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I curl aze as he told ine the deep baritone of his voice “I need to fuck you right now, Maggie” I picture hi three of ers to imitate two of his
Finally, I start to build toward a cli with anticipation I peak with a faint whimper, but it’s a lot easier to keep quiet when I’m by myself, rather than Russ, who somehow seems to know my own body better than I do
When I’ nowhere near satiated, I sturab my clipboard and head out toward the cafeteria Maybe sohts
Instead, I run s up the hallway fro
“Maggie” He tilts his head, offers an arm “Headed toward the cafeteria?”
“I was, yes” I ignore the offered arh I have to suppress a faint smile to do it
“Wonderful I’ll escort you” He falls into step beside me
“I thought I s clear earlier today,” I murmur under my breath as alk, mostly so nobody else in the crowded hallill hear nize, and doctors who I know report personally to my father, pass us We plaster on smiles, and everyone waves or nods our way They all know that Russ is hter We’ve known one another all our lives It shouldn’t be strange for the
But I feel like I’iant neon billboard over my head They just fucked each other, with an arrow pointed right at us Surely every single person near us can sense the tension in the air between us, suess what itone another out even though I knoe shouldn’t
“Perfectly clear” Russ tucks his hands into his pockets, looking entirely unconcerned as heeasily down the corridor “Which is why I’ve decided I’ll need to step up e your mind”
My cheeks flush “Why?”
“Because” He lowers his voice even further, a barely-there purr that nevertheless doesn’t fail toshoes “I can’t stop thinking about you, Maggie I want you I want to fuck you again… and again and again” His grin widens, no doubt as he notices the effect he’s having on me
My heartbeat speeds up, in spite ofnot to show any hints of unease right now “There are about a million reasons e shouldn’t,” I breathe, then snapa stink eye for ht back until he passes down the hall
Russ is temporarily distracted fro over his shoulder at Lionel’s retreating, slumped shoulders
“Dad gave him and the other nurses on my rotation all extra work because he wanted to punish iven special treathter workload than anyone else Meanwhile, the opposite is true…” I groan with frustration
Russ’s hand comes to rest on my shoulder, and he draws me to a stop For a second, I pause, and all I can focus on is the heat of his hand on h the fabric of my scrub shirt, I can feel hoarm his hand is I step toward hiain, the one that , find the nearest eet about everything else About Lionel and the other nurse’s anger, aboutexcept the way Russ makes me feel when he touches me
“They shouldn’t blaht They knohat your father is like Or at least, they should have noticed by now, if they’ve been working here this long”
“Yeah, well” I crossfor, I guess Or if they do, they don’t care, because he still signs their paychecks, no matter how he treats his employees It’s easier to blame me than someone with real power”
Russ frowns too, and his hand slips down my arm “I could talk to him for you See if it would make a difference”