Office Pet

“You’re going to do whatever I require. That’s what’s expected of you.”

He rolled up the sleeves of his baby-blue shirt giving me a glimpse of his sinewy forearms and his oddly sexy wrists. He loosened the knot on his silver-colored tie and undid the top two buttons. At the sight of the tuft of chest hair poking out, my fingers curled, aching to run all over him. Rough stubble covered his jaw, and the urge to lick my tongue over his cheeks was almost overwhelming.

In three long strides, he covered the distance between the door and the sofa, but he didn’t sit down beside me, he sat next to Melissa. Casually stretching his arms over the back of the sofa, he turned his gaze on me. He looked to be patiently awaiting my answer.

Not knowing what else to do, once again, I sat on my hands. Should I have gotten up and gone to him? Should I have fallen on my knees and crawled to him, or should I have pretended I was perfectly fine and nothing about the situation fazed me?

Melissa stood and reached for the agreement. She flicked through the pages and then smiled warmly in my direction. I decided she and I would become best friends.

“It seems my job is done.” She turned towards the desk at the far side of the room.

“I really like her,” she said, addressing Kane. For a second, she turned her attention back to me and gave me a gracious smile. “Welcome to the family, Reese. It’s going to be a lot of fun having you around.”

“Thanks,” I mumbled. “Happy to be here.” I deserved a kick in the ass for acting so lame and insecure.

Melissa went behind her desk and pressed the wall. A panel slid open, and a safe appeared. She typed in a password, and when the door clicked open, she placed the agreement inside.

I couldn’t help but wonder how many other NDAs she’d placed in there over the years. A kernel of envy lodged in my throat. I shouldn’t be jealous of the women who had come before me. I needed to focus on the here and now and on the fact that, at this moment, he chosen me. Not Sloane or some other employee—me.

Melissa grabbed a purse from her desk—a vivid pink Kate Spade design—and slung it over her shoulder.

“Have fun, you crazy kids.” With a wiggle of her fingers, she exited the office leaving me alone with Kane. He had never taken his chocolate eyes off me.

I still wasn’t entirely sure what he expected of me now that we were alone. To break the silence that stretched between us. I cleared my throat and said, “So, here we are.”

“Here we are, indeed.” A smile brightened his face, and I could tell he was enjoying my awkwardness.

“Did you get my video?” I asked, unable to hide the shake in my voice. I knew the answer but wanted to hear him say it.

“Yes.” He leaned forward, just slightly closing the distance between us. “I enjoyed watching it.”

“So I’ve heard.” My earlier humiliation came rushing back doing its best to incinerate my body. “I didn’t really want Melissa to know the contents,” I stated in a matter-of-fact tone. “It was only meant for you. If I’d known you would tell her about it, I’d never have sent it.”

“Does it bother you that I told her about it?” Kane frowned and leaned back into the couch. “I have no secrets from Melissa.” His voice was firm. Some of the heat had gone out of his eyes.

I fidgeted with my nails, nervous to have him displeased with me. “I’m more embarrassed than bothered. Until Friday, you were the only other person who’d seen me so intimately, and now your PA knows you’ve had a bird’s-eye view of my pussy.”

His beautiful lips quirked into a grin. The bastard was enjoying how uncomfortable I was.

“I like hearing you talk dirty. You should do it more.” He leaned forward and placed his fingers on the coffee table. “Before you leave today, I’ll give you my personal contact details. If I’d known you had a penchant for making videos, I would have made sure to include my personal information along with your underwear.”

I cringed and gave a nervous laugh. “It’s not something I’ve ever done before. It was a moment of madness, one that won’t happen again.”

Kane pulled forward till he was sitting at the edge of the couch. His brown eyes roamed over every part of my body. “On the contrary, I want it to happen again and again and again. I want to see how you pleasure yourself when you’re all alone. How you get yourself off when you think about all the things I do and am going to do to you.” He loosened his tie even more. I watched how his Adam’s apple bobbed when he swallowed, and it took everything I had not to jump on him and rip open his shirt.