Tempted by the Boss

She hadn’t a care in the world right now. In the office, she was always on top of everything, her mind often worked like his and they were always in sync. Now though, she had clearly pushed Wingate aside and was solely in the present. Part of him envied her that she could compartmentalize her life in such a way.

Kelly loved Wingate just as much as he did, so it wasn’t that she didn’t take her job seriously. Her title might be assistant, but she really was so much more. She busted her ass to make him look good in front of potential investors. Her spreadsheets and slideshows were spot on for each board meeting and he was always proud to give her the due credit she deserved.

In the distance behind Kelly, the mountains peaked. There was something extremely calming about Oahu. He’d never been before and any time he traveled, he never did so for pleasure, or even with a female companion.

Everything about this trip was foreign to him. How could he ignore these strong, albeit brand new, emotions he was having for Kelly? Was it smart to even think about acting on them? They were just so damn potent, but he had to wonder if that was because they were alone on a tropical island that just screamed romance and sex.

Romance and sex were definitely two words he had never associated with her, but they were all he could think about now.

What started out as a crazy plan from his brother had quickly morphed into an incredible adventure. How could he not enjoy himself here with Kelly? Maybe if he made more time for decompressing, he’d be at the top of his game.

Kelly tried tucking her hair behind her ears, but the wind continued to whip it about. He had a sudden image of that hair sliding over his body as her mouth explored him and his tacky shorts just got a bit tighter.

Kelly pulled onto a narrow road leading away from the ocean. He wanted to ask again where they were going, but he knew she wouldn’t tell him. She was having way too much fun with all of these surprises and, other than the terrible wardrobe, he was having a pretty good time. That massage had been amazing and the food had been incredible.

When she pulled the Jeep over on the side of the road and killed the engine, he glanced around to the base of the mountains and the rocky area surrounding them.

“We’re here?” he asked.

Kelly climbed out of the vehicle and grabbed her bag from the back. “We are. Let’s go.”

He didn’t know where they were heading, but he obliged and followed her. He wasn’t one to typically take orders, but again, he couldn’t deny this was part of the appeal of Kelly and this impromptu trip.

The rushing water seemed to echo off the rocks. He heard before he saw, but as soon as they walked a little farther and rounded the bend, Kelly stopped and gasped.

“It’s even more breathtaking than they said,” she murmured.

Luke came up beside her and stared at the rushing waterfall as it flowed into the crisp blue water below. It seemed so far away, yet still close enough to touch.

“I was given a tip about this place,” she told him, her eyes still locked onto nature’s beauty. “It’s a waterfall only the locals know about and it’s usually pretty private.”

She started toward the path that would take them down to the base and Luke set out behind her. Beyond the beauty of this place that amazed him, he was also stunned at all the trouble she’d gone to now that they were here. Zeke might have footed the bill, something Luke would discuss when he got back, but Kelly had planned all the fun. This was only their first full day in Oahu and he had no idea what else she had in store.

Once they reached the bottom, Kelly sat her bag on the ground and toed off her shoes. When she slid that tank overhead, leaving her in only short denim shorts and a triangle bikini top, Luke had to fight back the urge to grab her and see if those kisses from earlier were still just as hot and arousing as he remembered.

“Want to get in?” she asked, that voice and smile so damn tempting.

“You didn’t tell me to wear a suit.”

Her eyes widened. “I didn’t? Oops.”

She unbuttoned her shorts, and he watched as they slid down her tanned legs and she kicked them aside. She stood there in her black bikini that looked like the other one that drove him insane. So much skin practically begging for him to explore with his hands and his mouth.

“Maybe you could jump in with your boxer briefs,” she suggested. “They’d be no different than the trunks you have.”

He took a step toward her, then another, until they were toe to toe. She tipped her head up to keep him in her sights.

“I’m not wearing any underwear,” he told her.

Her face tinged a pretty little pink and, for the first time since he’d known her, she’d gone speechless.

“Well, then...” she stammered. “You can just, uh, I guess you can go skinny dipping. Nobody is here.”

Luke took a step back and reached for the button on his shorts. Her eyes locked right onto his hands and that hunger and desire he saw had lust pumping through him. He couldn’t exactly act on his attraction here in the open. Granted they were secluded, but anyone could come down at any time.

Luke decided since she’d teased the hell out of him, he?

?d turn the tables. He released the button and reached behind his back to grab a fistful of his T-shirt. He tossed it to the ground and couldn’t help but swell with pride as her bright eyes traveled all over his bare torso.