says, feeling it beat harder and faster, pounding heavily in his chest.
Ethan licks his lips and gives her a ghost of a smile, “Careful, Olivia. If you keep saying sweet things like that, I’m going to start thinking that you actually like me.”
She smirks in a teasing manner, and then quickly clears her expression. “Like is a pretty strong word. I tolerate you.”
“Is that so?” Grinning, he looks at her with humor in his sparkling green eyes.
“Yeah, but the car definitely helps,” she says, biting at her lip trying to stifle a laugh.
Ethan grabs her hips and pulls her to him. “Maybe I’ll stay with you today. Laze around in bed and pleasure you all day. When you think you can’t possibly take it any longer, I’ll pleasure you some more. Then we’ll find out for sure if it’s the car you’re sticking around for.”
“It would be fun finding out,” she says, twisting her hands in his hair. “Now go, please, or you’re not going to get anything done today, and it’ll be midnight before you get home.”
“Damn, you’re right,” he says, looking at his watch. “I have to go. Call me when you get to work. Don’t forget.”
After kissing his sweet, bossy, control freak mouth, she points him toward the door. When she finally hears the front door close and the engine of the Challenger rev, she returns to the bathroom to shower. Getting in under the warm spray of water, she hopes that it will help to soothe her stiff and sore muscles. By God, the man has strength and stamina. There isn’t any part of her body that isn’t feeling the result of his dominance today.
Arriving at the office early, she digs right in to the work that she’s neglected in the past few days. At least an hour passes, when her phone rings. Reaching over, she grabs it without thinking.
“You were supposed to phone me when you got there,” he grumbles, clearly pissed off.
Olivia cringes when she looks at the time. “Ethan! I’m so sorry I…”
“Stop! Just tell me you’re safe. Is everything okay?” his voice is low and calm. She assumes that he’s either in a meeting or on his way to one. Otherwise, he’d be freaking out.
“Yes, I’m fine. I just…”
“I’m on my way into a meeting, I’ll call you later.”
Knew it! When she hears the dial tone in her ear, she pulls the phone away and looks at it, frowning. No point in stressing about it now.
Ethan sits at his desk with Shannon and John on the other side. The conference call to discuss his case has not brought him any good news. Their attempt to get a court order to prevent Jessica from talking to the press has been denied. The request for a restraining order to keep her from talking to his friends and family is still being reviewed, but it doesn’t look good either. She’s still insisting that she’s pregnant with his child, although he’s positive that he never once had unprotected sex with her. She’s refusing to take the paternity test until he comes home to Ireland and talks to her in person.
The final straw was the city turning down their requests to view the video footage from the camera that covered the west side of the parking lot of the bar, where Jessica was last seen with a nondescript man. Although Jessica has talked to both the police and the media, she hasn’t yet pressed any charges.
In ten days, the three of them would be home and stand a much better chance of working things out in person. Face to face, he can reason with Jess, he’s certain of it.
Then there’s Olivia. How is he going to deal with her? Carter is right, he needs to find a way to tell her the truth about the accusations before he goes home and things heat up. Since he’s just regained her trust, it just doesn’t feel like the timing is right. Sighing heavily, he looks over at Shannon with a frown.
“Don’t worry,” she assures him. “We’ll get to the bottom of it.”
“There is something else,” one of Shannon’s assistants adds over
Ethan licks his lips and gives her a ghost of a smile, “Careful, Olivia. If you keep saying sweet things like that, I’m going to start thinking that you actually like me.”
She smirks in a teasing manner, and then quickly clears her expression. “Like is a pretty strong word. I tolerate you.”
“Is that so?” Grinning, he looks at her with humor in his sparkling green eyes.
“Yeah, but the car definitely helps,” she says, biting at her lip trying to stifle a laugh.
Ethan grabs her hips and pulls her to him. “Maybe I’ll stay with you today. Laze around in bed and pleasure you all day. When you think you can’t possibly take it any longer, I’ll pleasure you some more. Then we’ll find out for sure if it’s the car you’re sticking around for.”
“It would be fun finding out,” she says, twisting her hands in his hair. “Now go, please, or you’re not going to get anything done today, and it’ll be midnight before you get home.”
“Damn, you’re right,” he says, looking at his watch. “I have to go. Call me when you get to work. Don’t forget.”
After kissing his sweet, bossy, control freak mouth, she points him toward the door. When she finally hears the front door close and the engine of the Challenger rev, she returns to the bathroom to shower. Getting in under the warm spray of water, she hopes that it will help to soothe her stiff and sore muscles. By God, the man has strength and stamina. There isn’t any part of her body that isn’t feeling the result of his dominance today.
Arriving at the office early, she digs right in to the work that she’s neglected in the past few days. At least an hour passes, when her phone rings. Reaching over, she grabs it without thinking.
“You were supposed to phone me when you got there,” he grumbles, clearly pissed off.
Olivia cringes when she looks at the time. “Ethan! I’m so sorry I…”
“Stop! Just tell me you’re safe. Is everything okay?” his voice is low and calm. She assumes that he’s either in a meeting or on his way to one. Otherwise, he’d be freaking out.
“Yes, I’m fine. I just…”
“I’m on my way into a meeting, I’ll call you later.”
Knew it! When she hears the dial tone in her ear, she pulls the phone away and looks at it, frowning. No point in stressing about it now.
Ethan sits at his desk with Shannon and John on the other side. The conference call to discuss his case has not brought him any good news. Their attempt to get a court order to prevent Jessica from talking to the press has been denied. The request for a restraining order to keep her from talking to his friends and family is still being reviewed, but it doesn’t look good either. She’s still insisting that she’s pregnant with his child, although he’s positive that he never once had unprotected sex with her. She’s refusing to take the paternity test until he comes home to Ireland and talks to her in person.
The final straw was the city turning down their requests to view the video footage from the camera that covered the west side of the parking lot of the bar, where Jessica was last seen with a nondescript man. Although Jessica has talked to both the police and the media, she hasn’t yet pressed any charges.
In ten days, the three of them would be home and stand a much better chance of working things out in person. Face to face, he can reason with Jess, he’s certain of it.
Then there’s Olivia. How is he going to deal with her? Carter is right, he needs to find a way to tell her the truth about the accusations before he goes home and things heat up. Since he’s just regained her trust, it just doesn’t feel like the timing is right. Sighing heavily, he looks over at Shannon with a frown.
“Don’t worry,” she assures him. “We’ll get to the bottom of it.”
“There is something else,” one of Shannon’s assistants adds over
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