is ready for you. He apologizes for the wait,” she said as I stood.
“Oh, he can tell me that himself,” I teased as she led me toward a set of large mahogany doors.
“I wouldn’t tell him that.” she warned, and then presented the office doors for me.
He’s in a mood today , I could see it written all over her wrinkled face, although she wouldn’t say so much verbally.
“Pfft.” I laughed lightly and she gave me a very worried look as I pushed through the doors and entered his office.
The doors closed quietly behind me, and I suddenly felt the thick tension in the air as soon as I entered his expansive office.
His office held the most beautiful view of central park I’d ever seen, but it was otherwise very sterile in appearance and comfort. There were a few paintings which I was not familiar with, but that was pretty much the extent of it.
I only took a few seconds to survey my surroundings before my eyes landed on Mason. He sat at his desk, staring angrily down at the office phone situated before him. He was gritting his teeth so tensely, I could see the knot in his jaw from where I stood. Ok, so he must be having a bad day… Still, he looks sexy as hell. I felt an unfamiliar need to comfort him and make him feel better, but I was out of my depth with that.
“Hi.” I spoke softly as I approached him. My red heels clacked on the perfect marble as I approached his desk. He looked up as I pulled him from his thoughts. I could see his face soften somewhat when I presented him with the stainless steel mug of still-hot coffee.
“Having a bad day?” I asked with sympathy as he took the mug.
“I just had a delightful conversation with my father.”
His face still appeared calloused, and the knot was still in his jaw. Then suddenly, he looked up and really saw me.
The way he looked at me shouldn’t have made me feel insecure, but I was not used to any man looking at me the way he did just then. I watched his hand flex before his fingers gripped the armrest of his desk chair. His gaze locked with my own, silently demanding my attention. During his absence, I’d forgotten how his presence could be so… overwhelming. I looked away and lightly cleared my throat. I tried to suppress all of my old feelings that I’d had for him during my senior year of high school. Yes, I had been the teenage girl who had a crush on her big brother’s best friend… and I was failing miserably at suppressing those feelings.
“I brought you coffee.” I said stupidly, fixating blindly on the view of Manhattan that faced me. The energy between us was more than I could handle.
“I see that.” he answered with a clipped tone. It told me that he had no interest in the coffee and he had no interest in discussing such a mundane topic. I felt his intense gaze still on me.
“I’d much rather discuss your plans for the future.” he spoke to me like the big boss, and I was no more than an office aid.
“Oh, well I have two interviews lined up for next week.” I answered. The confidence I felt earlier had diminished to nonexistent.
“Doing what?” He asked with that same clipped tone. His gaze bore into me.
“An office assistant. It’s full time. I’d have to take a break from school to pay rent, but I applied for scholarships...” My voice trailed. My face felt aflame.
His lip quirked into a slight snarl, and there was a pause of silence as he stood, rounded his desk, and perched on the edge of it just in front of me. Again, my face was level with his groin, and I looked away momentarily before my gaze met his.
“You’ll do no such thing.” his command was assertive.
I stared up at him with a deadpan expression, and that only seemed to set fire to his eyes more. “Some of us have to work our way through college, Mason . I can’t get approved for private loans and my family
“Oh, he can tell me that himself,” I teased as she led me toward a set of large mahogany doors.
“I wouldn’t tell him that.” she warned, and then presented the office doors for me.
He’s in a mood today , I could see it written all over her wrinkled face, although she wouldn’t say so much verbally.
“Pfft.” I laughed lightly and she gave me a very worried look as I pushed through the doors and entered his office.
The doors closed quietly behind me, and I suddenly felt the thick tension in the air as soon as I entered his expansive office.
His office held the most beautiful view of central park I’d ever seen, but it was otherwise very sterile in appearance and comfort. There were a few paintings which I was not familiar with, but that was pretty much the extent of it.
I only took a few seconds to survey my surroundings before my eyes landed on Mason. He sat at his desk, staring angrily down at the office phone situated before him. He was gritting his teeth so tensely, I could see the knot in his jaw from where I stood. Ok, so he must be having a bad day… Still, he looks sexy as hell. I felt an unfamiliar need to comfort him and make him feel better, but I was out of my depth with that.
“Hi.” I spoke softly as I approached him. My red heels clacked on the perfect marble as I approached his desk. He looked up as I pulled him from his thoughts. I could see his face soften somewhat when I presented him with the stainless steel mug of still-hot coffee.
“Having a bad day?” I asked with sympathy as he took the mug.
“I just had a delightful conversation with my father.”
His face still appeared calloused, and the knot was still in his jaw. Then suddenly, he looked up and really saw me.
The way he looked at me shouldn’t have made me feel insecure, but I was not used to any man looking at me the way he did just then. I watched his hand flex before his fingers gripped the armrest of his desk chair. His gaze locked with my own, silently demanding my attention. During his absence, I’d forgotten how his presence could be so… overwhelming. I looked away and lightly cleared my throat. I tried to suppress all of my old feelings that I’d had for him during my senior year of high school. Yes, I had been the teenage girl who had a crush on her big brother’s best friend… and I was failing miserably at suppressing those feelings.
“I brought you coffee.” I said stupidly, fixating blindly on the view of Manhattan that faced me. The energy between us was more than I could handle.
“I see that.” he answered with a clipped tone. It told me that he had no interest in the coffee and he had no interest in discussing such a mundane topic. I felt his intense gaze still on me.
“I’d much rather discuss your plans for the future.” he spoke to me like the big boss, and I was no more than an office aid.
“Oh, well I have two interviews lined up for next week.” I answered. The confidence I felt earlier had diminished to nonexistent.
“Doing what?” He asked with that same clipped tone. His gaze bore into me.
“An office assistant. It’s full time. I’d have to take a break from school to pay rent, but I applied for scholarships...” My voice trailed. My face felt aflame.
His lip quirked into a slight snarl, and there was a pause of silence as he stood, rounded his desk, and perched on the edge of it just in front of me. Again, my face was level with his groin, and I looked away momentarily before my gaze met his.
“You’ll do no such thing.” his command was assertive.
I stared up at him with a deadpan expression, and that only seemed to set fire to his eyes more. “Some of us have to work our way through college, Mason . I can’t get approved for private loans and my family
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