Avery shook his head. “No, no. But he’s also not an idiot.”
My eyes narrowed suspiciously. “Areyou going to tell him?”
The groan I received in response was incredible—more pained than embarrassed sounding. “Yes. Of course I will. And I’m warning you now, both he and Silas aregossips.”
It was too good not to continue poking fun at him for. And even more so to know he was open to sharinguswith his friends, ones that I’d yet to meet but by the sounds of it, were eager to get that ball rolling. “Wow, Avery. Just tell me next time you have a crush instead of it getting to me through the grapevine.”
“I wouldn’t call it a crush.”
“Then?” I prompted.
He was quiet as he rotated the wheel with one hand, taking us down a side street and away from the busy intersection that seemed to always be jam-packed this time of day. “Ilikeyou, Brandon. A lot. More than just a friend.A lotmore.”
I swallowed. The air was suddenly growing way too hot.
“If that freaks you out, just tell me.” His voice had grown quiet, eyes staring steadily out his windshield.
How ironic for him to sit there and think thatIwouldn’t be receptive to his feelings. Actually, scratch that. That I wouldn’twelcomehis feelings.“You should drive us back to my place.”
He darted his tongue out to wet his bottom lip. The hand on my thigh slowly crept up my leg. “Yeah...?”
“Yes.” The second I got him into my house, I was tearing off his clothes.
He flicked his turn signal on and quickly merged. “Yeah, definitely. Let’s drop this paperwork off first and then we’ll head over.”
“Perfect.” Because after we did that, he was all mine.
CHAPTER 29
Avery
Over the next two weeks,I waited by the phone like a stray dog praying to be let in from the rain.
The anticipation was killing me, as was being kept in the dark from the moment I’d slapped the files down onto Ted’s desk. He’d been surprised to see me, and even more so once he’d lifted the top part of the manila folder and spotted Ana’s name on the first form’s page.
From there, I’d been kept out of the loop with strict ordersnotto discuss this with anyone else. Well, aside from my accomplice.
In the corporate world, silence was never a good thing. It meant parts were moving without approval and decisions were being made behind closed doors that I wasn’t privy to. None of which were helping with the nagging urge to know what the hell was going on.
Leaving a task like this to the professionals was obviously in my best interest. After all, why else would I have gone through the trouble of hiring a shark like Ted in the first place if hewasn’t up to par with doing his damn job? He was the best of the best for a reason and not simply because of his impeccable track record inside of the courtroom.
His team was well known for their expertise in digging up dirt that the other side of the bench had long since believed to be buried.
AllIneeded to do was be patient.
A virtue I severely lacked these days.
Fortunately, the one thing keeping me sane thus far was Brandon and his brilliant distraction methods—namely in the form of him showing me the beauty of exploring each other in every way possible.
Much like this afternoon when I’d stopped by to bring him his lunch, only to find myself with his dick down my throat.
“Fuck,” Brandon’s deep groan had my cock straining in my pants, dying to be let out. “Little more tongue. Right... there.”
The hand in my hair tightened as I dragged up along the hard ridge, my lips puckering at the crown of it that was still slick with my spit. I had a hand fisted around the base of him that I used to stroke up to where my mouth was, meeting in the middle from both ends.
Being on my knees for this man in the middle of his shop’s office while he lounged back in his chair, pants down and legs spread to give me plenty of room to suck him off was hotter than I’d ever imagined.
While I was still new to all of this, I was eager to learn and get a better handle on how to please and pleasure him. I was eager to know exactly what made Brandon tick—or rather squirm and twitch until he was putty in my hands.
