Page 14 of Office Intrigue (Office Intrigue Duet 1)
Based on Ben’s lengthy stare, he approved.
When his golden gaze lifted to mine again, he smiled. “You look very nice today.”
“Thank you.” I had the overwhelming urge to put my hands behind my back and thrust out my chest to show that I did have boobs. They weren’t big by any stretch of the imagination, but I thought they could be considered perky.
Not that I would. Thrust out my chest, that was.
This was my job.
Ben was my boss.
And that would’ve been inappropriate.
“Ben? You here already?”
I turned as Landon stepped into the room, his eyes zeroing in on me instantly.
“Good mornin’, Luci.”
Have I mentioned that I loved his twang? Well, I did. It was sexy in that save-a-horse-ride-a-cowboy sort of way.
“Good morning, Landon,” I greeted.
His smile was warm when he met my eyes. “You can tell us apart?”
I nodded. “But probably not if you weren’t wearing the glasses.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
As the two men stood there, I felt the need to ask a pressing question. “So, um, who will I be working for?”
I glanced between Landon and Ben.
Ben was the one to answer. “We’ll be sharing you.”
The way he said that sent a ribbon of warmth curling low in my belly. I seriously doubted he meant it in a sexual way, but could you imagine? Being shared by the four hotties? Yum.
Apparently, the session with my vibrator last night hadn’t taken the edge off.
“Okay, then,” I said in agreement. “I shall be shared.” I smiled.
I noticed a look that passed between Ben and Landon, but neither man said anything else on that subject.
“Come on, I’ll show you my office,” Landon said before looking at Ben. “I’d like to talk to you when you get a minute.”
Ben nodded. “Sure. Come see me when you’re finished with Luci.”
There was a sexy smirk that curled the corner of Landon’s succulent mouth, but I pretended not to notice. Okay, clarification: my body didn’t pretend, but my brain did.
I followed Landon past my desk, to the first door on the opposite side of the hallway that led to my space. I took him in from head to toe and briefly wondered if it was casual Friday. In an effort not to check out Landon’s superior ass, which happened to be hugged by a pair of distressed jeans today, I peered around the room the instant I stepped inside.
Landon’s office was more along the rustic lines and slightly smaller than Ben’s. It didn’t have any windows in the space, so that could’ve easily made it feel smaller. There was a huge raw wood desk in the center of the room with matching bookshelves behind it. Unlike Ben’s, there were books on Landon’s shelves. Lots of books, all by various authors.
“Are these people you represent?” I asked, waving my hand toward the shelves at the back of the room.
I had done my homework after I got home from the bar last night. As tired as I was, my brain wouldn’t shut down and thanks to Kristen’s vague responses to all of my questions, my curiosity had been piqued. Wanting to know as much as possible about the company I would be working for, I’d pulled up the website and studied the information detailed on all four of my bosses.
“They are.” Landon shifted, leaning one hip on his desk.
I continued to take it all in, noting the two brown leather sofas near the wall on the right, the three matching chairs in front of the desk. Swiveling my head to the other side of the room, I noticed another sofa, this one facing a large flat-panel television mounted on the wall. Looked as though Landon spent a lot of time in his office.
Realizing I hadn’t said anything for at least a couple of minutes, I turned back to Landon. “Is there anything I can get you? A cup of coffee?” I motioned toward my office space. “I made some.”
“That would be great. Thank you.”
“How do you take it?” I thought I deserved credit for thinking that far ahead.
“Black.”
Well, that was easy.
With a quick smile, I made my way back to the coffeemaker, pausing momentarily. I glanced over at Ben’s office, noticing the door was still open. Figuring I should offer him some as well, I headed over and peeked inside. “Can I get you a cup of coffee, sir?”
“That would be great, Luci.”
I proceeded to ask him how he took it, willed myself to remember the details as I nodded, before returning to do my first of what I hoped to be many tasks for these men.
Six
THE MORNING FLEW BY, WHICH surprised me since I walked in here with absolutely nothing to do. That quickly changed once I delivered coffee to Ben and Landon. Both men then proceeded to give me instructions on what they needed.
After he gave me a brief overview of their computer system, Ben had me calling two companies who’d been entertaining the notion of hiring the firm. It was merely a follow-up to let them know Mr. Snowden looked forward to working with them.
