Billy, totally unaware of the inner turmoil his invitation had caused in me, sauntered out of the conference room like he didn’t have a care in the world, and I kept my eyes steadfastly forward.
Do not look at his ass. Do not look at his ass. Do not look at his ass, I chanted inside my head.
I was almost successful. But in the end, I couldn’t help but steal one small peek as he rounded the corner to head off down the hall, and I was not disappointed.
“Thank you.”
I heard a soft voice, snapping me back to reality, and I turned to Cheyenne.
“I was really nervous about today, and you being here made it so much easier.”
“Of course. That’s my job. You didn’t mention that your brothers…” I trailed off as I thought about how to word it. “Didn’t know you’d be here,” I finished.
Color sprang up on her cheeks. “I wasn’t sure what to expect and I didn’t know how to explain it.”
I flashed her a grin. “Understandable.”
“Do you have a minute? To talk privately?”
I looked around the conference room. We were the only two people there but apparently she was looking for even more privacy. “Sure. Why don’t we go to my office?”
As we walked down the corridor, Daisy approached us, coming out of the break room. “Oh, is the meeting over?”
“Yes.” I nodded.
“Did everyone leave?” She craned her neck to look into the conference room.
“Ms. Comfort is still here,” I stated the obvious as I motioned toward Cheyenne.
“Oh right. But everyone else left?”
I had a gut feeling that Mr. Cocky might be the “everyone else” in this line of inquiry. I had no proof that was the case, but from the expression on her face, I was fairly certain. It got me wondering if there might be a connection to her not being at the front desk when Mr. Cocky was missing.
A nagging irritation rose up in me that I quickly filed under his lack of consideration for both his family’s and my time, but if I were being totally honest, the source might be more accurately attributed to jealousy. Which made zero sense and was not acceptable in any way.
“Right this way.” I stepped past Daisy and ushered Cheyenne into my office, trying to shake off the lingering thoughts of a certain cocky Comfort brother and his sexy half-grin. It was proving very difficult.