the
bar and grab a drink for you and Ashlyn. She’ll meet you at the table, but first, I have something that I
need to discuss with her.”
He nodded his head and walked down the hallway till he reached the ballroom. As soon as he was
out of sight, I turn to look at Ashlyn with a burning anger in my eyes.
“What the hell are you doing here?!” I said through gritted teeth as I looked around to make sure
nobody was watching.
I backed her up against the wall. “Relax, Connor, George asked me if I’d like to accompany him,
and I graciously accepted. Is there is a reason that you don’t want me here?”
I looked away and then back at her. I grabbed her arm and led her around the corner. “I’m here with
someone, and so help me, Ashlyn, if you even say one word to her – I swear…”
“Don’t worry, Connor, I won’t spill our little secret to your new toy,” she devilishly grinned.
I stared directly at her, and she knew I was pissed. “Are we clear, Ashlyn?”
“Don’t worry, you’ve made yourself very clear,” she whispered.
I turned around and headed back to the ballroom. As I approached the entrance, I noticed Ellery
dancing with another man, and anger started to burn inside me. I walked out on the dance floor and
tapped Andrew on the shoulder.
“Excuse me, Andrew, but she’s here with me.”
He gave me an apologetic look. “Mr. Black, I’m sorry. I didn’t know she was yours.”
He stepped aside as I took his place, placing my hand on her waist and taking her hand in mine. Her
hand was so soft, and it felt good to hold it.
“I leave you alone for a minute, and you go off and dance with strange men? Is that what you call
behaving?”
She narrowed her eyes at me. “You left me alone to disappear with the woman who slapped you at
Club S.”
I looked at her in confusion. “You saw that?”
She shook her head. “I think a lot of people saw that.”
“So, let me get this straight, you saw me before you found me drunk outside?” I curiously asked.
“Yes, I was sitting at the bar. Why do you ask?” she cocked her head.
“Interesting,” I said as the corners of my mouth curved up.
“What’s interesting?” She asked. “Oh, I get it now. You think I had my eyes set on you from the
start.”
I wickedly smiled at her, “Your words, Miss Lane, not mine.”
She rolled her eyes and leaned closer into me, bringing her lips inches from my ear. I couldn’t help
but take in her alluring scent as she whispered, “You are a delusional man, Mr. Black.”
I closed my eyes for her scent was mesmerizing. She smelled like lilacs. This dance needed to end
quickly or else she was going to get the wrong idea, if you know what I mean. She proceeded to ask
me why I chose this charity to represent. This is something that’s very personal to me, and I didn’t
feel the need to share something so personal with her. After all, we’re only friends.
“May I ask why this specific charity?” she asked.
“Why not this charity?” I vaguely asked.
“Why did you though?” she continued.
I looked straight ahead into the crowd. “It’s just a charity that my company is involved with. Why is
it so important that you know a specific reason?”
“Just forget I asked,” she said as she refused to look at me.
“You’re mad,” I spoke.
“You’ll know when I’m mad, Mr. Black,” she responded.
The thoughts running through my head were sexual ones when she said that. I can’t help it, I’m a
man, and that’s what we think about. Thank god the music ended when it did because there was no
way of hiding my arousal any longer with our bodies pressed up against each other. I let go of her,
placing my right hand in my pocket, and my other on the small of her back as we walked back to our
table. I introduced her to some of my associates that were already sitting. I glanced over at the next
table and saw Ashlyn glaring at Ellery. I shot her a warning look, and she turned
bar and grab a drink for you and Ashlyn. She’ll meet you at the table, but first, I have something that I
need to discuss with her.”
He nodded his head and walked down the hallway till he reached the ballroom. As soon as he was
out of sight, I turn to look at Ashlyn with a burning anger in my eyes.
“What the hell are you doing here?!” I said through gritted teeth as I looked around to make sure
nobody was watching.
I backed her up against the wall. “Relax, Connor, George asked me if I’d like to accompany him,
and I graciously accepted. Is there is a reason that you don’t want me here?”
I looked away and then back at her. I grabbed her arm and led her around the corner. “I’m here with
someone, and so help me, Ashlyn, if you even say one word to her – I swear…”
“Don’t worry, Connor, I won’t spill our little secret to your new toy,” she devilishly grinned.
I stared directly at her, and she knew I was pissed. “Are we clear, Ashlyn?”
“Don’t worry, you’ve made yourself very clear,” she whispered.
I turned around and headed back to the ballroom. As I approached the entrance, I noticed Ellery
dancing with another man, and anger started to burn inside me. I walked out on the dance floor and
tapped Andrew on the shoulder.
“Excuse me, Andrew, but she’s here with me.”
He gave me an apologetic look. “Mr. Black, I’m sorry. I didn’t know she was yours.”
He stepped aside as I took his place, placing my hand on her waist and taking her hand in mine. Her
hand was so soft, and it felt good to hold it.
“I leave you alone for a minute, and you go off and dance with strange men? Is that what you call
behaving?”
She narrowed her eyes at me. “You left me alone to disappear with the woman who slapped you at
Club S.”
I looked at her in confusion. “You saw that?”
She shook her head. “I think a lot of people saw that.”
“So, let me get this straight, you saw me before you found me drunk outside?” I curiously asked.
“Yes, I was sitting at the bar. Why do you ask?” she cocked her head.
“Interesting,” I said as the corners of my mouth curved up.
“What’s interesting?” She asked. “Oh, I get it now. You think I had my eyes set on you from the
start.”
I wickedly smiled at her, “Your words, Miss Lane, not mine.”
She rolled her eyes and leaned closer into me, bringing her lips inches from my ear. I couldn’t help
but take in her alluring scent as she whispered, “You are a delusional man, Mr. Black.”
I closed my eyes for her scent was mesmerizing. She smelled like lilacs. This dance needed to end
quickly or else she was going to get the wrong idea, if you know what I mean. She proceeded to ask
me why I chose this charity to represent. This is something that’s very personal to me, and I didn’t
feel the need to share something so personal with her. After all, we’re only friends.
“May I ask why this specific charity?” she asked.
“Why not this charity?” I vaguely asked.
“Why did you though?” she continued.
I looked straight ahead into the crowd. “It’s just a charity that my company is involved with. Why is
it so important that you know a specific reason?”
“Just forget I asked,” she said as she refused to look at me.
“You’re mad,” I spoke.
“You’ll know when I’m mad, Mr. Black,” she responded.
The thoughts running through my head were sexual ones when she said that. I can’t help it, I’m a
man, and that’s what we think about. Thank god the music ended when it did because there was no
way of hiding my arousal any longer with our bodies pressed up against each other. I let go of her,
placing my right hand in my pocket, and my other on the small of her back as we walked back to our
table. I introduced her to some of my associates that were already sitting. I glanced over at the next
table and saw Ashlyn glaring at Ellery. I shot her a warning look, and she turned
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