“You had the advantage of knowing what you were going to do.” He laughed.
He bent down and picked up my bra and handed it to me. “I suppose I did. I was going for the element of surprise.”
“You got it.” He quickly took care of the condom and pulled on his briefs. “You know, I’d really like to try doing this somewhere a little more traditional.”
“Like?”
“A bed.” He laughed. “Hell, even the backseat of my car.”
“You don’t like office sex?” I teased.
“I like all sex. I don’t give a shit where I am, but I think I would have a few more moves if I could have a bed.”
I nodded. “I agree.”
“Come home with me,” he blurted the words.
“What?”
“Come home with me. Stay the night.”
It was a sweet offer. “I can’t.”
“Why not? It isn’t like we’re going to do something we haven’t already done. It will be better and a bit more comfortable.”
“I have a son to get home to,” I reminded him.
“Ask your friend to watch him,” he said.
It was nice to be wanted. I was happy to be invited, but it just wouldn’t work. “I can’t. It’s a school night.”
“Doesn’t she take him to school?”
He sat down in my office chair and pulled on his shoes. His hair was a complete mess and he never looked sexier. Denying him was damn hard. “She does, but my priority has to be him. As much as I would love to go home with you, that’s not my life.”
He rose from the chair and pulled me into his arms. “You can’t live like a nun.”
“Um, I don’t know where you were five minutes ago, but I don’t think a nun will be doing that anytime soon.”
He chuckled and kissed my forehead. “You know what I mean. I’ll come to your house. I want to be with you in a more traditional away. I like spontaneity and I will fuck you wherever you want, but I want to be able to hold you. Do you remember what it was like before?”
“I do, but I can’t have you in my bed. Jace would have questions. It would make him think differently of me. He’d be very confused. I don’t want him to see me hopping into bed with anyone. It will give him the wrong idea.”
He blew out a breath. “I understand, I guess. I don’t like it. I want to be more than this quickie in the office. I have to tell you, I’m not as young as I once was. Your back must be raw after that.”
I laughed. “I’m going to survive, but I get it. I would love a nice comfy bed at my back as well. Maybe one day. I’ll talk to Joss and see what her schedule is like. She is the only one I would trust Jace with. If it can’t be her, it can’t happen.”
“All right. Talk to her. If you can’t stay the night, at least ask if you can get away for a few hours. If you don’t want to come back to my place, I’ll get us a room.”
I laughed and ran my fingers through my hair to straighten it out. “I think that might be just a little naughty.”
“It’s convenient,” he said. “We’re surrounded by beds and yet we’re still banging in the office. As much as I love a little risk, one of these times the cleaning crew is going to catch us. That’s not exactly the image I want an employee to have of me.”
“You’re right. We shouldn’t do this anymore.”
“Woah, woah, woah,” he said and held up his hands. “No one said not to do it anymore. I will take you any way I can get you.”
That made me feel like the most desired woman in the world. I pressed my hand to his cheek. “I have to get home. Will you be in tomorrow?”
He nodded. “I need to come by and take care of a few things.”
“I’ll see you tomorrow then.”
“I’ll walk you to your car,” he said. “You have to at least let me do that. I’m feeling very unsmooth with the way things have been going.”
“Hey, you don’t have to woo me.” I laughed. “We can skip the pretense. I like that we can get right to the good stuff.”
He slapped my ass as we walked to the elevator. “Me too. You’re a man’s wet dream. Hot, sexy, and fun.”