Page 69 of Muted

Not waiting for an answer, I hang up the phone and pump my fist into the air and turn in my chair so I can lean back. I catch Theo’s truck in the lot from the window and stand up to find him and give him the good news.

He’s not in the bar, so I head toward the back and come to an abrupt stop when I hear his low murmuring and the rustling of clothes.What the fuck is he doing?

My steps slow as I enter the hallway leading to the back entrance and then stop at the sight in front of me. Blinking in surprise, my mind blanks as I watch my best friend practically inhale my employee’s tongue.

What the fuck is happening right now? WHEN the fuck did this happen?

I can’t look away as he yanks her head back by her hair to kiss her roughly while his body is pinning her to the wall ofmybar. My breathing picks up harshly as I battle fury and lust, both fighting within me as I process what’s happening between the two of them.

They’re so involved with what they’re doing, they have no idea I’m standing here. My blood rushes through my veins, heating my skin and filling my cock.

Why the hell am I so goddamn turned on right now?I also don’t know why I’m so infuriated either. They’re both adults. Is it appropriate for this to be happening here? Probably not, but I’ve never cared about these things as long as they don’t cause problems.

But thisisa problem, isn’t it? I thought… Well, I don’t know what I thought, but what I did know was that she intrigued me. I haven’t actually voiced my feelings. Watching the way they’re dry fucking each other, I’m man enough to admit that I’m jealous as fuck.

I want her. But now Theo has her.

“Do you remember any man who’s kissed you before today?” I hear him ask her after pulling away slightly. He looks her over and curls his lip knowingly, then says, “Didn’t think so.”

I have to walk away when he drags her mouth open with his thumb to kiss her again and sheletshim. My dick is pounding furiously behind my jeans, so I ignore it while I storm away from them.

Every step is an effort, my muscles screaming at me to turn around to keep watching them. I only make it about ten feet before I stop and turn back around, pissed off enough to go back to confront them and tell them to knock it off.

Theo’s booted footsteps grow louder, so I wait for him with arms crossed and legs wide. There’s a moment of relief when Susu isn’t next to him. The last thing I need is to yell at her again so soon after the last time I shoved my boot in my mouth.

When he meets my eyes, there’s only a small catch in his step as he keeps moving. I open my mouth to snarl at him, but he jerks his chin toward the office.

“Don’t say a word. In there.” Striding past me, he makes himself home on the couch as I shut the door behind us, then spin toward him.

“What the fuckingfuckare you doing, Theo?” I yell.

His smirk only serves to piss me off more. “I’m assuming you saw what I was doing if your face tells me anything.” Then he drops his eyes briefly to the front of my pants and raises a brow knowingly. “As does your dick,” he says, pointing.

Growling, I drop myself in my chair and roll it forward so my lower half is under my desk. “Talk, you piece of shit. Why are you practically fucking my employee in the hallways?”

“Don’t be a dick.” Theo is firm, and I know I’m pushing a boundary with him.

Blowing out my breath through my nose in irritation, I ask through clenched teeth, “What. Are. You. Doing?”

The way he shrugs only serves to piss me off more. When he licks his lip, I know he’s tasting her and the bubble of jealously boils over.

“You can’t,” I tell him, and I’ve never been more serious.

He darts his eyes to mine, shocked by my audacity. Then says, “I can. And Idid. Why do you care?” His question isn’t accusatory, nor does it come across as rude. Theo is simply curious.

Grinding my teeth, I fight the words that want to fly out of my mouth.Because I fucking want her, goddamnit!Instead, I say, “Because she’s young and works here. Don’t you think it’s a bit inappropriate?”

“I did… at first. But I don’t anymore,” he admits, looking away from me and relaxing into the sofa.

“Theo…” I trail off, unsure what to say. WhatcanI say? Neither of them did anything wrong, and I’m only pissed because it was hot as hell, and I wanted that to be me instead of him. But she was sexy as fuck to watch as she melted under him.

He jerks his head from side to side and emphatically says, “No. Don’t ask me not to. Otherwise, we’re going to have problems between us.”

Swallowing hard against my disappointment, I look at him.Reallylook at him, and I just know he’s fucking hooked on her. Maybe more than I am. Pulling my eyes from him, I stare at the wall when I say, “Alright. But be smart and don’t hurt her. She’s so young.”

He snorts out a laugh, but I don’t think he finds what I said actually funny. “Yeah, maybe. That woman has no problems voicing her opinions and gives as good as she gets.”

“Voices? Is she talking to you?” Watching them kiss made me incredibly jealous, but the thought that she’s conversing with him while I’ve barely gotten a hum from her is a massive kick to the nuts.

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