A Millionaire, His Suit And Poor Me – Part 52
Jace’s face went from shocked, to confused, to positively terrified, all in the span of three seconds.
“You’re awake,” he said softly, his voice shaky and quiet, his hands clutched protectively over 2 Chainz. “Like, awake before I woke you. You woke up on your own. In due time. Not even on time,” he shivered, eyes closing, “soon.”
In response, I snuggled into my cocoon of pillows and blankets. “Is it so hard to believe that I am, in fact, capable of being a contributing member of society? Don’t answer that.”
ou sick, or what ?”
enris withdrawal period? Are you hoping that he will come and save you from the tornado that is Louis Tomlinson during the stupid month of his birthday?
tty stupid face to distract me.”
lot of time to think, right?”
the hell,” I laughed, throwing a pillow at him. He gave me a stunned, accusatory look and hugged our kitten to his chest. “That’s off
oday’s shoot.”
ou’re
aring your held every morning. Call Henris. Or don’t. I do not care. You’re boring me.”
fake British accent. I heard you guys arguing the other day about who would hypothetically make a better astronaut, and what the hell!”
runt, he raised his nose in the air and left the room, taking care to slam the door behind him.
don’t say anything that will make me to make laugh “.
. “She’s all for moral support.”
nd of course, I could hear Louis arguing with Jace that he would definitely be a better astronaut. Hypothetically, of course. I hated them both and their whole c
Chainz jumped onto the foot of my bed and quickly got comfortable on my feet, stretched and relaxed. On the other hand, I was staring at my phone again and inwardly wondering if it was really too early to call Henris or not, and maybe I was abo
response and pushed my foot away. “Good. I got it.”
nervousness might be due to the current caffeine withdrawal I was experiencing, and I was already about to hang up and get a cup when the ri
as?”
s. I ignored my alarm.”
your alarm?”
s let out an annoyed sig
lling would have bothered you. And then maybe you would have come to my office like you said you would. And now I feel bad because you were sleeping.”
office, Noras.”
to think you would. Not one.”
t.”
hing? If you can? Or breakfast? Like, whatever works for you. My schedule is m
d in the background. “You’re not staying the night, but you’re calling me at seven in the morning and asking me to go have breakfast?”
ve.”
lunch, if you can last that long without me.”
le and hands
were accentuated by a suit that clung tightly to the curves of his upper body, wrapping around his arms before stopping where the sleeves were cuffed to his wrist, rev
a look ove
Carter
able
ne with whom
en. I kicked
why didn’t you
sliding around my waist from the side. His breath nourished my skin as he moved, placing another lazy kiss to where my shoulders met my neck, the
e you’re going to help my business succeed. Something else.
uess not,” I whispered. “Sushi?
n my skin, warm and spread. “Yes, please
f the many boxes,
ugh,
ve to give me a huffed
ave to?”
ne. “How was your day,”
der it a good day so far.
“I’ll say I’m sorry and I want to talk to you Henris
tand.”
?”
Later.”
at piece of sushi to avoid…
of his forest green eyes. He looked at
I took my time chewing and trying to figure out what I was
ng with nervousness, Henris sighed and leaned forward to place his hand on my knee. “You’re done
ve a choice?”
an f**k on my desk,” Henris smiles. “again. Your
again. “You know that, isn’t it
t seven in the morning. So
e background and I slapped him under the table. “-Mr Steve. Do not be
e me.”
figure it all out. You just changed your mind like it wasn’t
autiful too, I thought absently, brushing one of her many silver rings. “Nora,” he said softly, “I haven’t changed my mind.
shaking his head furiously at the idea. “I should never have left, not when you were right there and giving me a chance to make everything right. It was all I
hange your mind
t. But
hispered.
was just too busy being an obsesse
I wanted it too much.
u don’t wanted
es for any
of silence for her to freeze, remember where she
mple smile and a quick wave of the hand behind the pile of papers she is holding i
and on his jaw. “Lou, this is Noras. Noras, this is Louise,” sh
eral names. Anyway, Mr. Horan
murmured .
ch
p being a real a*****e and get his head out of his a*s.” That’s
ce of business Lou.”
ee hundred,
do if I offered you a thousand?”
mnly, shrugging her narrow sh
ffers a sum for some shit he wants you do, I the
cretaries and powerful bosses, and it was really, really hard to hate her because five seconds earlier she had called Henris an a*****e.
to
m to call me Tuesday to reschedule
over his shoulder.
ned to me with a frown. “Before you said it,
I raised an eyebr
he’s married with a kid
you want me to come with you. And I was thinking a little about cheap porn, for the tip of his foot against my leg