going on during all our times together."
Derek watched a blush of embarrassment heat her face and neck as she squirmed under his direct gaze.
She picked up her pencil and started tapping it against the desk again . "Okay. How about you tell me why you took five million dollars out of Vaughn holdings?"
Derek narrowed his eyes. "I'm not sure that it's any of your business, Julia. And that's not why you are so angry with me anyway. It's something more… personal . And I want you to tell me exactly what it is."
Julia couldn't meet his eyes. She looked everywhere but at him. Derek stepped toward her desk, leaning closer. "Does this have something to do with Jackson?"
Julia jumped up from behind the desk and crossed over to look out the window. Derek wasn't about to let her escape so easily. In two strides, he was standing behind her.
She flinched slightly as his hand reached for her shoulder, turning her towards him. "No! Well, Jackson did ask me to look into the five million dollars. But I'm not sure what to think about you anymore, Derek."
Derek softened his tone. "What have I done wrong? Just tell me, Julia."
The air crackled between them. "Well, Saturday morning. After everything that happened, I woke up and you were gone. Then you just show up here after disappearing for days…"
Derek pulled her into his arms, stroking her hair. "That's what I came here to tell you about today. I'm sorry I didn't contact you earlier, but I wasn't sure if anyone was following me or intercepting my phone calls. I kept my distance because I just wanted to make sure you were safe."
Julia seemed to press closer against him, causing his cock to surge with desire . "Derek, what is going on exactly? Marcy said you were here on Monday fighting with Jackson."
Derek looked puzzled. "Who's Marcy?"
"She works for Jackson. She told me you two were having a huge fight about your girlfriend."
Understanding dawned on Derek. So, that's why she's so mad!
Derek chuckled softly. "Oh, you're jealous! You're angry at me because you think I have a girlfriend?"
Julia tried to pull away from him, but he held tight. She asked accusingly, " t hen who is Elise?"
Reminded of his past failures, Derek sighed. "I haven't seen Elise in over eight months. And she ' s the reason I'm involved in this whole mess."
Daggers shot from Julia's eyes. He repressed a laugh at her obvious jealousy and continued. "It's quite a long story. Unfortunately, I don't have much time, so I'll have to tell you the quick version. Let me just close the door so that we can have some privacy."
Derek didn't want anyone to overhear them, but more importantly he was aching to have his way with Julia. He strode across the room and closed the door , and then eyed the small arm chair tucked in the corner on his way back toward Julia . It was fairly small for his large frame, but it would have to work. Julia warily watched him approach and then let out a sharp gasp when he grabbed her and in one quick motion, positioned her onto his lap as he sunk into the petite chair.
Julia struggled to sit up. "Derek, don't fool around. I want to know what's going on."
Holding on to her wiggling hips, he responded, "And I'm going to tell you. Sit still or I'm going to be too distracted to do any talking."
Quite unfortunately, Derek thought, Julia obliged him and settled into his lap. From his position he had a tantalizing view of the tops of her full breasts peeking out of her shirt ; he was going to have trouble keeping his hands off of th o s e delectable breasts .
Julia's bottom rested deliciously against his straining cock. Only a few layers of material stood between him and what he wanted so badly. Julia looked up at him with questioning eyes. "Well?"
Struggling to remain in control of the salacious thoughts consuming him, Derek cleared his throat and began telling Julia the story. "I had been dating Elise for awhile when we decided that our relationship wasn't working. Somehow, toward the end
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