lust after me. I can drive him wild with my body while denying him the one thing he wants.
I can destroy his career.
I can wreck his friendships.
I can drive him mad as he waits for a fuck that will never happen.
The door behind me opens, and Carter’s attention immediately goes from me to Lily. I watch Carter as he takes in Lily. While I’m all business, albeit in a sexy business dress, Lily exudes beauty without even trying. He forgets I’m even here as he stares only at her.
I thought he wanted me, but from how he is looking at Lily, it’s clear now that it’s not me he wants. It’s her. It only makes me want to hurt him more. I want to get this job and destroy everything he’s worked so hard to get.
4
Carter
The second Lily appears, I give her my complete attention. Partially because she needs to know that this is the type of attention I would give her if she became my client and also because, if I keep looking at Victoria, I’m going to throw her over my shoulder and go fuck her in the restroom. And, as much as I want to forget about my job and just fuck Victoria, I won’t. My career always comes first. Always.
My dick will get plenty of action later. It just won’t be touching Victoria. Logan would kill me, and she’s not my type anyway. Lily’s my type. I should focus on fucking Lily, but first, I need to land the job. It should be easy if Victoria is my only competition.
“Lily, it’s great to see you again,” I say, walking over to her and kissing her on the cheek.
She smiles sweetly, and her eyes light up. “It’s great to see you, too. Although I wish it were under better circumstances.”
I shrug. “I’ve seen worse. It’s nothing I can’t fix.”
She laughs. “Trying to sell me before we even get into my office?”
“Is it working?” I ask with my most mischievous grin.
She shakes her head but says, “Maybe. Come on in.”
I follow her inside, glancing back to get one last glimpse of Victoria. But she’s already gone. I ignored her, and she vanished.
I take a seat at the table, next to Lily. The room is more of a meeting room than an office, although it seems like it functions as both to Lily.
“It really is good to see you, Lily. I know your personal and work life aren’t going exactly as you planned, but I’m happy that I’m here. It’s been far too long.”
“I missed you, too, Carter. I thought about calling you dozens of times in college.”
I laugh. “Good thing you didn’t. You wouldn’t have liked college me.”
She laughs. “Too much of a bad boy?”
“Something like that.”
Lily blushes.
“So, tell me what you want now, Lily? What future do you want for yourself?”
She looks down at her hands.
I grab her chin to get her to look at me. “There is no wrong answer, Lily. Do you still want to be a senator? Do you want to change the world or not?”
“I don’t know.”
I narrow my eyes, studying her. I wasn’t expecting that. The Lily I used to know was fearless and would have said yes without hesitation. I sit back in my chair.
“Well, I can’t help you until you figure out what you want. If you want the world, I can give it to you. But I need to know that is what you want.”
“Victoria said the same thing.”
I sit up in my seat. “Victoria hasn’t been doing this nearly as long as I have. If you want this, I’m your guy. I’m the one who can make it happen. Victoria is a sweet girl with good intentions, but she doesn’t have the experience for a job like this.”
“Because I fucked up my chances. There is no coming back from this.”
“No, because you are an amazing woman who deserves the best. And I’m the best.”
Lily smiles weakly.
“So, what do you want, Lily?” I take her hands in mine, forcing her to look at me and stop turning away.
She has to stop running from her problems. Even if she doesn’t want to be a senator anymore, she still needs me to help her rebuild her image. She needs to face her troubles head-on. But I can’t help her if she doesn’t know what she wants.
“Do I have to answer now?”
“Yes. I’m not letting you run away from this. You need to decide what you want. And then I can help