“I…Why are you doing this to me?”
“I’m not doing anything to you.”Not yet, those liquid black eyes said. Julia’s pussy clenched. This was wrong and yet…“Okay.”
He smirked. “Good. Follow me.”
Don’t I always?
Max walked her down the hall, one hand on her back. She didn’t know where he was leading her but she knew exactly what was about to happen.One more time.Just one more kiss. Five more minutes talking to him, please?
Max stopped outside the office that had been empty since the commanding officer took maternity leave and leaned up against the doorframe. “Why didn’t you come in to work this week?”
“I was sick.”
“With what?”
“With illness,” she said testily.
He raised an eyebrow. “What did you do this week?”
“I went out,” Julia lied. “Met up with some guys in the city.”
Max’s mouth flattened and Julia felt a perverse satisfaction. “What did you get up to this weekend?”
Max’s eyes coursed down her body. “I fucked a gorgeous woman.”
“Jesus!” She looked around wildly.
“Worried people are going to find out about us?”
She almost choked on her outrage. “Are you serious? You’re the one who acted like I was a gross teenage hillbilly, you piece of—”
“Yeah, I’m a piece of shit. I’m a selfish, jealous bastard.” He tilted his head toward the deserted office. “Want to go in there and talk about it?”
Julia swallowed, her throat dry as a bone. “I can’t.”
Max moved closer, a dangerous glint in his eyes. “I’ve been thinking about you all week.”
“Go fuck yourself.”
He stroked a thumb over her throat. “Who says I haven’t? Like I said, I’ve been thinking about you all week. Now, why don’t you come into that office with me?”
The man who made her breathing speed up and her palms slippery. She pushed against his chest, secretly thrilling at its hardness. “If you want to have an illicit workplace affair, go find Henrietta. I’m leaving.”
“That what you want, Julia? For all this to be over?”
“I don’t…obviously I don’t want it to be over.”
“Good.” In a spectacular show of boldness he kissed the underside of her jaw and
she, fool that she was, did nothing but melt. “It drove me fucking crazy to see you talking to him.”
Her heart thudded. “Why?”
“Because you're mine.”
“That’s crazy.”
“Is it? It feels like you're mine.” Max kissed her neck. “You want me, Jules, and I want you.”