Page 67 of Breathless Recruiter

“Has Wyatt been spreading lies?”

Me? I didn’t lie. Sometimes, I didn’t tell the whole truth, but Arthur assured me it didn’t qualify as a lie. I raised an eyebrow, unsure of what to say.

“It’s a pleasantry,” Dustin said. “You always assume people are saying bad things behind your back.”

I shook my head. “I told them how you saved my life. Don’t worry, I didn’t tell them everything.” Taking my seat, he rested a hand on my thigh. “I only told them about our date. And the sex.”

“Wyatt!” Arthur coughed. Orion and Drew broke out into laughter. “That’s not…” He looked at the others. “Is that not appropriate? I don’t even know anymore. You all will be thedeath of me.” Arthur got to his feet, shaking his head. “I need another drink.”

Orion snickered as he leaned forward on the table. “Wyatt, never change.” I hadn’t planned on it. “Now that we’ve made this awkward, I have some questions for you.”

“Orion, no…”

Drew’s pleas were ignored. “Since you have access to Synergy, can you confirm that they have a super-soldier program underway? How does the Illuminati play into it? Are they being funded by big pharma? Could you take photos?—”

“You must be Orion.” He held out his hand. “Wyatt’s told me plenty about you, too. I can neither confirm nor deny. Hudler. Subverting big pharma. They have scanners for recording devices.”

I had no idea what Dustin meant. Both their eyes narrowed as they stared at one another. Were they about to fight? Orion didn’t have super strength. A punch from Dustin would cripple him. If he had his?—

“He’s good people.” Orion reached out, shaking Dustin’s hand. What had just happened? I’d save my questions for when I had one of them alone.

“That would make you Drew.”

“Nice to meet you. I wanted to say thanks for keeping the office safe.”

Dustin froze. He probably thought I had told them about the rescue with Titan or Disaster. I rested a hand on his back. “He took on Prowler like a champ. Without him, Janet and I would have been crushed. He’s my hero.”

His body relaxed. “Oh, that? That’s my job. What kind of guard would I be if I let the sexiest man in the building get clobbered?”

“You two are sickeningly cute,” Orion said. “I need more beer.”

Was there such a thing as being too cute? Dustin came close, but I wouldn’t fault him for it. I watched Orion join Janet and Arthur. When I turned back to the table, Drew had his chin resting in his hands. He batted his eyelashes at me, the smile making his eyes thin slits.

“Dustin, I hope to see you around the office more.” Drew gave an exaggerated wink. “For security reasons.”

“That’s… that’s my job.”

Drew got up and didn’t stop making eye contact as he headed toward the others. Bumping into a chair, he nearly fell over as he gave me a thumbs-up. I might not understand many human customs, but I recognized they all made excuses to leave me alone with Dustin.

I gave them all two thumbs-up and a big wink. All four smacked their faces and turned back to the bar.

“Your friends seem like good people.”

“The best people!”

“Do they know…”

I nodded.

“And about being an…”

“Yup.”

“Well, in that case, I like them even more.”

I cocked my head to the side. “Why’s that?”

He leaned in and gave me a kiss. I wanted to hold his head and nibble on his lips. I resisted… barely. He kept his hand on my thigh, fingers kneading the muscle.

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