She smiles. “Honestly, I’m more worried about Blair. That woman has a lady boner for policies and procedures, and as far as she’s concerned, Eric Webb is breaking every one of them.”
“Noteveryone. I happen to know for a fact S and H has a very liberal policy on consensual interoffice relationships.”
“Hmm. I’ll keep that in mind.” Ellie turns toward the waiting car, but I stop her, pulling her back into my arms. I lean close, breathing her in once more.
I could get used to this…
“Tomorrow’s gonna be brutal,” I confess.
“Only until everyone else leaves for the night.”
“Oh, really?” I nudge her nose with mine, loving this flirty, playful side of her. “What happens then?”
The look in her eyes sends a fresh bolt of desire straight to my dick.
“Why, then, Mr. Holt…” She nips my earlobe then whispers against my neck, giving me another instant hard-on. “We meet up in your office, lock the door, and take full advantage of my employer’s liberal interoffice relationship policy.”
CHAPTER 10
Ellie
Day 7 Tues 8/7
The world is no longer what it was.
The universe has shifted on its axis, and neither I, nor it, will ever be the same.
I float to the train on the wings of last night’s multiple orgasms and sit staring out the window with a goofy smile that not even the guy next to me—the one whose aggressive hacking portends contagious doom to all in his vicinity—can wipe away.
Before the Evening of Life-Altering Sexy Times, I was aware that my sex life had been average at best, a real snooze-fest at worst, but I had no idea just how behind the curve I’d been. I hadn’t realized my body was capable of the magical things Jack coaxed from it with his kiss, his touch, his gloriousness moving inside me until my every cell screamedHallelujah.
I have been ruined for other men.
Absolutelyruined.
And yet, I still can’t.
Stop.
Smiling.
I may be ruined, but I’m going to enjoy my continued ruination for as long as it lasts.
Because it’s going to happen again. I may not have rearranged Jack’s reality the way he reordered mine, but I could tell he felt the combustible connection, too. It was mutual, and there’s no way either of us can walk away from that after a single taste, no matter how much we have to lose. An office romance is risky enough when one party isn’t the other party’s best friend’s little sister and an undercover reporter dressed in drag.
Jack and I are going to have to be careful. Very, very careful.
That in mind, I pause near the decorative pillars outside the S & H building, drawing caution close and wrapping it around my head and shoulders like my favorite hoodie, doing my best to conceal my soaring, giddy inner joy. I lock away my just-got-laid-by-the-King-of-Orgasms grin in the nick of time.
I’ve just patted my mustache down over my newly calm lips when Lulu bursts from the lobby doors, hustling down the street in my direction.
I lift a hand to say hello, but the tears glittering in her eyes make it clear this isn’t the time for morning pleasantries. “Lulu. Hey. Are you all right?”
She shakes her head, glancing over her shoulder before coming to join me where I’m tucked between two faux pillars carved into the edifice of the historic building. “Caleb’s school called. He threw up his morning snack again, and I have to go pick him up.”
“I’m sorry. I hope he feels better.”
“Oh, I’m sure he feels fine.” She lifts her eyes to the sky and swipes a finger beneath her lashes, catching a tear. “Caleb is a super picky eater. Anything new activates his gag reflex. I’ve tried to tell his teacher that, but she won’t stop pushing him to try new foods, and the school has a zero-tolerance policy for kids getting sick. This is the third time this month I’ve had to leave to get him, and my supervisor isnothappy. Will doesn’t care that I get all my work done as soon as I get home. Every time it happens, he gets more frustrated. But my ex refuses to share pick-up duty on my days, and I don’t have anyone else.”