Mix'n Business With Pleasure by Hadley Raydeen

Author:Hadley Raydeen [Raydeen, Hadley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Phoenix Pen
Published: 2017-05-11T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 13

The sound of her briefcase clicking shut made her smile. She was happy to see the end of the day and breathed a sigh of relief that Jaxon hadn’t decided to reach out to her. Good. I didn’t want to have to explain my lunch ‘date’ to him, or ask him what in the hell he was doing there. She did need to figure out what Robert was going on about watching her back and whatever else he was talking about.

Right now she didn’t want to have to deal with Robert or Jaxon for that matter. Turning, she caught sight of him leaning against her office door and stifled the groan that almost escaped her lips. Son of a bitch, spoke to soon.

She exhaled a rush of air and brought a hand to her chest. “Damn it, Jax. You scared me.” His piercing gaze stopped her complaint. “What’s wrong?”

“Why were you at lunch with Robert Pierce?” he asked.

She rolled her eyes and walked toward the door, willing him the hell out her way. “I don’t have time for this.” She thought she could make it past him without answering these foolish questions, but he proved her wrong when his arm shot out in front of her. He towered over her and monopolized much of the space, impeding her exit.

“Make time, Bevin.”

“Dammit, Jaxon! I am in no mood for this right now. How do you even know his name?”

“I saw you at lunch with him today,” he exclaimed.

She rolled her eyes and placed a hand on her hip. “That doesn’t answer my question about how you know his name or why you were following me. A little stalkerish don’t you think, Mr. Stewart?”

“A man’s gotta eat,” he answered.

“Bullshit. Like that is the only place in town you could go for your midday meal.”

“It was the only place I had an appetite for. The place had exactly what I wanted.” He looked her up and down like a wolf studying its prey.

She gulped at the way he said ‘appetite’ and ‘want’. She wondered what else he could devour with ease. Thoughts of Jaxon going down on her flashed through her wayward mind. Oh not now, Bevin. Get your head together.

She decided to go with sarcasm. It was the easy way out. “I know their breadsticks are to die for, right?”

He ignored her attempt at sarcastic humor. “Why were you with him, Bevin?”

“Not that it is an ounce of your business, but Robert is an old friend. He asked me to lunch and I agreed.”

She watched his brows furrow. “Friend, really?”

“Um..yes? I said what it is. I don’t need to explain more.” Her incredulous tone left nothing to decipher, but yet he tried.

“I got the impression he was much more.”

“Did you? What would give you that impression?”

“Oh, I don’t know, the intimate meal you shared—the hug, the whispering, the kiss... Makes me think there is something more there.”

“Are you calling me a liar, Jax?” she asked, hand on hip.

“I never said that.” He stepped toward her.

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