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“Okay, then I’ll suffocate you.”

“Shelby, I have my technical diving certification. I think I can handle it.”

She laughs but still looks concerned. “But what if you can’t breathe?”

“I don’t need to breathe right now.”

Done with her protests, I hook my arms over her thighs and pull her up and onto me before she can say anything else. She tries to hover, but I pull down, forcing her to set all her weight on me.

Fuck yes. My cock springs as her pussy bears down on my face. I pull one hand out to hold her open for me while I go to work on her clit.

She gasps, and I look up to the most incredible view. The underside of the most beautiful tits in the world, and above, her face, looking down on me, too consumed with the feel of me devouring her pussy to be self-conscious anymore. I work on her clit while my other hand finds my cock. I give myself long,languid strokes, only letting go when I know I’m going to come if I don’t stop.

When she orgasms, she grinds herself on me, and I really can’t breathe now, but I don’t fucking care. This would truly be the best way to go.

But a moment later, she’s off me, panting, and I reach into my pocket for a condom. I stuck them everywhere because I’m too paranoid about going without, despite that one fucking beautiful time I nearly came in her pussy bare.

While Shelby getting pregnant wouldn’t be the worst thing in my books, the last thing I want to do is tie her to me when she’s still figuring things out.

I slip the condom on, and a moment later, Shelby’s riding my cock, her hands still on the headboard as she bounces up and down with the help of my hands on her hips.

We come together only a moment later—I really am shamelessly unable to not come almost right away once I’m inside her. I usually do better with round two.

Finally Shelby collapses on top of me. “You’re ruining me, Alasdair,” she whispers in my ear.

Fuck, I love it when she calls me that. “I plan to ruin you several more times this weekend.”

She laughs, and I try not to fall into the sound.

Chapter 29

Shelby

Even though I wasn’t too worried, my meeting with Clientzilla goes even better than expected. Each time she threatens to freak out, I calmly set my boundaries with her. At one point, she threatens to leave.

“That is absolutely your prerogative,” I say calmly. “But I will tell you there won’t be a second opportunity to sign with my firm.”

She freezes at the door, then turns around, a curious look on her face.

She’s done this a few times before, and I usually end up apologizing.

Not this time. I know it’s a risk—losing this client would be devastating for the company. But I won’t play games with her anymore. If she left, we’d survive. Then we’d thrive.

She frowns and strides back to the table.

Clientzilla—whose real name is Sharon—is a middle-aged woman with a fierce salt-and-pepper bun and a reputation across her industry for firing anyone who looks at her the wrong way and neverevercracking a smile. I was shocked when she engaged my company over all the other firms out there, despite our exceptional track record.

But as she sits back down at the table, she smiles at me. Okay, it’s more like a smirk, but I don’t miss the clear admiration there. “I must say,” she tells me. “The time away has certainly shaped you up. And your fill-in hasn’t been horrific either.”

That feels like a backhanded compliment to both me and Deanie, but I smile anyway, deciding to take it. It’s the closest she’s ever come to giving us one.

Clientzilla frowns, tapping the table and squinting. “But it’s not just the break, is it? There’s something else going on. There’s certainly a glow about you…”

Maybe it’s the two mind-blowing orgasms I had before getting here, I think, my cheeks flushing. “I just have some clarity around things now,” I say.

I’m clear on how the patio opening at Mac’s bar made me feel. Proud, accomplished, and part of the work again. It made me realize how good I am at my job and how important the hands-on work is to me. Mac giving me free rein on R2D2 was exactly what I needed to solidify a decision about my business I’ve been mulling over for a few weeks.

What I’m not clear about is what this means for Mac and me.

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