Taking On The Billionaire (Redhawk Reunion #1) - Robin Covington Page 0,13

whatever it is you do when you’re not working,” he said, trying for an I-don’t-really-care-what-you-do-when-you-go-home tone only to be undone when Tess lifted her head and smiled at him with a hazy focus that whispered of slow and easy mornings in bed. She was sexy as hell and his body thrummed in response, his dick getting hard under the well-worn denim of his jeans. Adam shifted slightly to try and hide his reaction.

Tess laughed, shaking her head as she leaned back in her chair and gave him the once-over. “I know you know me better than that. You don’t really think that I’d allow anyone to ‘order’ me to do anything.” She flashed him a grin and a raised eyebrow that said she had his number. “Even though I hear that you’re really good at it.”

Her words sucked all the oxygen out of the room, heat flashing like a wildfire along his skin as he struggled to catch his breath and steady his racing heart. Adam knew what she was referring to; he was discreet about his bedroom practices but he knew his partners were not and the stories about him were all true. Not that he kept a dungeon or anything in his basement but he often liked to be in control of the moment and his partner when he was having sex and it was in stark contrast to his usually reserved demeanor. It wasn’t what people expected and that made it hot gossip in Silicon Valley.

Tess’s grin faded and her cheeks flushed with a blush, something he’d never witnessed on her before. Her stammering would have been almost cute if he hadn’t been so turned on.

“Adam, that was...holy hell, I can’t believe I said that.”

He waved off her apology as he moved into the office, feeling just how small it was with the sweet-hot tension building between them. He wasn’t embarrassed by her comment—he was intrigued. Because Tess had sounded interested and that was something he had no choice but to explore.

“Well, I am really good at it.” Adam kept his eyes locked on hers as he rounded her desk, stopping just shy of her personal space but close enough to feel the heat generated by their proximity and chemistry. Pure chemical reaction. Spontaneous combustion.

He crossed his arms over his chest as he leaned against the edge of her desk, his last-ditch effort to keep his hands off Tess Lynch. Adam locked on her gaze, now defiant and smoldering with any hint of embarrassment long gone. His stare flicked away long enough to note the white-knuckle grip she maintained on the arms of her chair, a welcome reminder that he wasn’t the only one struggling with what was brewing between them.

He ended the standoff. It was time.

“I’m a decisive man, Tess.”

“Yes. I am aware.” She rose from the chair and he tracked her movements, soaking in the way she moved in closer, but not close enough to touch. With her heels on, they were almost eye to eye, mouth to mouth, chest to breast. “You are also private, loyal, harsh, fair and intense.” Her voice lowered and he leaned in closer to catch every word. “And you’re very sexy.”

Adam let his gaze drop to her mouth, giving himself one last chance to not do the thing that would complicate an already complicated situation. His gaze traveled higher and he locked eyes with Tess, the arching of her right brow in question and invitation cutting through the last, fragile threads of his common sense.

Her mouth was soft, lips warm, and she tasted like the sweetest fruit: like all things forbidden. Tess took a moment to react, her breath caught on a swift intake of surprise that quickly gave way to her leaning into the kiss and opening to his tongue. Her fingers ghosted over his chest, his hands skimming over her arms and along the curve of her hips, their only firm connection the warm, wet tangle of their tongues and the hungry press of their lips.

Adam ended it first, needing to attempt a small grip on his sanity. “Damn. Tess, that—”

With that one sexy eyebrow raised again and a grin teasing at her swollen lips, Tess skated her hand down his torso, letting it hover over his aching hard-on. “If you say it was a mistake and apologize, you’ll regret it.”

If Adam didn’t think that he could be in serious trouble with this woman, that moment sealed it. Smart and ballsy, Tess was a puzzle he was