So Andrea had filed several counter-suits against Ruth. The papers would be filed first thing in the morning which would require Ruth to remain silent while the other lawsuits worked their way through the court system. One of Andrea’s legal team had a gag order ready for a judge to sign this morning.
It had all moved so fast. Andrea was brilliant and effective, but exhausting!
“I don’t know what we have together, but let’s figure it out, okay?” he asked, pulling back to look into her eyes.
He could see the indecision in her eyes and wanted to pull her back into his arms, carry her up the stairs and make love to her. But he had to get back to his lawyer’s office for more meetings and he only had about ten minutes until he needed to leave. “Can we talk about it tonight? I don’t know what time I’ll be done, but I’d like to see you.”
Selena debated back and forth, obviously arguing with herself mentally. But in the end, she was just too fair of a person to ignore his request.
“Fine. Tonight,” she stepped out of his arms. He chuckled when she reached down and scratched Cat, then slipped into her car. Damn, she had mighty fine legs, he thought as she pulled them into her roadster. And her black heels looked…amazing! He couldn’t wait to have her in his arms tonight. Maybe he’d ask her to take tomorrow off so they could make love and get everything settled between them. He didn’t want her living in the guest house any longer. He wanted her in his house. In his bed. Every damn night!
“Tonight,” he repeated. “I might need to work late again, but I’ll find you, okay?”
“Okay,” she replied tonelessly and pulled the door closed. A moment later, he watched her drive away, wishing that he could ignore his responsibilities and just make love to Selena. He wanted to make her feel good, to show her in the most basic way that he wanted her in his life.
Damn, he was messing this up! Never before had he wanted a woman to be in his life. Never had he felt such an overpowering need to…well, to just be with a woman. He wanted her so badly, and not just sexually. He wanted all of her. He wanted her heart and soul. He wanted…
He wanted her love. Hell, he realized that he was in love with Selena! What a hellish time to realize that he’d finally found that elusive thing that everyone raved about, the thing that he’d thought he’d never find.
Somehow, he’d have to show her how he felt and hope that she might feel the same.
Chapter 13
“Andrea, I don’t care anymore,” Reid said as he walked down the hallway.
He wondered if the blond woman next to him ever ran out of energy.
“Well, for now, she’s stopped. But we’ll continue to monitor her case filings. If anything else comes up, I’ll let you know.”
Reid pressed the button for the elevator. “I want you to sue her for the money she’s caused me to spend on all of her frivolous lawsuits,” he decided. He suddenly realized that Andrea was an extraordinarily beautiful woman.
But she left him cold. He had no interest in the woman other than for her brilliant legal mind.
She smiled, nodding her head. “A suit for abuse of process was filed at nine-thirty this morning. We’re asking for my entire team’s legal fees, plus punitive damages of five million dollars. We won’t get that much, but I put in an amount that should dissuade her from using her family’s money on someone else without the resources that you have. She’s abusive, Reid. And I’m going to stop her.”
Reid laughed, shaking his head. “I should have known you’d be on top of it already.”
Andrea grinned and, in a rare moment when the lawyer let her guard down, she flung her hip out, her hand fisted on top and smiled. “Yes, you should have!” He was shocked to see that her smile literally transformed her features. The shark went from a stunning beauty to almost a lovely, impish elf.
He threw back his head, laughing as the elevator opened up and he stepped inside. “Sorry for doubting you, Andrea.”
“Don’t worry. I’ll take care of the last few details.”
“Good. Call me if anything else comes up.”
She was already turning away, heading back to her office by the time the elevator doors closed. Reid suspected that Andrea was already thinking about the next issue. Did the woman ever sleep? He doubted it. She seemed to exist on coffee and…work. The woman didn’t have anything else going on in her life.