Page 34 of The Attraction File

“I already texted my brother to meet you here for the meeting. Please, look at me.” My fingers touched her chin as I lifted her head to face me.

I noticed tears streaked Evaleen’s cheeks but her eyes remained closed. “Evaleen, please.” My words gave her cause to scrunch her eyes even tighter.

I lifted my other hand and smoothed away the damp trails with my thumb.

“Why won’t you show me those beautiful blue eyes of yours?”

I brushed away some hair that was stuck to her cheeks when she sighed and finally lifted her eyelids.

“There you are.” I smiled but not for long.

Her gaze fell to my lips. All the tension dissolved on Evaleen. She was unbelievably sexy right now. Strands of her hair falling out of her chignon. Her lips swollen and cheeks flushed as if I just finished fucking her.

The air around us suddenly felt heated and thick.

My fingers slid from her chin to her neck. It was soft, and my fingers traced her delicate skin. I had a strong urge to bite her, suck on that skin. Find out her flavor.

So I did.

I dipped my head until my lips were brushing her soft skin. I didn’t care if it was wrong or that anyone could walk in; I needed to taste Evaleen. I thought she would push me off her. Call me names. Maybe even tell my brother and he would be forced to fire me, but the opposite happened.

Evaleen melted into my arms.

I tightened my hold around her as she curled into me. She pushed her chest closer and I crumbled. My hands were everywhere on her. Clawing at every soft spot I could reach.

Lifting my head, I gazed down at what I had done. Even with her eyes closed and head turned to the side, she was so much sexier than I could have ever imagined. Every fantasy I had blew to dust compared to this moment.

“I want to kiss you. Now. Right now. Can I kiss you, please, Evaleen?” The words fell out in one big tumble. Sucking her neck wasn’t enough, I wanted more.

I felt like some horny virgin that didn’t know what he was doing. I wanted to pull and kiss and lick and tug and suck every fuckable inch of her.

“Yes. Do anything you want to me.” Her voice deep with want.

“Oh, Evaleen, there is so much . . .” I let my hands finish for me.

Grabbing her hips, I lifted her. I turned, positioning her on my desk. Somethings may have fallen in the process, but I was too far gone to care.

I didn’t kiss her right away. Stepping back, I drank in my fantasy. Lifting my hand, I tugged the pins from her hair. It took a few, along with a clip I discovered in the process, but her hair eventually tumbled down over her shoulders.

Her long, dark lashes fanned over her cheeks as she turned her gaze to the floor. Evaleen was having second thoughts and I had to stop them.

“You’re everything I want and nothing I deserve, Evaleen. I know that. So, if you want to leave, I understand. But if you stay, I can’t promise I won’t beg for more than a kiss. I may beg for everything if you let me.”

Her hand raised to her chest, clutching her blouse. I covered it with my hand and guided it away. Another tear fell down her face.

“I don’t know if I’m capable.” Her trembling words stopped as tears fell once again. She covered her face with her hands as the sob began.

I embraced her and held her while she cried. Most men would panic if a woman cried in their arms from fear of a kiss, but not me. Not that I am better than other men, because I’m not, but I knew Evaleen.

She thought I didn’t understand her. Evaleen believed no one did. If she ever found out how I had come to know her so well, she wouldn’t want anything to do with me. So, I held her and let her cry. Even if it caused her to avoid me.

But that’s fine. Because now I knew. Evaleen didn’t hate me. She was attracted to me. It wasn’t only her kiss I was after. Before I thought I had no chance at that, but now I’ll give her the one thing I am good at, patience. Because of all the things I knew about Evaleen, it’s that she took a long time to come around.

But I’ll wait.

Evaleen pulled back and with trembling fingers, wiped the tears from her face.

“Wow, that was embarrassing. I really pick the worst times for a cry, huh?” She let out a few chuckles but they didn’t seem sincere.

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