And fuck me, if I haven’t just made it awkward again.
Hannah turns back to the dishes and I continue to gather them up, before deciding on a whim to grab two beers from the fridge.I’ve gotta work tonight, but fuck it, right now I think we both deserve this.
“Thanks,” Hannah says, when I place the open bottle on the counter in front of her.I take a long pull of mine as she adds, “You’re not working tonight?”
“Oh, I am,” I say, nodding.“But I’ll take a break for an hour or so.”
“You want some help tonight?”she asks, as she takes a sip of her beer.“I can stay.”
“No, seriously, I already feel like shit for calling you in before you’ve even officially started,” I tell her.“But just so you know, I’ll be back-dating your contract to yesterday, to cover last night and today.”
“No, Leo, that’s not—”
I hold up a hand to stop her.“Not up for discussion is what it is,” I say, giving her a wink.“Now, let’s get this mess cleaned up.”
We work together to stack and empty the dishwashers; Hannah hand washes the knives as I wipe down the counters.I open us a second beer as we work and everything about this feels easy and right and I know that regardless of my attraction to her, hiring Hannah was a really good move.
“Okay, I think we’re done,” I say, as the last of the dishes are put away.
“Sweet,” she says, smiling as she starts to unbutton her chef’s jacket.
I can’t turn away, my mouth going dry as I watch her slowly undo the buttons to reveal a tight tank underneath.She’s clearly hot, her skin flushed and covered in a slight sheen of sweat that I suddenly want to lick off.
She throws it onto a counter, her gaze meeting mine again as I blatantly check her out.I watch as her eyes widen, her pupils dilating and making her eyes impossibly dark.I’d like to blame what happens next on the two beers that I’ve drunk, but that would be complete bullshit because the simple fact is, I want her.Badly.
And that’s the only thought running through my head as I now step toward her, my hand reaching out to brush some loose strands of hair from her face.She lets out a gasp, her lips parting slightly as my hand moves lower, my fingers brushing against her cheek.
She blinks slowly, leaning into my touch as my fingers now curl around her neck, pulling her closer as I lower my mouth to hers and kiss her.
Oh my fucking god.
She tastes amazing, unbelievable, totally and utterly addictive as I trace her bottom lip with my tongue, before slipping it inside her mouth.She lets out the tiniest whimper as she pushes her tits against my chest, her body melting into mine as my other arm wraps around her waist and pulls her flush against me.
Everything else disappears, the kitchen, the restaurant, the idea that someone, anyone could walk in here and see us kissing.I no longer give a shit, unable to stop myself as I give in to what I’ve been thinking about ever since she came in to interview with me.
I can hear the voice in my head telling me to stop this, but I’m not listening, and clearly Hannah doesn’t hear it either, because it’s her who deepens the kiss, her arms wrapping around my neck as she kisses me hard and hot now, our teeth and tongues clashing together as we practically devour each other.
“Yo, Leo, you in here, man?”
We jump apart at the sound of Jack’s voice, both of us breathing hard, my heart pounding in my chest and my dick harder than I can ever remember it being.Fuck, if just a kiss can do that, imagine what fucking her would be like.
“Leo?”Jack’s distinct accent calls out again, breaking this moment as Hannah turns away from me.
I suck in a deep breath, trying to get my body under control as I call out, “Yeah, in here.”
Jack strolls in, a huge grin on his face as I brush a hand over the top of my head and turn to face him, praying I don’t look like a guy who was two seconds away from backing Hannah up against the wall and fucking her senseless.
“Hey,” he says, smiling at me.“Oh hey, Hannah, didn’t know you were here.”
Hannah turns, leaning back against the counter as she holds her chef’s jacket in front of her.“Hi, Jack,” she replies, smiling.“Yes, I came in to help Leo out.We just finished.”
Jack glances at me, tilting his head ever so slightly before turning back to Hannah.“Wow, that’s super cool of you, thank you.Well, um…yeah, make sure she gets paid for the overtime,” he adds, turning back to me.
I nod.“Already done,” I confirm.
“Good,” Jack says, clapping his hands together as he glances between us again, an unreadable look on his face that I know only spells danger.As cool as my boss is, he seems to have a knack of sticking his nose in everyone else’s business.And especially so when it comes to setting people up.“So, everything go okay then?”he asks.“The order got done?”
“Yep,” I confirm, needing to get the hell out of here.
