I go to his office less than twenty minutes later and see him with a wicked smile on his lips. “Would you like lunch, Bella?”
“I’m starving. I know that you like a barbeque place just down the road. I put in a reservation.”
“How thoughtful. Here I was just planning to take care of what you’re craving.” He winks as he stands, “But I suppose dessert can wait.”
I nod and walk with him out of the office. I see Gunner’s eyes flare with jealousy and wave to him teasingly. I’m going to enjoy this. Even if Miles snaps me up, some jealousy might do these men good.
Reminding them that while they look like gods, there’s always a woman who can tame them. But seeing Matthew watch me with a pleasant, warm smile nearly kills that thought. Matthew is different. He doesn’t look at me like I’m his for the taking like he wants to own me. He looks at me like he’d respect me and fuck me silly all at the same time.
When we get to lunch, Miles tells me to order anything. I want the surf and turf badly. I can practically taste the lobster on my tongue, but I can’t afford it and there’s no way that I’m going to expect, or worseask, my boss to pay for me.
“Whatever you’d like, Bella.”
“I’ll stay within my means,” I say.
“That’s no fun. Let me spoil you, at least for today,” He says.
I blink at him over my menu and see that his is already on the table. He’s just waiting on me. I swallow. “Mr. Langston.”
“Is a mouthful. Miles.”
The same thing he says every time. “Miles, I can take care of myself.”
“Indulge me, Bella. I like to feel needed, at least wanted. And I’m more than capable of providing lunch for you.”
With that, I close my menu and set it on the table. “I’m clocked out of the office.”
“You are.”
“And you’re willing to buy me lunch. Is this a date?”
“If you’d like it to be. Or we could align an arrangement.” He rubs over his bottom lip.
Heat sizzles through me as I think of his mouth and the wicked things he could probably do with it. That he would definitely do with it. I smile and lean forward, completely aware that my breasts are being pushed up by the table.
“Miles. Are you offering to be my sugar daddy?”
“Are you objecting?”
“I’m not.” I wrap my lips around the straw of my drink, knowing he’s watching closely. “I’m sad it took you so long to ask considering I’ve been flirting back.”
“Mm. But there is a slight catch, Bella. One that I have to make you aware of before you finish making your choice.”
But before he can tell me what it is, he’s interrupted by the waiter. I ask for the surf and turf with a salad instead of fries and Miles gets the same before waving the man off. I smile. “Good taste.”
“I plan to make sure you know just how good I taste before the end of the day,” He says, forward as always. “But the catch.”
“Are you giving me an allowance as long as I’m a good girl?” I tease.
He chuckles. “No. If I don’t share you with my friends, it’s no fun. Especially knowing how interested they are in you. I’m a greedy man, sure, but …”
He has to be kidding. Miles really thinks that being my sugar daddyandpermitting me to fuck his friends would make me say no? Somebody needs to come wake me up because I have to be dreaming. There’s no way I scored an amazing job andsixsexy men.
“That doesn’t sound like a catch.” I say. “It sounds like a reward that I still have yet to earn.”
Miles’s eyes get all dark and hot as the toe of my shoe works up his calf. “Which means I’ll have to check the cables under your desk when we get back.”
“Oh?”