Page 108 of Hale Damage
After removing my coat, I stride to the bathroom to flick off the light. My hand freezes on the light switch when I realize someone is in there. A very naked someone.
Hazel eyes meet mine and widen. I’m sure mine are doing the same.
Mindy stands completely bare on the bathmat, her wet hair a few shades darker than normal. She holds a pink towel stretched behind her in both hands as she attempts to dry off her back, though her movements still when she sees me. Her rounded breasts are jutted forward in that position, and my eyes drop immediately to find rosy pink nipples standing at attention and begging for my fingers… for my hungry mouth.
Allowing my eyes to go lower, I suck in a breath at the sight of her feminine curves, the nip of her waist and the flare of her hips. Short red hair dusts the space between her legs, and goddammit, she’s even more stunning than I remembered.
Then the spectacular view disappears as she winds the towel around her with a stuttered, “M-Mr. Hale.”
I like to think I’ve mastered control over my body, but I’m not a motherfucking robot. My cock hardens instantly. Last week I’d ripped the seat of my pants; today I’m at risk of busting through the front. The smell of sweet magnolias permeates the damp air of the bathroom, which does nothing to help the erection situation I’ve got going on.
Dragging my eyes upward, I stare into her stricken face, as I try to learn how to talk again. Finally, I ask, “What are you doing in here?”
Mindy fiddles with the towel, securing it beneath her arm and not meeting my gaze. “I, um, just decided I needed a shower.”
Well that’s vague.
I note bottles of shampoo, conditioner, and body wash that don’tbelong to me sitting beside a duffel bag on the vanity. This wasn’t a random shower. She planned this.
Something flickers in my mind, and I remember the past two mornings when I stepped into this bathroom and thought I smelled her body wash. I’d dismissed it at the time, but now…
“Is this the first time?”
She swallows hard. “No, but it’s only been this week.”
I take a step closer to her, and because all my fucking common sense has apparently taken a hiatus, I hook my fingertips into the top of her towel, letting the backs of my fingers rest in her dewy cleavage as I yank her a couple inches closer.
“You know what I think?” I ask quietly, and she looks up at me, teeth sunk into her pink bottom lip. “I think this is some scheme to try and seduce me.”
Mindy inhales a razor-sharp breath and shakes her head. “I promise it’s not.”
Keeping my fingers firmly on the towel, I herd her backward until her back meets the glass wall of the shower. My body isn’t touching hers, but it’s so close I can feel the heat of her.
“You haven’t been coming in here to shower in the hopes I’d catch you all wet and naked in my office?”
Lifting her chin, she gives me that sass I love so much. “Perhaps you’re projecting, Mr. Hale.”
I allow my eyes to rove over the swells of her breasts. “It’s not a bad plan, Ms. Espinoza. You’re certainly a tantalizing little thing.” A smile tips up the corners of my lips as I lean into her space until we’re sharing the same air. “Even a nice guy like me would find you hard to resist.”
She quirks an eyebrow. “Who the hell said you were a nice guy?”
My hand slides up her chest until I’m cupping her throat, holding her against the shower wall. “I think you remember exactly how nice I can be,Minnie.” Her pulse quickens beneath my fingers. “I have to admit, I’m tempted.”
“Tempted to what?” she breathes.
I’ve officially lost my goddamn mind. I have my assistant pinned to the wall by her neck while she’s practically naked. In my fucking officebathroom. This is not ideal. What’s left of my brain is telling me to back away, but every other cell in my body overrides that decision.
I meet her gaze, and electricity crackles between us like a mini lightning storm. “To taste you,” I admit. Closing my eyes, I turn my face and nuzzle against her ear. “From what I remember, your pussy is quite the delicacy.”
A shiver quakes her body at my dirty words, and I bite down on her earlobe before sucking it into my mouth. “I think that was your plan all along, Ms. Espinoza. To bring me to my knees so I could tongue-fuck you until you explode all over my face.”
“Again, that wasn’t my plan, but maybe it should have been,” she says, her voice thin and reedy with desire.
I smile against her warm flesh. “Or maybe you have a needy little cunt and wanted me to find you naked in here so I could haul you out to my desk, bend you over it, and fuck you from behind.” She whimpers, and I tighten my hand around her neck. “You like the sound of that don’t you? Do you have naughty boss fantasies, Ms. Espinoza?”
“Well fuck. I will now,” she mumbles, and dammit, how is she so sexy and adorable at the same time?
“I’ve been fantasizing about you for years,” I admit, kissing up and down her neck. She stretches her head to the side to give me better access, and I inch closer until my cock throbs against her towel-covered body. Pressing my lips to her ear, I whisper, “I still have your panties.”
