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Christian’s shoulder a squeeze.
Christian’s stomach flipped from both Shea’s comment and his
touch. God, what he would give to be in his arms in an entirely different way.
“If it makes you feel any better, bro, you’re the only guy
I’ve ever thought is hot, so we’re even.” Shea grinned and winked at Christian
before taking a sip of his beer.
Christian rolled his eyes. Shea - always the kidder. If he
only knew how those words were like a knife to Christian’s heart. Maybe he
could pretend that Shea meant the words he just spoke. Just for a little while
before reality crashed back down on him. Christian really loathed his life
sometimes, and hated himself for being such a pussy about everything.
Chapter
5
Margot hobbled out of the elevator on her crutches. She and
Quinn caught the first flight back to the States, and Peter insisted that they
take the rest of the week off after the trip from Hell. Margot also went to the
doctor when she got home. Quinn took her since she could not drive and she
really had no one else, all her family and friends were in Paris. She
occasionally hung out with a few of the other women in the office; they were
not friends she could call on, though. The doctor concluded that she did have a
serious sprain and needed to keep off it for a couple of weeks. Insert
crutches.
Quinn has been acting strange since they returned. He was
very subdued and introverted. Okay, Quinn was always like that, but it was more
than what was normal for him. He has maybe said all of ten words to her since
they got back home, and more than half of them were ‘Yeah, I can take you to
the doctor.’ Margot was starting to worry about him.
Quinn stepped out of the elevator behind her. He drove her
into work and said that he would do so until her ankle was better. It would
have been really sweet of him if Margot did not felt like he was doing it out
of guilt for some reason. She caught the guilt in his eyes a few times when he
looked at her. He tried to cover it up quickly, but he was not fast enough.
Quinn stayed close as they walked to their office. A couple
of coworkers stopped them to ask what happened. She just gave them a smile and
dismissive wave, telling them that she tripped and sprained her ankle. She did
not need the whole office gossiping about her, and that would definitely happen
if she told them what really happened. As they passed Peter’s office, he rushed
out from behind his desk and stepped out into the hall.
“Quinn, can I speak with you in my office for a moment?”
Peter asked.
Quinn glanced back at him. Margot could see his whole body
tense. “Let me get Margot settled in first,” he said.
Margot glanced at Peter who was frowning hard at Quinn’s
back. She wondered what Peter wanted to speak about with Quinn. She would try
to ask him afterwards. Once in their office, Margot went to sit at her desk.
She leaned her crutches against the wall next to her desk and turned on her
computer. Quinn took her empty trashcan, flipped it upside down, and stuck it
under her desk.
“Put your foot up,” Quinn murmured. “Do you need anything
else before I go talk to Peter?”
Margot propped her foot up on the trashcan then lifted her
gaze to Quinn, who was standing beside her. She gave him a small smile and
shook her head. He hesitated a moment before cupping her face with one of his
big hands. He ran his thumb over her bottom lip as he bent down and lightly
replaced his thumb with his lips. Margot’s eyes slid closed and her pulse sped
up. She hated to admit that she has been missing his kiss. She only kissed him
while they were making love, but he ruined other men for her. She doubted she
would find another man who kissed her the way Quinn kissed her. Then there was
this...this tender, gentle kiss filled with emotion. She did not understand it,
but loved it just the same.
Quinn pulled back much too soon in
Christian’s stomach flipped from both Shea’s comment and his
touch. God, what he would give to be in his arms in an entirely different way.
“If it makes you feel any better, bro, you’re the only guy
I’ve ever thought is hot, so we’re even.” Shea grinned and winked at Christian
before taking a sip of his beer.
Christian rolled his eyes. Shea - always the kidder. If he
only knew how those words were like a knife to Christian’s heart. Maybe he
could pretend that Shea meant the words he just spoke. Just for a little while
before reality crashed back down on him. Christian really loathed his life
sometimes, and hated himself for being such a pussy about everything.
Chapter
5
Margot hobbled out of the elevator on her crutches. She and
Quinn caught the first flight back to the States, and Peter insisted that they
take the rest of the week off after the trip from Hell. Margot also went to the
doctor when she got home. Quinn took her since she could not drive and she
really had no one else, all her family and friends were in Paris. She
occasionally hung out with a few of the other women in the office; they were
not friends she could call on, though. The doctor concluded that she did have a
serious sprain and needed to keep off it for a couple of weeks. Insert
crutches.
Quinn has been acting strange since they returned. He was
very subdued and introverted. Okay, Quinn was always like that, but it was more
than what was normal for him. He has maybe said all of ten words to her since
they got back home, and more than half of them were ‘Yeah, I can take you to
the doctor.’ Margot was starting to worry about him.
Quinn stepped out of the elevator behind her. He drove her
into work and said that he would do so until her ankle was better. It would
have been really sweet of him if Margot did not felt like he was doing it out
of guilt for some reason. She caught the guilt in his eyes a few times when he
looked at her. He tried to cover it up quickly, but he was not fast enough.
Quinn stayed close as they walked to their office. A couple
of coworkers stopped them to ask what happened. She just gave them a smile and
dismissive wave, telling them that she tripped and sprained her ankle. She did
not need the whole office gossiping about her, and that would definitely happen
if she told them what really happened. As they passed Peter’s office, he rushed
out from behind his desk and stepped out into the hall.
“Quinn, can I speak with you in my office for a moment?”
Peter asked.
Quinn glanced back at him. Margot could see his whole body
tense. “Let me get Margot settled in first,” he said.
Margot glanced at Peter who was frowning hard at Quinn’s
back. She wondered what Peter wanted to speak about with Quinn. She would try
to ask him afterwards. Once in their office, Margot went to sit at her desk.
She leaned her crutches against the wall next to her desk and turned on her
computer. Quinn took her empty trashcan, flipped it upside down, and stuck it
under her desk.
“Put your foot up,” Quinn murmured. “Do you need anything
else before I go talk to Peter?”
Margot propped her foot up on the trashcan then lifted her
gaze to Quinn, who was standing beside her. She gave him a small smile and
shook her head. He hesitated a moment before cupping her face with one of his
big hands. He ran his thumb over her bottom lip as he bent down and lightly
replaced his thumb with his lips. Margot’s eyes slid closed and her pulse sped
up. She hated to admit that she has been missing his kiss. She only kissed him
while they were making love, but he ruined other men for her. She doubted she
would find another man who kissed her the way Quinn kissed her. Then there was
this...this tender, gentle kiss filled with emotion. She did not understand it,
but loved it just the same.
Quinn pulled back much too soon in
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