Alluring Promises Box Set (Books 1-3)

by Josie Bordeaux

  Matt’s expression was serious as he snapped at me, “Really? Did you not see how uncomfortable she was making me?” His brows were pulled together as he gestured with his thumb at where Evelyn stood.

  “Oh come on. Poor baby. You didn’t enjoy being fondled throughout breakfast?” I gave him a teasing pout, knowing he probably loved it. I see women hang on him all the time, why would Evelyn be any different?

  He shook his head briefly. “No, but it seems like you enjoyed me being tortured.”

  I practically laughed as I snickered, “Oh please. You were getting hit on throughout breakfast. You loved it and you know it.”

  His mouth dropped open as he threw his arms out wide and his eyes pretty much did the same. “I didn’t in the least. Besides, I didn’t want you to feel uncomfortable or jealous.”

  It was my turn to pop my mouth open. “Jealous! Why would I be jealous?”

  He gave me a curious look as he leaned in, lowering his voice, “Well, you know, because of last night.”

  I looked away briefly and swallowed. Although I loved his attention on me, I needed to make sure that we remember our agreement. “Last night was the only night, remember? We agreed on that.” I forced a smile to make light of our entire agreement and started walking.

  We entered the elevator and as soon as the doors shut, he surprised the hell out of me by pressing me up against the mirrored wall. His mouth pressed hard against mine and I couldn’t help but open mine so I could taste him again. His hand grabbed my waist and started to slide up to my breast, squeezing firmly. The elevator stopped at a floor and Matt pulled away quickly as if unaffected by what he just did. I was breathing heavy and trying so hard to catch my breath. He leaned against the side of the elevator, placing both hands on the rail as if he were standing there the entire time. Two people entered the elevator and nodded to both Matt and me. I pressed a fake smile as I tried to regain some composure.

  Why did he just do that? Was he trying to tell me he wants me and not Evelyn? That couldn’t be the reason. It was probably some macho crap Matt likes to do. Maybe he was just revved up from Evelyn touching him all through breakfast. That had to be it.

  CHAPTER FIFTEEN

  Matt

  THE RIDE to the airport was the toughest thing ever. Vanessa seemed to get a kick out of Evelyn pawing at me. I think she even gave me a sideways glance on the way there with a smirk. Evelyn had her hands all over me, squeezing my arm and finally my thigh. Normally, I’d get turned on or even just take her into the airport bathroom just to relieve both of us.

  However, my night with Vanessa was…intense. She was fantastic in bed and I couldn’t get over it. I actually had hoped that she was horrible in bed or that she would protest just so I wouldn’t want her any more. Nope. That wasn’t the case at all. And then she left in the middle of the night. I wanted to wake up to her and definitely enjoy her sweet taste again. Just remembering her scent made me hard. Too bad Evelyn thought that was from her groping me.

  The night that Vanessa met up with Bob and then left together threw me into a jealous fit. After calling her hotel room and her hanging up on me, I ran into Evelyn. I kept remembering that she told me she needed to talk to me, telling me she had all kinds of pull with Buchanan. I started to wonder if she was fucking him. I knew he wasn’t faithful to his wife from when he visited me in Atlanta. While I don’t agree at all with cheating, I also know it’s not my business — especially when it came to my boss. Discretion was key in this industry.

  Then Amanda and Sasha came out of the bar looking for me, wanting me to go hit the bars and casinos with them. So I did. I tried to get Evelyn to go, but I have a feeling she was a bit jealous of the two other women. I felt bad, but at the same time I was a bit relieved. There was something about the way Evelyn was trying to sway me that made my gut tell me something was off. I couldn’t figure it out, but thought it had to do with her being Vanessa’s mentor or something.

  We arrived at the airport and I helped the ladies get their bags to the curb and paid the driver. Both ladies thanked me and Vanessa started walking inside toward our gate, leaving me to follow behind with Evelyn. I was thankful she lived in San Diego and her flight would be an entirely different concourse.

  She stopped me before we started heading our separate ways. I was pissed off that Vanessa continued walking off without me. Evelyn’s hand was on my arm, squeezing with that massaging intention. The type that lets you know she’s really into you.

