Page 17 of Knocked Up By the Silver Fox

"I'll give you a ride." His offer sounded like the most casual thing, but I knew he had a high-rise penthouse only a few blocks from here. The commute to my apartment was almost thirty minutes one way, and in peak traffic he'd spend more than an hour in his car just to take me home.

"Will, you can't. That's a really long drive. You live right downtown." I grimaced, and he shook his head and picked up my laptop bag.

"Nonsense. Come with me. I'll drop you by your apartment and it will give us time to talk." He winked at me and started for the door, and I had no choice but to take my jacket and follow him.

We headed down the elevators to the ground floor and his limo was waiting on us. I could've sworn I saw Allen watching me climb into Will's limo, but I shook the thought from my head the minute Will turned to look at me and the car took off into traffic.

"I've been craving a moment like this for days…" Will reached over and laced his fingers through mine, and every reason why this was a bad idea just had to pop up into my thoughts at once. Rachel would kill me. The secret email bully would only get more fodder for the gossip. I wanted to be respected at work, and my coworkers clearly already had an issue with me. And the list went on.

"You have?" I asked, but I felt the same way. Despite every single reason I shouldn't do this, the ache in my heart tofeel connected with him and accepted by him wouldn't stop. I scooted closer and let my guard down, relaxing into the closeness. Will felt safe to me where nothing else did, and after a day like today, I wanted to feel safe.

"I have, and I hope maybe you have too." He reached up and brushed the hair out of my face.

I nodded and laid my head on his shoulder. "I think the gang hates me." My quiet confession had him wrapping his arm around my body and pulling me closer. It felt good to receive comfort when I needed it.

"They don't hate you. They're insecure or jealous. You're a very strong leader and team member and they probably just feel intimidated." I knew he was trying to help me, but his words weren't true. They just didn't like me because I'd gone from being beneath them to becoming their auditor. I'd hate me too.

"Well, it's not a nice feeling." I sighed. "But this is," I told him, snuggling into his arms. "How do you always make me feel so secure?"

Will chuckled again and the warm baritone vibrated my chest. "Well, I think we do that to each other. You have a way of putting my mind at ease, Beth. I enjoy every second we spend together. Which is why I told you not to give up on us." He pulled me back and cupped my cheek to look in my eyes. "There is something really special going on between us, and I want to see where it goes."

I smiled and leaned my head back down on his shoulder again. For a second, I thought of telling him about that weird interaction at lunch, how that man came out of nowhere to offer me a job, but I had refused instantly. And maybe that was my answer. Will and I really did click. After dinner last week, he didn't push me to have sex, and I knew it was way more than Rachel thought of him. Will liked me for me, not for sex.

I shut that job down immediately because I wanted to be around him, which was a huge indicator to me. I liked him more than I even let myself admit, and that scared me a little. What if I fell for him and it didn't work out? Then I'd not only have a broken heart, but working at Caldwell really would be too much for me. Everyone talking about it would destroy me, let alone working with Will every day and not being able to have him.

"You okay?" he asked, and I nodded.

"I'm alright. Just had a long day." I breathed him in and the scent was heavenly. Being this close to him felt good. I soaked up his strength and felt it reinvigorating me.

"Well, you're doing a fantastic job. The work on that audit you did was so amazing the client demanded you be in charge of all of his projects from now on. I had to actually tell him we won't be doing that because you're in high demand. I could see you running your own firm someday."

Will's compliments made my chest swell. Either he was really good at buttering me up, or he really thought I was that amazing. Either way, it felt good.

"You just like me for my body," I told him playfully, but he immediately pulled away and pinched my chin, forcing me to look him in the eye.

"Don't you ever think that, Elizabeth." He was so serious so suddenly I felt embarrassed for joking, and shocked into sobriety at the same time. His eyes burned with passion and I swallowed hard. "Even if you told me you wouldn't have sex with me again, I would still feel the same way. I think you are an amazing woman, smart and talented and strong. And your beauty only adds to that."

These were genuine compliments that struck my heart and made my eyes well up. He really meant it. I could see it in his eyes.

"Will," I said softly, but he pursed his lips as if he was hurt that I'd joke about that. "I didn't mean it that way." I touched his cheek too. His stubble scraped my fingertips as I slid my hand up until I cradled his jaw.

"I just want you to know I'm serious about this, Beth. I am falling for you. I don't want sex unless you think it makes us closer together, because no woman has ever made me feel like you do. I feel like we have a real chance at partnership…" His eyes searched my face, and I thought this offer of partnership was even better than the one Nevil threw at me earlier.

I felt bad for upsetting him, but his words hit me just when I needed that boost. I pushed up and brushed my lips over his, then backed away to say, "Me too." When I kissed him again, he kissed me back. The kiss was tender and hesitant, as if he didn't want to, but I was hungry for him. After a confession like that, I felt like the only appropriate response was to seal it with some sort of union. Will pulled me against his body as I turned. I got on my knees on the seat beside him and leaned over him as we kissed. His hands rested on my hips, and I braced myself on his shoulders as the car bumped along in traffic. When I moved to straddle him, I remembered the pencil skirt I had and realized that wasn't happening, at least not like this. Will seemed to take notice, and helped me by pushing my skirt up, except when his hands slid down my thighs, he brought my panties down with them.

His fingers walked up the inside of my thigh as I put my leg over his lap. I had one knee on either side of his hips as he stroked my clit, making moisture appear between my folds. I barely could keep quiet with the way he teased me. His tongue flicked out and lapped up a bead of sweat that had formed on my neck.

"Will…" I whined in a low voice as he teased me ruthlessly.

He stopped for a moment, and I felt cold air between us as he shifted. I looked down just in time to see him shoving his pants down his hips. He was hard, very hard, and ready to go.

"Condom?" I asked, my voice a low purr.

He grinned and fished one out of his wallet. I took it from him and sheathed him in it as he positioned himself at my entrance.

"Are you sure about this?" he asked, his voice a low growl.

I nodded my head, and he pushed inside me, filling me inch by throbbing inch. I bit my lip to stifle a moan as he bottomed out.

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