Page 34 of Embattled Ever After

Duncan seemed to sense how close she was and set up a deep, lazy rhythm designed to prolong her pleasure. But his own body was pushing him as well. When the heavy slide began to speed up, she tightened her muscles around him, looking up into dark eyes hazed with as much pleasure as she was feeling. With one hand he thumbed her clit. The other gripped her hip to keep her tight against him as he surged into her.

Then the movement reached a crescendo as they both hit the same peak. Duncan groaned, his weight settling against her hips as his body released into hers. The feel of him orgasming into her made Alex’s gaze turn dark, hazed with extreme pleasure.

It took them several minutes to recover. Their bodies were beaded with sweat in spite of the coolness of the room.

Alex held Duncan to her, his head resting against her breastbone. She slicked his hair back and let her legs relax, hanging off the edge of the desk. With a heavy sigh, he lifted his head enough to grin down at her.

“Thank you for helping me christen my new desk. The last one I had would not have taken the abuse.”

Alex grinned. “My pleasure, many times over.”

Duncan grinned and for the first time she realized he had a slight dimple in his right cheek. She touched her finger to the spot, intrigued. “I didn’t know you had dimples.”

Frowning, he shook his head. “Just one for some reason.”

With a resigned sigh, he pulled slowly out of her body. Alex could immediately feel fluids seeping from her. Sitting upright, she slid off the desk.

Duncan made a sight, glistening dick laying against his stomach as he slumped in the office chair. His hair was mussed, but the most important thing was his face. He looked more relaxed than she’d ever seen him.

“I’m going to go clean up.” Bending down she grabbed her clothes, pressed a quick kiss to his soft lips and hustled into his private bathroom. She took care of business and cleaned up as well as she could without a shower, knowing his essence would entice her all day long. Her bra chafed deliciously against her skin and she knew she would need him again today.

When she returned to the office, he had righted his desk. The throw blanket was tossed into a corner on the floor. He was just retrieving his laptop from a drawer when they heard a knock on his office door.

They glanced at each other guiltily and Alex had a feeling her cheeks were pink. “I thought nobody was supposed to come in for hours.”

Frowning fiercely, Duncan shrugged as he used the cane to limp to the door. Alex hurried to the little settee and sat down, crossing her legs just as Duncan unlocked and swung the door open. “Hey, John. Didn’t expect to see you today.”

John Palmer rolled in, looking concerned and intrigued. When his eyes landed on Alex, understanding dawned and he grinned. “I’m sorry to interrupt you.” Then he looked back at Duncan and laughed, low and deep. “Hey buddy. Glad to see you’re taking such great care of our visitor.”

Duncan scowled. “I figured you’d still be home celebrating with Shannon.”

John rocked back on his wheels. “I thought I’d get in a quick workout before we go to the doctor. I’m a little stressed.”

His dark gaze looked them both over, seeing more than they would ever admit to.

“Hey, you do remember the meeting at the Harmony House later, right? You said you’d cover for me so I could go to Shannon’s appointment.”

Duncan cursed, shifting on his feet. “Damn! No, I’d forgotten. Glad you said something.”

John nodded and pivoted on one wheel to leave. “Better check your gig line before you go,” he tossed over his shoulder. “Don’t want those vets harassing you. Later Doc.”

Duncan looked dazed, then flustered as he looked down at himself. Alex giggled as he adjusted the line of his button-down shirt, re-tucking the tails. “He’s such a shit-stirrer,” he growled.

“No, he’s just super observant,” she laughed. “He knew he’d caught us. Honestly, it could have been worse.”

With a sigh, he turned to her. “Yeah, you’re probably right. He did have a legit reason to barge in, though. I promised him I would cover his meeting today at the local homeless shelter. It has a large population of vets and we try to go down once or twice a week to talk to them. Because of the holiday, I have a feeling we’ll have a room full. That is, if you’d like to join me.”

She didn’t even hesitate. “I absolutely would. Are you sure they’ll be okay with me being there?”

Duncan blinked, then waved a hand. “I think they’ll be fine. The fact that you’re a brat will carry a lot of weight.”

She nodded. “Let me finish up, then. I’ll be ready to go when you are.”

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Duncan felt incrediblyconfident as he walked into the shelter an hour later, and it was because of the woman walking beside him. She was stunningly gorgeous. She’d primped a little, slicking on fresh lipstick and straightening her hair. The glasses made her appear more mature, so she left them on. When he commented on them, she admitted she wore them almost all the time now, just because as a doctor she seemed to get a better response from both her patients and the hospital staff.

And Duncan could believe that. A woman as gorgeous as she was probably tended to be dismissed because of her looks in whatever field she was in.

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