Page 15 of My Wildest Obsession

“I need to make copies of this,” she announces, and I blink.

I’m almost done with my paperwork and thank God, because it’s already after eleven.

“I’ll get started on submitting this.”

She nods and heads down the hall to the copier. I watch her go until she disappears and then get back to work.

We’re down to the last ten minutes when I hit submit and we both breathe a sigh of relief.

“I’m coming in late tomorrow,” Clara informs me as she stands to gather her things.

I just roll my eyes and stand, stretching out the cramped muscles in my back and shoulders. Clara heads out to her desk, and I grab my briefcase and duffle bag, before I send a quick text to Lucas that I’ll be down in just a minute.

I’m still staring at my phone when I run right into Clara.

“Oomph!” She grunts and I reach for her instinctively.

My hands grab her arms and I pull her towards me. She glares up at me and that spark between us grows.

“Watch where you’re going,” I snap at her, falling back into old routines.

“Go fuck yourself,” she spits at me.

My grip on her tightens. I can feel my control slipping as I stare down into her blue eyes.

Kiss her, kiss her, kiss her!My subconscious screams at me, and to mine and apparently Clara’s complete surprise, I find myself doing just that.

My arms slip around her back as my lips land on hers. She’s stunned, unmoving beneath me and I start to pull away, when her lips move against mine.

Holy shit. She’s kissing me back!

Her hands land on my shoulders and she tilts her head back, giving me better access to her mouth.

For one brief moment, I wonder if this is all some sleep deprived hallucination. I’ve been dreaming about this moment ever since I hired Clara and it seems unbelievable that it could be happening now.

She’s warm and soft under me though and I hold her tighter. She tastes like coffee and sugar and I tangle my tongue with hers, needing this, needing her.

She reacts to me like she’s been dreamed of kissing me too and my cock hardens further at the thought.

Does she want me as much as I want her? Is that even possible?

“Fuck,” I whisper against her mouth, and she jerks away from me, ripping out of my hold.

We’re both breathing hard, our eyes wild as we stare at each other. For the first time in forever, I did something without thinking it all the way through. It was awesome, the best moment of my life, but now that it’s over, I’m not prepared for the fall out.

My phone buzzes, probably a reply from Lucas, and I blink, grab my bags, and walk away.

I can feel Clara’s eyes boring into my back with every step, but I don’t dare turn around or look back at her. I’m not sure that I could handle the look on her face if I did.

SEVEN

Clara

I’ve never beennervous to walk into work before. Even on my first day, I was calm. I think because I knew that I was about to have to spar with Theo in order to keep my job.

Today though, things are different.

As I ride up in the elevator, I’m anxious, busy replaying last night when Theokissedme in his office, knocked my socks off, and then walked away like it was nothing but a mistake.

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