  “Matt, I wanted to talk to you about your job. I can get you higher in corporate if you really want.”

  I realized I didn’t want to know how she would go about doing that and decided to let her down nicely just in case she really did have some pull. I didn’t want to offend her. “Thank you, I appreciate that, but I’m really enjoying learning the ropes where I’m at right now; however, if that changes, I’ll give you a call.”

  She smiled and tilted her head. “You do that,” she said as she handed me her business card. I took the card and our fingers touched. She lingered longingly and squeezed my fingertips before letting go.

  I couldn’t get away from her fast enough and practically ran to the security checkpoint. I looked at the long line searching for Vanessa and found her way ahead of me. I watched her glance back at me, smirking. I held up my hands and mouthed “Thanks!” She shrugged her shoulder giving me the cutest smile.

  One night my ass.

  There’s no way I’ll be able to keep my hands off her if she likes to tease me like this.

  I made sure to bump us up to First Class again. I could tell she loved it last time and I was sure as shit going to make sure we sat together on the way back.

  When we arrived back to our airport, I offered her a ride back since I knew she took a cab to the airport to save on parking fees. Vanessa and I strolled out to my girl. When I stopped in front of her and pushed my key fob, Vanessa’s mouth dropped open. Yeah. I get that a lot from women. They love a nice car and my Porsche was a beaut.

  “Is this your car?” She asked, her mouth still hanging open.

  I love that. She’s impressed. Maybe she’ll definitely forget the policy now.

  “Yep. This is my girl,” I announced proud and slightly cocky. She’s a really nice car.

  “You asshole!” She spat at me. “You’ve been parking in my space at work!” Her hands were now on her hips and she was clearly pissed off.

  “Your space? Which one?” I asked as I tried to shove her bag into my trunk. I was thankful my garment bag would stuff behind my seat or I might have to make Ms. Snotty Pants hold my bag the whole ride home. The thought made me chuckle to myself.

  “The fourth parking space,” she snarled.

  I cocked my head to the side remembering which one. “The one without a name?” I couldn’t help but smirk that this whole time I had taken her space. I could just picture her pissed off in her car yelling. Too bad she didn’t know it had been me the whole time. She’d have been in my office a lot more.

  She rolled her eyes and huffed. “Yes, that one.”

  “Well, if it had a name on it, I wouldn’t have parked it there.” I smiled to her as I opened her door for her. She sat down and I realized then she was dressed in work clothes. Her skirt hitched up slightly, showing her fantastic thigh. Mmm. Damn, I loved being in between those thighs last night. I tried to focus back to our conversation. I was getting another rise out of her and loved the banter with her.

  I sat behind the wheel of my girl and put the key in the ignition as Vanessa started to explain defensively, “I’ve been waiting for a correct sign. I had to order a new one.”

  I turned my girl on and gave Vanessa a wink. “Well, when you finally get it posted, I’ll stop parking there.”

  She rolled her eyes and huffed. I smiled knowing I sort of got her back for the making me sit in back of the taxi with Evelyn.

  “Did you drive a blue SUV when you first came to the office when Perry told you about the position?” she seem
ed to huff the question out.

  “Guilty,” I wiggled my brows at my admission.

  Vanessa shook her head and I chuckled. I glanced over and noticed her slight smile too. I had this immediate urge to grab her hand and playfully squeeze it. I didn’t.

  I started driving and we were both lost in our thoughts. When I turned towards home instead of the office, Vanessa blurted out, “Where are you going? We need to get back to the office.”

  “Why? We just flew in. We’re off the rest of the day. Travel day.”

  She shook her head adamantly. “No, I don’t do that. I always go in right after my trip, if it’s before five.”

  I gave her a sweet smile. “Well consider this a fun day then. I’ve kidnapped you the rest of the day,” I teased her as I raised my brows.

  She glared at me as she said, “Umm, no. We need to get back to the office.”

  I shrugged as I looked back at the road. I wasn’t giving in on this one; like hell if I’m going back to the office if I don’t have to. “Well we’re not. There’s no reason to go back in. You don’t have any meetings planned.”

