Page 65 of Playboy Billionaire

“See you on set.” He turned abruptly and stomped out of the room.

Her hands shook as she tied the sash of her robe. She felt terrible. Instead of thanking him for taking care of her last night, she had hurt him.How am I supposed to work today?But they were depending on her and she would have to suck it up. Nobody’s fault but her own. Coffee first, then she would get it together.

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Griffin grabbed his cup of Joe from the coffee bar and turned as Penelope approached. “Hey,” he said.

“I’ve been looking for you.”

He stopped in front of her and his eyebrows rose as he waited. She licked her lips which sent desire coursing through him.

“Griff, I’m sorry. I had some unexpected news yesterday and I was trying to wrap my head around it. I didn’t mean to push you away. Forgive me?”

He tilted his head. “Are you alright now?”

“Yes. I have some things to deal with that I’m not ready to talk about just yet, but I’m handling it.”

“Is there anything I can do to help? I’ve got very broad shoulders you know.”

“Just be patient with me.”

“Patience is definitely not my strong suit, but I’ll do my best.”

A smile lit up her face, and her eyes sparkled. “I’d appreciate that.”

“I’d like to whisk you away for another quick trip. After tomorrow, we don’t have any scenes for a couple of days.”

“Can I think about it?”

He reached down and stroked her face, “Do I have a choice?” Her eyes closed as she rubbed her cheek against his hand. Griffin sighed, “Right now, all I can think about is you pressed against me in bed this morning. I want to kiss you breathless right now. This distance at work is killing me.”

She dissolved into laughter, “What do you think would happen if we came out? That we’d be making out all day between sets? We’d still be in the same boat. We have to keep things professional.”

He grinned salaciously. “Says who?”

“Me. I’ve got to find Stew. I have a couple suggestions for my next scene. I’ll get back with you later about the getaway.”

“I saw Stew in the meeting room right before I came for coffee.”

She met his gaze, “Thanks, I’ll see you later.”

It was taking an extreme amount of self-control to keep his hands off Penelope. He craved her. If her burning gaze was any indication, he wasn’t alone.

“Later.” He watched her disappear around the corner then headed to his dressing room. He needed to hit up Dolly for a favor. He was hoping to enlist her help in surprising Penelope. That is, if Ms. Winters said yes to his suggestion. They needed time to play together…she needed to forget about whatever demons she was fighting. Dolly was the best ally he could think of.

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Penelope and Stew had hashed out some scene details and now she was pacing in her dressing room gripping her phone, summoning up the courage to make the call to Graham. She knew it was ridiculous to be nervous. There was no way she’d reach him today and she had a slim chance that he’d return her call at all.Well here goes nothing.

She dialed the number for his local office. “Yes hello, my name is Penelope Winters and I’d like to get a message to Senator Warren; it’s important that he return my call.”

“You must get teased a lot for having the same name as the movie star,” the receptionist said good-naturedly.

“You have no idea,” Penelope said.

“I can try to make sure that he receives this message, but he’s in DC and out of this office until the end of the week. No guarantees. I can make sure his assistant gets it though.”

“That will have to do. Will you personally follow up on it for me?”

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