Love in the Cards
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She smiled and thanked him when he handed them to her. They silently took a moment to clean themselves and get their clothes back in order.
Lea expected him to walk out at that point. Instead, Tom stepped forward and kissed her. His kiss was tender and loving, and her love for him hit her again even harder.
Tom pulled back and hugged her to him. “I’ve wanted you for so long.”
Her eyes widened with surprise. “You have?”
“Since the day I hired you.”
Lea hugged him as she buried her face in his chest so he wouldn’t see her tears of joy. “Me too.”
“You know the rules.”
She nodded and braced herself for what she knew he’d say. He couldn’t lose his job over her. This was it. This one night. This would never happen again.
“I know.” She sighed, her heart breaking.
“So … no office sex. Despite how damned tempting it’s going to be.”
What was he saying? She’d heard a “but” in his voice. She looked up at him and asked the question in her heart with her eyes.
Tom grinned. “However … you know the trip to Denver I have next week?”
“Yeah?”
“I’m pretty certain I’m going to need you there. And probably on the trip I have the week after. Where am I going again?”
Lea smiled. “Tulsa.”
“Right. Tulsa. I’ll need you in Tulsa, Miss Grayson.”
“I’ll clear my schedule, Mr. Malcolm.”
He kissed her again. “And I’ll need your assistance on any trip I’m taking after that.”
Tom wrapped his arm around her, and they started for the door. He stopped when he noticed something on the floor. “My invitation. It must have fallen from my pocket when you were tearing my clothes off.”
Lea chuckled, mostly because she couldn’t deny his words. She had torn his clothes off.
Tom picked it up and showed it to her. She grinned and tugged hers from where she’d hidden it in her corset.
Holding her half out, she grinned as he put his against it, reuniting the torn pieces of The Lovers.
About the Author
Emilia Mancini lives with her husband, two children, and their numerous pets. She is a freelance writer appearing monthly in a variety of local magazines as well as a content editor for several small publishing houses.
Romance/erotica is her preferred reading and writing genre because nothing feels better than falling in love with someone new and her husband doesn’t like when she does that in real life.
Visit Emilia at www.emiliamancini.com.
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