Chapter Nine

My lip twitched, my newfound confidence growing inside of me and giving me courage. “I don’t think I’m the one who’s going to get into trouble.”

He tilted his head, his jaw tightening. Such a sexy jaw… “What exactly are you implying, Ms. Neely?”

The mood shifted, quickly crossing from work bickering into subtle flirting. Our energy was beginning to crackle between us, the room seeming smaller than it really was. The desire was there, blatantly poking each of us to leap over his desk and go at it. My chest was heaving, willing me to make a move, yet my heels were anchored to the hardwood floor just outside of his office.

He took the initiative, smoothly standing tall and gliding easily on his feet around his desk toward me. My breathing picked up its pace, anxious for what he was going to do. Turning and running home would have been the smart thing to do, but I was drawn to him, a dangerous magnet that would shock me when I touched it.

He was in my face now, so close that if I tilted m