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All I wanted to do was bury my face between them.Would she come if I just sucked on them?Jesus.I shook my head to try and clear it.
"While this is a partnership, Gwen, I still run Pendragon.And that algorithm will be available to all teams as we see necessary and fit."
"Yes, but sometimes that algorithm just doesn't work the way you want it to.It needs to be customized to each use.Constantly improved upon, and that ismyteam.You'll notice, if you bother checking your email, that I had some changes and addenda added to the contract."
Fuck.I'd been with Micah half the morning, and I hadn't seen that the contract had been returned.
"So one of the clauses you put in there was that you will not stay where I put you?"I asked.
Her chuckle was soft and sweet.“One of those addenda was that you not be a prick."
I flashed a grin at her, and her gaze skittered to my lips.
Yeah, she was just as attracted as I was.
I stood in front of her, planting my hands just shy of hers so I could lean over her body.
"What is it you want, my little Lioness?"I smiled down at her.
She lifted her chin, and my gaze was on her lips again, thinking about the kiss this morning and the dream last night.The one that had seemed so real, like she was close enough to touch.Like if I had just put my hand on her ass a certain way, she would have ridden me, just the way that I liked.
"Is there something else you need, Atticus?Because if not, I have a job to do.Employees who are wondering where the hell their next paychecks are coming from."
I couldn’t take my eyes off her mouth.Her lips were expressive, transforming her whole face.She was saying something.Something important.And then it clicked, and I pulled back several inches.
"What do you mean your employees are worried about where their next paycheck is coming from?"
"The moment you and my father made that deal, we are in limbo until the final takeover."
"Correct me if I’m wrong, but since you’re tied to me now, shouldn’t you have asked me for help?That’s the kind of thing you come and ask your husband for help with."
"As far as I'm concerned, I'm not married yet.And I solve my own problems."
I frowned at that.I’m essentially a blank check waiting to be written.“Why don't you just ask?We’re about to be married, and I have a vested interest in this team."
Tell her you already solved the problem.
Actually, no, I wouldn’t tell her just yet.I wanted to see just how stubborn she would be.
"I know all too well how these things fall through and promises get forgotten."She pushed to her feet, bringing her body in full contact with mine, and fucking Christ, the full body shiver that ran through me wasn't something that could be controlled.
She stepped around me, opening the door."Now, if you don't mind, Atticus, I have actual work to do.Please look at the contract changes and sign it so I can pay my fucking employees.Employees like Carla over there, who's going through chemo treatments.And Michael, who just had a brand-new baby.Oh, and there's also Paul, who is desperately saving for a house.I don’t have five million to throw at the problem to prove a point, but they are my responsibility and I made them a promise.They are counting on me.So I am the one that needs to fix this for them.I can at least do that much.”
Shit.“I get it.”
And for the first time in my adult life, I had been summarily dismissed.
Chapter19
Gwen
"Dude,you are on the cover of every society page in the city."
I groaned as I slipped off my shoes and my sister strolled into my office."Hey, Morgan, what are you doing here?"
She snorted a laugh."My sister is on the fucking society pages.Where else would I be?We need to discuss."
“What about school?”
