“Michelle, I don’t mean to be a bastard, but this isn’t a date. My brother thought I needed a woman, but I don’t. In fact, I have one. She just isn’t free right now. I’ll buy you dinner, if you’re hungry, but afterwards, I’ll be leaving, alone. I need you to know that.”
“She’s one lucky woman.”
“Yeah.”
I leaned back on the chair and watched the dance floor while I finished my beer. Ruben had really done well with this place. McKenzie’s had done the renovation work, and at the time I’d told him he was crazy for wanting to do this, but now, I knew different. Sebastian had told me the place was packed every night with people lined up outside waiting to get in. The club had only been open about a week, but hopefully that would continue.
A quick glance back to Michelle assured me she was more than occupied.
“Why don’t you go over and say hello?” I suggested, hoping she’d take the hint.
She stood up and, without another word, stomped off in the direction of the two guys who had been giving her the eye.
I picked up another beer, but before I could take a sip, my eyes came into contact with the object of my desire. I put the beer back onto the table and watched every move she made.
David had his arm around her waist as he spoke to another guy, but Lily didn’t look happy. I really wanted to go over there and talk to her, to make her smile. She looked so sad and….stunning.
She had a pair of silver stilts on with a very short dress, which showed most of her legs. The dress was a mixture of silver and black with long sleeves. It was sexy as hell.
My blood started to boil, and so did my temper. She was mine, and he had no right putting his hands on her. Fuck. She lived with the bastard. I breathed heavily and tried to get my jealousy under control.
She was the most beautiful woman in the room, and she was getting rather a lot of looks from the guys who had spotted her.
I watched their group move further into the room and head towards the bar. That’s when I noticed the back of her dress. I nearly choked on my beer. It was backless. Her dress was backless, right down to just above her ass. My cock pushed desperately against my zipper, wanting to play. Hell, I’d be lucky if I could walk out of the place. I sure as hell had no intention of leaving until I’d spoken to her. Or touched her.
I picked my beer up, leaned back against the chair again and watched her.
Chapter 13
~~ LILY ~~
Going out with Val and Daniel had been a good idea, because they caused a distraction. I really did like Val, although Daniel was a bit of an idiot. David liked him and usually talked Daniel’s ears off, which would usually leave me alone to do my own thing to some degree. But not tonight.
I’d worn a new dress that I’d been itching to wear and for the first time in like, ever, I’d gone without a bra. Very big mistake. David became all amorous, which I really could have done without. Since we’d left the apartment, he did nothing but touch me. It was probably the most he’d touched me in five months.
Val kept looking at me funny. I tried to separate from David to go and chat with her, but he insisted I wasn’t going anywhere on my own. If he didn’t let go of me soon, he’d get a stiletto in his foot. That was one thing I knew for sure.
The club he brought me to was new and looked like a really hot place to be. It was packed and the music was loud, just how I liked it. The only downside to being in a club was that David didn’t dance, and he wouldn’t let me. He was afraid other guys would get the wrong idea. The only guy I wanted to get the right idea was Michael, and he wasn’t here.
It wasn’t even twenty-four hours since we first met and already I was longing to see him, to be standing in front of him. He tied me in so many knots. The guy should come with a warning, because hell, with a single look from him, I had soaked panties.
“Lily, are you all right?” Val asked me.
“I’m fine. Just tired. Had a busy day at work.”
Her eyes nearly popped out of her head. “I thought….I mean….”
“I started a new job today, at McKenzie Holdings.”
“You did?”
Why did she sound so stunned? What the hell had David told Daniel? I needed a minute to myself. I stood up abruptly.
“I’ll come with you, Lily,” David said as he stood to join me.
“No. You. Will. Not. I’m quite capable of going to the bathroom on my own.” I startled him. Good. I turned my back on him and stormed to the restrooms, or rather the direction that I thought they would be in.
I came to a stop close to the bar, not having any idea in which direction to turn.
“Can I help you? You look lost.”
I turned and was stunned to be standing in front of a guy who looked just like Michael.
“Ruben,” Michael growled as he approached without taking his eyes from mine.
“I take it you two know each other?” Ruben questioned, pointing out the obvious. He held his hand out to me, drawing my attention away from Michael. “In case you didn’t catch it, I’m Ruben, his brother.” He pointed to his side.
“I’m Lily.” I shook his hand as Michael moved in closer.
“Don’t you have something to do?” Michael grouched at his brother.
Ruben laughed and after hitting him on the back, walked in the opposite direction.
Michael stood so close to me and placed his hands on my hips. “Dance with me Lily. Let me have you in my arms for a little while.”
My heart beat wildly, sending a pulse straight between my legs. I’d never felt so hot.
“We’ll dance in the dark, over there. No one will see us.”
I nodded.
He released my hips and took my hand, leading me to the back of the dance floor which was as dark as night.
Michael released my hand and wrapped himself around me from behind. “If I’m in front of you, I won’t be able to stop myself from taking your lips,” he whispered in my ear.
I wanted to turn my head and capture his lips. My nipples were pebbled and my thong was soaked, all in the space of a few minutes. He was wrapped so tightly around me, I never wanted to move.
