“We’re not in the office, so please don’t worry about whether or not it’s professional to stay at another agents house.”
“You’re not just another agent though,” she says so quietly I only just catch her words. “I’m too tired to argue though.” She rubs at her temples, closing her eyes.
“Headache?” I move closer and perch my ass on the coffee table in front of her.
Mallory opens her eyes and watches me warily, making me smile. “I don’t bite, unless of course you ask me to?” I raise a brow and feel something else start to rise when I remember the feel of her nipple in my mouth.
Unable to resist, I reach out and lift her much smaller hand from her belly and wrap it up in mine. “I’ll do my job Mallory, but you must know how much I want you on a personal level.” I offer a wry smile. “I figured I should tell you just in case you hadn’t gotten the message the night in the club.”
Her hand trembles and it feels good in mine. “I know,” her voice comes out rough and breathless.
“Why do you want me?”
I’m surprised by her question wondering whether or not she’s joking, but she isn’t. ?
?The first thing that attracted me to you were your eyes. The color of them is amazing. Then I noticed your body.” I clear my throat. “This is all of course within the first five minutes. I then caught you jogging in the park and I nearly fell over a dog at the sight of you. Nothing about the shape of your body was left to the imagination, and I can tell you, I’d been imagining.” I smile enjoying the surprise on her face. “The way your running gear clung tightly to your breasts, your hips, your ass, and those legs that are so smooth, toned and sexy as fuck. I spent many a tormented night with my cock aching thinking about you.”
I notice her breathing is heavy, so I lean closer and slide a hand up her thigh. “That night in the club was the most erotic experience of my life. The way your pussy fit around my cock had felt amazing. I’d desperately wanted to come inside of you. I wanted to be a damn caveman and mark you as mine…then reality intruded.”
“Oh!” She licks her lips, her eyes glowing with arousal as they caress over my face.
It would be so easy to lean in and capture her upturned lips with mine. My mouth waters at the thought of tasting her again.
“We can’t,” she whispers and coughs, her voice becoming stronger. “I’m your direct supervisor.” Tears briefly hover in her eyes before she abruptly stands and turns away. “We have to concentrate on the job,” she mutters and I’m not sure whether she’s talking herself into it, or telling me.
Either way I don’t like it. I know that we have a job to do. I know we can’t be together as long as I’m a rookie and she’s the boss. The situation is frustrating.
My eyes roam over Mallory’s back and I’m unable to resist moving up behind her and burying my face in her hair. It smells of peaches and reminds me of the summer months. My arms go around her waist and I wrap myself around her. “When this case is finished and we have the bastard, I want a few days with you. Just you and me, and no one else—no interruptions,” I whisper in her ear. “I want you naked the whole time so that I can touch you, taste you, and get inside of you when I need you. I ache to have you riding my cock with your fantastic breasts bouncing in my face.”
Groaning, Mallory arches forward, which pushes her ass against my groin, leaving nothing to her imagination about how much I want her. My hands slide up her belly and cup her large tits through the blouse she wears. Her nipples are hard tight buds against my fingers, and knowing that she’s turned on because of me has my dick jerking hard behind my zipper.
“Every time you touch me, I’m ready to jump your bones,” Mallory confesses. “I’ve never had sex on the brain as much as I have since I met you.”
Chuckling, I pinch both her nipples. “I only have to look at you and dirty thoughts run through my mind, making me hard. It’s inconvenient most of the time.”
With a tremble to her hands, Mallory covers mine and moves them slowly down her body before she steps away. Once she’s a safe distance from me, she turns and lets her gaze hover over my body, which I don’t hide from her. I want her to see how aroused I am because of her.
She swallows hard as her eyes land on mine. “Let’s catch this asshole before we talk about anything else.”
It’s not what I want to hear, or what I want to do. However, I agree.
31
Mallory
Trying to read through the information, which Ritter had asked his secretary to forward to me would be easier if Joshua McKenzie wasn’t sitting beside me. His thigh is pressed tightly against mine and the heat coming off him is a major distraction. He knows it too, which is why he hasn’t moved it away to give me more room. I like it if I’m honest. I like it too much.
“How far have you read?” he asks, a frown in his voice.
I glance over to him, and admit, “I haven’t gotten far.”
His eyes meet mine and fill with the knowledge of my attraction to him. “You know we’re going to be sharing a room, right?”
“Yes,” I whisper. “We’re supposed to be a couple so that goes without saying.”
“Mallory, you’re missing the point.” Joshua hisses under his breath. “We are going to be spending a week under the sheets together! How are we going to do that and keep our hands off of each other?” He sits back in his seat with his eyes closed. “You were sent to test my dedication to the job,” he mutters to himself.
“Don’t be ridiculous. I think you’re having a reaction to the drugs the doctor gave you.” I turn my gaze back to my phone and try and read the brief.