Sweet Heat by Elena Brown

Author:Elena Brown [Brown, Elena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, United States, African American, Romance, Women's Fiction
Amazon: B00QH0E7K6
Published: 2014-12-01T05:00:00+00:00

Revealing Him

Despite it being the last, and most hectic day of the conference, Suzanne’s smile didn’t falter all day. Clara even commented on it.

“Someone’s chipper this morning.”

Heat crept up Suzanne’s neck as she shrugged, working to keep her face from splitting into an even wider grin. “Woke up on the right side of the bed, I guess,” was all she said, because ‘I made out with a gorgeous fireman after he cooked me breakfast, and I plan on doing it more later when I get home,’ seemed like a bit of an overshare. She and her boss weren’t that close.

She tried to tone done the perma-grin after that, and had a little success, especially when her desk phone rang.

“Hello?”

“Hey, babe.”

Warmth bloomed in her belly at the sleepy rough sound of Brandon’s voice. She glanced at the clock. “You awake already? I’m still here for a couple more hours.”

He groaned, and she could imagine him stretching, all those cut muscles flexing and sliding beneath his tan skin. Her mouth went dry.

“I know,” he said. “But if I sleep all day, it’ll screw up my sleep cycle worse than if I get up now. This way, I’ll be tired at something approaching a reasonable hour tonight.”

“Ahh, okay. That makes sense.” She bit her lip. “So… it looks like I’ll probably be here until six-thirty or seven tonight.” She winced a little, wondering if she was going to see the less laid back, more pissed off side of Brandon. She’d said she was going to be a bit late when she left that morning, but two hours was hardly a ‘bit’.

She heard water running and the clink of dishes. Was he washing the breakfast dishes? Her heart squeezed.

“Aww, I’m sorry, babe. But at least it’s Friday.”

Suzanne fiddled with a paperclip binding a stack of applications. “You’re not mad?”

The few boyfriends she had had in the past always hated when she worked late. The internship was not the first job she’d thrown herself into, working extra hours and pulling more than just her own weight. That’s just the way she was.

Brandon’s low chuckle blended with the burble of the water. “Nah. I mean, I’d rather see you sooner than later, of course. Don’t get me wrong. But I knew you were gonna be extra busy this week, and you did mention you’d be late this morning.”

“It’s not just this week,” she blurted. She didn’t know why she felt the need to bring this up now, but for some reason she felt like she had to point out what had always been one of her biggest flaws. Brandon seemed to have missed all her other ones. She felt a little frantic.

She could almost see his frown when he replied. “What’s not just this week?”

“I mean… I’m sort of a workaholic.” She sucked in a breath now that it was out there, chewing her lower lip.

Brandon snorted. “Yeah, believe it or not, I kind of figured that out when you told me about working through your birthday.

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