Flirting With Scandal by Chanel Cleeton

Author:Chanel Cleeton [Cleeton, Chanel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Adult, Romance, Contemporary
ISBN: 9780698193604
Amazon: B00NMPN282
Barnesnoble: B00NMPN282
Goodreads: 22535694
Publisher: InterMix
Published: 2015-05-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Rumor has it Will Clayton is off the market. Who’s responsible for locking the handsome candidate down?

—Capital Confessions blog

Will

It took skill to date a girl without letting her know you were dating her. I started out gradually—I brought her things in the morning—coffees, muffins, donuts, her favorite croissants from a French bakery in Alexandria. Of course, in order to spoil her, I also had to spoil the entire office so no one would realize my relationship with Jackie was anything other than professional. Overnight I became everyone’s favorite boss, and my Amex bill took a hit.

I was pretty sure she knew what I was doing—with the food, at least. Her lips curved every time I delivered another set of baked goods to her desk. But each time, her smile kept me in a good mood for hours. Definitely worth it.

The flowers were harder. Giving her flowers would have freaked her out, but for some reason I couldn’t even begin to understand, I wanted her to have them. So I just bought them, filling my town house with roses until the place smelled like a florist and I began questioning my sanity.

“What time will your parents be here?”

Jackie stood in front of me, a clipboard in hand, my name written across her chest. She would make a white cotton Vote for William Clayton T-shirt look hot. It took me a moment to use my words.

I glanced at my watch, tearing my gaze away from her, conjuring up the least sexy thing I could think of. “They should be here any minute.”

“Good. I emailed the itinerary so they should be clear on the schedule of events. Are you nervous about your speech?”

Today was a talk in front of the League of Women Voters. Jackie set it up last-minute; she’d been volunteering with them for a few years. It was good exposure for me, a chance to work on the ever-important female vote. My mother and father were in town visiting and had decided to stop by and hear me speak. I was more nervous about Jackie meeting them than I was about the speech.

“A little bit.”

Jackie reached out, straightening my tie. Her gaze ran over me, her expression critical. As always, just being close to her was enough to make me want her. I kept waiting for this feeling to disappear, for the edge to abate. It’d been over a week since we’d first had sex, and I still felt the same rush I had in the beginning.

Despite the lust tearing through my body, we were firmly in candidate/campaign staffer mode. In a way, today was just as important for Jackie as it was for me. Mitch had let her take the lead planning the event. It made me even more determined to do well.

“Are you nervous?” I asked.

She grinned. “A little bit.”

“I’ll make you proud. I’ll charm all the ladies, and I’ll keep my hands to myself, and off of your gorgeous body.” I shoved my hands into my pockets with a grin.

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