something. I know that look, Jade. What’s on your mind? I’m telling you the truth. There hasn’t been anyone else. To be honest, I didn’t have the time. I was too busy looking for you.”
“You’ve really been looking for me all this time?” I gasped.
“Yes,” he whispered, running his hand through my hair lovingly.
“What happened to your PA, Abigail?”
“Oh,” he snorted, shaking his head at me. “This is about Alicia, isn’t it?”
“I don’t like her!”
“Jade, you don’t even know her,” he chuckled. “She is very good at her job. Actually, she’s the best PA I’ve ever had.” Oh, yes I did! I knew her better than Oliver did!
“Is that because she goes above and beyond her duties?” I sneered.
“I don’t date employees and you know that!” he glared. Damn! Angry Oliver was drenching my panties again.
“I wasn’t implying anything, I’m just telling you that I don’t like her.”
“Well luckily, you don’t have to work with her.” He could be such a cocky asshole sometimes. Why did I love that so much? It was probably because I knew how well he’d get along with the real Jade.
The limo came to a stop outside my hotel.
“Thank you for the ride,” I smiled, sliding in my seat toward the door.
“You’re welcome,” Oliver replied softly, watching me.
“So…you’ll call me when you’re free?” I asked, turning toward him as the driver opened the door for me.
“Yes, Jade, I will,” he smiled, leaning in to peck my cheek. His hands dug into my back, pulling me against his chest. “I’ll see you soon.”
“Bye, Oliver,” I whispered, stepping out of the limo a little unsteadily.
“Jade,” he called with the window down. “Do you have a new cell number?” I nodded with a grin. “Can I have it?” With a smirk, I took a piece of paper out of my bag and wrote my number down for him. “Start thinking about a few restaurants you’d like to try,” he muttered as I handed him the slip of paper. “And promise me you’ll be careful around Brian.”
“I promise,” I sighed with a snigger. “Now go before you’re late for your meeting.”
Oliver nodded, closing the window as the limo began to drive off. Even through the black glass, I knew he was watching me until I was no longer in view.
All I had to do now was gain his trust back. Then I could start on the actual mission. I was going to make sure Alicia didn’t get anywhere near this assignment.
Chapter Five
“These are all the contacts I’ve collected so far,” Alicia sulked, throwing the paperwork down on my bed. “I haven’t been able to gather any evidence to suggest even one of these scientists are working with Oliver on the power core, though.”
“Have you checked the main hard drive in Macon?” I asked, flipping through the paperwork.
“Yes. Oliver took me there last month.” So I wasn’t the only woman Oliver had taken there anymore. “There was nothing there unless he has any encoded files. But they would be unbreachable.”
“Did you check with Miles? He would have found a way to infiltrate those files if they existed.”
“I’ve asked him. I’m not an idiot, Jade. I’ve been on this case longer than you!”
“Yeah, and you’ve gotten nowhere, which is why Sonia called me in.”
“You think you’ve won just because Oliver is taking you out for dinner on Friday. Well, he hasn’t told you about the two week trip to Russia he and I are going on, has he?” Ugh! I hated this woman so much. How could she ignite so much jealousy inside me? “Oliver and me…alone for two weeks. I bet he’s got a lot of pent up sexual frustration now that you’re back. You might have done me a favor.”
“You haven’t slept with him yet, have you?” I yelled, holding myself back so I didn’t smack her smug face.
“I said it to piss you off,” she goaded with a grin. “I think you have a little soft spot for Mr. Kirkham. Can’t say that I blame you. He is
“You’ve really been looking for me all this time?” I gasped.
“Yes,” he whispered, running his hand through my hair lovingly.
“What happened to your PA, Abigail?”
“Oh,” he snorted, shaking his head at me. “This is about Alicia, isn’t it?”
“I don’t like her!”
“Jade, you don’t even know her,” he chuckled. “She is very good at her job. Actually, she’s the best PA I’ve ever had.” Oh, yes I did! I knew her better than Oliver did!
“Is that because she goes above and beyond her duties?” I sneered.
“I don’t date employees and you know that!” he glared. Damn! Angry Oliver was drenching my panties again.
“I wasn’t implying anything, I’m just telling you that I don’t like her.”
“Well luckily, you don’t have to work with her.” He could be such a cocky asshole sometimes. Why did I love that so much? It was probably because I knew how well he’d get along with the real Jade.
The limo came to a stop outside my hotel.
“Thank you for the ride,” I smiled, sliding in my seat toward the door.
“You’re welcome,” Oliver replied softly, watching me.
“So…you’ll call me when you’re free?” I asked, turning toward him as the driver opened the door for me.
“Yes, Jade, I will,” he smiled, leaning in to peck my cheek. His hands dug into my back, pulling me against his chest. “I’ll see you soon.”
“Bye, Oliver,” I whispered, stepping out of the limo a little unsteadily.
“Jade,” he called with the window down. “Do you have a new cell number?” I nodded with a grin. “Can I have it?” With a smirk, I took a piece of paper out of my bag and wrote my number down for him. “Start thinking about a few restaurants you’d like to try,” he muttered as I handed him the slip of paper. “And promise me you’ll be careful around Brian.”
“I promise,” I sighed with a snigger. “Now go before you’re late for your meeting.”
Oliver nodded, closing the window as the limo began to drive off. Even through the black glass, I knew he was watching me until I was no longer in view.
All I had to do now was gain his trust back. Then I could start on the actual mission. I was going to make sure Alicia didn’t get anywhere near this assignment.
Chapter Five
“These are all the contacts I’ve collected so far,” Alicia sulked, throwing the paperwork down on my bed. “I haven’t been able to gather any evidence to suggest even one of these scientists are working with Oliver on the power core, though.”
“Have you checked the main hard drive in Macon?” I asked, flipping through the paperwork.
“Yes. Oliver took me there last month.” So I wasn’t the only woman Oliver had taken there anymore. “There was nothing there unless he has any encoded files. But they would be unbreachable.”
“Did you check with Miles? He would have found a way to infiltrate those files if they existed.”
“I’ve asked him. I’m not an idiot, Jade. I’ve been on this case longer than you!”
“Yeah, and you’ve gotten nowhere, which is why Sonia called me in.”
“You think you’ve won just because Oliver is taking you out for dinner on Friday. Well, he hasn’t told you about the two week trip to Russia he and I are going on, has he?” Ugh! I hated this woman so much. How could she ignite so much jealousy inside me? “Oliver and me…alone for two weeks. I bet he’s got a lot of pent up sexual frustration now that you’re back. You might have done me a favor.”
“You haven’t slept with him yet, have you?” I yelled, holding myself back so I didn’t smack her smug face.
“I said it to piss you off,” she goaded with a grin. “I think you have a little soft spot for Mr. Kirkham. Can’t say that I blame you. He is
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