nodded reluctantly. “I’m sorry, I have a personal errand to run. I’ll…” she looked around nervously. “I’ll make up the time, but I have to…I need to go do…something.” And then she was gone!
Damn it! Josh couldn’t remember the last time he’d been so angry! And hurt? Hell, he didn’t like to think of himself as being someone who could be hurt, but…yeah, he was hurt that she’d turned away from him when she was upset.
Furthermore, she’d been perfectly fine this morning. He’d made sure that she’d been more than fine this morning before they’d separated to get ready for work. He was absolutely positive that she’d climaxed in his arms this morning. Twice!
Yes, she’d left his place with a smile this morning, heading back to her cottage to shower and change clothes.
That was another thing, he thought. There was absolutely no reason why she needed to go back to her place every morning. She should just move into his place! He’d teased her about it several times over the past several weeks, wanting her to be with him more than for just the nights.
Whatever had upset her today only proved that he wanted her with him. Damn it, she’d proven over and over again that she could handle life on her own. She was strong and capable, able to handle everything life and work tossed at her. So, there was no reason for her to keep trying to prove herself.
And damn it, he wanted to take care of her! Josh wanted to shower her with luxuries and pamper her. He wanted to take her shopping and dress her in designer clothes. Then take her back to his place and strip off all of her clothes and make love to her until she was gasping for breath.
Unfortunately, every time he’d brought up the idea of her just bringing a bag with extra clothes to his place, she’d resisted. Sloane kept saying that bringing clothes would mean something that “they weren’t doing”, whatever the hell that meant.
What weren’t they doing? She came over to his place after work every damn day! He’d cook dinner, they’d eat, then clean up dinner together. After dinner, they’d sit and talk, finish work issues, or just sit and read together. And they’d make love together every damn night! She slept in his arms, damn it! She curled up against him! His shoulder was her pillow and she slept contentedly…until she shifted against him during the night or in the morning. At which point, he’d make love to her all over again.
Damn, was he hurting her? Was she not interested in sex that often? But he wasn’t always the one that initiated their sexual encounters. Yeah, at first, he’d been the one that initiated. Lately though, she’d become bolder and he loved it!
Running a hand through his hair, he wondered if someone had said or done something. Was the work too much for her? Had someone asked her to do something that she hadn’t…?
No. From the very first day she’d come on board with Josh, she’d been a powerhouse, accomplishing every task he’d thrown at her! Sloane never shied away from a challenge. Hell, she thrived on challenges! He remembered a few days over the years when she’d gotten everything done and she’d wandered into his office, asking if he needed help with anything.
He’d silently laughed at her, thinking she was beautiful. And sexy. And…amazing! Yeah, he’d been in love with her almost from that first day.
So, what the hell was wrong today? And why hadn’t she come to him with whatever it was?
Glancing over at the papers and files on her desk, he moved closer. Her desk was a mess! That amplified his concern. Sloane was obsessively organized. She never allowed anything to be out of place and she never, ever, left her office without storing all documents away in the filing cabinet and ensuring that all information was securely locked down. There was too much danger in leaving someone’s financial information out for her to slack off.
Damn it, even her computer was unlocked!
He moved over and sat down in her chair, shifting the mouse so that he could lock things down before heading out to find her. But something caught his eye. Why was she looking up events from previous months? Carefully, he clicked on each meeting notation, but every one of them were his meeting dates and times. He’d been in these meetings, and he didn’t remember any issue with….
Josh clicked on another