RUSH (Montgomery Men #1) - C.A. Harms Page 0,13

has now passed, so call him and tell him to find another investor. My time is valuable; maybe he’ll understand that now.” He was as intimidating as I had envisioned he’d be.

He then noticed me standing there, or felt my presence rather, because he didn’t even look up from the pile of papers in his hand. “And you,” he said, making me freeze instantly. “Get me a coffee, black, two sugars.”

He didn’t pause before turning around, walking back to his office, and not so quietly closing the door behind him.

“On second thought, do you have anything with a plunging neckline and a high slit on the side?” Lex asked. “You know, something to expose your thigh instead of these slacks you’re wearing.”

I ignored his question as I tried to figure out what in the hell just took place. “Does he think I work here?”

Lex grinned. “He barely knows the names of the people in this building with the exception of me and a handful of others. He doesn’t mingle, he doesn’t make friends. So don’t take offense that he presumed you were an employee,” he said as he leaned back, placing his hip against the edge of his desk. “’Cause if he would have taken the time to look up, I can guarantee he wouldn’t have dismissed you so quickly.”

I turned just slightly and looked over my shoulder at the door Mr. Montgomery had just retreated through, and my mine wandered for a moment. I had spent entirely too many years being brushed aside by arrogant men who thought I was only there for their enjoyment. They saw me as nothing but tits and ass Jase brought along for them to ogle. My opinions and needs didn’t matter; in fact, most believed women truly had nothing important to say.

An overwhelming flare of irritation ricochet through me as I decided those times were over.

I pulled my attention away from the office door and faced Lex once again. His smile almost depleted my anger.

Almost.

“I came to deliver these papers.” I shook the packet I’d been holding so tightly that I crinkled the edges. “I plan on doing that now.” I arched my brow. “Are you gonna stop me?”

Lex shook his head, still smiling a little too widely than the situation warranted. “I’m sure I’ll pay for it later, but, sweetheart, I can’t let this chance pass me up. Because something tells me you may be just what the boss needs to bring him down from the pedestal he’s placed himself on. And I can’t wait to see it happen.”

He pushed off his desk and eagerly rubbed his hands together as he walked around the side and looked over at me as if to say, Let’s get this show started.

I’d felt like I stepped into some kind of reality show. The situation was just as comical as it was strange.

And I was about to face one of my biggest fears.

I squared my shoulders and stormed toward the office door without any further hesitation.

ASHTON

MY OFFICE DOOR OPENED, AND I didn’t lift my head to even acknowledge Lex. “Unless you’ve come to tell me that Stewart Mercer has a damn good excuse for standing me up, then I don’t have time for a briefing, Lex. I have too many things to do without hearing an account of your weekend drama.”

The clearing of a throat gained my attention. I looked up and instantly felt like the air had been knocked from my lungs. I had no idea who this woman was, but she had a direct connection to my cock, which was growing quite excited.

I chose to remain seated as she took a few steps into my office, never taking her eyes from mine.

“Mr. Montgomery, first I would like to say if you want a coffee, get it yourself.” I narrowed my eyes at her, because people, whether inside or outside this building, rarely approached me like this. But she was strong and confident and oozed a take-no-shit attitude.

She was fucking gorgeous.

“I’m Kiera Masterson with Stockman and Wright. I am not your glorified errand girl. And I sure as hell am not one of the many women I’m sure would bend over backward to make you happy.” She tossed the manila envelope onto my desk and continued to stare at me with the sexiest fucking look. She was shooting for something completely different judging by her stance, but my cock didn’t get the memo.

“I’m not here to suck up to you, which I’m more than positive