Page 124 of Office Intrigue (Office Intrigue Duet 1)
I quickly added it to the calendar and sent the invite just as Master and Justin were walking in at the same time. They must’ve received the meeting notification on their phones because they both checked them simultaneously.
Justin stopped outside his office door, his gaze sliding my way. “What’s this meeting for?”
“Landon didn’t say. Just that I needed to schedule it for eleven thirty.”
Justin shot a questionable look at Master before they both disappeared into their respective offices. I instantly got to my feet, offering each of them coffee. Surprisingly, Master declined and asked me to shut his door.
When I delivered Justin’s coffee to him, his eyes tracked me. I felt a blush heat my cheeks, but I wasn’t sure why. Perhaps it was because I’d spent the night with Master last night.
“Have a seat, Luci,” Justin stated—more of a command than a request—before I could slip out of the room.
“Yes, sir.”
I eased into the chair across from him.
“How’re things going with you?”
“Very well.”
“I heard you attended a party with Langston last night. Did you enjoy yourself?”
I wouldn’t go so far as to say I enjoyed the party. It was an experience, sure. However, I kept those thoughts to myself. I wanted to talk to Master at length about what had happened, how things had transpired, and what his expectations were from here on out. It felt wrong to share any of my feelings with someone else first.
“I did,” I said confidently. “It was…interesting.”
“I can only imagine. TJ Arlington is an interesting man.”
I nodded.
Justin continued to watch me, as though he expected me to say something.
“Luci, are things progressing the way you expected them to?”
“I’m not sure what you mean.”
“Here in the office. Based on our…arrangement.”
That was a difficult question to answer. I didn’t want to lie to Justin, but I also didn’t know how to answer it.
“I’m not sure I had any expectations.”
He nodded, but I could tell he wasn’t buying what I was selling.
“Do you have any questions for me?”
I had plenty of questions, and being that Justin was a Dom, I could probably get all the answers I wanted. Only, I didn’t think that was the right way to go about it. I just wasn’t sure what Master expected from me, and honestly, I was scared to ask, not sure I was ready to hear the answer.
“If you’re not happy, Luci…”
I sat up straight. “I’m happy, sir. Very happy.”
“No regrets?”
I shook my head. “Absolutely not.”
He smiled for the first time since I’d stepped into the office. “Good. I’m glad to hear that.”
I waited for him to say something more, but he didn’t. Finally, I got to my feet. “Is there anything else I can get you?”
His dark blue eyes flashed with heat and I felt a chill dance down my spine.
“I’m good for now. Thanks.”
I nodded, then returned to my desk feeling even more disoriented than I had that morning.
Something was happening, but I wasn’t sure what it was.
•
By the time one o’clock rolled around, I was starving.
I was also greatly concerned about what was going on.
All four of my bosses had been in the back conference room since eleven thirty. They’d had Jordan order in lunch and specifically asked that he deliver it to them. They informed me that they did not want to be bothered for anything else.
My desk phone rang right at one.
“Hello?”
“Come on, hot stuff. Let’s go grab some lunch.”
I glanced at the hallway. “I’m…not so sure that’s a good idea right now.”
“It’s a perfect idea. They’re in a meeting and they won’t come out until they’re ready. In the meantime, you and I are going to have a sandwich and gossip like we’d planned.”
I sighed. I knew Jordan was right. And it wouldn’t do any good for me to sit there and wait. I would only drive myself crazy if I did.
“Okay,” I reluctantly agreed. “I’m on my way.”
After grabbing my purse, I went straight for the lobby, fully expecting one of my bosses to stop me, to tell me what was going on. Unfortunately, the hallway behind me remained silent.
Jordan was waiting for me by the elevator. When I approached, he took my arm.
“The frowny thing… It does nothing for you.”
I rolled my eyes and smiled.
“That’s better.”
It took all of ten minutes to get downstairs, order, pay and find an empty table. The place was practically empty. I figured that had a lot to do with Christmas being right around the corner. If I had to guess, a lot of people took the week off. Unfortunately, our office would be shutting down starting tomorrow. I didn’t particularly want the time off, because I had absolutely nothing to do, but it wasn’t like I could ask them to work on a holiday.
“All right, Luci. I’ve been waiting weeks to hear what’s going on with you. It’s time you spill the beans.”