  “How do you know I don’t have any?” she snapped.

  I gave her a quick smile as I admitted, “I already checked.”

  “Why would you do that?”

  “Because I thought we would continue what we started back at the conference.”

  She lowered her voice as she told me, “It was one night, Matt. We discussed that.” She looked back out the window.

  “You didn’t give me a full night. I want the remaining four hours,” I told her as I threw her a taunting smile.

  Her head snapped back to look at me as I glanced at her. She sputtered, “I…you…this wasn’t a time stamped deal. It was one night of sex to get it out of our system.”

  Nonchalantly, I shrugged. “Well, I still don’t have you out of my system.” I watched her squirm on that one. I gave her my signature licking my lips move. She pulled her brows in, disgusted.

  “You can’t determine whether we continue or not.”

  “Why not? You did. You left in the middle of the night. I told you at the conference I wasn’t done and I meant it.”

  “I…you,” she stammered, but shut her mouth and looked out the window. I hadn’t planned on saying all that, but since we were headed home I figured I’d take a shot and see if it would work. Just like sales, throw it out there and see what bites. Fuck yeah, if she’s going to bite on this one. I got a chub just thinking about being with her again. I started thinking about what I could do.

  “Matt, we already discussed and agreed it was the one time,” she told me as she looked out the window thoughtfully.

  “Okay, that’s fine. I wasn’t trying anything,” I told her as casually as I could. Lie.

  She had this sideways glance, her eyes sparkled as if she were excited. “You were too,” she taunted me with a soft playful laugh.

  Please tell me she’s teasing me. It’s so subtle it was turning me on more. I gave her a questioning look with a small smile “How?” I asked.

  Vanessa’s eyes grew wide in disbelief and her jaw dropped open, yet she was still laughing along with me. “You were giving me those bedroom eyes and licking your lips!”

  I went ahead and did just that. I was dying to see what she would say about it.

  She gave a small roll of her eyes. “Don’t give me that. You are totally aware of how you seduce women,” she pointed out. Playful. I am fucking loving playful Vanessa. Where the hell has she been hiding?

  I chuckled. “What like this?” I ran my tongue along my lip and gave her my half smile.

  She snickered and shook her head. “You’re incorrigible.” I went a little further and raised my eyebrows slightly. Her jaw dropped and she hit my arm lightly. “It’s not doing anything for me and I already told you — No!” She pursed her lips, giving me a smart look, she added, “and I’m immune to your ways.”

  I nodded my head. Fine. I’d go a different route in order to get her into my bed. Man, I just need another full night with her. Maybe then I could get her out of my system.

  I chuckled. “Alright, fine.” I changed my tone to a more serious one. “What should we do tonight?”

  Her smile and playful manner left as she glanced thoughtfully out her window. “I actually have plans for tonight.”

  “You do?” I asked with a little more surprise than I had intended.

  “Yeah, with this guy Aubrey set me up with.” Fuck.

  Why did I feel jealous? And why did my heart feel like it was coming out of my throat? Why the hell am I so pissed off about all this? I had one night with her, hoping to get her out of my system, but now I feel like I just want more. I hate it when a plan backfires on me.

  CHAPTER SIXTEEN

  Matt

  I OPENED my apartment door to head down to the gym, when I glanced across the hall.

  I gaped at Vanessa from the floor up. Starting with her red painted toenails in sexy black heels, showing her bare silky leg that peeked out from the slit of her floor length emerald green dress. The dress was gathered to one side emphasizing her amazing hour glass figure. Her full round breasts were propped up so that the cleavage of her dress showed the swell of her globes.

  I wanted to literally rub my cheek across her breasts and lay feather kisses on each one while cupping them and pulling down the material of her dress so I could take one of her rosy buds into my mouth and suck for all eternity. Fuck.

  “Matt?” I heard her gorgeous voice say from somewhere in my fantasy. Then I felt a smack to my back that brought me out of my mini fantasy as Clark shoved me further out the door.

