later,’ she said fretfully, placing her hand in his, aglow with lust after Dominic’s provocative offer of exhibitionist sex. ‘After I’ve come a few times.’
He pulled her to her feet with a knowing grin. ‘Sounds like fun times ahead. We can discuss your agenda in the car.’
CHAPTER 6
Once they were in the car, he asked, ‘Where to?’
‘A pharmacy first.’
He grinned. ‘Is that all I mean to you? A hard dick?’
She ran her hand over the bulge in his crotch, enjoying his quick intake of breath, then flashed him a grin of her own. ‘Let’s just say it’s priority one through twenty at the moment. I think I wore out my vibrator, or actually
your
vibrator. Thanks, by the way, it
was
better than mine. I won’t ask how you knew that because I do have an agenda. Afterwards you can explain.’
‘Maybe there won’t be an afterwards. Maybe I’ll just keep fucking you.’
She briefly shut her eyes, then smiled up at him. ‘Right now that sounds absolutely heavenly. This has been a very
long
month.’
‘Thirty-six days,’ he muttered, looking grim for a split second. Then he turned and hit the switch for the intercom. ‘A pharmacy, Chu. The first one you see.’
As the car pulled away from the hotel entrance, he spoke in a modulated tone, intent on concealing the full extent of the possible risk, avoiding any explanation of the Balkan mafia, the reasons they might be in Singapore, the fact that he’d had Max line up security for Katherine. ‘Would my place suit you? I don’t mean to alarm you, but it might be safer. We’re having slight problems with a business competitor,’ he improvised. ‘A matter of industrial espionage on our research lab here. They might be doing some surveillance.’
She shot him a look. ‘Was that them following me today? I had a creepy feeling someone was following Johnny and me when we left work. Although I can’t imagine why I’d have anything to do with your research lab.’
‘No, of course not. Perhaps it was some of our security people.’ He pulled out his phone. ‘Give me a minute. Max will know.’
His conversation was circumspect after Max said his men weren’t in place yet, each word after that deliberately guarded. After ending his call, Dominic turned back to Kate, his expression neutral. ‘Max said he’d talk to our men. If you saw them, they weren’t doing their job. You should be fine now.’ His comment was only half a lie because she
would
be fine as of tomorrow morning. ‘So no more creeping you out,’ he added with a smile.
‘Just out of curiosity’ – a quick grin – ‘are you stalking me?’
‘Maybe a little.’
‘So no one actually saw me in the lobby at Raffles.’
‘Not really.’ That got him off the hook about CX Capital;better she thought he was keeping tabs on her. And, of course, he was; he’d known her assignment was closing down before he’d left Paris.
‘You’ve been monitoring my activities.’
He smiled. ‘It’s become a habit.’
‘That leaves me somewhere between pissed off and flattered.’
‘Hold that thought.’ Chu was stopping at the kerb outside a small shop with a green neon Pharmacy sign. ‘Let me take care of this first.’
‘Wait,’ she suddenly ordered, putting her hand on his arm. Faced with the all too obvious danger of becoming involved with Dominic again, she wavered. ‘Why am I doing this,’ she whispered, ‘when I promised myself I wouldn’t?’
‘For the same reason I flew half way around the world. We’re both blind to reason, obsessed, infatuated …’
‘Probably deranged,’ she muttered.
‘But in a good way, babe.’ Leaning over, he kissed her, quickly, heatedly, then sighed softly and sat up. ‘It’s going to be fine. I promise.’
‘Easy for you to say. You’ll get on your plane and—’
‘And nothing. We’re both in the same place. It’s no easier for me than for you. If it was, I wouldn’t be here. I’d be—’
‘Sleeping with some bitch
He pulled her to her feet with a knowing grin. ‘Sounds like fun times ahead. We can discuss your agenda in the car.’
CHAPTER 6
Once they were in the car, he asked, ‘Where to?’
‘A pharmacy first.’
He grinned. ‘Is that all I mean to you? A hard dick?’
She ran her hand over the bulge in his crotch, enjoying his quick intake of breath, then flashed him a grin of her own. ‘Let’s just say it’s priority one through twenty at the moment. I think I wore out my vibrator, or actually
your
vibrator. Thanks, by the way, it
was
better than mine. I won’t ask how you knew that because I do have an agenda. Afterwards you can explain.’
‘Maybe there won’t be an afterwards. Maybe I’ll just keep fucking you.’
She briefly shut her eyes, then smiled up at him. ‘Right now that sounds absolutely heavenly. This has been a very
long
month.’
‘Thirty-six days,’ he muttered, looking grim for a split second. Then he turned and hit the switch for the intercom. ‘A pharmacy, Chu. The first one you see.’
As the car pulled away from the hotel entrance, he spoke in a modulated tone, intent on concealing the full extent of the possible risk, avoiding any explanation of the Balkan mafia, the reasons they might be in Singapore, the fact that he’d had Max line up security for Katherine. ‘Would my place suit you? I don’t mean to alarm you, but it might be safer. We’re having slight problems with a business competitor,’ he improvised. ‘A matter of industrial espionage on our research lab here. They might be doing some surveillance.’
She shot him a look. ‘Was that them following me today? I had a creepy feeling someone was following Johnny and me when we left work. Although I can’t imagine why I’d have anything to do with your research lab.’
‘No, of course not. Perhaps it was some of our security people.’ He pulled out his phone. ‘Give me a minute. Max will know.’
His conversation was circumspect after Max said his men weren’t in place yet, each word after that deliberately guarded. After ending his call, Dominic turned back to Kate, his expression neutral. ‘Max said he’d talk to our men. If you saw them, they weren’t doing their job. You should be fine now.’ His comment was only half a lie because she
would
be fine as of tomorrow morning. ‘So no more creeping you out,’ he added with a smile.
‘Just out of curiosity’ – a quick grin – ‘are you stalking me?’
‘Maybe a little.’
‘So no one actually saw me in the lobby at Raffles.’
‘Not really.’ That got him off the hook about CX Capital;better she thought he was keeping tabs on her. And, of course, he was; he’d known her assignment was closing down before he’d left Paris.
‘You’ve been monitoring my activities.’
He smiled. ‘It’s become a habit.’
‘That leaves me somewhere between pissed off and flattered.’
‘Hold that thought.’ Chu was stopping at the kerb outside a small shop with a green neon Pharmacy sign. ‘Let me take care of this first.’
‘Wait,’ she suddenly ordered, putting her hand on his arm. Faced with the all too obvious danger of becoming involved with Dominic again, she wavered. ‘Why am I doing this,’ she whispered, ‘when I promised myself I wouldn’t?’
‘For the same reason I flew half way around the world. We’re both blind to reason, obsessed, infatuated …’
‘Probably deranged,’ she muttered.
‘But in a good way, babe.’ Leaning over, he kissed her, quickly, heatedly, then sighed softly and sat up. ‘It’s going to be fine. I promise.’
‘Easy for you to say. You’ll get on your plane and—’
‘And nothing. We’re both in the same place. It’s no easier for me than for you. If it was, I wouldn’t be here. I’d be—’
‘Sleeping with some bitch
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