Chapter 4

Damian didn’t know which gods to thank for these gifts. First, the legs, and then all that smooth skin Nicole had exposed and the perky tits that looked like they would fit perfectly in his hands. And finally, the round, very juicy cheeks he was looking at now. Did they bounce? Did they jiggle? Would they clap as she bounced up and down on him? 

Because this was where this thing was heading. 

Nicole had pushed him beyond his limits, and any other hot-blooded straight man would have been broken already. It was time. He needed to bed his Executive Assistant like he needed his next breath.

He looked up and caught the look on her face. Was she really that surprised? He cleared his throat and looked away from that probing gaze. There was definitely a sexual harassment suit around the corner if he didn’t approach this carefully. 

“If you follow me, Miss Avery, I’ll show you where everything is,” he said as he turned away from her and walked to the door on the other end of his office. 

He didn’t give her the chance to ask why he couldn’t just hand her the key as he opened the door and headed up his private stairway. For a moment, he heard nothing behind him. Had she guessed the thoughts running through his mind? Had he scared her off? 

But finally, he heard her soft footsteps coming up slowly behind him, and tensed muscles relaxed a little. He didn’t look back, even when he reached his private hallway and took his security card out.

Nicole organised most of his life, but she had never been in any of his private spaces. He had been happy to keep it like that because he had enough problems trying to keep her out of his mind. 

But now she’d gone and spilt her tits out in front of him. 

All bets were off. 

He heard the door close softly behind him as he walked further into the apartment. It was designed like the rest of the building in a minimal, polished style, and it was an open plan to take advantage of the views. He didn’t stop until he reached his bedroom. Maybe he could have taken her to the guest bedroom because there were undoubtedly many female clothes there that she could pick from, but he had this insane need to see her in one of his shirts. 

Somebody had cleaned the place since the last time he had slept here, but he was glad he wasn’t a sloth to start with. His bedding was fresh and tucked in the way he preferred. Everything was in its place on his large dresser, and the thick rug on the floor seemed to have been ‘poofed’ to within an inch of its life. It was quite comfortable. He would take Nicole on it one day soon. 

He walked to his walk-in dressing room and looked at the shirts he had to offer. Only the best would do for Nicole. Maybe silk. Something sensual to caress her exquisite skin until he could. Who would have known that she was hiding such a gift under her shapeless clothes? The temptation to touch had gripped him by the balls the second that corset had fallen. The temptation to lick her all over. Kiss her all over.

He picked a white one to match the one he had cut off her body, and when he turned to walk out, Nicole was right at the door. And she was still trying to cover herself.

“I’m sorry. I thought you were waiting in the bedroom,” he said.

He didn’t turn away. He had no idea when he would finally see Nicole like this again, so he would not waste another minute.

“I didn’t... I didn’t know where you were going,” Nicole said.

Her eyes were wide as she looked around her. It seemed she had forgotten she was almost naked because she didn’t turn away from him, and she wasn’t trying to cover her chest anymore.

He strolled towards her, appraising her body. It was quite a work of art. Why did she hide it all the time? Whatever had brought on this makeover today had his eternal gratitude. 

When he finally looked up into those amazing green eyes, he saw the shock in them again because he had not bothered to hide his interest. He held up the shirt to her without breaking eye contact. 

“It will be a little too big for you, but I believe that’s preferable to you walking out of here in your underwear,” he said. 

Nicole gasped as he snatched the shirt and held it against her body, using it as a shield.

“Thank you, Mr Steele. I’m so sorry for the inconvenience. I’ll reschedule the meeting.”

He nodded. Trust Miss Avery to even remember the meeting at a time like this. Still, she wasn’t the one who had been rendered incompetent by the sight of all that exposed flesh. He brushed past her as he walked out and closed the dressing room door behind him. Then he closed his eyes and leaned back on it.

Her skin was soft, and she smelled of fresh air and flowers. His body had been fighting his natural urges from the moment he had seen her exposed like that, but he couldn’t fight anymore. He had never been so hard in his life. How could he want someone so much? 

And why did it have to be the one person in the world who would say no? 

He groaned and turned away from the door. Anything to stop himself from barging in there and doing something stupid. He needed a plan first to make this happen. Something to make her come to him and want him as much as he wanted her.

After a few minutes, Nicole walked out of the dressing room and stopped when she saw him. She still looked embarrassed; her cheeks were flushed, and she kept tugging at the sleeves she had rolled up. His shirt was ridiculously big on her, even tucked in, but he had to admit, Nicole looked damn good in his clothes. She couldn’t hide her curves because her jacket was ruined. His body reacted, his mind short-circuiting, unable to distinguish between Nicole from his dreams and the woman in front of him.   

“I’m going to head home now,” Miss Avery said, her voice barely a whisper. “Or I could just go and change, then come back.”

Going home was the only thing she could do. Otherwise, he’d have her on her back before the end of the day.

He walked to stand right in front of her, flirting with danger because there was no way Nicole couldn’t hear his heart pounding against his chest. No way she couldn’t tell he was breathing a little too hard. No way she couldn’t tell how much he wanted her. She was so small. She always had to crane her neck up to look at him, and it gave him so many ideas about what he could do to her. It was no different now. As he looked down into those green eyes and the slightly parted lips, he couldn’t help but stand just a little too close, closer than what would be considered appropriate. 

“I think we both need the rest of the day off, Miss Avery. I will see you back here in the morning.”

Nicole’s full lips parted wider as if she had been about to say something but changed her mind. He had imagined tasting those lips a million times—imagined how they would feel against his. Or around other parts of his body. He would bet all his wealth that they would feel absolutely glorious. 

He zoomed in on the lips as his body hardened even more. Maybe Nicole finally sensed what he wanted because she quickly stepped back from him.

“Yes. Of course,” she said, sounding flustered. “First thing tomorrow.”

She turned to walk away from him, and his eyes lowered to her ass again. He had to bite his lip to stop himself from groaning. 

It would definitely bounce.

It would smack against his naked thighs when she sat on him.

“Damian?”

At the sound of that voice, everything went soft. 

Fuck. He had completely forgotten about the booty call. 

Miss Avery now stood at the bedroom door, a look of horror on her face as she clutched his shirt at her chest, and he knew how bad this looked.

“Go home, Miss Avery.” 

Sighing, he walked past Nicole and headed towards the living area. Rebecca was just taking her coat off, and she gave him a bright smile when he approached her. She must have seen Nicole right behind him because her smile dimmed.

He leaned over and kissed her cheeks in greeting before he took her coat from her. Nicole silently walked past them, and just before she closed the front door behind her, he saw the look of contempt on her face. The judgy look she gave him all the time.

He had a lot of work to do before Miss Avery let him touch her.