Wildest Dreams (Dreamers Series Book 1) by Mercedes Raye Lee Page B

the ground making her wrap her legs around his waist. He moved his kisses along her jaw, then her neck. She leaned her head back to give him better access.
    Then he stilled.
    “Shit!” he whispered into her neck before pulling back and setting her down on the floor.
    “I’m sorry.” Blake’s voice was low and husky, but he never looked her in the eyes. “There’s a bathroom over there. You can use it if you need to.” He pointed to the corner of his office as he walked back to his desk.
    Ember stood watching him for a moment before she went into the bathroom to readjust her clothes. She walked back in the room quietly. He sat with his head in his hands. When she opened the door, she heard him say her name, but there was no way she was going to stop now.
    What just happened? Her face flushed as she tried to understand. As Ember fought back tears of humiliation, she realized she was more upset that he stopped, making her feel more rejected than she ever had been before.
    Carla was gone when Ember went to Blake’s office, and she hadn’t returned yet. Ember breathed a sigh of relief. At least she wouldn’t have to worry about the rumor mill.
    She really needed a girlfriend to talk to right now.
     
     
     

 
     
    CHAPTER 9
     
    Ember pulled into Jade’s driveway just a few minutes after five o’clock. Jade’s house was smaller than their parents’, but it was in a nice, family-friendly neighborhood. Tanner was in his last year of general surgery residency, and he was planning on doing two more years for plastic surgery. Jade hadn’t worked since she had Hunter five years ago, but their parents wanted her to stay home, so they helped Jade and Tanner with money when they needed it. Ember felt a tinge of jealousy as she got out of the car and started walking toward the house, but she shot the feeling down as quickly as it started. She wanted to be happy for her sister, and she wasn’t going to dwell on the fact that her dad was more willing to help Jade just because she was married before she got pregnant.
    Kaylen ran into Ember’s arms as soon as she heard her walk in the door. She began immediately telling Ember stories about her adventures that day and was so excited to share it all that Ember wasn’t going to stop her. After almost five minutes of talking about the crafts they made, the cookies they baked, the movie they watched and the dolls she had played with, Kaylen ran back to the bedroom to play some more. It was apparent that she loved having someone to play with, and Ember felt a bit of guilt that she had not been able to give her a sibling yet. Reece didn’t act like he wanted Kaylen most of the time, so she didn’t think it would be appropriate to bring another child into the situation. She smiled sadly as she watched Kaylen run off toward the room.
    Ember made her way to the kitchen, where Jade was working on dinner, and she sat down at the bar. She had never seen Jade do anything domestic, so the sight was intriguing. Jade looked up at her. “Are you hungry? I’m making homemade pizza.” She smiled at Ember, and then her face changed to concern. “What’s wrong? Your eyes are red like you’ve been crying. Reece didn’t show back up did he?”
    Ember forced a smile and played with the ring she wore as she thought about how much she wanted to tell Jade. If any of it ever got back to Ridge, she was sure he would flip out, but she wanted to talk about it.
    “Do you remember Blake O’Neil?”
    Jade furrowed her eyebrows as she thought then looked at Ember confused. “Ridge’s partner?”
    Ember nodded.
    “I’ve met him before,” pausing she went from confused to anxious, “why?”
    Still playing with her ring, she said, “I went to his office before I left the tower, you know, just to say goodbye.” She glanced up to watch Jade’s reaction as she told her, “We made out.”
    Jade’s face fell. “Ember, you don’t know this guy that well. What would Ridge say if he knew that?