“Ah, well, no.You said you had inappropriate chemistry.”She grabbed a cushion off my sofa and hugged it, crossing her legs.“Tell me about these fantasies, Mrs.Ford.In detail.”
“Gross.”
“Come on,” she laughed.
So she was no help.
Admitting it out loud just made it worse.
But here we are two weeks into my contract, and today I am visiting our Manhattan flagship store with Drew.
I meet him downstairs in the lobby, and he guides me outside into his town car.
“How is your day going, Ms.Ford?”
“Mrs.”I frown, trying to keep my tone as polite as possible, given he knows my marital status.“And fine.”
Ugh, why does he have to look so fine in his pinstripe blue suit and crisp white shirt?His aftershave is subtle, expensive and seems to have a hypnotic effect on me.
I want to throw myself at him.
No, I think that’s my ovaries.
“My apologies.”Drew nods, adjusting his cuffs.“I hear you have a degree from Columbia.”
“Yes, Marketing and Communications.”I glance outside the vehicle, trying not to meet him in the eye.All I’ll see is desire.I wonder if that’s why he’s kept his distance.“Have you been traveling?”
“No.”
You could cut the air between us with a knife; the chemistry is so apparent.I don’t know what else to say as he stretches out his leg, and I glance at his thick thigh, wondering what he looks like naked.
I hiss at my stupid thoughts.
“What was that?”
“Nothing.I ahh, forgot something back at the office.”
I make a fatal mistake and look up.
Goddamn his eyes; they are mesmerizing.
We hold one another’s gaze, and the world seems to stop moving or turning.
All I can hear is the beating of my pulse in my ears.
“Gemma.Breathe,” Drew rasps.
Shit.
I look away and fuss with my skirt.
“Sorry.”I shake my head after another long silence.“I haven’t worked for anyone but my husband and his family.This is all new to me.”
“You didn’t have a career other than that?”he asks, and his question irritates me.
I feel all his judgement deep in my soul.
“Nowhere, Mr.Carrington.I was raising our daughter.I realize it’s not a role a man like you would respect or see value in, but raising a strong daughter who knows her self-worth is incredibly important to me.To my husband and me.”