I glanced over at Conor to see what he was making of all this, but his eyes were on the back of his brother’s head and he wore a smirk on his face.Apparently he was amused.
Well, I wasn’t.
“I’m doing fine right now.With my hours changing, I have more time in the evening to attend study groups with my peers.My scores on projects have already improved, and it’s only been four days.”
“You’re being obstinate.”
That sexual tension I was feeling by his authoritative self?
Yeah.
It was gone.
I couldn’t sit up any straighter than I already was, but I refused to get to my feet and close the distance between us.Instead, I screwed up my face in my best bitch face and let it all out, “And you’re being an ass.You think you know everything and honestly, you don’t.What the hell do you know about studying, Rory?You probably slept with half your teachers in college!”
Conor smothered a chuckle behind his hand.
Rory just gave a menacing smirk.“Yep.It was pretty damn hot, too.Some of the best sex I had until recently.”I’m sure it was only because Conor wouldn’t catch the movement, but Rory shifted his eyes to the couch beside me before winking at me.“It was pretty much the most exciting sex I’d had, the fear of being caught, you know?But lately…sex has been pretty exciting.”
I fought a smirk.Yeah, so exciting he couldn’t hold himself back.
“Just take the damn car,” he repeated.
“Why do you care?”I could feel my anger deflating.Really, it was exhausting fighting with him.That and I had already been leaning toward accepting Conor’s offer.
Rory just stared at me.Not a single emotion crossed his features.His body was still strung tight as he leaned on the desk with his arms crossed.But he stared, and he stared.
“Just take the car,” he finally said, pushing himself off the desk.“I’m out.Stone’s got the bar.”Without waiting for a response from Conor, he left the room, closing the door behind him quietly.
I puffed out my cheeks, waiting for the tension to leave the air.Surely Conor would take that outburst from his brother as more than boss-to-employee concern.
And sure enough—
“You want to tell me what that was about?”But rather than sounding pissed, Conor was…
Amused?
I wiped my palms on my shorts and shook my head.“Nothing.Rory has just decided to turn his non-existent game on to me.”
Looking even more amused—if that were possible—Conor grinned crookedly.“Do you want me to do something about it?We don’t have a fraternization policy, but if he’s bothering you, I can do something.”
I sighed.I could end all of this right now.Conor would make sure Rory would leave me alone.I wouldn’t have to deal with his advances.
But just at that moment, I could smell his cologne in the air and my pussy clenched involuntarily.Damn body.I mean, what was the deal?I spent ayeardisliking him and one day, I decide to give in to his charms, he doesn’t evenfinish the deed, and still I wanted him?
I sighed again and shook my head.“No.It’s fine.I can handle him.”
The look didn’t leave Conor’s face though.Instead, his grin deepened and he nodded upward once.“Ok.”He sat up and uncrossed his arms, leaning into the desk.“But the car.Mia will kill me if I tell her I couldn’t talk you into it.Have you seen my woman lately with her hormonal outbursts?”
This time I grinned.Mia was a hoot.
She was sweet and quiet, and honestly, pregnancy did her good.She glowed in the way I often just thought was hooey nonsense.But her temper…
Who’d have thought the Irish one in that relationship would have the calmer disposition?
“Are you afraid of Mia?”I asked, my grin filling.
Conor smirked.“You don’t live with her.”
