Page 74 of Doctor's Bossy Match
“I knew you’d help me get through the case,” he says.“Just by being there, even if I couldn’t.”
He steps around me, and my hands fall away as he moves, dragging a hand over his face.He looks… tired.
“Sorry,” he mumbles.
I just stand there, watching as he walks to the window and stares out.The view’s still there, even at night.It should feel peaceful, but the air between us is anything but.
“Do you need a moment?”I ask gently.“Want me to make coffee?Should I head back to the ward?What do you need from me?”
He turns suddenly, crossing the room in a few long strides.And then his hands are in my hair, threading through, cupping the back of my head, tilting my face up.
His glassy eyes search mine.“I needyou,” he whispers.
And just like that, I forget how to breathe altogether as his breath fans across my lips, warm and shaky.
“I’m here,” I say on an exhale.
“I’ll lose my chief position if he finds out…”
But I don’t get to say a word.His lips crash into mine, and everything else falls away.
The world goes quiet.
There’s only the press of his mouth, which is firm and desperate.His fingers tighten in my hair, angling me just right so he can deepen the kiss, his tongue sliding past my lips.An overwhelming amount of heat floods my body.The taste of him, the way he takes control so completely, the way my body responds like it’s been waiting for this.
A soft moan escapes me before I can even think.
He kisses me like he’s been waiting years.Our hands are everywhere, urgent and hungry.I reach for the knot of his tie, fingers brushing the tight fabric, and everything stills.
His mouth pauses.
“We can’t,” he whispers against my lips.“Too far.Not here.Not now.”He rests his forehead against mine.
I breathe hard.“Yeah, we have to work.”
“As much as I want to…” He pulls back just enough to meet my eyes.“We need to talk too.”
Talk… I know he’s right.Because it isn’t just about wanting him.It’s about everything that comes after.
“Go make us coffee before I get myself into more trouble,” he says.
“Yes, boss.”I wink over my shoulder as I step out of his office.And I swear, just before the door shuts behind me, I hear him mutter under his breath.
“I’m so fucked.”
Chapter 25
Brant
Therestofthenight goes by quickly.I move through the motions, but all I can think about is her.How I snapped and completely lost it just to kiss her.I’ve been fighting this for weeks, telling myself it was simply because of the proximity of working closely together.And that acknowledging the attraction would make it fade.I thought one kiss would be enough.That I’d get her out of my system.Scratch the itch and move on.
But no.The joke’s on me.
Because I can’t stop thinking about her.She’s everywhere.In every breath.Every heartbeat.In the spaces between thoughts.
I just want to kiss her again… and again… and again.
The feel of her body pressed to mine still sears my skin.She must’ve felt how hard I was for her.Just from her kiss.One goddamn kiss.I’ve never felt that way before, have never been so turned on.
