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I glanced over and then did a double take.

“Russ,” I gasped.

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“What are you doing here?” we said in unison before we both burst out laughing.

“Mostly networking. What areyoudoing here?” He shook his head. “You always dress your ass off, so I shouldn’t be surprised you’re here.” His eyes swept down my body. “God, you look beautiful.”

“Thank you,” I replied softly. “You look as handsome as ever.”

We gravitated toward each other, looks of shock and awe on our faces.

“Come here.” He wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me close. “I thought I wasn’t going to be able to see you until tomorrow morning.” His lips dipped to my ear. “But this is a nice surprise.”

I inhaled deeply; his cologne infiltrated my nostrils and filled me. His scent and his presence reminded me of the promises he’d made via text message and sent a chill down my spine. Running my hands up his arms, I linked my fingers behind his neck.

“A very nice surprise,” I murmured.

“What are you doing way over here when the party is way over there?”

I felt his question against my skin and shivered again.

Hoping to have the same effect on him as he had on me, I whispered my response. “I had twenty minutes to spare and decided to go to the bathroom to freshen up. The one over there was packed and I overheard someone talking about the one on this side. But when I saw a man heading upstairs, something told me to follow him. As luck would have it, that man turned out to be you.”

After his lips brushed my neck, he pulled his head back and stared into my eyes. “Sounds like this was meant to be.”

“Sounds like it.”

His tongue slid from one side of his mouth to the other. “Do you know why I came up here?”

“Why?”

“Because I couldn’t stop thinking about what you texted me.” With his hands slowly coasting down my back, he waited until he reached my ass to pull me flush into him. “And I felt my dick getting hard all over again.”

My heart thumped in my chest and between my legs. “So, you came over here to rub one out?”

He chuckled lightly. “Nah, I came over here to call you.”

My hands gripped his broad shoulders and I exhaled shakily. “And what were you going to call me to say?”

His smile grew. “This probably isn’t the time or the place.”

Looking around the hallway, I felt confident we were alone. “We’re on the second floor… on the opposite side of the building as the party. We’re hidden in the cut and I’m standing right here.” I cocked my head to the side. “That’s time and place.”

He let out a sexy chuckle and he dug his fingers into the red lace that covered my back. “Nah…”

I quirked an eyebrow. “Oh, but I thought you were about to call me.”

“Calling you and telling you what I want to do is completely different than standing in front of you and telling you.”

“And why’s that?”

He glanced around before slipping his hands over my ass and grabbing each cheek. “Because if I have you in front of me, it’s not going to be just talk.”

“Oh, so you’re about that action…”

He leaned down, his mouth hovering over mine. “You already know.”

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