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She blinked a couple of times. “Taken?” Her expression was soft and sweet. It was as if she had barely realized that she was indeed taken. “Am I taken,Duke?”
I wasn’t about to share her with anyone. But I suppose I hadn’t made that clear to her yet. But then again, other than the couple of times she’d clearly been jealous, she hadn’t made it clear to me either. “Am I?” I turned the question around onher.
Lila cocked her head to the right as if she had to think about that. Finally, a smile curved her pink lips. “I’d like to think you aretaken.”
“And I’d like to think the same thing about you, Lila Banks.” I leaned in for akiss.
Her mouth was supple, her lips parting to allow me in. And with that kiss, we made it official. We were both taken by each other. No other person could come between us. The only real obstacle was ourjobs.
Damn thatrule!
Rules or not, the commitment—though small—appeared to have gotten her all hot for me again. Her hands moved up and down my back underneath my suit jacket. Her mouth took the kiss from sweet to hungry veryquickly.
Pulling her as close to me as we could possibly get, I felt her breasts smash against my chest. It made my cock spring to life. Now I had a hard-on and was thanking God for the jacket that would coverit.
I knew I couldn’t get her to blow me in the back of a cab. She was too much of a good girl to even ask that of her—but boy, could Idream.
Her mouth left mine to kiss my neck. Her hot breath stirred the fine hairs, making me itch for more. “Duke, you have no idea how hot I am for you rightnow.”
Moving one hand under her shirt, I gripped her tit. “Me too, baby. Me too. Damn, I wish we were home right now. I’d strip you down and take you wherever we were. I should’ve brought this conversation up much earlier. I had no idea the reaction you’d giveme.”
“I had no idea I’d react this way.” She bit my neck then licked the spot. “God, you taste so fuckinggood.”
I was missing out on some hot sex and knew it. Once Lila started cussing, it was on—she’d do anything and get wilder than any woman I’d ever been with. If we’d been alone, I would’ve been in for atreat.
I prayed we could put a pause on this and get right back to this place once we got back home. Work was a necessary evil that seemed to be coming between us more than I’d ever known itwould.
Lila had cautioned me only moments before about leaving marks where people could see them, but there she was, sucking the shit out of my neck. “Lila, baby, you’ve got to stop.” I didn’t want her to, but I couldn’t have anything on meeither.
Not that I couldn’t come up with a lie about them. I just didn’t want anyone thinking I was some kind of a player who messed around with tons of women. I wanted the good guy rep, and I wanted people to see me as trustworthy, too. And when the time came, I wanted people to think Lila had herself a goodman.
She eased up on the sucking and kissed her way back to my mouth. One last kiss before our day had to begin. That was all we had left. We were gettingclose.
I found myself wishing we’d stayed at her place instead of mine. We would’ve had more time in the cab if we had done that. But like all good things, this must come to anend.
Although it was a premature ending with no climaxes, it was what it had tobe.
Lila managed to pull herself away from me, huffing and puffing as she did. “Damn, I wish we were back at either of our places instead of in a cab heading to work.” She buttoned the top few buttons of her blouse, which I’d somehow undone without even realizingit.
“At least I didn’t mess your hair up any. Thank goodness for that braid.” I tucked my shirt in, as she’d untucked it when she was running her hands all over my back, a thing she loved todo.
Getting fixed back up, I found her frowning. “I kind of hatethis.”
“Well, don’t,” I offered my advice. “In the reality of life, one has to go to work to keep a roof over one’s head. No one can lie in a bed with their lover, having sex all the time, leaving work out of it. What’s that line, all work and no play makes Jack a dullboy?”
She laughed. “Um, I don’t think you thought that one all the way through. What does all play, and no workmake?”
“Oh, yeah. I see how I messed that one up.” I had to laugh at myself. “And the answer to your question is, all play and no work makes Jack a homeless boy. Which I don’t think we want to beeither.”
“Yeah, I suppose we don’t. So, to work, it is. That means no sexy looks, no getting handsy, no whispered promises of what’s to come once we’re alone. Nothing. We are professionals, and we will act like it.” Lila looked at me with a stern expression then smiled. “And somehow, we’ve got to act like we’re just a couple of friends doing the morning news without bringing any intimacy into our newscast. This should be a piece of cake.” Her frown returned. “Not!”
She was probably right, but what else could wedo?
Chapter Twenty-Three
Lila
The male anchors all had a fitting to attend for the jackets Artimus wanted them all to wear for each newscast. The females didn’t have any specific direction for the clothing he wanted us to wear, so we were all free to leave after therehearsals.
