x's

my shoulder. "Monday morning, you walk

at him. "You can't b

I knew from work. "What we do in private is ours. But at Cross Indus

's in

u think the board won't use this against me? You think they won't clai

ld nev

to the bar, pouring two glasses of whiskey. "I've already lost everything once becau

f his ex stung

ack down, closer this time. "Which is why I'm wi

ion. "So what, we're just supposed to pretend

. "During work hours, I'm Mr. Cross and you're Carter. But a

ce sent heat straigh

ing over my lips. "I don't share, Alex. I don't do

right look

residence. You delete that app, I already deleted mine." He kissed me soft

eed taking

my thigh. "Let me spoil you. Let me show you what i

less complicated. Instead, I set my glass down and straddl

," I said, grindin

ing the movement. "Bedroom.

n pulled me down onto it, his mouth finding mine again as his hands explored e

th him. His teeth grazed the sensitive skin, then his tongue soothed the sting. Low

, pleas

der, settling between them. "I w

had me fisting the sheets. His fingers found me again, stretching and preparing while

ds and knees

appreciatively before I heard the sound of the condom wrapper tearing. Then he

voice was strained

e sounds of skin slapping skin filled the room along with our combined moans. His ha

" he groaned. "Like y

He shifted slightly, hitting that spot inside that

e faster. "Let me hear you. No one can

e into me relentlessly. The pleasure built impossibly higher,

Alex. I want

d the sheets beneath us, my whole body trembling. He followed with a gu

ing hard. He pulled out gently and cleaned us b

"I'll have you driven home early

pered. "Keeping it secr

But you're worth the complicatio

eally make this work. But a small voice in my head whis

eone finds o

I'll handle it. I promise you, Alex-

supposed to look at you in me

d dark. "Who says I