“Watch it, Cassie,” he follows me in, not giving anyone a chance to join us. The doors close and he crowds me to the back of the space. “Or I won’t be on my knees. I’ll be fucking you over the desk with your door wide open for everyone to see.”
Okay then.
Chapter Twenty-Five
Dominic (Mace)
This is my worst nightmare, but at least her office is private and while she works, I get to watch her.
Cassie really is beautiful, but it’s not only that, there is so much more to her and seeing her here, in her element I understand why she doesn’t want to give up this small part of a normal life.
She’s studiously ignoring me, still pissed I won’t wait outside or blend in better. I’ve drawn the blinds over the window to the open plan office outside.
People did stare when I walked in with her but no one questioned who I was. Her assistant was the only one who came in. Cassie told her to ignore me, which the woman struggled with, almost walking into the door because she couldn’t take her eyes off me.
I’ve spent the morning texting back and forth with Talon. The shipment is coming in tonight. Singer has his side of it all planned out. We need to make sure we’re there to pick it up and get it out of the port as quickly as possible and I’ve been coordinating it all from here.
Talon isn’t happy I’ve let myself get dragged away, but he’s my second in command, I told him I trusted him and will be there when it matters.
Handlebar knows he has to be with her tonight back at the house so I can deal with this. I haven’t filled him in on what we’re doing. It’s Stroudsburg club business.
From where I’m sitting, I can hear most of what is going on outside. When Cassie’s phone rings, it’s obvious straight away she’s talking to the assistant. Cassie avoids eye contact and speaks quietly into the phone, saying she will be along shortly.
“I have a meeting,” she says hanging up the phone.
“Where?”
She rolls her eyes. “Down the hall. You can stay here.”
“Who is the meeting with?”
“The managing partner,” she says gathering up some folders and walks around the desk.
“Really, cos your assistant out there said Mr. Roderick is here.”
Cassie pauses at the front of her desk, her eyes flick to the door, realizing that it’s slightly ajar, her eyes narrow at me when I get to my feet. I purposely left it open, so I knew what, if anything, was happening outside of the room.
“Why wouldn’t you tell me you were meeting him?”
“For this very reason,” she waves her hand at my posture. “You can’t come into the meeting, Dominic.”
I won’t admit hearing her say my name could get me hard. Not in this situation, not when the man we’re worried might hurt her is waiting for her down the hall. “Really.” It’s not a question.
“Client, attorney privilege. And you just can’t.”
“Real solid argument counselor.”
“Sit down, wait here and stay out of trouble. I will be fine. Nothing is going to happen and there are other people with me. I’ll be back in an hour.”
She walks out and closes the door behind her. I open it and she glances back at me, giving me a hard stare that says don’t you fucking dare. I smirk at her, then sit down where she can see me, keeping the door wide open.
I learned my lesson the hard way when it comes to protecting someone, leaving them alone can have repercussions. Having her out of my sight is pissing me off, but she’s right, what could happen to her surrounded by all these people?
“Don’t let him leave,” she says to the assistant.
“Good one,” I laugh.
“Behave.”
