Break Me Down (Alexis and Reid, Book Two) (A Sexy New Adult Romance) by Marx Locklyn

Author:Marx, Locklyn [Marx, Locklyn]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2013-10-26T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Two

They worked all night. Alexis felt a small wave of tiredness wash over her at around three in the morning, but it quickly passed with a shot of Red Bull. They worked and planned and perfected the pitch and the tagline – “Step Into A Good Mood.”

At five am, they broke to have breakfast at a cute little diner while they waited to pick their order up at the twenty-four hour print shop next door. They ordered blueberry pancakes and bacon and egg sandwiches, talking and laughing as they ate.

When the sun had risen completely over the horizon, they headed over to the print shop to pick up the boards that laid out their campaign, along with the key cards they’d somehow managed to get designed in time.

“Wow,” Alexis said as Reid paid for everything. “That shit’s expensive.”

Reid laughed, like he thought this was hilarious. “I guess that’s what happens when you wait until the last minute.”

When their taxi dropped them back off at the hotel, there were still a few hours left before Reid’s meeting at ten.

“I guess I should probably let you get some sleep,” Alexis said. “I mean, so you can at least be a little bit rested for your meeting.”

“Yeah.” They were standing in the hallway, both of them leaning against the doors to their respective rooms. Alexis didn’t want to leave him. Something about being around him was soothing, and it wasn’t just because working on the project had been such a distraction.

Working with Reid had taken her mind off everything, it was true. But there was something else. Reid’s presence was comforting. Nothing rattled him. It was like he had this unshakeable confidence, like he believed that no matter what went wrong, he’d be able to handle it.

For example, when she’d come up with that idea for his pitch – he hadn’t freaked out or complained that now he was going to have to do a bunch of new work. He’d immediately sprung into action, trying to come up with a plan and find the best way to execute it. It was apparent that he had a ton of self-belief, and Alexis found it extremely comforting.

“I don’t think I’m going to be able to sleep,” Reid said, shaking his head. “I’m too wired.”

“Probably from all the Red Bull we drank.”

“Yeah.” He took a step toward her. “Thanks for all your help. I wouldn’t have been able to do it without you.”

“No problem.”

He moved even closer, and Alexis swallowed hard. The whole night – no, the whole day -- something had been simmering between them. Something they’d both ignored. But she’d seen the way he’d looked at her in the pool earlier, the way his eyes had lingered on her body, the way he grinned at her when she caught him staring, like he wanted her to know he was thinking wicked thoughts.

“Thanks for helping me,” he said. His voice was low and gruff, and she flushed.

“You already said that.”

“I know.” He grinned. “I just want to make sure you know how thankful I really am.

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