To My Arrogant Boss (The Inappropriate Bachelors #2) - J. S. Cooper Page 0,58
behavior during the last week. I hadn’t said or done anything untoward. Partly because I didn’t want to lead her on in any way and also because Jagger had told me off at Sunday brunch after we’d arrived. He’d told me that I was opening us up to a sexual harassment lawsuit by flirting with her. He’d said that if I was interested in Jane, I should ask her out, but if all I wanted was sex, then I should just move on, because that was only asking for trouble. I knew he was right, of course. Nothing good could come of our endless flirting and even though I very much wanted to fuck Jane, I just didn’t see what else I could offer. She was the sort of woman that deserved, sweet kisses and gifts and I had a feeling that she was pretty vanilla in the bedroom. And I was not vanilla in any way. I could still remember the way she’d reacted when I’d told her about my fantasy. She’d frozen and looked shocked. And not in that way that led me to believe she was also into it. She most probably thought I was a sex addict, but that wasn’t it. It was all about the experience. The whole sensory pleasure that could come of such an act was mind blowing. It wasn’t like I wanted to have an orgy. I’d had threesomes before and frankly they had just been more tiring than anything else. As we waited for the plane to arrive, I realized that I hadn’t checked my gym bag to see if my secret admirer had left me a new note. Francesca had been at the gym that morning as well and so both suspects had had the opportunity to leave a note. I didn’t want Jane to see me looking in the bag so I was determined to check when she went to the restroom or something.
"This is so cool." Jane grinned at me as we sat back in our extra wide leather chairs on the plane, with chutes of champagne in our hands. "If I ever win the lottery, I'm never going to fly economy again." She took a large gulp of champagne and started playing around on the screen in front of her. "Wow, there are so many movie choices, I think I might watch one."
"Sounds good to me, enjoy. I'm going to get some work done. Once we arrive in Charleston, we'll grab a rental car and then head to the hotel. I figured we could grab dinner by ourselves and then go back to our respective rooms. Then we'll grab an early breakfast and head over to my parents house where you will get to meet the family." I attempted to keep my voice light, but I was nervous as to how the meet and greet would go. Both of my parents had sounded pained when I'd told them I was bringing a lady friend home at such late notice. I wasn't concerned so much for myself as I was for Jane. I had no idea how they would treat her and I only hoped they would remember the southern hospitality they had raised me with.
"Okay, sounds good to me.” Jane nodded. "Gives me an evening to get ready to meet the great Howard family."
"I wouldn't say we were all great." I laughed. "Just me.”
"Oh Tate." She laughed and shook her head as she placed her headphones on and then selected a movie. I pretended to stare out of the window for a few seconds but really I was staring at her as she watched the screen. She really seemed to be enjoying her experience and I was grateful that she had agreed to come with me. It struck me that I'd never had anything other than a physical relationship with a woman that wasn't a family member since I was fifteen. That was quite sad.
"But is she really your friend?" I whispered under my breath and looked away. Was I staring at and appreciating Jane because we were friends? No, I knew the answer to that, but I also knew that as much as I wanted her physically, I wanted more as well. I wanted to know her on a deeper level. I wanted to know who she was as a person. I wanted to see her smiling, her skin glowing in the sun, her eyes bright with passion. I wanted to kiss her with my country