Page 6 of Alpha Bear Accountant

I wasn’t sure it was possible, but I was sure going to try.

"Sure thing." I jumped up. For the next hour, I sorted through the dusty filing cabinets and started sorting by date. When I finished with everything from this year, I placed the tall stack in the center of the floor. “Okay, here ya go.”

"Nice." He flashed me a smile that made my knees weak. "Now I need you to separate those into piles based on document type. Like, all the bills that need to be paid, expense reports, client quotes, payroll, and so on."

I nodded and got to work. It wasn’t easy, with papers not being labeled properly and my lack of background to be able to figure it out simply by reading them. It took all of my concentration which wasn’t easy to give, not with Todd in here. Try as I could not to, I continued to sneak glances at him over the next few hours.

Subtly as I could, I stole glances of him as his forearms flexed when he typed or the way his thick thighs strained against his slacks when he crossed his legs.

"Looks good, Niam."

I quickly turned to him. He surveyed my neat stacks of papers with an approving nod. “Thank you.”

“Yeah, of course.” I cleared my throat and wondered what I should do next. I settled on small talk. "So, um, you mentioned you were doing some home renovations. What kind of projects do you have? Any big pipes that need to be inspected." I almost smacked myself when I replayed the ridiculous words that had just spewed from my mouth.

Todd just chuckled and winked up at me. "In fact, I do have a big pipe that’s been clogging lately." He checked his watch andhis playful smile dropped. "Shit, it's already midnight. I think we better call it a night."

"Yeah, you’re right." I stood up and stretched my stiff muscles. I hadn’t sat cross-legged on the floor since I was ten. My long legs and bony ass weren’t made for it anymore. "I can be back here by ten tomorrow, if that’s good for you."

"Yeah, that’s good for me." Todd looked around the room and then shrugged. “I guess we can just leave it all here overnight?”

“Yeah, it’ll be fine here. No one comes into the office, so it’ll be waiting for us in the morning.”

“Well, then, good night.” He gave me one last smoldering look before he stood up from the desk and headed out. At least I wanted to think that’s what he was doing. There was a very real possibility that was histrying to stay awakelook.

As soon as the door closed behind him, I dropped into a chair and groaned. I was in trouble with Todd. There was no way I could spend all day with him in this stuffy office without my mind wandering to naughty places. He was kind, smart, hot, and single. He was everything I’d put on a list if I were describing my ideal date. Only he wasn’t a date…he was the one person who could help me out of this mess. I couldn’t afford to screw it up.

Todd was an anomaly. An anomaly who made me think dirty thoughts when that should have been the last thing on my mind when sitting in my father’s office. I needed to pull myself together before he came back before I did something stupid like calling him hot or staring at his lips too long.

I palmed myself through my pants and gave my hard cock a firm squeeze. Now that he was gone, I relaxed, no longer worried he would notice how into him I was. If I allowed myself some relieftonight, that would make tomorrow much easier. At least for me. Maybe I could drop some hints and get Todd to pick them up.

No. That was a bad idea. A very bad idea. He was here to help me out of this mess. He worked for me, and while he was an alpha and much larger than me, there was an imbalance of power in play. I needed to leave it alone. For now, anyway.

When this was finished and the business was back on track, that was the time to explore this further. Now was the time to take care of my family, because at the end of the day, family came first. Always.

6

TODD

When I finally pushed through my front door, it was almost one in the morning. My body was tired from all the pages I’d studied, but my mind was completely awake. I couldn’t stop thinking about the man I’d just been locked in a small office with for several hours. The omega’s scent still clung to me, sweet and intoxicating.

Niam was…interesting.

I tossed my bag aside and made a beeline for the shower. The plumber I’d managed to get with the money from the bakery wasn’t able to fix everything, but they managed to get the water on in part of the house, so that was something.

After the evening I’d just endured, my cock was straining against my slacks. Rock-hard and throbbing, I needed relief. I'd kept things strictly professional with Niam all evening as we worked on his books, but fuck, the way he'd chewed his lip in concentration made me want to chew it for him. And when his delicate fingers traced the ledger lines while he read them quietly to himself, I wondered what those fingers would feel like on my body.

Steam filled up the bathroom as I stripped off my clothes and then stepped under the hot spray. Braced with one hand against the tile, I let the hot water massage my muscles while images of Niam rolled through my mind. He was so damn cute when he wasn’t being self-conscious about how much of a mess his business was in.

The fact that he needed my help to sort out his finances was a huge turn-on too. I’d always been one to step in and help others when I could. Working with Niam only propelled that instinct up several notches, and my need to protect and care for him was suddenly my sole priority. Was that alpha-male bullshit? Yeah, but I didn’t care. It’s who I was.

My bear agreed as my hand drifted down to grip my aching shaft. It wasn’t appropriate or even ethical to be thinking of a client in that way, but I couldn't help myself. My release was close, so I began to stroke myself as I imagined Niam's tight body pressed against mine. In my mind, I nuzzled that tender spot where his neck met his shoulder and inhaled his sweet omega scent.

My bear rumbled with approval.Mate.

He was more insistent than usual.Ours.

No, I thought firmly back to him.Client.We're here to help him, not take advantage of his vulnerability.

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