Page 13 of Broken Headboards
And, to my amusement, she’s fucking hot as hell. I’ve seen her in the press and people have mentioned her looks in passing but now, seeing her in person, she’s something else. Her curves are mesmerizing. Her ass and tits perfectly complement each other, and her smoldering gaze has my cock twitching. I want to trace my hands over her, touching the softness of her body, a softness I’m assuming matches the feel of her designs.
“I forgot to tell you. There are only two of Clarendon resident’s bidding for the position. The rest are, as you can see, external clients,” Taylor interrupts my thoughts, noticing that I’m staring at her.
“Yeah, who’s the other one that lives here?” I ask, forcing my eyes back to meet him.
He shakes he’s head and laughs, patting my shoulder in a condescending manner.
“What?” I ask him, tilting my head up to him. “Who else lives here?”
“That’s who. The woman you’ve been staring at,” Taylor adds.
“Wait, Tess Armstrong lives in the Clarendon Tower?” I ask in shock.
How did I not know this? I’ve lived in Clarendon Tower since the day it opened, and this is the first time I’m hearing about her living here. My competition, right underneath me—what the fuck?
“Yeah, you didn’t know?” Taylor laughs. “So, both of you have a unique advantage. From me to you, the Condo Board’s best-case scenario is to have a Clarendon Tower resident nab the contract.”
My head bobs, aimlessly, and I’m unable to form words. The realization that she’s been here the whole time smacks me in the face.
It looks like she’s even bigger competition than I previously thought. She’s just as close to this contract as I am.
But that just means I’ll have to work harder and smarter.
I stare at her, assessing the woman that’s becoming a bigger pain in my ass. Yeah, she’s been a thorn in my side from time to time in the past but with the Clarendon Tower in our sights, I know that she’ll become much worse.
She’s talking to Ashley, but she glances over at me occasionally. She knows I’ve been staring at her, because, hell, I’m not being discrete about it in the slightest. And, I know she can feel me on her. I know the effect my gaze has on a woman and she’s no exception. She’s acting like I’m not making her wet right now, but the way she’s rubbing her ankle with her foot makes me know I am.
“Dude, can you try to act less like a fucking creep?” Taylor jabs, but follows my gaze over to the Ashley and Tess.
Ashley twists around and smiles when she finds Taylor looking over too. They’re so into each other, it’s almost disgusting. I’m not one to vote for monogamy and relationships—I despise anything that ties you down—but they need to do something because this is getting annoying as fuck.
She leans forward and whispers something to Tess and they look at each other and giggle.
“I’m just assessing my competition, man,” I admit.
“Sure, that’s it,” Taylor says sarcastically. “Wanna grab a drink?”
“Wait a minute,” I wave him off. “We might have some business to attend to.”
Tess and Ashley turn towards us and take a step forward. Tess’s eyes stay with mine and I scroll over her body, catching a glimmer of excitement when my gaze returns to face. A small smirk curls the corner of her lips and in that moment, I know this is going to be fun.
Well, baby, let’s see how this goes.
Let the Tess vs. Austin games begin.
