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But I will tell Poppy; when the tiht And if she decides she can’t sleep with a e that can’t be stripped away, then fair enough I’ll respect her wishes, and let her walk out of my life as quickly as she had walked in

Pushing away th

e thought, I take care inher head off my shoulder and then shimmy her up into my arms I carry her down the hallway and back into my bedroom As I lay her down on the sheets and tuck her in, a fresh memory burns in my mind So many times, I had done this for Danneel—after she’d stayed up late watching an old, classic ala we’d attended Although host of her will always be withelse Poppy will have to know… if things were ever to—

No No more what-ifs, Nathaniel Leave it be, I tell myself, and for now, that’s exactly what I’ll do

Chapter Nine

Poppy

I wake up, and the first thing I feel is Nathaniel’s warain, and ht We’re teeks into our arrange to think he’s addictive When we’re working, we’re professional Just a boss and his intern Yeah, there’s this s, but that’s only because we both know that the second we’re alone, we’re going to be fucking like hormonal bunnies

And we have He’s hadhis office Multiple times We’ve also done the deed in every room of his lavish penthouse, and once, in rab a few changes of clothes He’s just as doht, and every ti a for controlled and used the way he usesI didn’t understand before, is that there’s an element of protectiveness there, too He pushes me to my limits, and I trust his me ridiculous amounts of pleasure

He’s ruined me, I think with a smile as I look over at him

Damn, this man

He’s on his back, the sheet covering his naked body up to his waist His dark hair is tousled, both froht as he went down on me There’s a dark shadow of stubble over his jaw His body, which I know aleous as I suspected it would be—all lean, taut ot a little bit of dark hair on his chest, and I kno that the feeling of that hair rubbing against my breasts, while he’s inside of s I’ve ever felt

I let aze wander down his body A trail of hair leads from his navel and disappears beneath the sheet…

I grin to o to waste

It’s Saturday, and we don’t have to work today I have all the tiht, but e’re together, he hasn’t even suggested that I suck him off

So, I gently pull the sheet back and position lance up at his face He’s still asleep