“I will, Mr. Riley.” She began to step away.
She felt a hand on her arm and paused. Her entire body went into protective mode.
Riker stared at where his hand was, then released her.
“You don’t have the job yet. This is a test. We don’t throw around our money from our deep pockets.”
She realized that even Riker had taken her comments to heart.
“That’s okay, Mr. Riley. I haven’t said that I accept the job if it’s ours yet, either.” She walked away and heard the low whistle behind her. They obviously weren’t used to working with professional women who succeeded in business by working hard and not spreading their thighs.
* * * *
“Wow. That is one hell of a woman,” Riker stated as Jett and Flynn closed the office door.
“You two had her attention. But be warned, she is definitely not easy,” Jett stated.
“You tapped that?” Riker asked, and Nash gave him a dirty look.
“No. She’s not that type of woman. She’s classy, sophisticated, and conservative,” Jett explained.
“Really? I think uptight and in need of some action.”
“Cool it, Riker,” Nash said.
“Hey, this is between the four of us right now. I know the others are a bit concerned, too. What’s up with the heavy drinking lately and banging all the women? You have a death wish or something?” Flynn asked Riker.
“He’ll get it under control,” Nash replied then gave Riker a dirty look. Nash could tell that Riker was shocked. But he also smelled like alcohol and it was late morning.
“I’m good. We’ll change the club and I’ll change my bad habits. Now, you’re s
ure you two didn’t take Miss Virginity to bed?”
“She’s too good for that,” Jett replied.
“She works really hard, Riker. She had a bad relationship. The guy was an asshole. Colt had to step in to help her since she doesn’t have any family around. So be nice,” Flynn stated.
Nash wondered what happened. Instantly the thought that someone could hurt such a beautiful young woman bothered him. Then came that wall of ice. Why should he care? He just met the woman.
But as they guys started talking about their weekly poker night in the back room at The Phantom, he could still smell her perfume lingering in the air.
Her long, golden-blonde hair was gorgeous. She had stunning blue eyes, the color of the ocean, and a smile that she didn’t give too often but was worth the wait.
Instantly thoughts of Maggie entered his mind. He couldn’t see her face. For a moment, he couldn’t remember what she looked like. Then he saw Chastity.
He was aroused. Not just a mere attraction to a gorgeous woman, but an intense reaction from his body. He felt it in the seam of his pants between his legs. That surely never happened before. His belly felt tight with anticipation of seeing her again. What the hell is wrong with me?
Chapter 2
“I have nothing to say to you, Desi. It’s been over between us for months. What is it that you don’t understand?” Chastity asked over the cell phone as she stepped into her high heels. She wore a very simple black dress. It was elegant and sexy in a very classy style. She couldn’t go to the club dressed like an office manager. She would stand out like a sore thumb.
“You know that we were good together.”
“Oh really? That’s why I found you in bed with that woman Celta whatever.”
“Celetia. She’s from Brazil.”
“I don’t give a shit. You made your choice when you had sex with her. Live with it. Good-bye.”