Blurring the Lines (Men of the Zodiac) by Marisa Cleveland Page A

of different occasions?
    “You’re good for him.” He narrowed his eyes. “Even if you’re overqualified.” She wasn’t sure if he meant what she thought he meant, but then he burst into laughter. “Don’t look so worried. I’m not going to tell him. He should’ve read your resume.”
    The air whooshed from her lungs, and she swatted at his arm. “It’s not funny. He only offered me the job because I said I wouldn’t sleep with him.”
    Keith kept laughing, the corners of his eyes crinkling in amusement. “Serves him right.”
    She looked over his shoulder to where Blake had his arms wrapped around another woman, and it irritated her that she couldn’t control the jealousy. “Doesn’t matter. He has that no dating employees rule.”
    “It’s because of our mom.”
    She leaned back enough to see if he was still laughing, but his smile had flattened. “Really?”
    He nodded. “Our dad had an affair with an employee, and Blake saw firsthand how much it destroyed our mom.”
    “But he’s not married.” Why would it matter if he dated anyone from the company? It wasn’t like he’d be cheating. Still, in a weird way that explained why he was against workplace dating.
    Keith shrugged. “That’s my brother for you. Stickler for the rules. Especially his own.”
    That sounded like a warning, but as Blake’s gaze clashed with hers, even in the dimly lit room, she couldn’t help but wonder if it was also a challenge.

Chapter Ten
    B lake unclenched his hands and reminded himself that he was an adult. He would not punch Keith in the face. But if his brother didn’t get his hands off Kira in the next ten seconds, he was not going to make excuses for his actions. He would just act. Kira was killing him with her fitted skirt and crisp buttoned-up shirt. She had killer curves, and right then he envisioned about a dozen different office fantasies starring the two of them.
    Keith might not have the same ethical dilemma when it came to dating women at work, but Blake could no longer think of a single valid reason not to pursue his hot assistant. That kiss had been a weak appetizer to what he really wanted to do to her, and as the night wore on, he couldn’t reason himself out of repeating that mistake. Especially when he shoved his hands in his pocket and his fingers touched the pink sticky note he’d left there.
    Decision made, he forced a smile as he approached them. “Mind if I cut in?”
    His brother moved out of the way. “I’m going to say good night to Tish and head home.”
    When Blake finally had Kira alone, he relaxed. She looked mildly buzzed, and with a sexy grin on her face, all he could think about was getting her back to his place. This arrangement might have started as a way for her to save her mom’s building , or whatever personal crusade she’d been on, but for him, it was no longer strictly business. He’d changed.
    But he wasn’t sure she felt the same way. There was attraction, but mixing business and pleasure with her was weird, even though he’d thought of little else. Clearing his throat, he asked, “Want to get out of here?”
    She tilted her head in that adorable way and scrunched her nose. “And cross more lines?”
    He grinned at her upturned face and noticed her mouth, how perfectly soft it looked, and wanted to get her anywhere but where they were. A crowded bar with lingering coworkers was not the place to repeat their earlier kiss, and his lips on her lips suddenly occupied his entire brain. “I will if you will.”
    She laughed. “That’s the worst pick-up line ever.”
    “It wasn’t a line.” Although, with her hair framing her upturned face and the way she leaned into him, using a pick - up line might get him exactly want he really wanted.
    “So where do you want to go?”
    “Anywhere you want me to take you.” The fragrant scent of her blurred his senses, and she’d been invading his dreams, when he found time to sleep. He wanted her, and he couldn’t