relaxed pose with the first two buttons of his black silk shirt
undone, his long legs crossed at the ankles and his hands in the
pockets of his dark grey slacks. Currently, his attention was on
something off to her left. Then he lifted his arm and spared a
glance at the gold and platinum Rolex on his wrist, checking the
time.
It wasn‘t that he was impatient or anything like that,
because if he wanted to leave, he would have just told her.
Even after all of the years she had known him, he still
affected her. It didn‘t help that he was devilishly striking with his
dark Irish looks and grey eyes, impeccable taste in designer suits
and had the sexual magnetism of an Alpha male in his prime.
Always an enigma, yet charismatically appealing to her sex
leaving a trail of heartbroken women in his wake. Unable to help
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herself she let out a frustrated sigh. The man couldn‘t help but
be attractive, even David was falling over himself.
―Sure, that‘s why he came to pick you up instead of your
brother.‖ David added about her statement of being her brother‘s
boss and nothing else. He didn‘t believe her because he knew all
about Max King, and he didn‘t seem the sort to pick up relatives
of employees. He was rich enough to send someone else to do it.
She eyed him for a moment unable to squash down the
frustration. She‘d gone out with David a few times to do her best
to erase Max from her mind thinking that it was just a childhood
crush that made her feel the way she did, but it didn‘t work. She
still felt undeniably attracted to Max and if there was any
uncertainty it was just wiped clean when he drove up. David was
nothing compared to the man that Max was. He was a yes man,
and Max was a natural leader. He was innovative and exciting
and masculine to the teeth, and she knew then no one could ever
compare. ―Whatever. I‘ve got to go.‖ She said suddenly fed up
with him.
―Wait.‖ He grabbed her arm.
Neither one of them saw Max suddenly stand straight and
pull his hands out of his pockets balling them in fists with his
pale eyes on the couple a distance away.
―Can you at least introduce me?‖ He asked hopefully.
Appalled, she pulled her arm out of his grasp and glared
at him, ―I should have known. Every time I get linked with Max
King, I discover my friends‘ true intentions.‖
He blinked twice and straightened trying to compose
himself again, ―It‘s not like that Lily. Will I see you this
weekend?‖
Clearly he was lying and doing a terrible job of it. While
he was talking, his eyes were still locked on Max. She stared at
him. Now that things were clear to her on why he wanted to see
her, she was no longer interested. She would not be used. ―I
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don‘t think so.‖ She inclined her head toward Max, ―My brother
set me up with a job for Max this summer.‖ She added with some
satisfaction at the envy he couldn‘t hide, ―I‘m going to be busy.‖
David looked back at Max still unable to hide the awe he
had for him, ―Maybe you can put in a word…‖
―I don‘t believe this! Goodbye David.‖ She turned and
walked away frustrated and angry. Why did Max have to show
up? She couldn‘t help herself but glare at him as she neared him,
―Where‘s Luke?‖ Not only that, all of the women around them
were practically falling over themselves to get a better look at
him and for some reason she wanted to pull out her claws and
scratch all of their eyes out.
―Hong Kong.‖ He answered with a smile while standing
erect and looking down at her, ―And hello to you to.‖ He added
seeing her expression and not seeming the least bit deterred by
it.
She‘d forgotten how sexy that deep voice of his was and
stopped suddenly to stare at him as a shiver ran down her spine
and he was so tall. She hadn‘t seen him in several months, but
you‘d think it was ten years by the emotions of longing he
aroused in her. When she spoke, her voice nearly cracked,
―Hong Kong?‖
―Yes.‖ He leaned down and opened the door for her,
―He‘ll be back tomorrow night if things go well. I told him I
would make sure someone was here to get you—get in button.‖
He added the last bit softly.
Button? He had called her that since she could remember
and she never knew why because she was too afraid to ask. It
sounded like a cutesy name, but when he said it, it sounded
salacious. She closed her eyes for a moment to savour the affect
it had on her. She had to admit that she loved the way her body
reacted around him. It was like some sort of electrical current
that only he could ignite.
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Before getting in the car she turned to him, ―You could