Page 61 of One Taste
Jax assesses the three of us, examining our faces. “Everyone looks pissed, except Madison.” He smirks at Madison, nodding. “Hey, Maddie.”
She blushes at his use of a nickname I’ve never heard her called before.Interesting.
“Hi.” She tosses him a small wave.
Jax turns his charm on me before reaching out his hand. “Who’s this beautiful woman I’ve yet to be introduced to?”
A pale blush spreads across my cheeks. I have no idea who this guy is or if I should be enjoying his attention, but I do.
“Devin Miller,” I say, placing my hand in his. “Interim CEO.”
Jax lets out a deep, low whistle. “Damn, so you’re my boy’s new boss?”
“Yep. She’s the new boss lady.” Sebastian’s voice is low and angry.
Another interesting development. This is his friend, and he doesn’t like him hitting on me. I could use this to my advantage to piss off Sebastian, except something tells me he is already spoken for by someone in the room.
“Good luck with this one, Devin.” Jax chuckles, nodding in Sebastian’s direction. “You have your work cut out for you, that’s for sure.”
Shifting the files I’m still clutching from one hand to the other, I huff. “Tell me about it.”
“How was your trip?” Madison asks Jax while ignoring the rest of us.
Jax looks at her with a million-dollar smile. “It was great. I got a lot of shit done. Moving along nicely on the trade tour train.”
“Did you have company on your trip? I imagine it gets boring all work and no play.” Madison tucks a stray curl behind her ear. There’s definitely something going on between them.
“Well, I did invite someone to go with me, but they had other obligations.”
She looks away, letting out a cough. “That’s too bad.”
“You know, next time, I’m just going to invite you, Madison.” He turns toward Sebastian, slapping his hand on his shoulder. “Sebastian here wouldn’t mind. Would you, big bro?”
This is better than watching daytime soaps. It’s enough to distract me from being a slut ten minutes ago. Sebastian obviously has no idea that these two arehavingsex orhadsex. Either way, he’s clueless and it’s hysterical.
“Oh, hell no. You’re not taking my sister anywhere.”
Sebastian removes Jax’s hand from his shoulder, grips it in what looks like a more-than-firm handshake, and slaps his other hand on Jax’s shoulder. “You go near my sister and I’ll cut your dick off.”
“Oh please, dude. You would need a fucking chainsaw to cut off this monster,” he says, reaching down and cupping his junk.
Madison coughs again, and I try my best to hold in my chuckle. These guys and their dick talk.
“Are you okay, Madison?” Sebastian asks, redirecting his attention to her.
She looks as if she’s going to pass out in the hallway. “Oh, yeah. I’m fine. I’m just not feeling well.”
“You look terrible,” he tells her. “Are you sick or something? You look like you’re going to vomit.”
“No, really, Sebastian, I’m fine. I think it might be a stomach bug or something. I had sushi that the office ladies ordered for lunch.”
He eyes her warily. “I hope it wasn’t from that place down the road. Their shit is terrible.”
“I think it was.”
“Damn. I really hope you don’t get food poisoning, because we both know I’ll be the one taking care of you all night,” he says sounding genuinely concerned for his sister’s well-being. I suppress my chuckle and inwardly thank Madison for the grief she’s giving him at the moment.
“Maybe you should go home and get some rest,” I offer, trying to help her out of this mess. I know I’d be worried about my brother discovering I was banging one of his friends.
