robe. As I continued to adjust myself, I felt Clint standing behind me. It was almost like he was looking over me. I turned and looked up into his eyes.
“I kind of have big plans for your birthday,” he said seriously.
“Do you?” I questioned, trying to act dumb. I had found something recently which led me to believe that Clint indeed have ‘big plans’.
“Yes. We have to attend a Lappell party the night of your birthday, but afterwards, I have a surprise for you.”
I smiled warmly at him, brushing off any implication he was trying to make.
Clint glanced down to his watch. “Damn, this is going to be hard to explain to my boss, especially now that I have changed clothes. I have to go. I’ll see you tonight.” He pulled me in for a deep kiss and I wrapped my arms and legs around him to get as close as I possibly could, reminding myself once again that I was his girlfriend and didn’t need to feel anything for anyone else.
We both went back to the living room and I raced over to the front door. I hadn’t noticed that in my embrace with Clint, my dressing gown had come loose in the front, exposing the corset underneath. I opened the door to Josh’s blazing green eyes, which went straight from my face to the open robe at my chest.
Shit!
My head flicked round to where Clint was in the living room. His head was buried in his briefcase, hunting for something. I was happy that he was distracted. Josh was still eyeing my corset. I quickly undid my gown, opened it up fully, and then retied it back up so nothing was open and exposed. Josh just watched as I flashed him my corset and readjusted myself. My eyes were darting back and forth between him and Clint. Just as I finished retying it, I heard Clint’s briefcase snap shut.
“Hey,” was all I managed to get out of my mouth. Josh’s lips had parted and his breathing increased from my little ‘flasher’ display.
This just keeps getting worse.
Clint walked over to me and pulled the door wide open. “Hollows, hey there. So, I heard you had an over-nighter at your place. Gave my girl a bit of a surprise.” I groaned and rolled my eyes.
“Did she tell you that?” Josh watched me curiously as he asked.
“Of course. She tells me everything,” Clint stated. Josh’s eyebrows rose up in disbelief.
Not everything.
Clint pulled me towards him as he stepped into the doorway and kissed my forehead.
“I thought you’d be at work at this time of day,” Josh questioned Clint as Clint’s hand rested on my waist.
“Yes, well there was something I forgot to, uh, do. See ya.”
Josh and I both watched as Clint walked down the hallway to the elevator and out of our sight. Josh turned back to me as I rested my body up against the door frame, trying to process the moment. How long had Josh been outside our door? Did he hear our hardcore love making session? What must he be thinking?
“Well Norah, I guess we’re even now,” Josh stated bluntly, and walked into my apartment, brushing past me. I tried to swallow as I let those words move through me. They were so simple, yet they managed to make me want to bury my face in my hands.
Yep, he had heard everything!
Chapter 5
A Plan
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Josh made his way over to my lounge as I closed the door behind him. I watched as he moved slowly over to the sofa and sat down, stretching his arms along the top of it, tilting his head up and closing his eyes. I moved so I sat beside him and waited for him to look at me. I didn’t know how to start a conversation with Josh right now. In the span of one morning we had gone from very awkward to dangerous flirting, to very awkward again. I guess he needed a moment to process all this too.
My mind started to trail off to thinking how nice Josh looked, laying back on the sofa. I looked at the slope of Josh’s neck as he silently kept his eyes closed with his head facing the ceiling. I noticed the veins in his neck pulsing. I couldn’t stop watching them move up and down. I was completely mesmerized by his heartbeat and the heat of his skin. Then I noticed how tanned his neck was, which moved smoothly down to his