My hands reached for his as we entwined our fingers together. His cock felt hard as rock when he rubbed it between my ass cheeks. I pushed back against him. He groaned. “Lily,” he took a deep breath, “you keep doing that, I’m going to come like a teenager. I want you that badly.”
“I want you too.” I raised our joined hands to my breasts. “Feel what you do to me.”
He used his fingers to rub circles over my aching nipples. I moaned and pressed my ass into him. I moved my hands and reached behind me to his hips, then dug my nails in, pulling him against me. We moved to the beat of the music as though we were the only two people in the room. It was the most erotic dance of my life.
“Lily, we really need to stop,” he whispered again as he slipped a hand into the back of my dress and caressed down to my waist, then slowly moved up to my breast, cradling it in his palm. He gently rubbed my nipple between his finger and thumb. My whole body felt alive and ready to combust.
“Michael, oh god.” I threw my head back on his shoulder, and reached up with my hand to run my fingers through the hair at the nape of his neck. I felt him shudder against me. I turned my head and looked straight into his eyes. I could hardly breathe. I wanted him between my legs. No, I needed him between my legs.
“Lily, you crush me.” He leaned down and nuzzled my neck. I couldn’t control the shiver that racked my body. He moved his other hand and started to lift my dress.
“Michael,” Ruben said from behind us.
“Fuck…. Ruben go away.”
“The guy she came with is looking for her.”
He gripped me even tighter. “Okay.”
We were both breathing really heavily, our chests heaving up and down. Michael removed his hand from my dress and turned me to look at him. “You’re a lot more than my assistant, Lily. I know we’ve on
ly just met, but I don’t want you to think that I’m taking advantage of you, because that’s so far from the truth. I want you so damn much, it’s killing me.”
I took his face between my hands and brought his head down, pressing my lips to his. He growled. I wanted to melt into him. Where I found the strength to step back, I’d never know.
I smiled up at him. “I want you too, Michael. But perhaps it’s for the best that we got interrupted.” I dropped my hands from his face.
“Lily, there you are,” David said as he arrived at my side with Daniel and Val trailing behind him. “Oh, Michael McKenzie, I didn’t know you where here.” He looked from me to Michael and back again.
“My brother, Ruben, owns the place,” Michael told him.
I was surprised because I didn’t know that, not that we’d had time to talk about it, we’d been more interested in touching each other.
David put his arm around me and stared at Michael. God, David was an ass.
“We’re leaving,” David announced.
“I’ll see you tomorrow, Michael,” I said, not wanting to leave him.
As David started to drag me out of there, I reached out and briefly squeezed Michael’s hand. I seriously thought he was going to pull me out from under David’s arm.
“Lily, why were you standing in the dark talking to him?” David asked as soon as we walked outside.
“I got lost looking for the bathroom and his brother came to my rescue, just as Michael appeared. He’s my boss, I wasn’t about to ignore him.”
David had a strange look on his face, which I couldn’t decipher. “If you say so.”
We climbed into the taxi which Daniel always managed to find within minutes. Sitting back in the taxi I wondered whether David saw Michael and I dancing and how we were wrapped around each other. If he did he wouldn’t say anything until we arrived home, so at least I would know in an hour. I realized that I wasn’t actually bothered if he had seen us.
Michael made me feel desirable and so damn hot. He only had to look at me and I tingled from head to foot, and that was only knowing him for a short while.
I really couldn’t wait for work tomorrow, so I could be close to him again.
Chapter 14
~~ MICHAEL ~~
Back at home, I’d been unable to get Lily and her sexy body out of my head. She was one mighty fine woman with the longest legs I’d ever seen. The thought of having them wrapped around me and the feel of her full breast in my hand made me rock hard.
In the end I’d hit the shower and used my hand to get some relief so I could actually sleep, but it hadn’t helped any. No sooner had I dried off and climbed into bed, was my cock stiff again.
After a crappy night’s sleep, thanks to Lily and my very stiff body part, I found myself at the office earlier than usual. I walked into the elevator with more enthusiasm than normal, excited because I was closer to seeing Lily. She wasn’t due into work for about an hour and a half, but she would hopefully be there soon.
As I stepped from the elevator I just stood and took in my surroundings while I was unobserved. I could hear one of the receptionists pottering around in the small kitchen. Normally, I would arrive when the reception area was fully staffed, but not today. Usually, the minute I stepped into reception I would have their eyes on me and Jacky fluffing her hair, offering me a lot more than what I ever intended to take.
My brothers and I had worked damn hard over the past ten years to build what we had today. Our father had loaned us the startup capital and, thanks to a gamble, which Lucien took, we became McKenzie Holdings. We then moved into one of the new buildings we were commissioned to build, taking over four floors of prime office space.
For the first time in six years, I was hopeful that I would have someone who could share all this with me and stand by my side. Someone I could trust.
With a sigh, I walked down the corridor and noticed a light on in the office. I pushed open the door and my heart stopped. Lily. God, she was beautiful. She was wearing a red suit, which looked to be fitted just as perfect as the one she’d worn yesterday. I wondered what she had on her feet and whether her shoes were red, or black to match her blouse.
