married or have kids—she’s married to Adrianna, Inc. She doesn’t feel she has time for relationships, and I don’t think she’s even interested in having one. But she still has physical needs, and she’s pretty happy to fulfill them with men or women, whoever’s available that she’s attracted to.”
A peculiar inkling made Diana say, “You?”
He gave her a frank look. “A long time ago. Before I worked here. Since then, well…we occasionally run into each other socially, but we’ve made it a point not to even act like we know each other, let alone do anything together. Makes it a lot easier to work together, you know?”
“I’ll admit I’m relieved that you and I seem to be able to work together okay, even given…you know.” She smiled.
He replied with a nod. “I had the same worry, but it’s going amazingly smoothly, isn’t it?”
She tilted her head, wondering something else now. “Has Adrianna seduced anyone else—I mean anyone here ?”
Another shrug, a soft smile. “Holly.”
“ Holly ?”
He laughed at her wide-eyed shock. “Just between you and me, I think she and Holly are a pretty regular thing. Holly once told me over too many drinks at happy hour.”
“But Holly’s so…sweet.”
“Doesn’t preclude her from being sexual. I don’t think they have anything emotional going on or anything—I think they just make each other feel good and move on. It’s easy for them to spend a lot of time in Adrianna’s office with the door closed since Holly’s her secretary as well as the receptionist.”
She shook her head, trying to clear it.
Marc’s expression turned sympathetic. “I thought about warning you, but I wasn’t sure she’d really make a pass. And…I also wasn’t sure how you’d respond.”
Diana plopped back into a chair, still stunned. “Well, I’m beginning to see why people need help getting things done around here. Instead of working on Adrianna, Inc. business, everybody’s fucking Adrianna.”
Marc just laughed. “Not really. Only Holly.”
She cast an amused smile. “And you.”
“Ancient history.”
“And nearly me.”
He raised his eyebrows, and she could see his instant arousal. “ Really now. You were tempted?”
She cast an uncertain look. “I don’t know. Not really. But I found myself wondering…well, wondering what you would want if you were there.”
He smiled, looking pleased. “You would do that just to get me off?”
“Maybe.” She grinned flirtatiously. “As you know, that’s certainly part of what drove me to do what I did last night.”
He continued to look satisfied, even moved. “I’m not sure if this makes me a selfish pig, but I like hearing that.”
“Well, now you know exactly how you affect me, as if it wasn’t perfectly obvious before,” she said teasingly. “I was a bad girl before I got here, but something about you makes me want to be a very, very bad girl.”
He leaned against the table next to where she sat. “Have you ever done another woman before?”
She shook her head.
“But now you’re interested?”
She grinned at his enthusiasm. “I said maybe ,” she reminded him. “And like I said, it would probably depend upon your level of interest.”
“Oh, I’m interested, all right, sweetheart. No need to doubt that .”
“You know, I used to think I was pretty wild before I came out here, but I’m beginning to feel naïve.”
He flashed a look of doubt. “You? No way. I saw the way you were last night—nothing naïve about you, baby.” He slid his hand onto her thigh, up under her skirt. “Speaking of which, do you want to come over to my place tonight? A little dinner, a little playing? Can I tempt you with that ?”
Diana smiled. “Now that’s a temptation I can’t resist. I would love to come to your place tonight.”
He leaned in for a slow tongue kiss, his hot, masculine mouth on hers making her forget about Adrianna entirely. “Good. Because as much as I like
A peculiar inkling made Diana say, “You?”
He gave her a frank look. “A long time ago. Before I worked here. Since then, well…we occasionally run into each other socially, but we’ve made it a point not to even act like we know each other, let alone do anything together. Makes it a lot easier to work together, you know?”
“I’ll admit I’m relieved that you and I seem to be able to work together okay, even given…you know.” She smiled.
He replied with a nod. “I had the same worry, but it’s going amazingly smoothly, isn’t it?”
She tilted her head, wondering something else now. “Has Adrianna seduced anyone else—I mean anyone here ?”
Another shrug, a soft smile. “Holly.”
“ Holly ?”
He laughed at her wide-eyed shock. “Just between you and me, I think she and Holly are a pretty regular thing. Holly once told me over too many drinks at happy hour.”
“But Holly’s so…sweet.”
“Doesn’t preclude her from being sexual. I don’t think they have anything emotional going on or anything—I think they just make each other feel good and move on. It’s easy for them to spend a lot of time in Adrianna’s office with the door closed since Holly’s her secretary as well as the receptionist.”
She shook her head, trying to clear it.
Marc’s expression turned sympathetic. “I thought about warning you, but I wasn’t sure she’d really make a pass. And…I also wasn’t sure how you’d respond.”
Diana plopped back into a chair, still stunned. “Well, I’m beginning to see why people need help getting things done around here. Instead of working on Adrianna, Inc. business, everybody’s fucking Adrianna.”
Marc just laughed. “Not really. Only Holly.”
She cast an amused smile. “And you.”
“Ancient history.”
“And nearly me.”
He raised his eyebrows, and she could see his instant arousal. “ Really now. You were tempted?”
She cast an uncertain look. “I don’t know. Not really. But I found myself wondering…well, wondering what you would want if you were there.”
He smiled, looking pleased. “You would do that just to get me off?”
“Maybe.” She grinned flirtatiously. “As you know, that’s certainly part of what drove me to do what I did last night.”
He continued to look satisfied, even moved. “I’m not sure if this makes me a selfish pig, but I like hearing that.”
“Well, now you know exactly how you affect me, as if it wasn’t perfectly obvious before,” she said teasingly. “I was a bad girl before I got here, but something about you makes me want to be a very, very bad girl.”
He leaned against the table next to where she sat. “Have you ever done another woman before?”
She shook her head.
“But now you’re interested?”
She grinned at his enthusiasm. “I said maybe ,” she reminded him. “And like I said, it would probably depend upon your level of interest.”
“Oh, I’m interested, all right, sweetheart. No need to doubt that .”
“You know, I used to think I was pretty wild before I came out here, but I’m beginning to feel naïve.”
He flashed a look of doubt. “You? No way. I saw the way you were last night—nothing naïve about you, baby.” He slid his hand onto her thigh, up under her skirt. “Speaking of which, do you want to come over to my place tonight? A little dinner, a little playing? Can I tempt you with that ?”
Diana smiled. “Now that’s a temptation I can’t resist. I would love to come to your place tonight.”
He leaned in for a slow tongue kiss, his hot, masculine mouth on hers making her forget about Adrianna entirely. “Good. Because as much as I like
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