Page 63 of No Summer Hotter than You

“So?” My jaw started hurting from how tightly I clenched my teeth. I crossed my arms over the expanse of my chest, slightly irritated. My lips pursed into a thin line as she let out a long sigh. “What about what they think? Who cares?”

“They think we’re together now since you hardly ever come by with lunch and now you’ve stopped by every day of this week so far. It doesn’t help you brought me flowers yesterday as well. I just don’t want them to assume. That’s all.”

The flowers were meant as a sweet gesture. I wanted to do something nice and different for her, so I picked up a small bouquet at a flower shop nearby to surprise her. I didn’t expect people to read it wrong or even read into it at all. It was supposed to be friendly.

My jaw relaxed and I snorted, amused. “That was just something nice I’d thought you would like. I’m just a friend giving some nice flowers to another friend. They’re reading too much into it.” I paused when I realized that my co-workers might be on the same page. “Funny enough, Hugo thought you were my girlfriend as well. He said you’re kind.”

Shoua smiled softly. “All I did was bring over iced tea.”

“I guess he thought you’re in love with me. And that was why you used iced tea as an excuse to drop by to see this handsome face.” I sent her a teasing wink and she shook her head at me again. She looked cute as hell with happy, glittering coffee-colored eyes paired with smiling, juicy lips.

“Sure. I suppose you’re also in love with me, which is why you always want to see me.”

“You bet, baby.” My eyes dropped to her lips again, but I wasn’t shy about it. Instead, I made it obvious. But I was disappointed that she didn’t look at my lips the way she had earlier. “You’re my girlfriend after all.”

“Fake girlfriend,” she easily corrected me.

I scoffed with the roll of my eyes, but a wide grin stretched across my face. “True, true.”

“You should get going. Your team’s waiting for you.” She quickly gathered her things before I could stop her.

“If you’re forcing me to leave already, at least give me a hug first,” I practically begged. That made her pause.

“But you’re always so hot. Hugging you is going to make me sweat even more in this blistering heat,” she said as she sighed.

“Oh, so you think I’m hot?” I laughed and leaned into the palm of my hand as I rested my elbow on the divider. I slowly blinked at her, making sure to flutter my lashes.

“You know what I mean, Anthony.” Her voice was laced with slight amusement. She placed her things back down.

I hummed, happily. “Sure, I do.”

A moment of silence passed between us as I continued to observe her. My heart thumped strongly while her soft eyes passed over me.

“Will you just hug me already?” She let out a little huff, drawing a snicker out of me.

“Demanding, aren’t you?”

I reached out and pulled her into me when she mumbled something. I could hardly hear her as the sound of my pounding heart became louder and louder. I wrapped my arms tightly around her as her face rested on my shoulder.

We were chest to chest, and I bet she could feel and hear my heart race. But she made no mention of it as I took in a long inhale of her enticing scent.

“You smell so fucking good.” I sighed, burying my nose into her hair to find the main source of where her perfume was. It wasn’t long before I found the soft spot behind her ear and took in another long inhale.

She let out a little giggle as she tried to push me away. I didn’t budge, my arms still locked behind her. “Anthony, you’re tickling me with all the sniffing you’re doing.”

“I can’t help it. You smell like I should eat you up.” I chuckled as I nuzzled my nose against her skin again, and she shuddered sexily. Her nails raked across my back as if she was asking for more.

A shaky whimper was her response to me.

“I want to take a bite out of you, baby. But you need to tell me when to stop. If you don’t, I may just eat and lap you up whole as dessert.” I pressed my lips into that little expanse of skin behind her ear.

Her nails clawed my back seductively again. I smiled and brought out my teeth, making her breath lightly hitch again. The blood flowing to my brain began to redirect south, making my cock twitch. I grazed and lightly nipped my way down the curve of her neck as she let out a tender moan, and I instantly hardened.

No more twitching. No more teasing.

I was sitting there with my dick hot and thick as it sat tucked into my left pant leg, throbbing and pulsating with every hammering heartbeat. I wanted Shoua to see what she had done to me as I lapped the base of her neck and she moaned softly again. My mouth opened wider, ready to go in for a bite of her luscious and tempting flesh.

“Anthony,” she said, breaking free from our hug and putting her hands on my chest. They traveled over my pecs and down my torso, and I Iet out a light, shaky groan of my own. Those simple movements made my cock pulsate harder for her. “We?—”

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