Page 41 of Pride & Precedents

"Yes, it was."

I sit back on my feet and gasp when Henry abruptly pulls me up to sit next to him on the couch.

"Let's get one thing straight, Camila. I want this. I wantyou."

"I want you too," I whisper, leaning into his hard body.

"But," he continues, "we have to keep this quiet around the office. No more little notes, no special looks. At work, I'm just Henry Park, Jr., your boss. Whatever happens between usafterwork stays between us."

He looks at me, still breathing hard, but with an expression that begs me to take him seriously.

"It stays between us. Of course," I nod.

He gives me a quick, hard kiss on the lips, then groans. I follow his eyes to the clock on the wall. 12:37 AM.

"That was amazing, and I'd love to continue, but…"

"But it's late," I finish. He nods grimly and starts pulling his pants up, looking around for his tie.

He gives me another sweet kiss on his way out the door, and I lean my head against it once it's closed. Henry is so much better than even my dirtiest fantasies. I'm in so much fucking trouble.

Chapter seventeen

Henry

"Why, oh why, do our younger brothers still insist on these flag football games?" Noah huffs, trailing behind Adam (the baby) as he sails into the end zone, flags intact.

I stop short next to him and pat him on the back with a smirk.

"Aw, what's wrong, Noah? Can't keep up? I thought I was the 'old man' and you were the younger twin."

As expected, Noah turns and chases me back to the benches on the sidelines, shouting expletives the whole way. I run backwards just to taunt him.

"Dick," he grumbles when he sits down, hitting me in the face with a sweat towel.Yuck!I hope to God it's just water on this towel.

The brothers have had a semi-regular game since Cory was in college and got really into intramurals. It was either this or ultimate frisbee. Noah may bitch, but I know it keeps all of us sane. We agreed to continue even while our middle brother,Damon, has been overseas playing professional basketball, but it's always better when we're all here.

Luckily, Damon will be home for Adam's wedding in a month or so and we will overload him with brotherly love a.k.a. drinking, partying, and gossiping like a bunch of teenage girls. With my schedule, I'm bound to miss some of it, but between the wedding and the off-season, I'll make sure Damon and I get some quality time together.

Cory waves his hands in front of my face from next to me on the bench.

"Earth to Henry! Are you in there, man?"

I take the bottle Adam hands me and empty it before answering.

"I'm here. Just looking forward to Damon coming home. These seasons feel like they're getting longer and longer."

Adam looks a bit sad—he's the closest with Damon—but shrugs it off before anyone else can see. Noah throws his arm around Adam's shoulders.

"Speaking of Damon coming home, are you excited about the big day?"

Adam's grinning from ear to ear now.

"Hell yeah. I can't wait to lock Maya down and pump a baby in her."

"Dude! Gross!" Cory yells with a full-body shiver. "Sex has one purpose and one purpose only: getting a nut."

I turn to Cory with a raised eyebrow.

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