Page 64 of The Rules Of Attraction
“He’s nice, and he’s a good lawyer.”
He was really good, and I liked the care he took with his clients.
The playful guy who I saw outside of work didn’t exist when it was time to be serious.
“Coincidence much,” Eilesh beamed.
“I can’t get over it myself. It’s too weird.”
“And, your skin’s glowing.” She smirked fluttering her lashes.
“That’s the beauty cream.” I splashed out yesterday on the skincare range I used to get before I left Ashfords. My skin literally absorbed it the minute I put the moisturizer on, desperate for the care.
“Summer, your skin is glowing like you just had sex.” She chuckled then lowered her voice. “Did you?”
“No, God. I’m not. He’s my boss.”
“And that means no sex?”
“No sex. I’m not. I just…” my voice trailed off when I thought of the last kiss Alex and I shared.
“Just what?” Eilesh widened her curious eyes in expectation.
I slumped my shoulders. “Okay, we kind of kissed the other day.”
“Kissed! Oh my gosh girl. And how can you kind of kiss?” Her shriek elicited a few curious stares from the people close to us. “Seriously?”
“I shouldn’t have kissed him. It was stupid.” Although it was a really good kiss.
“What are you going to do?”
“I don’t know. And living with him is going to make resisting him a hundred times harder.” It was going to be near impossible to be serious around him and act like I wasn’t attracted. I didn’t like that I couldn’t trust my body, or my mind for the matter. I couldn’t think when I was around him and honestly was I supposed to just conveniently forget that I’d slept with the man?
“Would it be such a bad thing? I mean just to enjoy yourself with a man who wants you. What woman wouldn’t want that, Summer?”
I didn’t know any.
“He’s my boss.” That was the thing I had to place I’m my mind. Alex is my boss, that made him feel forbidden. “I don’t need things complicated. Just simple. It’s complicated enough with the job being a live-in position.”
Eilesh narrowed her eyes at me and inclined her head to the side. “You know, Summer, I still can’t remember that being part of the job specs.”
I bit the inside of my lip as I contemplated the possibility of Alex making that part up like he did with the money, but I didn’t know why he would.
“Alex said it was a live-in position.”
Eilesh started to laugh. “He’s eccentric and spontaneous so let’s chalk it up to that. If you want I can check it out with his dad.”
Somehow I didn’t think I should do that. “No. That’s fine. I don’t think there’s anything weird going on. We talked about how we’d work at the office and the apartment.”
“Did you guys schedule in kissing breaks?” Eilesh giggled.
I grimaced. “No.”
“It’s good to see you like this.”
“Like what? I’m a mess.”
“Honey the definition of a mess does not meet her friend dressed in designer wear and Dior pumps.”
