Forbidden Heat

He grabbed the panties he’d dropped on his chair at some point and handed them to her. She slipped them on, then smoothed down her skirt.

He accompanied her to the door, then opened it. As they started out of the office, the phone rang.

“I’ll just get that,” he said as he headed back into the office. He picked up the phone. “Hello? Yes, okay . . . Sure. Two o’clock would be fine.” He hung up the phone. “It turns out my appointment is delayed so we have some extra time.”

He stepped from behind his desk and took her into his arms, wanting to taste her again. He kissed her, savoring the feel of her soft full lips.

Nineteen

Trey walked along the hall toward Jake’s office and saw Suzie standing at Jake’s door. Oh, damn. Was she still after Jake, even after their conversation?

“Suzie?”

She turned to face him, a stunned look on her face. Her eyes widened.

What in hell was wrong with her?

“No, Trey,” she whispered. “Don’t—”

But he pushed aside her feeble attempt to stop him from glancing into Jake’s office . . . to see Danielle in an ardent embrace with Jake, their lips melded in a passionate kiss.

“And I thought it was awkward when you caught me kissing Jake,” Suzie mumbled.

Danielle heard muffled voices and drew away from Jake. She glanced toward the door to see Trey glaring at her. And behind him stood Suzie.

Oh God, this was a disaster.

“Trey. I . . .”

But his closed angry expression stopped her.

“Danielle, I thought you went home. You said you had some work that came up,” Suzie said, her voice breaking the cold silence.

Danielle glanced from Suzie to Trey and back to Suzie again. Even with evidence right in front of her that Danielle was cheating on her brother with another man, Suzie seemed to be open to an explanation. She seemed to be ready to accept that what was right in front of her eyes was not exactly what it appeared to be.

Just like a true sister would.

Unfortunately, Danielle had no explanation to offer.

She couldn’t expose Trey by saying that she was the glue to reunite Trey with his ex-lover Jake. She couldn’t even say that she and Trey and Jake were lovers in a sexy threesome . . . because that would mortify Trey.

And whatever they’d been in the past, the moment Trey had proclaimed his love for her, when Danielle turned to Jake, she felt as if she was cheating on Trey.

She chewed her lower lip as her heart thumped loudly in her chest.

“Suzie, why don’t you go find Tasha.” Trey bit the words out.

Suzie sent Danielle a quick glance, then nodded and turned around. Her footsteps echoed down the hallway. Trey stepped into the office and closed the door behind him.

“What’s going on?” His gaze shot through Danielle like a spear.

She stood motionless, unable to utter a sound. Trey’s jaw clenched tightly and his hawklike gaze turned to Jake.

“Damn it, Jake. Danielle must have told you what happened last night.”

“You mean, when you told her you love her?” Jake glared at Trey. “And what about me?”

“What about you?” Trey shot back, sparks in his eyes.