I took a few steps and stood in the doorway. “You look hard at work. I like seeing that.”
She laughed. “Lindsey asked me to send some things to her so she’s up-to-date when she comes back on Thursday.” She gestured toward the computer.
“She really trusts you.”
She shrugged, then shook her head and grinned as though she couldn’t lie even to herself.
“Yeah, she does. She knows I was at that meeting with you last week, and I think that’s elevated me in her eyes.”
“You shouldn’t need any elevating,” I replied, leaning one arm on the door frame.
“I’ll take that as a compliment.”
“Did you get home okay the other night?”
She blushed at the reminder. I loved the way crimson painted her cheeks.
“Yeah. Thanks.”
“It was good seeing you outside of the work environment.” Her cheeks turned redder.
What the fuck are you doing?I was flirting with her at work, out in the open. I had a clusterfuck going on with Vibra, two new prospective clients I was wooing, and a board of directors that wouldn’t be too happy about the leak, and I was flirting with Cierra, an employee.What the fuck is wrong with me?And I wasn’t even going to think about the no-fraternization policy. I was striking out on all fronts.
“Yeah.” She turned to her computer. “I should probably get back to work,” she went on, her voice lowering a little bit. “But… thanks for dropping by.”
I turned on my heel and walked away, putting some distance between me and the woman I couldn’t seem to stay away from. Heading to the elevators, I wondered if I’d bitten off more than I could chew with Velocity.
And with Cierra.
