Page 75 of Adam’s Obsession

She was his. Completely and forever. His.

It took a second or two to recuperate, given the intensityof their encounter, but when he did recover himself, it was to cheers andapplause.

He glanced into the restaurant to realize the empty room totheir left was empty no longer. Jack and his interns were there. And they werewatching.

Two thoughts fought for dominance in Adam’s mind. First wasfury that Jack—or anyone—was looking at Kat, especially in such a state ofcarnal bliss. He quickly checked to make sure his body was covering hers andwas relieved to see that, thanks to a well-placed bush, Kat was not exposed tothe nerd herd.

The second thought was one of utter victory.

Kat was his and now they all knew it beyond a shadowof a doubt.

There would be no more bets, no more lame attempts atflirting, no more ass-grab dancing and for God’s sake, no more macros.

She moaned and covered her face with her hands. “Oh my God.Are they watching?”

He chuckled. “Yes. But they can only see my ass.”

She peeped at him through her fingers and he caught aglimpse of an impudent grin. “I’m sure that’s quite a thrill for some of them.”

Adam smiled back and bent his head for a long, lingeringkiss—resulting in another round of applause. He shot his audience a warningglare. It took less than a second for Jack and the interns to get the message.Chortling amongst themselves, they left the room, switching off the light.

“Oh, heavens.” Kat quickly readjusted her dress and hair.“That was embarrassing.” Adam chuckled and she rounded on him. “Why are youlaughing? It’s not funny.”

“Yeah. It kind of is.”

Kat frowned at him but in light of his infectious smile andthe absurdity of their situation, she couldn’t remain annoyed. She dissolvedinto giggles as well. “Did you see the look on Billy’s face?” she gasped.

“Priceless.” Adam grinned. He zipped up his pants and handedher the discarded thong.

Her laughter waned. “Oh, Adam. How are we going to faceeveryone?”

“Easy,” he said. “We march right in there and announce ourengagement.”

“As easy as that?”

He bent to give her a quick kiss. “As easy as that.”

And that’s just what they did.

That night, after a long evening of congratulations and waytoo much champagne, they went home. Together. And Adam let Katherine tie him tothe bed and torment him for as long as she could hold out.

All of five minutes.