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It made me twitchy

Still, I waved and said hello, because I wasn’t a catty bitch - unless I was given good reason to be

I took the long hallway that led to Gideon, stopping at a large secondary reception area where his secretary, Scott, manned the desk

Scott stood as I approached

"Hello, Eva," he greetedfor his phone

"I’ll let hilass wall that separated Gideon’s office from the rest of the floor was usually crystal clear but could be made opaque with the push of a button

It was frosted nohich increased my uneasiness

"Is he alone?" "Yes, but - " Whatever else he said was lost as I pushed through the glass door and into Gideon’s domain

It was a er than ant warmth of Gideon’s apartray, and white broken only by the jewel-toned crystal decanters that decorated the wall behind a bar

Floor-to-ceiling s overlooked the city on two sides

The one solid wall opposite the i news channels froht on the throw pillow that had been carelessly knocked to the floor

Beside it were indents in the area rug that betrayed where the couch feet were usually planted

The piece of furniture had, apparently, been bumped askew by a few inches

My heart rate sped up and rew damp

That awful anxiety I’d felt earlier intensified

I had just noticed the open door to the washroo my breath with the beauty of his exposed torso

His hair was damp, as if from a recent shower, and his neck and upper chest were still flushed, as it became when he exerted hiaze darkening for an instant before his perfect, implacable ood ti into a dress shirt he’d had draped over the back of a bar stool

a different shirt fro

"I’htly

Seeing hiht home how badly I wanted him

I loved him insanely, needed him like I needed to breathe

which only dalene and Corinne felt, and to relate to any lengths theyto lure him away from me

"Why are you half dressed?" There was no help for it

My body responded instinctively to the sight of his, whicheolden skin stretched tightly over washboard abs and perfectly defined pectorals

A dusting of dark hair over his chest arrowed down and darkened into a thin line, leading to a cock presently encased in boxer briefs and slacks

Just thinking about how he felt insideonwith his movements as he crossed over to the bar, where I saw his cuff links waiting

"I have to run

If you need so, let Scott know and he’ll see to it

Or I’ll take care of it when I get back

I shouldn’t belate?" He didn’t look at me when he answered, "I had to squeeze in a last- "

Afterlove to ain?" "Why the inquisition?" he snapped

Needing answers, I went to the washroo the voice inhis shirt out of the laundry basket

and saw red lipstick smeared like a bloodstain on one of the cuffs

Pain twisted through aret as far away fro

"Eva!" he snapped as I hurried past him

"What the hell is the matter with you?" "Fuck you, asswipe"

"Excuseh force to turn his head and sethit me!" "Don’t touch me!" The feel of his bare hands on the bare skin of my arms was too much

He shoved back and away frootten into you?" "I saw her, Gideon"

"Saho?" "Corinne!" He scowled

"What are you talking about?" Pulling my smartphone out, I thrust the photo in his face

"Busted"

Gideon’s gaze narrowed on the screen, and then his scowl cleared

"Busted doing what, exactly?" he asked, too softly

"Oh, screw you"

I turned toward the door, shovingit out for you"

His pal me with his body, he leaned down and hissed in oddamn will spell it out"

I squeezed ht back a flood of heated memories from the first time I’d been in Gideon’s office

He’d stoppedus into a passionate embrace on the very couch that had recently seen soh to shove it out of position

"Doesn’t a picture say a thousand words?" I bit out through clenched teeth