He shrugs one shoulder. “It’s what I want. Isn’t part of the beauty of this system that I don’t need to justify why I want it?”
Technically, he’s right, but… “Why do you want to go on a date with me?”
“Because I think it’ll be fun.” He spins his chair slowly from side to side, his knee brushing along my thigh. “And you, Wylder Buckingham, need some fun.”
“Do not.”
“Dude, you literally go to bed at eight p.m. unless you have a social event youhaveto attend. And I’m pretty sure that blow job I gave you was the hottest thing you’ve done in a while. Maybe ever.”
I go to argue with him, but he’s right. Shifting gears, I choose a different route. “It wouldn’t be appropriate for us to go on a date. I’m your boss.”
Neo stares at me for several long seconds before he throws back his head and roars with laughter. He laughs and laughs until he’s clutching his stomach and wiping tears from his eyes. “Hilarious. Genuinely the funniest thing you’ve ever said.”
I frown, unable to work out what’s so amusing. “How so?”
He pastes on an expression of mock solemnity as he meets my gaze. “Well, I believe we first crossed the line of inappropriateness when you told me you had a dream about me gagged.”
“You made me tell you that.”
“True, but I didn’t make you watch me jack off. You made that decision all on your own.”
I shift in my seat.
Neo’s lips twitch. “And I believe it was also you who pushed me to my knees and shoved your cock down my throat.”
I tap my fingers on the desk. “You enjoyed it.”
“Yes, I did.” He’s deadly serious now as he clasps his hands in his lap. “I could’ve made a request for that instead, but I didn’t.”
I tilt my head curiously. “Why didn’t you?”
“Well, first of all, it felt kinda gross,” Neo says. “I want that to happen again because you want it, not because you feel obligated.”
That’s…oddly thoughtful.
“Besides,” he continues cheerfully, “I’d put good money on that happening again regardless. I still haven’t paid you back for the whole Candace thing. Your interest is racking up.”
“I told you, it’s fine and over with now. No more blow jobs are needed.”
“Aw, I love your optimism,” he says, squeezing my knee. I ignore the jolt of electricity it sends up my thigh. “It’s so cute.”
I grind my teeth together, torn between lust and irritation. It’s where I spend my time now, Neo always at my side. “Why the date?”
“Because I know I won’t get one otherwise. And I want one.”
I consider my response carefully. “You want a relationship?”
“Fuck no.” I’m not sure if his rapid response is comforting or insulting. “We wouldn’t work well together at all. But I think we can have fun, which, like I pointed out earlier, you sorely need.”
He’s really thought all of this through. I have a single card left to play. “Neo, you shouldn’t do this. Requests to The Firm should never be made lightly. We can ask anything of you.Anything.”
“That’s fine,” he says, turning back to his computer. “I don’t have anything of any worth.”
For some reason, I can hear my pulse in my ears. “What if we asked you to do something illegal? Something dangerous?”
He waggles his brows at me. “Like hacking the Umbra servers? Hate to break it to you, babe, but I’ve been working on that for weeks.”
I frown. “You have?”
