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`` just you being in here ... '' `` i 'm only arrogant if i 'm wrong . '' |
`` wrong about what ? '' |
i feel the urge to pull my hair again but do n't want to give him the satisfaction . |
`` wrong about you wanting me . |
let 's give it a test- '' he narrows his eyebrows , studying me . |
`` i 'm going to kiss you now , and all you have to do is tell me to stop . '' |
`` what ? |
that 's crazy . |
not to mention you just fucked dana , and now you expect me to kiss you ? '' |
i protest , but he steps toward me . |
i try to pull backward but i 'm already pressed against my bedpost . |
desire unfurls deep in my stomach as his eyes lock onto mine . |
`` if it 's crazy , just tell me to stop , '' he whispers teasingly , and moves closer . |
his musky scent fills my nose and my mind begins to swim . |
i feel wetness trickling down my thigh as he curls his arms around me , grasping the bedpost with both hands behind my lower back . |
he 's so close to me . |
i can feel heat radiating off him . |
his legs and chest sink against me and he moves his lips toward mine . |
just a few inches between nate thornhill 's mouth and mine . |
now an inch . |
now two centimeters ... i can feel his warm breath against my partially open lips ... |
`` stop . '' |
i whisper . |
he freezes but does n't pull away , as though he ca n't believe what he 's just heard . |
though truthfully , i 'm marveling at my own restraint . |
i can feel his erection against my thigh-i know he wants me , too . |
now i can beat him at his own game . |
i lean forward slightly , allowing my lips to brush against his as i speak , `` unless you do n't want to . '' |
his eyes , which were focused on my lips , flick back up to meet mine . |
i force myself to stay steady even as i 'm consumed by the lust in his gaze . |
he stares at me for a moment , then pushes off the bedpost and steps back . |
he opens his mouth , about to say something , but nothing comes out . |
i remain pressed against the bedpost as he turns and moves toward the door . |
without looking back , he shuts it behind him . |
i stumble forward and take a deep breath . |
it 's like he takes all the air out of the room and i ca n't breathe when he 's around . |
i ca n't believe i just rejected him . |
i 'm stunned , but i also feel like giving myself a standing ovation . |
i just resisted the advances of nate thornhill , my fantasy of almost three years . |
i should win a willpower award . |
i knew that if i 'd let him kiss me , i would forever lose any kind of power in our relationship . |
i 'd be just be another pathetic girl who fell for his charms . |
of course , the downside is that i 'm more turned on than i 've ever been in my life , and i 'm alone with a book again . |
i sigh and crawl back onto my bed . |
i have a feeling that whatever is happening between me and my stepbrother , i have n't seen the end of it yet . |
chapter seven `` i 'm so happy there 's another girl working here ! '' |
constance says , swiveling around on her desk chair . |
she 's my new cubicle mate , and one of only a handful of other interns at thornhill and co. `` ah , there . |
my outlook is finally working , '' i announce , opening the email system on my desktop . |
`` so they 'll want you to sign an nda and stuff , but after , want to go to lunch ? '' |
she asks . |
`` what 's an nda ? '' |
i turn to face her . |
`` non-disclosure agreement . |
there are a ton of senators and big business types who come in here , and you ca n't tell anyone . |
very important , '' she says in hushed tones . |
she seems very pleased that she 's snagged this coveted internship , which is probably why i have n't told her that i 'm the boss 's stepdaughter . |
i 've never benefited from nepotism before , and it feels strange and uncomfortable to me now . |
`` oh . |
well i 'd love to get lunch later this week , but i 'm having lunch with my friend allison today . |
we go to uva together , and she 's got an internship at this urban planning place in georgetown , so i 'm going to meet up with her . '' |
`` cool . |
georgetown has really good shopping . |
i 'd love to go with you sometime . |
fashion is like , my side hobby , and you have a stylist 's dream body . '' |
`` i do n't think i- '' i begin my canned response to a shopping invitation before i realize that maybe i can afford it . |
and constance looks so perfectly chic in her patterned cardigan and statement necklace . |
`` you know , that would be wonderful . |
i really do n't know what to buy . '' |
`` oh , i can help you with that . |
but careful not to wear anything too tight around mr. thornhill , '' she adds , rolling her eyes . |
`` what do you mean ? '' |
i ask with a frown . |
`` oh my god , who is that ? '' |
constance asks , breaking away from our conversation to stand and peer over our cubicle wall . |
i join her to see nate and pierce walking down the hallway together toward the elevator bank . |
they must be having lunch together . |
`` that 's his son , '' i reply , immediately sitting down again . |
`` he looks like a polo model ! '' |
constance exclaims , sitting back down . |
`` um , what were you saying about pierce-mr. thornhill-just then ? '' |
`` well , i 've never had an issue , but maybe he 's just not into asian girls , '' she says , throwing her black hair over her shoulder carelessly . |
`` from what i 've heard , though , he has a certain reputation . '' |
`` oh , no , '' i reply , worriedly tugging on my hair . |
shit . |
shit . |
i knew he was too good to be true . |
`` do n't worry . |
from what i 've heard , he 's pretty harmless , he 's just from a different generation when it comes to women around the office-especially young women , '' she adds . |
`` mmhm , '' i reply , my mind already spiraling into crisis mode . |
`` you ok , brynn ? '' |
`` maybe he 's changed , though . |
i mean , he 's married now , '' i say , clinging to a speck of hope . |
`` yeah , i heard he got married . '' |
she shrugs . |
`` could be . |
i do n't think it 's something that 's been really recent or anything . '' |
i nod , feeling slightly mollified . |
we both spin back to our computers as we hear footsteps approaching our cubicle . |
i glance up to see pierce and nate appear in the opening . |
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