“Which is why we need to communicate better.” I stretched up and kissed him quickly, willing to chance it since the door was closed. “We’re both going to run into situations that make us uncomfortable, but we can’t hide it away and lie about it.”
My sexy, daring omega looked down, a sheepish expression creeping over his face. “You’re right.”
“So what should I have done?” I wasn’t going to pretend to have all the answers. He needed to remember I wasn’t psychic…just a damned good assistant.
Tanner shrugged, slowly taking a deep breath. “Nothing different. You’re right. Anything else would have been ridiculous. I just need to work on separating the two sides of our relationship.”
Reaching up, I cupped his cheek. “You know if you want something different at work I’ll do it, but one of my biggest fears going into this was that you’d see our relationship as a way for me to undermine you at work.”
Tanner immediately shook his head, then turned and kissed my palm. “Never. I know I’m not being the most rational right now, but I’ve never thought you would try to do anything like that.”
I had a feeling neither of us were at our most rational right now.
All I wanted was to wrap myself around him and hide him away. Not rational at all, considering we both had to work and the idea of locking him away was creepy. But I had a feeling it was the strength of the emotion that was the important part.
“I’d have to admit to not being entirely rational at the moment.” I started moving the hand that was on his thigh up higher as I kneaded, and with my other hand I traced his lower lip with my thumb. “Yeah, focusing on work isn’t as easy as I thought it would be.”
Damn. He smelled so good.
I caught myself as I started leaning in for a kiss. Tanner’s eyes were wide and I could smell the desire building up in him. “Shit. We can’t do this here.”
Tanner chuckled awkwardly but nodded. “Yeah, knowing we’re dating and hearing us going at it in my office are two different things.”
The images he’d put in my head with that one simple sentence were wicked. “It’s going to be a long day.”
Tanner’s smile widened and he leaned forward to press a quick kiss to my lips. “Oh yeah.”
“You’re a bad influence.” I shook my head, trying to clear the crazy desire that was building. “Okay, we’re going to have to be careful with any private meetings. What I’m imagining is definitely not work related.”
Tanner’s chuckle was more relaxed that time and I could hear the desire in his voice as he reached down and adjusted his dick. “Me neither.”
“Hands off.” I batted his hand away from his dick and gave in to the temptation to stroke my fingers down his erection. “That’s mine.”
He shivered and sucked in a staggered breath as I teased his body. “Alpha…”
Pulling my hand back with a groan, I leaned over and kissed his head before I stepped away. Distance would be necessary or I’d do something stupid. “You are pure temptation. I think I’m going to have to punish you for that.”
Tanner let out a low moan and my cock started to ache as he shivered again. I knew if I got closer I’d smell how turned on he was, but I couldn’t. I respected him too much to shove our work relationship out the window. “Leave your dick alone and don’t make any plans tonight.”
Nodding slowly, Tanner seemed to be fighting to pull himself together. “I honestly didn’t think it would be this…distracting.”
“Us working together?” When he nodded, I continued. “Me neither. But I’m not willing to change that, so we’re going to find ways to make it function.”
Tanner stood and started fidgeting with his tie and brushing his hand down his shirt. “Yes, rules that make it easier for us to stay focused.”
I caught a whiff of his scent as he moved and I realized I’d gotten closer to him again. Forcing myself to take a step back, I smiled. “And making sure I can’t smell you is going to be one of the first rules.”
Tanner’s blush heated his face again, but the wicked smile that accompanied it said he wasn’t too embarrassed. “It affects you that much?”
“Oh yes.” A few more inches back made it easier to think. “Arm’s length seems to be the closest we can come before I start getting…distracted.”
And horny.
“I hadn’t noticed before, but yeah,” he gestured between us, “now it’s easier to think.”
An alpha’s scent wasn’t as noticeable as an omega’s, but I’d always heard that when emotions were involved, our pheromones started increasing. Evidently that might have been downplayed a bit. I was starting to wish sex ed had been a bit more accurate and less careful.
I really should have asked more questions.
