Both Jade and I stand in the heat of the night and wave them off.
I feel Jade swaying next to me.
Our limo rolls up in front of us. I half-carry, half-push her into the backseat and go around to the other side. My entrance is not a graceful affair. My feet get twisted up and my ass lands hard on the seat.
Jade laughs. “You’re drunk, Mr. Remington,” she slurs.
I lean my head against the seat. “Yes, I am, Miss. Emerson, but so are you.”
The car takes a corner and she falls against my side. A jolt shoots through me at the feel of her against me. I perk up a bit through my drunken haze. It’s just her arm leaning against mine, but somehow it feels like the most intimate moment we’ve ever shared.
I raise the partition as we speed off into the night. I’m trying not to get swept up in the moment. I should just keep it professional.
“You did great tonight,” I say. “You’re the one who sealed that deal. Not me.”
She leans her head on my shoulder, and suddenly, it’s difficult to breathe. “You helped, a whole lot,” she mumbles.
“Even so, I’m impressed.”
She giggles. “I bet you say that to all your assistants.”
I smile down indulgently at her. Inside the cool cocoon of this car, it feels as if she belongs to me. Warm feelings fill my chest. I’m not sure if it’s her or the alcohol. Maybe both. “I really don’t. You’re the first assistant I’ve said that to.”
She tilts her head up and our eyes meet. “Well, I’m honored, then, Sir,” she says, staring into my eyes. Her cheeks are flushed, making her look even more beautiful. She nestles her head against my chest.
I worry she’ll hear how fast my heart is beating. My arm is wedged between us and she shifts slight so her breast presses into me. She has no idea of the effect she has on me. She’s just drunk and almost certainly jetlagged. My insides clench at the feeling of her soft flesh squashed against me. I move, trying to make some space, but when I do, she follows, pushing even closer to me now.
“Thank you for bringing me with you on this trip,” she murmurs.
“No, need to thank me. I couldn’t leave you behind. After how you handled yourself tonight, you’ll be coming to all my meetings with me.”
I feel her head nod against my chest. “Good. I’d like that. I’ve never been out of the country before. And certainly, never to a place like this.” She tries to make a sweeping movement with her hand and it falls flat on my chest.
Her breath is warm against my skin. It sends tingling sensations radiating through my body. Desire rises up in me, hot and hard. The longer I spend this close to her, the more difficult it is to keep my thoughts clean.
“I haven’t been this drunk since I was fifteen,” she adds. “When I accidentally drank a whole load of spiked punch. It was horrible. Ugh. I threw up all over my dress. And it was new too.” She hiccups. “Oh, ha-ha. I mean, what kind of spider is blue?” She looks at me with adoring eyes. “And you killed it. My hero.”
The words are out of my mouth before I can stop them, “You’re beautiful.”
She gawks back at me, those sensuous hazel eyes wide with shock. “What?”
“You heard me.” I reach down and stroke her chin.
“Do you want to hear a secret?”
“Sure.”
“Pinky promise?”
I can’t believe that I’m entangling my little finger with her. “Satisfied?”
She takes a deep breath and confesses, “I think you’re really, really, really beautiful,” she stage-whispers.
I smile and she catches my hand putting it in her lap. She lets go of my hand, but I don’t pull it away from her. I let it rests high on her thigh. My fingertips caress her skin softly through the fabric of her dress. My touch is light. I’m not sure she can even feel it.
I know I shouldn’t be touching her like this. This is crossing a line, but she feels so damn good. I trace light circles on the material of her dress.
Jade sighs in contentment and nestles closer to me.
My hand keeps moving in the same spot. Every swirl of my fingers pulls the hem of her dress higher. Her skin is pale in the darkness. My eyes savor every inch of flesh as more and more is revealed. My cock aches with excitement. I can’t remember the last time I’ve been so turned on.
Jade’s breathing quickens. I feel it in the steady rise and fall of her chest against my arm. It makes me bolder. I slide her dress up more, to the point where I can almost see the cleft between her legs. My hand is on her skin now, with nothing separating us.