You & Me Make Three: Barrington Billionaire's Series: Book Three by Jeannette Winters

Walter hurt, I could be more forgiving. But he did it to our son, and that is a wound that won’t ever go away. And I don’t want to forget. If I do, then I’ll only risk it happening again. I’m not sure either Tyler or I can survive another hit like that.
    No matter how she tried, she couldn’t stop thinking of Shaun. Was this his plan all along? He must be trying to see if he can get a reaction out of me. Well, he can try, but I know how to handle myself.
    Morgan remembered how she handled herself last week. She could’ve pushed him away when he kissed her. Truthfully, I’m a grown woman. I could’ve stopped it even before the kiss. But I didn’t. I wanted him to kiss me. And I want him to kiss me again.
    She got off the elevator and headed down the hall to face the one person who turned her world upside down. It wasn’t work that worried her, it was herself. And I can’t run from that.
    Without thinking, she knocked on Dean’s office in error.
    “Sorry. I was looking for Shaun.”
    “Why don’t you come in for a minute and shut the door.” Dean waved her to the seat opposite him.
    Is he going to fire me? Is that why Shaun waited until the end of the day? That’s standard in the industry. She did as Dean asked and sat quietly, waiting. She could feel her cheeks still flushed from the thoughts of Shaun. The last thing she needed was Dean or anyone else picking up the wrong vibe. This is what I get for fantasizing at work. Now I feel like I’m in the principal’s office and about to get a lecture on being a lady.
    “I know I said you would be reporting to Shaun, but it’s Wednesday, and I want to make sure there are no issues I should know about.”
    Oh, there are, but none that I’m about to share with you or anyone else.
    “Things are going fine from what I can tell.”
    “I didn’t mean with the job; I meant with reporting to Shaun. I noticed on Monday there seemed to be some . . . tension between you two.”
    She couldn’t bring herself to look at Dean, even though she felt his eyes on her the entire time. Was it her cold behavior that Dean had picked up on? Obviously. He’s talking to you about it now, isn’t he?
    “I’m sorry. I’ll be more professional in the future.”
    Dean gave her a puzzled look. “It’s not you I’m worried about.”
    Oh, I think you’re wrong there. You should worry about us both. “Believe me, Mr. Henderson.”
    “Dean.”
    “Dean, believe me. Working under Shaun will not affect my work at all.”
    He arched a brow, and she knew he was trying to read her. Morgan wasn’t going to give him anything this time.
    “If that is all, I have a meeting now with Shaun, and I don’t want to be late.” She got up from the chair and made her way to the door. She knew he was still watching even as she turned the knob. Dean didn’t buy that at all, did he?
    When she decided to come to the office on Monday, it was to face her own fear. Maybe fear wasn’t the word she’d been avoiding. Want. Lust. Desire. Yep. These sound more like it.
    Even when she found Shaun sitting in her mother’s home, she couldn’t help but be attracted to him. Of course, that only pissed her off more than his surprise visit. And now, for some reason, she seemed to be wearing her childish crush—or whatever it was—on her sleeve for everyone to see. This had to stop. He was the brother of the owner. There was no way he would be interested in her. And if he was, it wasn’t going to be anything more than a romp in the sack. Not interested in that at all.
    Before she knocked on the correct door, she took a deep inhale and made a slow exhale. Nope, not one bit.
    “Come in.”
    Control Morgan. Stay in control and remember, this is business only, just like I told Mom. Only business.
    She’d seen him many times in the hall. He was always dressed in an expense suit. When you had his kind of money, why not? This afternoon he was dressed in a pair of jeans that hugged his hips just right.