Total pages in book: 64
Estimated words: 59913 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 300(@200wpm)___ 240(@250wpm)___ 200(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 59913 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 300(@200wpm)___ 240(@250wpm)___ 200(@300wpm)
They weren’t there and it didn’t look like anyone had been in a while. I walked to the other end of the hall where my brother held the other corner office.
He wasn’t there but his assistant was. “Where’s my brother?”
“He’s with the architect in her office.”
“They’re not there.” Dammit Gavin, if you took her to lunch I’ll forget the love we share and strangle your ass in your sleep.
She looked towards the connecting door that led to the office next door to Gavin’s. “Oh, they moved her from that one to this one here since it’s closer and Mr. Chandler said they’d be working together a lot.
Son of a bitch. I moved towards the door and came up short when I saw the two of them sitting there with their heads close together.
“Oh hi bro, what brings you here?” I squinted at him with visions of his bloody carcass playing through my head.
“What is she doing here?”
“She works here remember? You hired her this morning.”
“No, I mean here in this office. Why isn’t she in her office, the one we chose for her?”
“Oh that, I decided that since we’re going to be working so close together on this project with a lot of late nights in our future that this made more sense. Less back and forth.”
Oh you did-did you? Mom’s going to be making funeral arrangements pretty soon for your ass little brother.
Since there was no argument I could make without making myself look like a complete ass I decided to leave it alone for now.
I didn’t say anything more to him as my eyes went over her bent head. She hadn’t uttered a word this whole time and since my eyes never left her I knew she hadn’t picked her head up.
“Was there something you needed Evan?” I glared at him before turning and leaving the room to storm back to my office.
4
For the next couple of days I staunchly avoided her. I’d seen her once or twice in the hallway as she made her way to and from her office.
But when I realized I was purposely lurking around in the hallway to catch a glimpse of her I forced myself to stop.
I’d spent the last few nights alone in bed thinking about her. I’d had to stop myself from digging into her personal life, but I was dying to know where she went when she left here at the end of the day.
Was there a man in her life? The thought filled me with dread and a jealous rage that was almost frightening in its intensity.
I didn’t want to ask Gavin because he’s been more of a pain in the ass than usual lately. He knew something was up but since I refused to tell him shit, he’s decided to make my life miserable.
She on the other hand seems to be actively avoiding me as well and if not for our weekly meeting that was coming up later I doubt I’d even see her.
She was here before me in the mornings but I noticed she left early ever day. Come to think of it, she always left for lunch as well, unlike the rest of the staff who usually ate in the cafeteria we had on site.
I was spending way too much time thinking about her but couldn’t seem to stop. She was beginning to interfere with my work, something I’ve never allowed before.
I’m usually very good at compartmentalizing my life. Keeping business and pleasure separate.
When I’m here I’m totally focused on the job, and when it’s time to play I can switch it off with no problem.
Now it seems that she pops into my damn head whenever the hell she wants to. Something else that was new to me, I found myself getting antsy the closer it got to the two of them showing up here.
They came through the door laughing at some shared joke and I felt my hackles rise. “Ooh look, the bear’s already growling and we haven’t even started. What’s eating you bro?”
I ignored him as my eyes swept over her. She’d lost the jacket to her suit and the sight of her ripe breasts pressed against the blouse she wore made me see red.
Is this how she dresses around him all day? “Where’s your jacket?” I was getting tired of the way she hides herself from me, always with her head down in my presence.
I’ve heard the whispers. I know she’s well liked among the staff, especially the men. So it was only with me that she was this reserved. It was starting to piss me the fuck off.
“I’m sorry?”
“Your jacket. That blouse is a bit revealing for the office don’t you think?” There was a twitch in my jaw and I was extremely pissed for no valid reason.
She looked down at the wrap blouse that was in no way revealing though it hugged her plump tits perfectly and made my mouth water.