*Olivia*
As Alexander and I stared at each other, an electric current passed between us. The intense expression in his dark eyes made my legs shake.
For a long time, we just stood there and stared at each other. Memories from ourplicated past ran through my mind, and I was still unsure whether I made the right decision ining to knock on his door by myself.
To my surprise, his lips curled into a smile. “It seemed like you were contemting whether or not you wanted toe in for a long time,” he said in a teasing tone.
I blushed and lowered my gaze. “How did you know?”
He turned around and nodded at the peephole on his hotel room door. “I was watching you.”
My skin tingled at the way his eyes swept down my body when he said that. Why did he have to be my boss? Why did he sometimes treat me like I was the most precious thing in the world, but at other times, he acted like I was nothing more to him than a subordinate that he enjoyed pushing around?
Alexander stepped to the side and gestured for me to enter his room.
My heart mmed against my chest as I did. When Alexander shut the door, my pulse quickened even more. Immediately, my eyesont to the table in the middle of the room that was set for two. He ordered all of my favorites: steak, mashed potatoes, macaroni and
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cheese, buttered dinner rolls, and bacon wrapped <b>asparagus</b><b>. </b><b>The </b><b>sight </b>of the home cooked meal made my mouth water. The <b>fact </b><b>that </b><b>he </b><b>had </b>ordered <b>all </b>of my favorite dishes made a lump develop in my <b>throat</b><b>. </b>
I spun around to thank him, but before I could, his warm, hard body pressed against my back. My hands shook as he rested his chin on <b>my </b>shoulder so that his lips were right beside my ear. His warm breath against my skin made me want to moan out loud.
“I got all of your favorite foods,” he murmured, his lips only inches away from my exposed skin. “I didn’t want the kitchen’s delicious cooking to go to waste.”
“No, uh, we can’t have that,” I said, my voice shaking. I was too nervous to be embarrassed of how high–pitched my voice sounded.
Quick as a sh, Alexander spun my body around until I was pressed against his front, and we were staring at each other. A moment that seemed tost forever passed as we gazed into each other’s eyes, waiting for the other to make the first move. I could feel his heart beating against mine, and a shiver of pleasure ran through me when I noticed that it was beating just as fast as mine was.
Alexander cupped my face with his warm hands, closed his eyes, and leaned down to kiss me.
Every thought flew out of my head as I allowed my eyes to flutter close. All I could think about was having his soft yet strong lips back on mine. But just before his mouth could meet mine, I came to my senses. It was like a bucket of cold water had been sshed over me.
“Alexander, you’re my boss,” I murmured and pulled out of his overwhelming embrace so that I could think clearly again.
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Both of us were breathing hard as we locked gazes. The mo silence stretched on, the more the awkward feeling between us grew.
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“We need to eat before the food grows cold,” I said <b>and </b>cleared my
throat.
Without looking at him, I sat and started to <b>load </b>my te. Even though I wasn’t remotely hungry, I dug into my food so that I would have an excuse not to look at him. My leg bounced under the table became 1 could feel his searing gaze on me. I heard the scrap of the chair on the floor as he sat down and the sounds of him serving himself food
When I reached for my cold ss of water, I chanced a nce at <b>him</b><b>. </b>His brow was furrowed, and when he met my gaze, he sighed.
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