Page 115 of The First Taste
I arch a brow. Amy’s story is bullshit. There were at least four people that I already know that she could have given a report to. So her being here is for some other reason.
Eying her up and down, I heave a sigh. Backing up, I wave her into the foyer of my apartment. “Come in.”
She tucks her hair behind her ear again and gives me a wide-eyed look. It’s tinged with a little longing.
Ah. That’s why she’s here. Why she broke several rules at work just to be strolling in my front door right now.
I smirk a little. Amy wants to catch my eye. She wants me to kiss her, to seduce her. Hell, she probably wants a big fucking ring on top of all that.
It’s what women seem to want from me ever since my business went public at a hundred dollars a share.
I don’t bother to close the front door. Instead, I stick out a hand and cock my head. “Well?”
Amy swallows, her eyes darting toward the sleek, dark furnishings of the next room. She fumbles around, producing a sheaf of papers.
I snatch them from her hand, giving the top sheet a cursory examination. Amy rocks on her feet a little nervously, glancing again at the living room.
“Do you mind if I just put my things down so I can fix my heel?” she asks.
I narrow my eyes on her face, folding the sheaf of paper in half. “If you must.”
She hurries into my expansive, elegant living room with some awe. Everything in this room looks expensive because it is; made of teakwood and dark leather, the furniture in here practically shoutsI’m wealthy.
Amy collapses on a couch as I follow her into the room. I cross my arms and shoot her a little glare. She pushes the binders a little ways away from her on the couch, pulling one of her shoes off.
She looks up at me as she massages her foot. “Thanks for letting me sit, Mr. Fordham. Or do you prefer Calum?”
I squint at her. “Whatever gets you the fuck out of here the fastest.”
She blushes. “You’re too much, Calum! I can’t believe I’m in your house. If you’d asked me this morning, I’d have told you that you were crazy.”
Her words strike the wrong note for me. Either she’s smart and she’s been planning this for a long time… or she’s dumb and just an opportunist.
She’s either dishonest or sloppy. Neither of which I find particularly appealing in the women I sleep with.
Just like that, the decision is made. I’m not going to entertain this woman tonight.
I whip out my phone, sending a text to my brother, who is already on his way here anyway. Then I give Amy a cold little smile.
“You’re either a liar or a slob,” I say, enunciating every word. “Either way, you fucked things up. Bringing this report here without checking in with your supervisors was extremely risky, Amy.”
“Oh, I didn’t mean to say?—“
I cut her off with a sharp shake of my head. “I don’t know what you were hoping to get out of coming to my house and invading my space. Maybe you just wanted to see the inside of your billionaire boss’s home. Maybe your motivations are more nefarious.” I shrug my shoulders. “Either way, I think it’s safe to say you made an error.”
Her chin wobbles. Her big brown eyes are wide and brimming with tears.
Seeing her reaction just makes me angrier. I pace around her in circles, shoving a hand through my dark undercut hair.
“Mr. Fordham, if you will just let me explain,” she says. Her voice sounds breathy; any moment now, she will burst into tears.
It makes me hate her. Her presumptive, weakness, her assumption that I couldn’t resist her because I’m a red blooded male… it turns my stomach. Tonight Amy finally lit the touch paper by bringing me reports that rightfully should’ve been given to me hours ago.
This is why I usually only sleep with high class escorts. I dictate the terms, they accept them. It’s all a transaction to them and I’m left with zero guilt or remorse.
“Do you think I got to be the CEO of Indica Tech from filing reports late?” I bite off.
She draws a breath, shaking her head. “No, sir.”
