Page 64 of Heart of Stone
He leaned forward, bracing his arms on either side of my chair. The scent of him wrapped around me, and it took every ounce of strength and willpower for me not to react.
“Things like the way you lower your body into this chair,” he began. Reid waited for a beat before moving closer and dropping one hand to my thigh. “Or the way you cross these legs in front of me.” I took another deep swallow. “Or the way your ass will look, beckoning me, as you walk out of here once I sign your papers.”He brushed his cheek against mine, his mouth dangerously close to my ear. Giving my thigh a squeeze, he whispered, “Mostly, though, it’s the way you kiss that I can’t seem to shake.”
My body betrayed me, and I visibly shivered.
Reid’s responding chuckle held a hint of relief. “It’s good to know I’m not the only one who’s struggling.”
After pressing a soft kiss to my cheek, Reid pushed off the chair and stood. His eyes roamed over my face, assessing me.
“What?” I asked.
Amused, he shook his head. “Nothing. I was just wondering if you were going to join me at this dinner.”
He knew I would be there, regardless of whether he’d asked or not. “Well, I guess that depends.”
“On what?”
I rose from my seat. Even in my heels, Reid towered over me. But I didn’t allow that to stop me from giving him precisely what he’d given me. I stepped close and leaned in. “Are you going to do something there that’ll make it impossible for me to concentrate?”
His hands engulfed my hips. “Like what?”
Leaning closer, I brushed my lips against his. “Like stand up in front of the crowd and give a speech.”
Reid groaned, his hands squeezing. “That’s all it would take?”
“It’s a start. I suspect you’ll find a way to have us both distracted as the night progresses.”
He smiled against my lips. “That’s a promise.”
“I need you to sign those documents for me, Reid.”
“And what am I going to get in return?”
I didn’t hesitate.
I offered up my mouth, Reid’s tongue sweeping inside to taste me. The way he kissed, it would’ve been impossible to deny myself the pleasure. So, I gave myself the opportunity to enjoy him for just a bit.
But since I wanted him to continue thinking about me long after I walked out of his office, I didn’t want him to get his fill of me just yet.
With my body plastered against his, I let out a moan. Then I pulled back and gave him the most seductive smile I could muster up. “Will that be sufficient?”
He groaned, pushing off the desk to round it.
Neither of us said a word as he signed the documents in the folder I’d brought, but I wondered if he could hear my heart hammering.
Reid signed the last of the papers, flipped the folder shut, and slid it across the desk. His dark stare was penetrating. I swore he could see right through me to my trembling insides.
I reached for the folder and smiled at him. “It’s been a pleasure.”
Without waiting for him to respond, I turned and walked out. And I was well aware that he was watching, so I put a little extra sway in my walk, wondering if my ass was beckoning him as I went.
Reid was doing all the right things.
There wasn’t a single area where I thought he was slacking even just a little.
And right now, as I watched him standing in front of this large crowd of retreat guests on their final day while giving a speech, something washed over me.
This man had transformed himself right before my eyes. Sure, he’d offered an explanation for why he’d been sostandoffish in the beginning, and it was likely this was the man he’d always been, but I’d seen both sides. And there wasn’t a single thing I didn’t like about what I had witnessed.
