hand on her lower back and began to steer her toward the table, “Shall we begin?”
Penelope quickly moved away from him and went to sit next to her boss, on the opposite side of the table from Gabriel and his team. Not surprisingly, her CEO was late to the meeting. Then again, his petulance at the acquisition had been showing up more and more lately. As the meeting progressed, she would feel eyes on her and would look up to find Gabriel staring at her across the table, as if trying to figure something out. Not prone to averting her eyes from anyone, she would stare right back at him, daring him to step over the line in a public setting. It was bad enough he had gotten jealous that her boss had complimented her for good work product. What she could not have, was her company’s sworn enemy making blatant advances toward her.
Then it hit her. Gabriel was buying her company. Which meant that he would be her CEO once this deal closed. Why was she losing all common sense when it came to this man? She really needed to get her shit together and get back on her game. This was not good and she had been a complete fool to get involved with him again last night. He was not going away anytime soon. If he owned the company, he would be in DC more often and there would be no escaping him, or what was between them.
He wouldn’t need to forget her, because he wouldn’t have to. They would see each other every time he came into the office. Oh, damn, she had really stepped into it this time. She was sleeping with the boss and now she had to figure out a way to cut things off. Looking up at Gabriel, she knew he would never accept her calling things off. Not because he would do anything to harm her, but simply because he wanted her too much to let her go.
Chapter Seven
The knock sounded on her door at seven o’clock sharp. Gabriel had said he would be there and he was definitely punctual. She had no idea why she jumped when the sound reverberated in the room, but she did. Her nerves were on edge and she knew why. Earlier today, she had made the decision to break things off for good. This entire situation was not good for either of them. If something happened in the future and this thing they had going on stopped, that could mean the end of her job. It also could cause a lot of issues at the office. He knocked a second time, this time louder and more clipped.
She walked over to door and opened it to him. There he stood, looking extremely sexy and annoyed at the same time. Her resolve to end it with him almost melted. “Come in.”
Stepping through the front door, he looked like he could be a model on the cover of a magazine. No man had the right to look this good after a grueling day of meetings and negotiations. As soon as she closed the door, he wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her back to him, pressing her rear-end against his erection. “Hi baby, what took you so long?”
“Um, I was upstairs and had to make my way down.” An inner voice yelled out ‘ Chicken’ !
“I was thinking about last night all throughout the day. I was tempted to stop the meeting and haul you out of there with me and take you somewhere private. You have no idea how much I want to sink deep inside your body.”
His warm lips placed kisses on her neck, right at the space between her ear and shoulder blades and it caused a shiver to course through her body. “Oh baby, you have no idea how much I enjoy hearing you scream and moan while calling out my name.”
His words conjured up memories of their time in her bed and she almost threw caution to the wind. Almost. “Gabriel, you should have been focused on business. This is a big deal for your company. And for mine.” His hands tightened around her and she felt him moan low. Her insides melted in anticipation of what the night would bring.
“I can always focus on business. What I need right now is you.” Leaning in toward her, he kissed the skin just below her ear. His tongue
Penelope quickly moved away from him and went to sit next to her boss, on the opposite side of the table from Gabriel and his team. Not surprisingly, her CEO was late to the meeting. Then again, his petulance at the acquisition had been showing up more and more lately. As the meeting progressed, she would feel eyes on her and would look up to find Gabriel staring at her across the table, as if trying to figure something out. Not prone to averting her eyes from anyone, she would stare right back at him, daring him to step over the line in a public setting. It was bad enough he had gotten jealous that her boss had complimented her for good work product. What she could not have, was her company’s sworn enemy making blatant advances toward her.
Then it hit her. Gabriel was buying her company. Which meant that he would be her CEO once this deal closed. Why was she losing all common sense when it came to this man? She really needed to get her shit together and get back on her game. This was not good and she had been a complete fool to get involved with him again last night. He was not going away anytime soon. If he owned the company, he would be in DC more often and there would be no escaping him, or what was between them.
He wouldn’t need to forget her, because he wouldn’t have to. They would see each other every time he came into the office. Oh, damn, she had really stepped into it this time. She was sleeping with the boss and now she had to figure out a way to cut things off. Looking up at Gabriel, she knew he would never accept her calling things off. Not because he would do anything to harm her, but simply because he wanted her too much to let her go.
Chapter Seven
The knock sounded on her door at seven o’clock sharp. Gabriel had said he would be there and he was definitely punctual. She had no idea why she jumped when the sound reverberated in the room, but she did. Her nerves were on edge and she knew why. Earlier today, she had made the decision to break things off for good. This entire situation was not good for either of them. If something happened in the future and this thing they had going on stopped, that could mean the end of her job. It also could cause a lot of issues at the office. He knocked a second time, this time louder and more clipped.
She walked over to door and opened it to him. There he stood, looking extremely sexy and annoyed at the same time. Her resolve to end it with him almost melted. “Come in.”
Stepping through the front door, he looked like he could be a model on the cover of a magazine. No man had the right to look this good after a grueling day of meetings and negotiations. As soon as she closed the door, he wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her back to him, pressing her rear-end against his erection. “Hi baby, what took you so long?”
“Um, I was upstairs and had to make my way down.” An inner voice yelled out ‘ Chicken’ !
“I was thinking about last night all throughout the day. I was tempted to stop the meeting and haul you out of there with me and take you somewhere private. You have no idea how much I want to sink deep inside your body.”
His warm lips placed kisses on her neck, right at the space between her ear and shoulder blades and it caused a shiver to course through her body. “Oh baby, you have no idea how much I enjoy hearing you scream and moan while calling out my name.”
His words conjured up memories of their time in her bed and she almost threw caution to the wind. Almost. “Gabriel, you should have been focused on business. This is a big deal for your company. And for mine.” His hands tightened around her and she felt him moan low. Her insides melted in anticipation of what the night would bring.
“I can always focus on business. What I need right now is you.” Leaning in toward her, he kissed the skin just below her ear. His tongue
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