She lifted her head and looked at me, her smile not quite reaching her eyes. Something was wrong.
“Give me two minutes, Lily.” I dashed into my office and deposited my belongings onto my desk, took my jacket off and placed it over my chair.
As I walked back out again, I glanced over at Lily, who was pretending to be busy on the computer, and walked over to the coffee machine to pour us both a cup. “Would you like cream and sugar?”
She looked startled. “Yes, please.” She stood and walked towards me.
I had to count to ten to stop myself from wrapping her in my arms. She was sexy as hell in her outfit and red stilts. Holy hell!
“Lily, come in here please.” She took her coffee from me and followed me into my office. Once we were both inside, I took hold of her elbow and guided her to the sofa.
I sat down next to her and turned to face her. “What’s wrong?” She frowned. “Lily, something’s happened. The spark has gone from your eyes. Please talk to me. Did David see us together last night?”
She looked at me for a minute, and then sat back in the chair. “If he saw us, he hasn’t said anything.” She took a deep breath, then looked at me again. “David apologized last night for being an ass earlier in the day. He said he was shocked I hadn’t told him I was working here. I guess I should’ve told him.” She sighed. “He made me dinner and said he didn’t want…. to lose me.” She took a deep breath and tried to smile. “You look tired,” she said and lifted her hand to caress my face, rubbing under my right eye with her thumb.
We both froze. My cock jumped to attention and my heart pounded. I took hold of Lily’s hand and brought it to my mouth then placed a kiss in her palm. She shivered.
With my eyes still focused on her, I watched her swallow and found I couldn’t take my eyes from her mouth. Just as I started to lean in to sample those lips, there was heavy knocking on my door. We jumped apart just as Ruben came barging in. He opened his mouth to say something then shut it abruptly and looked between the two of us.
I found my voice. “Lily, you remember my brother, Ruben, from last night. Ruben, you remember Lily, she’s my new assistant.”
He walked over to us and took the hand Lily offered him and, instead of shaking it like she expected, he placed a kiss to her knuckles.
“That’s enough,” I said, which stunned them both. “Lily, why don’t you finish what you were doing when I arrived?”
“Okay. It’s nice to meet you again, Ruben,” Lily said, on her way out of my office.
“Oh, the pleasure is all mine.”
Ruben was dead!
As she shut my office door behind her, I turned to my brother, who had the biggest grin that I’d ever seen on his face. “Don’t you start flirting with her,” I warned.
He started to laugh and sat in the chair as I collapsed back onto the sofa. “Wow, brother. You’re so fucked.” I frowned at Ruben’s choice of words. “I can’t wait to tell the boys.” Meaning our three brothers. Shit.
“There is nothing to tell. I have a new assistant whose boyfriend is a jackass and cheating on her with his boss’s daughter. Which she doesn’t know, so keep that to yourself. All I was doing was comforting her.”
Ruben was still grinning at me. “So, if she doesn’t know, why does she need comforting? And why, where you practically making love to her last night on the dance floor?”
I let out a sigh. “For some reason, she hadn’t told him about getting the job here, and he was one of the Oakfield representatives at the meeting yesterday. He was pissed, to put it mildly. Last night he wanted to make it up to her with apologies, and I don’t think she was too impressed with him.” I was staying well away from the ‘making love’ comment.
“Yeah well, tell yourself whatever you want, but there was sure as hell a lot of
chemistry going on between the two of you when I walked in. It’s a wonder I didn’t get burned.”
I’d had enough of Ruben. “I presume you’re here for a reason. What is it?”
“So abrupt, brother. You wouldn’t by any chance be trying to get rid of me so you can get back to your hot assistant.” He laughed.
“Let’s get something straight, she’s my assistant, which means she is out of bounds to anyone with the McKenzie surname. Are we clear?” I stood and faced him.
“Crystal.”
Then why was he still grinning?
He cleared his throat and walked over to the large window in my office. Ruben had a smaller build than the rest of us, but he sure as hell used to prove that size didn’t matter on the mat. We all grew up having to do boxing and karate, which Ruben excelled at and used to kick our butts. Much to his delight, I might add. I sensed something was bothering him and it must be pretty damn important for him to come to me.
“Ruben?” He turned to look at me.
“I shouldn’t have come.” He started to walk towards the door.
“Ruben, wait. You obviously have something to say or ask, so just get it over with.” I ran my fingers through my hair and waited.
He paused and looked back at me. “It can wait. I’ll see you soon.”
That was really odd. Perhaps Ramon knew what was going on with him. They spent more time together than any of us. I couldn’t even remember Ruben being so….bothered.
Chapter 15
~~ LILY ~~
I sat back down at my desk, stunned with how quickly I’d become attached to Michael. He had been about to kiss me when his brother had walked into the office. Perhaps it was a good thing. I needed to act more professional towards him and remind myself that he was my boss. Plus, I was still with David, who I really needed to sort out, sooner rather than later. That was something I should have remembered last night. What a mess.
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