His Private Collection by Geneva Lee

Author:Geneva Lee [Lee, Geneva]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Estate Books

5

Friday

The Office

Caroline peeked into her cubicle as soon as Lily arrived the next day. Her friend bounced from foot to foot as she settled into her desk, but despite the excitement pouring from her, Caroline didn’t speak.

“What is it?” Lily asked as she switched on her desktop and began checking her email log. She was almost afraid to ask after yesterday. Lily wasn’t certain she could bear any more surprises in her life. Not that anything Caroline had to tell her would be more interesting than Lily’s evening. But Lily couldn’t share that with anyone. Not even Caroline.

“You aren’t going to believe what’s happened!” Caroline dropped into the spare chair and dragged it closer to Lily’s own. “Remember Steve Anderson’s old office?”

“Did you get it?” That would be a surprise, but Lily couldn’t see another reason that Caroline would be as concerned with a vacant corner office.

“Don’t be daft.” Caroline shooed away the thought with her hand. “Mr. Quinn took it!”

“Mr. Quinn?” Lily repeated weakly. Surely, she’d misheard her friend. There was no way that Brock Quinn would take an office here. Not when he had the entire top floor of the building to himself.

“Sadly, it’s temporary,” Caroline told her. “They have to do some construction on his office and we had one available. Do you know what this means?”

Dozen of possibilities swam through Lily’s mind as memories of his hands on her danced over her skin. It was a coincidence, she told herself sternly. It had nothing to do with her. “What?”

“We get to look at him every day!” Caroline clapped her hands together, but the girlish enthusiasm faded when she saw the look on Lily’s face. “What’s wrong? I thought it was the best news ever.”

“It is.” Lily quickly rearranged her face, hoping that a smile would cover up the color she’d felt drain from it. “I just hope he doesn’t start firing people.”

Caroline crinkled her nose. “Look on the bright side. Plus, it’s not like he even knows who we are.”

As if cued to her words, Lily’s desk phone rang. She grabbed it quickly, thankful for an excuse to avoid this conversation. “Hello?”

“Lily.” Her name dripped off his tongue like warm honey. “Come to my office.”

“Your office?” she repeated, not entirely sure she was awake. This was a dream. She was still in bed. This couldn’t possibly be real. She fumbled with a paperclip, scratching it over the tip of her finger and wincing.

“For now,” he said simply. “Do you need me to come and find you?”

He had to know that the news of him taking the vacant corner office would spread like wildfire.

“I know where it is, Sir,” she whispered, glancing over at Caroline, who was obviously straining to hear the person on the other end.

“Sir?” His low laugh trembled through her. “I rather like that for public use, but I think I’d prefer you call me Master in private. Come now.”

“Yes, Sir,” she said before hanging up.

Caroline cocked her head to the side, studying her like she was a puzzle.

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