Tessa's Temptation(40)

"Then why are you trying to undress me?" She glanced down as he undid  the last button. "Not that I'm complaining but what if someone walks in  on us?"

"Everyone is gone for the night." He spread her shirt apart and watched  as her nipples poked at the silky material of her bra. Lowering his  lips, he licked and nipped at them through the thin fabric. "I don't  think I'm going to be able to wait until we get home."

"So having me here will have some perks for you then?" She sucked her bottom lip through her teeth.

"Some perks for you too." He caressed her breasts with the back of his hand. "Let me show you."                       
       
           



       

He slid his hand under her skirt that was now up around her waist. His  eager fingers sought out her heat as he moved them under the elastic of  her panties.

"Fair warning." She leaned over him and licked his lips. "I'm very wet for you."

"Fuck." His fingers slipped effortlessly inside her slick pussy. "What am I going to do with you?"

"Whatever you want." Her knees brushed the back of his chair as she rocked into his hand. "But you already know that."

As he fingered her, she dripped onto his hand, so ready and willing for  anything he wanted. That kind of lust shot straight to his cock. The  faster he went, the longer and louder her moans became. "I have to fuck  you." The image of her spread out on his desk as he drove into her made  him crazy.

"Not yet. I'm so close." She lifted her hips and plowed back down on his fingers. "Let me come, then you can fuck me."

"So demanding." He increased the speed of his fingers, moving them in  and out and taking time to circle her clit. "Whatever you want."

"Oh..." She dropped her head to his shoulder as she came undone in his lap.

"Chase," his office door flew open just as Tessa let go. "I have those-"  Audra stopped dead in her tracks as she took in the sight before her.  "What are you- I mean- how could you-"

Tessa kept her head down as Chase set the hand that wasn't buried inside her on her back, holding her to him.

"Audra," he cleared his throat. "Could you give us a few minutes?"

"Take all the time you need." She threw the file on the floor and stormed out of his office.

"Hell," he mumbled as he lifted Tessa out of his lap, sitting her on the  edge of the desk in front of him. "I'm sorry. She left forty minutes  ago. I don't know why she came back." If he had known Audra was still in  the building he would have locked the door. His attorney was the only  one who would dare to barge into his office when the door was closed. "I  need to go make sure she's not throwing a fit and breaking things."

"She seems like too much work." Tessa buttoned her shirt. "She must be a damn good attorney."

"She was." He tucked his shirt into his pants. "I'm in the process of  changing things over. I haven't told anyone yet, but Seth is coming on  as my business attorney. I had hoped to split the duties between them  and then phase her out."

"She doesn't know that?"

"Not yet," he said as he tightened his tie. "She has some personal  things going on." He didn't want to say too much and violate the privacy  of Audra's mental health history. He didn't like to keep things from  Tessa, but with Audra everything was complicated. He never should have  let things get this far. "She left the firm for a while last year and  when she came back on board, there were certain stipulations we put in  our business contract. I didn't want to exercise those clauses, but  lately she's left me no choice. I don't want to say anything to her  until I have a plan in place. I also didn't want to do it before the  holidays. I don't want to do that to her."

"You feel bad." She traced her finger down his cheek. "I can hear it in your voice."

"It's not something I want to do."

He and Audra had a past, and even if things hadn't worked out for them  as a couple, they still had years of friendship. He was concerned for  her mental well-being and had been in contact with her sister in the  past week. She agreed that Audra seemed to be slipping back into her old  habits of erratic behavior and outbursts. She told Chase she was  looking into a treatment facility, but Audra wasn't cooperating.

"I agree," Tessa said. "Don't do it before Christmas. I see how  conflicted you are. You're such a good man. You'll make the right  decision."

"You're very kind." He stood and wrapped his arms around her. "I know Audra wasn't very nice to you at the charity ball."

"She doesn't bother me." Tess smiled. "I have you and she doesn't. I still think that's part of the problem."

So perceptive. "I better go talk to her," Chase said. "Want to meet me  at the cafe on the water for dinner? It's too cold to eat outside but  I'll arrange for a table by the window."

"I thought you wanted to do something with me." She ran her palm over his crotch. "Are we still gonna take care of that?"                       
       
           



       

"Do you even have to ask?"

"Just checking." She slipped off his desk. "I owe you a little something."

"You owe me more than one something." He pulled her to him, kissing her hard on the mouth. "I plan to collect all night long."





Chapter Twenty-three



Tess resisted the urge to call her dad. Chase had probably already told  him about their relationship and left by now. She couldn't imagine her  father would have a problem with the two of them dating. When it came to  what she wanted in her life, her dad always let her make her own  decisions. When she was headed in the wrong direction he tried to talk  her out of it, but always gave her room to make her way. Good or bad he  was right there when she needed him. This time was different. Chase was  different. He wasn't a mistake and her father would have to see that.

She respected Chase's wishes when he said he wanted to tell her dad  about the two of them by himself. She didn't like it but he was so  determined, how could she argue? It was kind of cute.

As she climbed the stairs from the workout room, she noticed someone  coming up the walkway outside. Once she got a closer look through the  foyer windows, she saw it was Tanner. She wondered what he was doing  there. He hadn't talked to her since that night he stopped by and had  pizza. She couldn't blame him. If she were him, she'd be afraid of Chase  too.

She opened the door before he could knock. "Hey," she said as he stepped back. "I saw you coming up to the porch."

"Hi." He smiled once he recovered from her startling him by answering  the door so quickly. "I needed to drop these papers off for Chase." He  stepped inside the house. "Is he here?" He looked around the foyer. "He  left the office earlier than usual."

"He went to visit my dad." She held out her hand for the papers. "I can put those on his desk."

"Thanks." He hesitated. "Do you think he'll be home soon? I had a few  questions and I want to make sure I don't screw up what he wants done."

"I guess he should be here soon. You want to wait in the family room?"

"That would be great." He followed her down the hall. "How have you been?"

"Good." She plopped down on the couch. "How are things going with you?"

"I've been busy." He sat down next to her. "I didn't get to talk to you much at the charity function. You looked awesome."

"Thanks." She wondered why he didn't sit on the chair across from her or  even on the other end of the sofa. He seemed a little too close for her  comfort. "It was a fun night."

"You guys checked out early." He set the papers down on the coffee  table. "Audra and I thought maybe you had a fight or something."

"A fight." She grinned when she remembered why they had left. It had  been one amazing night and while there were definitely raised voices, no  fighting was involved. "Not at all."

"Cool."

"What's up with you and Audra?"

"Audra?" He cleared his throat. "Why would anything be up with Audra?"

"I don't know." She shrugged. "You two seemed cozy. I thought you might be her new boy toy or something."

"Boy toy?" He chuckled. "She's not that much older than me. Actually,  we're twelve years apart. Isn't that the same age difference between you  and Chase?"

"It is."

"You're not setting a double standard when it comes to younger men and older women, are you?"