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any of the others in the house. With its coppery wallpaper and forest-green carpet, the lighter green furniture looked comfortable and relaxing. Coming farther in the room she realized he was on the speakerphone so when she would normally have immediately spoken, this time she remained quiet. Going to the couch she sat, crossing one leg over the other, watching him as he flipped through a folder and talked in that smooth, commanding voice that sent pleasurable chills down her spine.
He still wore the slacks and polo shirt he’d worn since this morning, his thick biceps straining just a bit against the rim of his sleeves. Shesucked in a breath as his broad chest moved rhythmically while he spoke. Confidence oozed from his every pore and she couldn’t help but admire him. He was a success. He ran a lucrative business he seemed to enjoy. He had it all. She not only admired him, she envied him. These were the things she wanted. The things that always seemed just out of her reach.
Linc felt her presence. The moment she’d walked into that room, he’d known, his whole body becoming alert. She sat across from him now looking like she had a lot on her mind. Lines knotted her forehead and caused him to frown. The urge to cure whatever it was that ailed her was great. That bothered him, so he shifted to thoughts he more easily understood—the physical pull between them.
She’d changed clothes, the pants clinging to her hips a little more than the ones she’d had on earlier and the deep green color of the top highlighting her hazel eyes, its thin straps drawing his attention immediately to the honey-toned skin of her bare shoulders and inevitably the plump roundness of her breasts. He shifted in the chair, his erection making it harder to sit still.
She licked her lips and he almost expired right then and there. He’d have to cut this phone call short or risk embarrassing himself with his colleague. “So I’ll give you a call in the morning and we can go over the rest of the figures,” he said in closing.
He’d long since given up looking at the papers in the folder and was now solely focused on the minx across from him. With her legs crossed she dangled one sandal-clad foot in the air. The heels were spiked, at least four inches high, and he could imagine how they emphasized those long, gorgeous legs of hers. The man on the phone’s voice resonated throughout the room but Linc had no idea what he’d said. Standing on less than stable legs he went to the desk and said quickly, “Yes, I’ll call you in the morning.” Before the man could respond he’d switched off the speakerphone and went to face her.
Without another word he reached for her hands and hefted her to her feet. Her breasts—to his immense delight—made instant contact with his chest as his hands moved around her waist. “Did you come in here to deliberately tempt me?” he asked in a low voice.
“No. I came in here to tell you that your family expects you to participate in the week’s events, not work the entire time.”
He raised a brow. “Did you miss me?”
She moved out of his embrace. “You wish.”
He watched her walk away and stop in front ofthe window. “They’re about to play golf,” she said as she turned to face him again.
“I don’t play golf.”
He managed a smile, relief at the disappearance of the lines in her forehead spreading through him. He still couldn’t believe she was actually here with him. Last night, he’d wondered why she’d really agreed to this week. That question had led to several more, like what she did for a living.
“Then what do you do? For fun, I mean,” she continued.
“We’ve all been asking ourselves that question for years now.” Adam chuckled as he entered and walked across the room idly swinging a golf club.
Both Linc and Jade acknowledged the intruder, Linc with a scowl and Jade suppressing a grin. “Shouldn’t you be out on the course?” Linc asked, eyeing his brother’s
He still wore the slacks and polo shirt he’d worn since this morning, his thick biceps straining just a bit against the rim of his sleeves. Shesucked in a breath as his broad chest moved rhythmically while he spoke. Confidence oozed from his every pore and she couldn’t help but admire him. He was a success. He ran a lucrative business he seemed to enjoy. He had it all. She not only admired him, she envied him. These were the things she wanted. The things that always seemed just out of her reach.
Linc felt her presence. The moment she’d walked into that room, he’d known, his whole body becoming alert. She sat across from him now looking like she had a lot on her mind. Lines knotted her forehead and caused him to frown. The urge to cure whatever it was that ailed her was great. That bothered him, so he shifted to thoughts he more easily understood—the physical pull between them.
She’d changed clothes, the pants clinging to her hips a little more than the ones she’d had on earlier and the deep green color of the top highlighting her hazel eyes, its thin straps drawing his attention immediately to the honey-toned skin of her bare shoulders and inevitably the plump roundness of her breasts. He shifted in the chair, his erection making it harder to sit still.
She licked her lips and he almost expired right then and there. He’d have to cut this phone call short or risk embarrassing himself with his colleague. “So I’ll give you a call in the morning and we can go over the rest of the figures,” he said in closing.
He’d long since given up looking at the papers in the folder and was now solely focused on the minx across from him. With her legs crossed she dangled one sandal-clad foot in the air. The heels were spiked, at least four inches high, and he could imagine how they emphasized those long, gorgeous legs of hers. The man on the phone’s voice resonated throughout the room but Linc had no idea what he’d said. Standing on less than stable legs he went to the desk and said quickly, “Yes, I’ll call you in the morning.” Before the man could respond he’d switched off the speakerphone and went to face her.
Without another word he reached for her hands and hefted her to her feet. Her breasts—to his immense delight—made instant contact with his chest as his hands moved around her waist. “Did you come in here to deliberately tempt me?” he asked in a low voice.
“No. I came in here to tell you that your family expects you to participate in the week’s events, not work the entire time.”
He raised a brow. “Did you miss me?”
She moved out of his embrace. “You wish.”
He watched her walk away and stop in front ofthe window. “They’re about to play golf,” she said as she turned to face him again.
“I don’t play golf.”
He managed a smile, relief at the disappearance of the lines in her forehead spreading through him. He still couldn’t believe she was actually here with him. Last night, he’d wondered why she’d really agreed to this week. That question had led to several more, like what she did for a living.
“Then what do you do? For fun, I mean,” she continued.
“We’ve all been asking ourselves that question for years now.” Adam chuckled as he entered and walked across the room idly swinging a golf club.
Both Linc and Jade acknowledged the intruder, Linc with a scowl and Jade suppressing a grin. “Shouldn’t you be out on the course?” Linc asked, eyeing his brother’s
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