  Vanessa was staring at me with a curious expression, I’m sure wondering why I was gaping at her tits. “Umm, Vanessa, wha…umm, are you headed out?”

  “Yes, actually I am. This is Thomas Larmont.” I glanced over to the guy that I hadn’t noticed before. He didn’t seem much older than I was, but he did wear a very expensive suit, completely the opposite of my gym shorts and t-shirt. He held his hand out to me. I shook his hand glancing at his Rolex.

  “Umm, Matt. Matt Williams,” I quickly introduced myself. We all seemed to stand there in uncomfortable silence. I noticed Vanessa was starting to twirl her ring around her finger, so I knew she was nervous. I wanted to mess with her, but seeing her like that I really just wanted to wrap my arms around her. Our eyes met and she gave me a nervous smile and nodded her head quickly. I watched her gorgeous lips, moist and covered in the most alluring shade of red as she licked them quickly to speak.

  “Well, we should probably leave, Thomas.”

  “Of course. We wouldn’t want to be late to the symphony.” She returned a nervous smile and nodded briefly.

  He placed his hand on the small of her back as they started walking down the hall. I was having a hard time keeping my jealousy in check knowing that only hours ago I gave her kisses right where that fucker’s hands were now. My jaw was starting to hurt from clenching so damn hard.

  Clark and I followed them to the elevator and Thomas pushed the button, as we all stood around quietly waiting. When it finally arrived, we all gathered inside as Clark pushed the button. He glanced over at the couple behind us. “Lobby or Parking Garage?”

  Thomas responded, “Lobby, we have a limo waiting for us.” I watched Vanessa’s mouth turn into a small admiring smile hearing that news and her eyes lit up. My heart dropped, knowing that he was doing something that brought that smile and it wasn’t me who put that there.

  “Wow, a limo, huh? Those things are great for fucking,” Clark spit out in a way that only Clark could say with a straight face, staring straight ahead and not giving a shit who was around. I wanted to kick his ass and by the look on Vanessa’s horrified face, she did too. Clark continued to stand there as if he hadn’t said the most uncomfortable thing in the world.

  No one said a word.

  Finally, the elevator opened up to the lobby. We all waited patiently as Thomas gestured fo
r Vanessa to step out first and he followed her. Clark and I stepped out and Clark turned to walk to the gym. I stood there staring after Vanessa and her date as they walked out the building’s glass doors over to the waiting black stretched limo. I watched the chauffeur open their door and Vanessa politely nodded her head to the chauffeur. She elegantly took her seat, her dress slit showing her amazing bare leg. I remembered laying kisses along that bare leg just last night.

  “Hey asshole, let’s hit the gym. You can pound out some of that frustration you got from seeing her with her date,” Clark yelled at me from down the hall.

  “I’m not frustrated,” I told him as I turned and started walking towards him.

  He shook his head, laughing. “Yeah, then what’s the reason you’re staring after her like a love sick puppy,” he taunted as he pulled out his key card and swiped it. The door unlocked and he pulled it open.

  “I’m not love sick,” I protested as I stepped inside, dropping my towel and placing my water bottle on the nearest treadmill.

  “Yeeahhh, right.” Clark’s sarcasm made me want to punch him. Instead I decided to take his advice and work out my frustration. Clark got on the treadmill next to me and started a light run.

  My pace quickened as I kept thinking about Vanessa. What was worse was I kept wondering what that Thomas guy was going to do to her amazing body. Anger flashed through me as I thought more about how he was probably touching her. My pace picked up until I was in a full sprint and my breathing began to come out in short puffs, barely pulling in oxygen.

  “Hey idiot, you’re gonna trip if you continue at that pace,” Clark yelled out as I did just that. I almost fell flat on my face. Instead I just scraped up my right knee on the damn tread. Clark started laughing as he continued to chastise me. “Told you!”

  Asshole. I stood up breathless and started to pace around the room, trying to figure out what my problem was. I’m with women all the fucking time. What did I care seeing Vanessa with another guy? I didn’t get that way with Kara when she got a boyfriend. And shit, I was with her a lot more than “one time” Vanessa.