together.”
Annoyed, I shrugged and pushed Beckham away, following Levi into the boardroom.
Men . Maybe I should’ve become a lesbian in high-school after all.
A shiver ran down my spine. No, that was an experience I never wanted to have again—being hit on by Jaqueline was not fun. I wasn’t into girls and that was just the way I was wired.
But men? I didn’t trust them not to hurt me. That was why sticking to my career was certainly the best pathway for me. Safe. No heartbreak involved.
The rest of the afternoon flew by rapidly. Getting down to business and planning our operation turned out to be a far greater challenge than initially anticipated. We brainstormed and argued and sifted the bad ideas from the good ones.
Levi had sat with a stormy expression on his beautiful face for the first hour, but gradually he’d been sucked in to the brainstorming session. The man was brilliant; his ideas and out-of-the-box thinking exciting me more than I could let on.
Beckham’s confidence waned as Levi’s surged. He was good at this, and sometimes we’d finish one another’s sentences and then break into laughter after a few seconds of awkward silence.
Was it strange that talking business turned me on?
Finally, after seven hours of working flat out, Daddy Drake called everyone together again. “I’m sure you’re all starving. I’ve arranged for us to go to the new place on Sixth Avenue. Let’s go grab a bite to eat and call it a night. Tomorrow will be an even longer day.”
“I’m just going to grab my purse from my office,” I told Beckham.
“I’ve never officially had a tour of your offices. I’ll walk with you,” Levi offered casually.
My eyes widened, and I pulled a face at him. Was he crazy?
“Relax,” he said, as he took hold of my elbow and steered me to the elevator. “I’m not going to attack you, even if I want to rip that sexy suit off and let my dick have his way with you. Working so close to you has, um, been a challenge to say the least. The Monster has the hardest time staying calm.”
“Is that right, Mr. Barrington?” I teased, letting the tension go with a long outward breath as we got into the elevator. “There are cameras everywhere,” I warned as he took a step closer to me, “and twenty-four/seven security.”
Levi held up his hands. “Okay. I’ll behave. But only this once.”
As soon as we reached my office he closed the door and locked it. “Surely there aren’t cameras in here?”
I bit my lip. “I honestly don’t know. I would hope not, but I wouldn’t be surprised if there were either. Keep it together, Levi; you’re acting like a sex-starved teenager.” I kept my voice light and low.
He took a step closer and caged me in with his body, even though he wasn’t touching me. “What was that with Beckham Drake earlier?”
“None of your business, that’s what,” I retorted.
His index finger lifted my chin and he stared into my eyes. “Montana, don’t shut me out.”
“I’m not—”
He leaned in closer with his mouth only inches from my ear. “You know you’re going to pay for making me jealous, don’t you?”
What? He’s admitting to jealousy? Wow.
“Not that I can blame the poor bastard. You’re so fucking hot, Montana—of course the man wants you. But I have news for him.”
My breath hitched. “Yeah, and what’s that?”
“Your pussy is mine, baby. And only mine. Never forget it.”
“Levi,” I groaned. Those words made me all flustered and sent a tingle straight to my groin.
“I bet you’re as wet for me as I’m hard for you. I could fucking eat you alive right now.”
If only he knew how much I wanted that. Squirming, I squeezed my thighs together. My office was getting hotter by the minute.
“I’m not coming to dinner and watching Beckham try to get into your pants or else I could probably kill him.” His voice was low and croaky.
Disappointment washed through me that Levi wasn’t going to be there
Annoyed, I shrugged and pushed Beckham away, following Levi into the boardroom.
Men . Maybe I should’ve become a lesbian in high-school after all.
A shiver ran down my spine. No, that was an experience I never wanted to have again—being hit on by Jaqueline was not fun. I wasn’t into girls and that was just the way I was wired.
But men? I didn’t trust them not to hurt me. That was why sticking to my career was certainly the best pathway for me. Safe. No heartbreak involved.
The rest of the afternoon flew by rapidly. Getting down to business and planning our operation turned out to be a far greater challenge than initially anticipated. We brainstormed and argued and sifted the bad ideas from the good ones.
Levi had sat with a stormy expression on his beautiful face for the first hour, but gradually he’d been sucked in to the brainstorming session. The man was brilliant; his ideas and out-of-the-box thinking exciting me more than I could let on.
Beckham’s confidence waned as Levi’s surged. He was good at this, and sometimes we’d finish one another’s sentences and then break into laughter after a few seconds of awkward silence.
Was it strange that talking business turned me on?
Finally, after seven hours of working flat out, Daddy Drake called everyone together again. “I’m sure you’re all starving. I’ve arranged for us to go to the new place on Sixth Avenue. Let’s go grab a bite to eat and call it a night. Tomorrow will be an even longer day.”
“I’m just going to grab my purse from my office,” I told Beckham.
“I’ve never officially had a tour of your offices. I’ll walk with you,” Levi offered casually.
My eyes widened, and I pulled a face at him. Was he crazy?
“Relax,” he said, as he took hold of my elbow and steered me to the elevator. “I’m not going to attack you, even if I want to rip that sexy suit off and let my dick have his way with you. Working so close to you has, um, been a challenge to say the least. The Monster has the hardest time staying calm.”
“Is that right, Mr. Barrington?” I teased, letting the tension go with a long outward breath as we got into the elevator. “There are cameras everywhere,” I warned as he took a step closer to me, “and twenty-four/seven security.”
Levi held up his hands. “Okay. I’ll behave. But only this once.”
As soon as we reached my office he closed the door and locked it. “Surely there aren’t cameras in here?”
I bit my lip. “I honestly don’t know. I would hope not, but I wouldn’t be surprised if there were either. Keep it together, Levi; you’re acting like a sex-starved teenager.” I kept my voice light and low.
He took a step closer and caged me in with his body, even though he wasn’t touching me. “What was that with Beckham Drake earlier?”
“None of your business, that’s what,” I retorted.
His index finger lifted my chin and he stared into my eyes. “Montana, don’t shut me out.”
“I’m not—”
He leaned in closer with his mouth only inches from my ear. “You know you’re going to pay for making me jealous, don’t you?”
What? He’s admitting to jealousy? Wow.
“Not that I can blame the poor bastard. You’re so fucking hot, Montana—of course the man wants you. But I have news for him.”
My breath hitched. “Yeah, and what’s that?”
“Your pussy is mine, baby. And only mine. Never forget it.”
“Levi,” I groaned. Those words made me all flustered and sent a tingle straight to my groin.
“I bet you’re as wet for me as I’m hard for you. I could fucking eat you alive right now.”
If only he knew how much I wanted that. Squirming, I squeezed my thighs together. My office was getting hotter by the minute.
“I’m not coming to dinner and watching Beckham try to get into your pants or else I could probably kill him.” His voice was low and croaky.
Disappointment washed through me that Levi wasn’t going to be there
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