that working?”
“Clearly, it’s not. It was for a while, but since Montgomery Inc. down in Denver is doing so well and becoming known worldwide, my dad feels like we need to compete with them, even if we’re not technically connected to them at all.”
“That’s got to be complicated.”
“I don’t even want to get started because I want to enjoy the evening and however many tapas show up on our table. Let’s just say I’m going to have a hard week ahead of me.”
“I have court most of the week, and one of my paralegals is finally coming back from maternity leave after having moved up here with us, so it’s going to be a tough week for me, as well.”
“They moved with you?” I asked.
“Not everyone did. Some of them stayed with the old practice or found other jobs. I didn’t require any of my staff to move with me. I asked, hoped, and it worked out. I got the best of the best, and I know some of them will stay long-term. Some will move on when the time is right, but we’re making it work for now. I’m just a little shorthanded.”
“I would offer to help you, but I’m not quite sure I know how to help with any of that.”
“And it sounds like you’re a little busy yourself,” he said.
“Just a little,” I joked.
Our waiter came back with the first small plates, and my mouth watered.
“Is that bacon?”
“Candied bacon, as well as a few other delicious items.”
He started to explain our meal, and as I laughed and joked over small, beautifully presented plates of beef and chicken and sea bass with vegetarian options on crisp greens, and little pieces of fruit to whet our palate, I knew I might pass out later from gastronomic joy.
When we were through, we made our way back to Jacob’s car, our fingers tangled, and I leaned against his shoulder. “You may have to lower me into your car. I’m exhausted,” I joked.
Jacob turned then and pulled me into his arms, sliding his thumb over my mouth. I swiped out my tongue, and he grinned before lowering his face to mine, his hand moving to cup the back of my head. I moaned, kissing him back with the same ferocity he approached the embrace.
“I think I would do anything you wanted tonight, Annabelle. I’m yours to command.”
I went wet at that and pressed my thighs together. The damn man knew what he was doing. “I thought it was just dinner and drinks tonight,” I nearly panted.
“We both know that’s not the only snack I’ll be having tonight.”
“You’re about to fuck me on top of your car, aren’t you?” I asked, laughing.
“No, because we parked under a light, and I’m not really in the mood to spend the evening in jail.” His hands slid up my dress ever so slightly, and even though we were alone in the parking lot, I still shivered, wondering if anyone could see.
“I need you,” he growled. “Watching you slowly taste and savor your food all night, your tongue constantly flicking out as you nibbled and sucked on everything you ate…I practically came right there. I didn’t realize watching a woman eat and enjoy her food could get me hard, but here we are.”
“Then I guess you’d better drive very carefully yet very quickly to get us home.”
He kissed me hard on the mouth again, and then we raced to the car, laughing as we tried to put on our seat belts. Jacob barely remembered how to put the car in gear. It was only a five-minute drive, but I was breathing hard the whole time, and Jacob’s hand was on my thigh, my skirt pushed up slightly, his fingers playing with my delicate flesh. He didn’t touch anywhere inappropriate, and anyone watching wouldn’t be able to see anything, but it was the tease, the knowledge that he would be there soon.
He pulled into his driveway, and we piled out of the car, both of us looking at each other, at our homes, and then we made a dash to his house, only because it was closer. I didn’t care that any neighbor outside could see.
Jacob slammed the door behind us, and then my back was against the hardwood, his hardness pressed to my stomach. “I’m going to fuck you right here against this door. What do you say?” he asked, growling against me.
“I’m saying you’re wearing too many clothes.”
He kissed me again, a bruising force against my