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one step ahead of her. She opened her bag, where he had supplied everything she needed from her phone to business cards to mints. Wait, there was an extra thing inside. She narrowed her eyes and pulled out a condom.
“Well in case…” The elevator doors slid closed and before she could reach it, Rodger pushed the button. “You know in case…”
“In case of what?” She held the condom up between two fingers and stepped in front of her secretary.
“In case you need to use that.” Rodger lifted his chin. “It’s my job to anticipate your needs and if last night was any indication, you may need that. In fact, if you don’t mind me saying, you do need that.”
“I have this aspect of my life handled.” She shoved the condom into his hand.
The elevator doors opened. She pushed ahead of Rodger and stomped through the building lobby. In the daytime, the space was jammed and alive, but in the evening, it took on a soothing silence as the energy of the workday dissipated, leaving the area calm and serene.
Without hesitation, she shoved the door leading to the street open and nearly tripped on her own two feet at the sight before her.
Her car was exactly where it should be awaiting her arrival.
However, Ryder wasn’t where he should be.
Rather than staying in the car, he was outside in the cool night air leaning against the vehicle with a slight smirk on his face and twirling a single daisy between his fingers.
The scene could almost be one out of a musical. In a perfect world, he would start a song about nothing and everything, and she willed the flutters in her stomach away. There was no doubt about it, the man was truly beautiful.
She turned back to Rodger.
Without looking her in the eye, he passed the condom back to her. “You should have got two.” She snuck the now critical accessory back into her purse and went toward the car.
As she approached, Ryder held up one finger.
She stopped and raised her eyebrows, waiting to figure out why they were being detained. Honestly, she simply needed to sit down.
He held out the daisy for her. “I heard this would match your dress perfectly. I picked it myself.”
She glanced down to her form fitting yellow dress with silver accents and the flower and took the token, or maybe in Ryder’s case, the prop. “Thank you.”
“Take a feel.” He leaned in and pressed their cheeks together.
Beyond her control, she gasped as his skin grazed against hers.
“Nice and smooth, no scruff,” he whispered in her ear. “You’ll also notice that I’m early.”
At the moment all she noticed was the way shivers coursed through her body.
“Shall we go?” He skimmed his hand down her side and took her hand.
“All right?” Yes, they should go or perhaps they should go to her place and use the tool Rodger gave her. She tugged him toward the car and lunged for the door.
He pulled her back and opened the door for her. “Allow me.”
No wonder the man was an actor, since the show he put on was utterly incredible. Finally, she sat down and took a breath, only to have Ryder shimmy in next to her. His cologne swirled around her and she clutched her purse to try to ground herself in some sort of reality with the king of make believe.
Ryder kept hold of her hand, and Viktor gave her a wave. Her mind reeling, she leaned her head back on the headrest and tried to figure out all that happened from yesterday until this second.
“Hard day at the office?” Ryder put his head near hers and faced her.
“Different day at the office.” Out of the corner of her eye, she glanced at him. That might be a better way to take him all in.
“So, tell me what my role is tonight.”
Role, yes, of course. Fine, she turned and looked at him head on. Big mistake, he was way too gorgeous. Instead of asking what he meant and sounding as if she expected something more than a role, she remained silent.
“You can choose.” With his free hand, he moved an errant curl off her forehead.
“Well in case…” The elevator doors slid closed and before she could reach it, Rodger pushed the button. “You know in case…”
“In case of what?” She held the condom up between two fingers and stepped in front of her secretary.
“In case you need to use that.” Rodger lifted his chin. “It’s my job to anticipate your needs and if last night was any indication, you may need that. In fact, if you don’t mind me saying, you do need that.”
“I have this aspect of my life handled.” She shoved the condom into his hand.
The elevator doors opened. She pushed ahead of Rodger and stomped through the building lobby. In the daytime, the space was jammed and alive, but in the evening, it took on a soothing silence as the energy of the workday dissipated, leaving the area calm and serene.
Without hesitation, she shoved the door leading to the street open and nearly tripped on her own two feet at the sight before her.
Her car was exactly where it should be awaiting her arrival.
However, Ryder wasn’t where he should be.
Rather than staying in the car, he was outside in the cool night air leaning against the vehicle with a slight smirk on his face and twirling a single daisy between his fingers.
The scene could almost be one out of a musical. In a perfect world, he would start a song about nothing and everything, and she willed the flutters in her stomach away. There was no doubt about it, the man was truly beautiful.
She turned back to Rodger.
Without looking her in the eye, he passed the condom back to her. “You should have got two.” She snuck the now critical accessory back into her purse and went toward the car.
As she approached, Ryder held up one finger.
She stopped and raised her eyebrows, waiting to figure out why they were being detained. Honestly, she simply needed to sit down.
He held out the daisy for her. “I heard this would match your dress perfectly. I picked it myself.”
She glanced down to her form fitting yellow dress with silver accents and the flower and took the token, or maybe in Ryder’s case, the prop. “Thank you.”
“Take a feel.” He leaned in and pressed their cheeks together.
Beyond her control, she gasped as his skin grazed against hers.
“Nice and smooth, no scruff,” he whispered in her ear. “You’ll also notice that I’m early.”
At the moment all she noticed was the way shivers coursed through her body.
“Shall we go?” He skimmed his hand down her side and took her hand.
“All right?” Yes, they should go or perhaps they should go to her place and use the tool Rodger gave her. She tugged him toward the car and lunged for the door.
He pulled her back and opened the door for her. “Allow me.”
No wonder the man was an actor, since the show he put on was utterly incredible. Finally, she sat down and took a breath, only to have Ryder shimmy in next to her. His cologne swirled around her and she clutched her purse to try to ground herself in some sort of reality with the king of make believe.
Ryder kept hold of her hand, and Viktor gave her a wave. Her mind reeling, she leaned her head back on the headrest and tried to figure out all that happened from yesterday until this second.
“Hard day at the office?” Ryder put his head near hers and faced her.
“Different day at the office.” Out of the corner of her eye, she glanced at him. That might be a better way to take him all in.
“So, tell me what my role is tonight.”
Role, yes, of course. Fine, she turned and looked at him head on. Big mistake, he was way too gorgeous. Instead of asking what he meant and sounding as if she expected something more than a role, she remained silent.
“You can choose.” With his free hand, he moved an errant curl off her forehead.
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