince them it’s not a monopoly.”
