MASON: What are you doing?
ME: Watching bad TV
ME: Why what’s up?
MASON: Not much. Just wanting to go home
ME: You’re the boss so do it?
MASON: Unfortunately not an option
MASON: Will you be sleeping soon?
ME: Probably not. Why?
MASON: I need to see you
I raked my bottom lip between my teeth. God, those five words were so simple but good enough to send a surge of heat throughout my entire body.
ME: But you’re still at the office right?
MASON: Yes. Just me and a handful of others at this point. I’ll send a car to bring you here if you’re willing to come.
My heart actually fluttered. I was already up as I typed my response, shedding my T-shirt and sweatpants on the way to my closet.
ME: I can be ready in 20 minutes.
MASON: Thank God
I chewed back a ridiculous grin at the last two-word message. With my phone resting on my nightstand, I typed with one
hand while getting dressed with the other.
ME: Anything I can bring you?
MASON: No I have everything I need
MASON: Except one thing obviously. Car is on its way
*
It was strange to see The Leo Group office at night. While all the lights remained on, most every desk and room was empty. The city lights outside glittered at me as I walked down the quiet hall, detecting the sound of Mason’s low voice as I made my way closer to his office.
I leaned in the doorframe when I got there, letting Mason continue going over something with a few colleagues. They all looked fairly exhausted, but the other two men didn’t make exhausted look quite as ridiculously sexy as Mason did. His tie was loosened, his sleeves rolled up and his forearms looking delicious as he rubbed the back of his neck. Lord. He looked so damned good I almost didn’t want him to look up. I rarely had time to observe him without his knowledge and there was just something so painfully attractive about Mason in business mode. Of course when he finally did look up and notice me, my little smile burst wider.
“Hi,” he exhaled so eagerly the other two turned around right away. I smiled at them, giving a polite wave as Mason made his way to me. He breathed out again when his hands made contact with my waist. “Thank you for coming. I was about to fall asleep.”
“I’ll make sure you don’t. But do you want me to wait in another room till you’re done here?”
“No, we’re just finishing up.”
“He’s lying,” said the blonde-haired one. “He’s just non-functioning now that you’re here. He’s been waiting.”
“Oh,” I laughed, lifting my eyebrows. “I apologize then.”
“Don’t. He wouldn’t let us go home so we’ve just been desperately waiting for him to tire out. You just saved our nights.”
I laughed and stood back as the two men packed up to go, recapping a few notes with Mason before giving a salute and walking out the door. Shutting it fully, I turned to see Mason whipping off his tie as he sat in his chair. As I made my way to him, he fixed his eyes on me, watching me as I perched myself at the edge of his desk.