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usually look like that.
“Yes. Can I help you?”
“I have these for you.” She grinned as she held up a bag in each hand. Alice followed behind her with a large pizza.
I put my head into my hands, feeling heat rush to my cheeks.
“Where would you like these?” Lucy held the bags up in the air.
“I’m going to take a huge shot in the dark here, but I’m guessing Cane had you deliver this?”
“Absolutely!” She laughed. “I’m Lucy, by the way. I’m Mr. Alexander’s secretary. He asked that I arrange dinner for you here since you were too busy to go out tonight.”
She and Alice sat the items on the table beneath the window.
“I don’t know if you were expecting this or not,” she said, looking at my confused face, “but he just requested this a little while ago. I’m sorry if I interrupted you.”
“No, thank you. It’s fine. I appreciate your trouble. I just didn’t realize what he was up to.”
“Mr. Alexander said you may be surprised,” Lucy smiled brightly.
“That’s a lot of food for one person,” I commented, waiting for the ball to drop.
It didn’t take long.
“He should be here any minute,” she said, looking at her watch. “He was stuck in a little traffic in Glendale, but I know he is on his way. I actually have a few errands left to run before I call it a day, so, if you don’t mind—”
“Go. Please,” I said, feeling sorry that she had to deal with Cane’s shenanigans. “Thank you for going out of your way to do this.”
“It is no problem at all.” She gave me a big smile and left, Alice following closely behind.
What am I going to do now?
CANE
The older lady in front of me took her glasses off and let them dangle on a chain around her neck. She walked around the side of her desk and eyed me like the fathers used to do when I picked up a girl before a date.
I gave her my best charming smile. “I appreciate your help this afternoon, Mrs. Jewell.”
“Alice. Please, call me Alice. And you are very welcome.” She patted me on the shoulder. “Jada has had a rough time of it lately. You better be nice to her, you hear me?”
“You have nothing to worry about.”
“I better not. Now, I’m leaving for the day and everyone else is gone. If you don’t mind, make sure she gets out of here safely?”
“Absolutely.”
“Take that hallway and her office is the third on the left.”
I nodded my understanding and made my way down the corridor.
Jada was standing at a work table beneath a window, her back to the door. I leaned against the doorframe and watched her.
She was so beautiful, so natural looking. I figured she woke up looking like that, but with her refusal to see me outside of work, I wasn’t sure. Yet.
Lucky for us, I’m not easily deterred by her antics.
Her skin was flawless and smooth. Her brown hair was pulled up into a messy pile on the top of her head, pieces falling out and it was sexy as hell. I wanted to wrap it around my hand and pull her head back, watching her face as she came all over me.
Easy, Alexander.
A pair of heels was tossed on the floor beside the table and she was standing barefoot. I hadn’t realized how petite she was. I’d bet she was probably a foot shorter than me. But what she lacked in height, she made up for in curves. The orange dress she wore hugged her body, flaunting her shape. I craved the freedom to let my hands roam her, explore her curves, commit them to memory.
I crammed my hands in my pockets to discourage myself from reaching out and doing just that.
I remembered the softness of her lips, the way her body molded against mine the day before. She tasted like heaven, but the last twenty-four hours had been hell. I couldn’t get her out of my mind, couldn’t stop thinking about what it would feel like for her to be beneath me, what it would feel like to explore more than her mouth.
For fuck’s sake! Get in control. I can’t go in there acting like a damn caveman. That’s not going to work
“Yes. Can I help you?”
“I have these for you.” She grinned as she held up a bag in each hand. Alice followed behind her with a large pizza.
I put my head into my hands, feeling heat rush to my cheeks.
“Where would you like these?” Lucy held the bags up in the air.
“I’m going to take a huge shot in the dark here, but I’m guessing Cane had you deliver this?”
“Absolutely!” She laughed. “I’m Lucy, by the way. I’m Mr. Alexander’s secretary. He asked that I arrange dinner for you here since you were too busy to go out tonight.”
She and Alice sat the items on the table beneath the window.
“I don’t know if you were expecting this or not,” she said, looking at my confused face, “but he just requested this a little while ago. I’m sorry if I interrupted you.”
“No, thank you. It’s fine. I appreciate your trouble. I just didn’t realize what he was up to.”
“Mr. Alexander said you may be surprised,” Lucy smiled brightly.
“That’s a lot of food for one person,” I commented, waiting for the ball to drop.
It didn’t take long.
“He should be here any minute,” she said, looking at her watch. “He was stuck in a little traffic in Glendale, but I know he is on his way. I actually have a few errands left to run before I call it a day, so, if you don’t mind—”
“Go. Please,” I said, feeling sorry that she had to deal with Cane’s shenanigans. “Thank you for going out of your way to do this.”
“It is no problem at all.” She gave me a big smile and left, Alice following closely behind.
What am I going to do now?
CANE
The older lady in front of me took her glasses off and let them dangle on a chain around her neck. She walked around the side of her desk and eyed me like the fathers used to do when I picked up a girl before a date.
I gave her my best charming smile. “I appreciate your help this afternoon, Mrs. Jewell.”
“Alice. Please, call me Alice. And you are very welcome.” She patted me on the shoulder. “Jada has had a rough time of it lately. You better be nice to her, you hear me?”
“You have nothing to worry about.”
“I better not. Now, I’m leaving for the day and everyone else is gone. If you don’t mind, make sure she gets out of here safely?”
“Absolutely.”
“Take that hallway and her office is the third on the left.”
I nodded my understanding and made my way down the corridor.
Jada was standing at a work table beneath a window, her back to the door. I leaned against the doorframe and watched her.
She was so beautiful, so natural looking. I figured she woke up looking like that, but with her refusal to see me outside of work, I wasn’t sure. Yet.
Lucky for us, I’m not easily deterred by her antics.
Her skin was flawless and smooth. Her brown hair was pulled up into a messy pile on the top of her head, pieces falling out and it was sexy as hell. I wanted to wrap it around my hand and pull her head back, watching her face as she came all over me.
Easy, Alexander.
A pair of heels was tossed on the floor beside the table and she was standing barefoot. I hadn’t realized how petite she was. I’d bet she was probably a foot shorter than me. But what she lacked in height, she made up for in curves. The orange dress she wore hugged her body, flaunting her shape. I craved the freedom to let my hands roam her, explore her curves, commit them to memory.
I crammed my hands in my pockets to discourage myself from reaching out and doing just that.
I remembered the softness of her lips, the way her body molded against mine the day before. She tasted like heaven, but the last twenty-four hours had been hell. I couldn’t get her out of my mind, couldn’t stop thinking about what it would feel like for her to be beneath me, what it would feel like to explore more than her mouth.
For fuck’s sake! Get in control. I can’t go in there acting like a damn caveman. That’s not going to work
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