“You can keep telling yourself that all you want, but I know better. Look at those legs.”
“Will you please stop it? She’s more than just a sex object, you know.”
“Yeah, I’m sure she has a sparkling personality under all that body.”
I
shoot him an angry look, not liking the way he’s treating her like an object. “Josh, I thought you were better than that! And actually, she does have a personality. She’s really quick and funny too.”
“You sound like you actually like her . . . as more than just a physical thing. Do you?”
I shrug. “She’s only been around for a week. Don’t get carried away with yourself.”
But I have to admit, there’s something deadly intoxicating about her. She’s like a drug, and I’m an addict. When she’s around, all I want is her attention, and when she isn’t, she’s all I think about. She’s distracting me from work and meetings, and even when I’m at home all alone. She’s the apple, and I’m Eve, unbelievably tempted.
“I’m not. I’m just wondering what’s going on. This isn’t like you at all.”
He’s too right. I’m never like this. I don’t know how to explain it. She’s climbed under my skin, and I can’t shake her off. I don’t want to admit it aloud, but I think I’m becoming obsessed with her.
“You know, I was talking to Shelley who works on the craps table last night, and she’s been getting quite friendly with Jodi. They got to know one another a bit in the staff canteen.”
“Oh, right.” I try my hardest to appear disinterested, but I don’t think I pull it off. “And?”
“You know why she moved to Vegas, right? Because some guy was stalking her.”
Huh. Seems like I’m not the only one who’s found Jodi’s allure just too much. “Oh . . . I see . . . stalked?”
“Yeah, some guy she went on, like, one date with became obsessed. Cops involved and everything.”
I can see that. It only took me about three seconds to fall head over heels, never mind a whole date. There’s something about Jodi. She’s like a siren leading men to their deaths. But even though you know you’re going to end up dead, you go anyway, willingly even, knowing that the short time you have with her will be worth it.
“I think that means she’s trouble, don’t you? A cock tease or something.”
“Are you trying to suggest that she brought being stalked on herself?”
“No, I’m just saying . . . Well, look at those short skirts she wears to work. Plus, the way she flirts with you.”
“But she doesn’t flirt with you, does she? So maybe she actually likes me.”
“I don’t know, man, I think you’re in trouble with her. She’s hot, but stay away.”
“Get out of here, will you? I’ve got too much work to do to be listening to you going on. One minute, she’s hot, the best thing since sliced bread, and the next she’s trouble, and I should stay away. Which is it?”
“Both. Don’t you know that the hot women are always the crazy ones? Learn that lesson, Brock.”
I shake my head at him as he goes, unable to believe what I’ve just listened to. That was something else. I’m oddly protective over Jodi anyway. I don’t want anything to happen to her. Especially if she’s been stalked.
I want to ask her about it, to find out what happened, but I don’t think she’s ready to tell me yet. She likes to peel back her mystery layer by layer, and I like that too. It makes it so much more fun.
“Right, I have that sorted out for you, Brock,” Jodi says as she leans across my desk. I get a glimpse of her breasts, so delicious I can’t stop licking my lips. “Is there anything else you want me to do?”
Touch me! Suck my cock! Feel me everywhere! I want you to sit on me and ride me like a cowgirl!
Of course, none of that’s what I say aloud. “I think that’s it for the moment. Just email now.”
I scoot my fingers across the desk to touch hers, but she snatches her hand away before I can touch her. She’s careful not to hand herself over to me on a plate like I thought she might on her first day, which just makes her a hundred times more thrilling. The challenge is as exciting as it is frustrating. It’s tearing me apart right now.
She drops her pen right by her desk and bends down to pick it up with her lace panties on show. I can nearly see through. I can almost envision the part of her I want to explore most. She’s pure seduction, especially when she’s playing the game, toying with me. The word was invented for her, and I know I’m not strong enough to keep away from her. I don’t think any man would be.