Page 79 of Nothing to You
“The people coming to the fundraiser will want information.They’ll want to see that this is more than just an idea.”
The doctor sure enjoyed being persistent.She couldn’t judge him for that.When she got a bee in her bonnet about something, she didn’t let it go either.
“We’ll talk to him,” she said.“Would you know where to start with recruiting an elite team?Short of putting a vacancy ad online.And, let’s face it, no one worth having is trawling those ads.”
“You mean you’ll talk to him,” Johann said, judgmental frown in place.Damn, and she’d just been praising their progress.“The rest of us don’t have your access.”And suddenly Franco was more interested in his feet than in the hidden office at the edge of the floor.“You’re sleeping with him.”
“I don’t think I ever denied that.Not that it matters.My private life is my private life.And none of your business.”
“He’s our boss.”
“Meaning his personal life is also none of your business.”
“I don’t like it either,” Helena said.“But our project wouldn’t have come so far if Roux didn’t have his attention.”
“Nice.”
Although Helena was sort of sticking up for her, it was shade too.
“I don’t mean… It’s not like you’re prostituting yourself or anything.”
“Yeah, mm hmm.”
“Is he good?”
Myles and his inappropriate outbursts saved the day.Kind of.The shock of the question wore off quickly, and she laughed.
“In bed?I wouldn’t be fucking him if he didn’t have potential.All it takes is a little guidance, a nudge or two in the right direction.”
“How does that happen?”
“The nudging?I grab his cock and—”
“Roux,” Helena hissed.
She didn’t appreciate the scolding.“Aren’t you in enough trouble already?”
Leon strode in.“We have to prep for a meet.”
Okay, so maybe Helena had intended to give her a heads up on the approaching visitor.
“Where?”Johann asked.“What meet?”
“In here.”
Something made her turn.In the distance, Hotshot stood in his open office doorway, arms folded, shoulder propped on the glass.
Closing her eyes, she turned her head away.“No,” she said to herself.“You don’t care why he’s looking at you like that.”
“He wants to see you,” Leon said.
She shook her head.“Stupid grins like that mean nothing.He does that to wind me up.”
“No, he told me he wants to see you.”
“He can want all he wants.If he wants to tell me something, he can come here and tell me himself.”
“You know he’s the boss, right?”
