Violently so.
“Just as frustrated as I was yesterday morning with this computer.” I managed to put a little snark into it. “If you actually want me to make any progress here, I’m going to need the correct tools.”
The barest smirk lit the edge of his plush lips. “It’s not sufficient for you?”
Clearly, he knew it was a pile of crap.
“This thing is as old as I am.”
Amusement drifted across his face. “You really think you’re going to whip this place into shape?”
“That’s why I’m here, isn’t it?”
Obviously, I knew that wasn’t true, but sometimes it was easier to pretend.
“Bookkeeping?” He said it droll, a question tacked to it. Head inclining like maybe he was trying to piece my job together with my personality.
It wasn’t quite what I’d promised my mother. Close, but with about ninety-five percent less pay. I was sure I was making her super proud, that and the fact that I’d allowed Dereck to go astray.
I hiked an indifferent shoulder. “What can I say? I’m good with numbers.”
Something passed through his features. Something calculating. Then he gave a clipped nod. “I’ll see what I can manage.”
“Thank you.” It left me far too fast and wispy. What was I thinking, getting soft on this guy?
As if aiming to prove my point, his expression hardened like dried clay. “I’ll be back. Stay out of trouble while I’m gone.”
I gave him a salute, and I was the fricking fool who giggled when he left.
“Passcode to get in is 85641.” Silas leaned over my shoulder, orating the numbers at the same time as he punched them into the keypad of the laptop he showed up with.
I quirked a wry brow. “Is that the code to get into everything around here?”
He huffed a disbelieving sound, as if he were offended I thought so little of him. “Just making it simple for you.”
I bristled. Now I was the one who was offended.
He chuckled a little, and his breath skated over my cheek. I had to stop myself from clenching my thighs. “Don’t worry, Little Wildfire, there’s nothing in here that will land you in hot water. Just a bunch of old files and the software we used back in Moonlit Ridge. It should streamline things a bit.”
He clicked into the program, and I nearly jumped with joy. “I guess bikers do know how to run businesses, after all.”
He lifted his hand and dragged the back of it down the angle of my jaw, his mouth so close that I could nearly taste him. “I can think of a few more things I’m pretty good at.”
The words dripped sex.
Goosebumps raced.
I should shove him off. The most astounding thing was that I didn’t want to. My mind blown that rather than fighting back, I wanted to sink into the indulgent promise he was clearly making.
Wondering if it was a little of thegoodthat Meems had been talking about.
I nearly scoffed at myself.
I knew how horribly bad it would be, but God, I wanted to bottle up this feeling, keep whatever he had seduced in me and put it on a shelf as proof that it existed.
The main door swinging open had Silas stumbling back, and I tried to shove off the reaction, totally flustered and probably flaming red since my blood raced at ten thousand degrees.
“Well, hello, dear brother.” Elena’s voice was full of an accusatory laugh. I couldn’t see her from where I was sitting, but if I could, I was sure her expression would contain a gleeful allegation. “I hope we’re not interrupting?”
