Page 73 of Business Casual

He pointed at me. “I know what you’re trying to do.”

I bit the air in front of his finger. “What am I trying to do?”

“Bite me apparently,” he joked, moving his finger out of the way. “You have to be quicker than that.”

“I am quick. But I can’t chase you in these heels.”

His eyes leisurely grazed my body until he got to my feet and all the humor left the room.

He moved forward. “You need to stop trying to tickle me or I’m going to have to restrain you.”

And just like that, I had goosebumps.

He must’ve noticed the change in my face because he slowed to a stop. Our eyes locked and I could see the deep breaths he was taking.

“You want to restrain me?” I asked quietly.

His eyes flashed. “Imani.”

“What?” I held up my hands. “You said it not me.”

He scrubbed his face. “Why do you do this to me?”

“Do what?”

He smirked. “You know exactly what I’m talking about.”

My fingertips passed over the soft material of his shirt. “I’m not doing anything to you that you aren’t doing to me.”

He studied me as he stepped forward, backing me against the glass.

My heart thumped as I watched him watching me.

“I really did need this,” he admitted.

“I bring the laughs?”

“You bring the peace.”

I searched his eyes. Letting my hands rest on his chest, I examined the emotion swirling in the light brown orbs. “What happened?”

He shook his head. “It’s not important. My point is just that you are the only thing that has made this day bearable. I needed this distraction.”

I wanted to tell him thathewas what I needed. But I didn’t.

My heart raced. “I don’t want to distract you from what you need to do,” I murmured.

“Maybe distraction isn’t the right word,” he amended. “You’re more than that.”

Our bodies were close and looking into his eyes, nothing else mattered. It was just us. The silence that engulfed us was so absolute that all I could hear was my heart racing. Pinned to the window, I just stared at him wide-eyed.

“What does that mean?” I wondered softly.

His eyes focused on my mouth, and he licked his lips. And that was all the answer I needed.

I pushed myself up onto the balls of my feet and kissed him. He grunted and immediately took charge. Parting my lips with his tongue, he kissed me hard and deep. My hands slid up his chest and then around his neck so I could bring him closer.

His arms wrapped around my waist and pulled me into the bulge in his pants. I felt how hard he was and found myself grinding my body against him. As soon as I moaned into his mouth, he tore himself away.

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