Page 20 of The Naughty List
Her full, round, partially-exposed tits heave between us. I would sell my soul to put my mouth on them right now. Mine and anyone else’s I could get my hands on.
Her eyes narrow, but still linger on my lips.
“I don’t want to get this job on my back if that’s what you’re asking.”
I gesture to her body. “That’s one hell of a getup for someone trying to earn it on merit.”
Her jaw clenches and her mood shifts instantly. It’s disappointment instead of desire coloring her features now. “You’re missing the point.”
“Am I? Probably because I can’t think straight with your body on display like this. Find a red-blooded male who could.”
She sighs and pulls the robe around her, effectively blocking my view and allowing some oxygen to return to my brain.
“The point is, the things you need your assistant to do, personal or professional, I can do them.All of them,Jonah. I can definitely do them better than Dalton and maybe even better than Eli. Because whatever you ask of me, I will go above and beyond each and every time. Always.”
I know that already.
She was just supposed to walk the dogs when I first hired her and yet, she feeds them daily, researches the best dietary options for their respective breeds, takes them to the vet, gets them groomed, and makes sure they stay up to date on their vaccinations. She even takes them to get their teeth cleaned regularly for fuck’s sake.
Sighing, I take a step backward. “I know that, Hollis.”
She folds her arms defiantly and her lower lip juts out. The sexiest version of pouting I’ve ever seen.
“Then what the heck, Jonah? What’s the problem? Why give the job to the pizza boy over me?”
Because you say things like ‘what the heck.’
I shake my head. “I’ve told you why. You are the one good thing in my life and I’d like to keep it that way. If you were my PA, it would get complicated. All that time together, all the…whatever the fuck it is when two people spend day after day in close proximity—”
“Intimacy,” she breaks in. “That’s the issue? You’re afraid of intimacy?”
She might as well have saidoh, I see now. The problem is you’re a pussy.
“I’m not afraid of anything, Rossi,” I practically growl, my testosterone level rising once more. “Frankly, if you don’t put some clothes on in the next thirty seconds, it’s about to get real intimate in here. As in, my mouth is going to intimately explore every inch of your edible body. Which will complicate things and I don’t do complications.”
Her face loses the battle with the blush creeping up her neck from her chest.
I take another step back because I have to before I lose control completely.
“What’s next on your damn list?”
She averts her gaze. “Um, break a law to give you something you want.”
I sigh heavily. “Well, we’re about two seconds from me sexually assaulting you in a public place, so check that one off too.”
Her coy smile returns. “There are worse things.”
I’m about to ask if that’s what she’s aiming for when the curtain flies open, metal rings on the tension rod scraping loudly and startling us both.
A uniformed police officer stands there and I’m speechless.
What the fuck?We haven’t actually broken any laws yet.
“Mikey?” Hollis screeches just before everything goes black.
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