us. We’ve danced around what this is long enough.” He gestured between them.
She drew a deep breath and mentally acknowledged the need for them to have that conversation. The time had come. Her pulling back and giving in only to pull away again was giving them both whiplash.
Maybe what she needed to do was let their relationship happen and run its course, which she believed it would. Probably not for her, because she’d become emotionally invested. In truth, she already was. But she would go into this knowing they didn’t have a future, and she’d eventually have to nurse a broken heart.
Still, if she made it clear to him she understood the parameters, sex only, when things ended, they could go back to the way things had been before.
Decision made, she hoped she could handle it. Meeting his gaze, she nodded. “Okay. We’ll talk.”
He raised his eyebrows, surprise etching his features. “Good.”
He looked like he wanted to say more, to ask her questions, but he’d said they’d discuss things on Saturday night, and she wasn’t going to do it in the office. “Well, I need to go meet up with Chloe and Aurora. You’re okay by yourself this afternoon?” she asked.
He grinned. “I’ll be fine. Are you coming back to the office today?” he asked.
“Doubtful. I think we’ll be out till after five. Chloe has shopping plans.” She used a quote gesture with her fingers.
His sister had laid out a day, beginning with lunch and keeping them hopping from store to store.
He laughed at her description. “Got it.”
She turned to leave, and he hooked an arm around her waist, pulling her against him and, before she could react, sealing his lips over hers.
She’d missed this and returned the kiss, opening her mouth for him and letting his tongue swirl inside. He nipped her lower lip and licked the sting, the hint of pain causing her to moan and inch closer. Her sex clenched and need pulsed through her body, making her wish they weren’t in the office.
But for a brief moment, she let herself go. She wrapped her arms around him and indulged. The kiss was wet and hot, everything she dreamed about when she thought of Linc. Until a knock sounded on the door.
Before they could fully pull apart, Chloe walked in, Aurora bumping into her as she came to a sudden halt. “Oh, shit. Sorry!” Chloe exclaimed.
Jordan’s face flamed and she buried her face in Linc’s chest.
“Ever hear of knocking?” Linc’s arm wrapped tighter around her.
“It’s an office, not a bedroom,” Chloe shot back, sister arguing with her brother. “But I am sorry, Jordan.”
Jordan pulled herself together and stepped away. “It’s fine. We shouldn’t have been…” She cut off her explanation and shook her head. “Are you ready to go?” she asked the women.
“We are.” Chloe stepped back, and Aurora, who had already inched out of the doorway, waited for them by Jordan’s desk.
Jordan glanced at Linc and spoke quietly, so only he could hear. “I know you don’t want anyone to think of you behaving like your father. We shouldn’t have been making out in the office,” she said, taking partial responsibility even though he’d started it.
He strode over and placed his hands on her shoulders. “My father cheated on my mother. I’m with someone I care about. Totally different. Now go have a good time and stop finding reasons to worry.”
She nodded, managed a smile, and headed out for the day.
* * *
At lunch, Chloe and Aurora chatted while they ate. Jordan, suddenly dizzy and nauseous, picked at her salad. They’d been talking about the stores they planned on checking out first, but Jordan had tuned them out. The minute the waitress placed the Cobb salad in front of her, bacon bits and the strong smell of cheese had her stomach churning.
“Jordan? Are you okay?” Chloe’s voice calling her name caught her attention, and she shook her head to clear her mind. “Yes, sorry. What were you saying?”
Both women looked at her with concern.
“You haven’t eaten anything, and you spaced out for most of our conversation,” Aurora said. “What’s wrong?”
Jordan sighed. “I haven’t been feeling great. I think it’s a silent migraine.” She’d read up on them earlier today, wondering if she needed to make an appointment with a neurologist. Usually her migraines were painful with throbbing in her head. This was different. All the other symptoms without the pain.
“What’s a silent migraine?” Chloe asked, taking a sip of her club soda, her engagement ring twinkling