The woman continued talking, mentioning "concerns" and "discrepancies," but Gideon's eyes were on me - hot and avid."We'll pick this up in the morning, Allison," he interjected, hitting a button on the keyboard that darkened the screen just before my bra landed on his head.
"I'm the one with PMS," I said, "but you're the one having mood swings."
He pulled my bra into his lap and leaned back in his chair, setting his elbows on the armrests and steepling his fingers together.
"And you're putting on a striptease to improve my mood?" "Ha! Men are so predictable.
Cary suggested I blow you to make you happy.
No .
don't get excited.
That's not going to happen."
I hooked my thumbs in the waistband of my panties and rocked back on my heels.
I had to give him points for keeping his eyes on mine and not on my br**sts.
"I think you owe me, ace.
Big-time.
I've been an exceptionally understanding girlfriend under the circumstances, don't you think?" His brow arched.
"I mean, I'd like to see what you would do," I went on, "if you came over to my place and caught an ex- boyfriend stepping outside still tucking his shirt in his pants.
Then, when you came upstairs, you found my couch messed up and me fresh from a shower."
Gideon's jaw tightened.
"Neither of us wants to see what I'd do."
"So we're both agreed that I've been pretty damn awesome under extraordinary circumstances."
I crossed my arms, knowing how that would showcase the assets he loved.
"You've made it very clear how you'd choose to punish me.
How would you choose to reward me?" "Is it my choice?" he drawled, his eyes heavy-lidded.
I smiled.
"No."
He set my bra on his keyboard and unfolded from the chair in a leisurely, graceful rise.
"Then that's your reward, angel.
What do you want?" "I want you to stop being grumpy, for starters."
"Grumpy?" His lips twitched with a suppressed smile.
"Well, I woke up without you, and now I face two more mornings of the same."
I dropped my arms to my sides and went to him, placing my palms flat to his broad chest.
"Is that really all it is?""Eva."