Page 66 of My Demon Assistant

"Rest and relaxation wasn't exactly what I had in mind, but I suppose I could make some time for it," I teased, making him shiver.

"Eh, who needs rest anyway."

"You do, my wonderful, fragile human," I murmured, and he scoffed.

"I'm not fragile."

"Compared to me, you are. Did Archer ever tell you about the time Lux jumped between him and Gunner and a moving car to save them from being crushed?"

"He did what?" Jerry asked, almost dropping the stack of things he'd picked up as he stared at me.

I took his things from him, then started walking toward the elevators so we could drop them in his office before leaving.

"Yep. They were walking, and some girl was texting while driving and almost crashed into them. Lux stepped in, obviously, then used his magic to make it look like the girl had hit the brakes."

Jerry shook his head as he pressed the button for his floor, then gave me a wide-eyed look. "I can't believe Archer bought that. But I suppose it was easier to believe than the alternative."

"Exactly."

Jerry chuckled as we walked across the floor to get to his office. Rita waved from her spot outside Kat's office, and I waved back, then followed Jerry into his office.

Placing his things on his desk, I turned to him, stepping closer so his ass pressed against the edge of the desk.

Jerry gazed into my eyes, then raised a brow, as if asking me what my plan was.

"We could just go home from here," I murmured, leaning close until my lips hovered over his.

"Rita just saw us come in. She'll wonder where we went."

"Nah. She'll think we left when she wasn't looking. Humans are great at making sense of what they don't understand, or at ignoring it completely."

Jerry sighed, then took a step back. "Come on. I have to tell Kat about giving the team Monday off, and that we're leaving. Then, we'll go downstairs and leave from our usual spot."

I sighed, but slid my hand in his, then waited to see if he'd protest.

Jerry simply smiled and led the way out, and I locked his office door with a wave of magic, letting him lead me to Kat's office. As soon as we got out of this place, I'd make Jerry forget everything but me.

Jerry

The moment we got home, Eshim pulled me into a deep kiss. We kissed like we had been apart for ages, which wasn't that far off.

Even though we'd been together literally all of the time, we'd been either working or resting. There had been no time to just be, to just enjoy each other's company, and I swore right then and there I wouldn't let it happen again.

I gasped as I felt him change into his true form, and then exhaled roughly when he picked me up like I weighed nothing. I clung to him, arms and legs twined around him even though I knew there was no way he would ever drop me.

Tom's barking made me pause, and Eshim pulled back as he noticed my preoccupation.

We both glanced down at the dog, who was standing up on two legs, his front paws pressed against Eshim's leg, his tail wagging rapidly.

"Hey, Tom," I murmured, realizing just now how much I'd missed him. Eshim had brought him over to work a few times, but I still hadn't gotten to spend a lot of time with him.

Eshim lowered me back to the floor, and I picked Tom up, holding him to my chest as he continued wagging his tail.

"Did you miss me?"

In answer, Tom started licking my chin, making my nose wrinkle as Eshim laughed.

"Come on. We'll go to the cabin, and we can play with Tom outside in the woods tomorrow."

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