“I picked up a couple of things for our alone time together,” he told her, his voice dropping down so low it resembled melted chocolate. “Are you feeling adventurous, Mary?”
His voice, his scent, the sexual promise in his eyes had a shiver running down her spine and her nipples hardening almost to the point of pain. “I think I’m willing to try just about anything with you, Aidan,” she answered truthfully.
His nostrils flared and his muscles tensed. He closed his eyes for a brief moment as if struggling for control. When he spoke again, his voice was a whiskey-smooth whisper. “Ah, Mary, you have no idea what you’ve just done.”
His eyes were practically glowing with wicked intent. It frightened and excited her at the same time. “What have I done?” she murmured.
He growled deep in his chest, a sound that had her sex throbbing and preparing itself for him. Then he grinned, a feral, sexy smile that would haunt her for the next few days.
“Until Friday, Mary,” he said, opening her door for her.
*
Colorful oaths in no less than three different languages spilled over Aidan’s lips as he hurried to his car. His day was not going anything like it was supposed to.
He’d planned to start his weekend early. He was going to go back to his place, shower, shave, and pack an overnight bag with a change of clothes and a couple of his favorite toys. Then he would head over to Mary’s and ravish her a little, enough to take the edge off and begin preparations for the serious stuff later on.
Right before they left for dinner, he’d give her the small silvery, egg-shaped wireless device (of course he would keep the remote control in his pocket), and maybe some flat, nearly invisible nipple clamps, too, if she wasn’t wearing anything too form-fitting up top.
They’d have a nice dinner at a cozy, out of the way place that was supposed to have excellent Thai food, then hit the Cineplex where they’d sit in the back and make out like teenagers. He’d make her wait until the final credits rolled before taking her home for a marathon session of fucking her senseless.
He knew all the ways he was going to do it, too. He’d been fantasizing about it all week until he had it perfected in his mind. Oh yeah. By the time Saturday morning rolled around, Mary would be the most sated woman in the county. Maybe the state.
That was what should have happened, but unfortunately, life had a way of biting him on the ass. At noon, he received a frantic call about problems with their Mediterranean suppliers. At one, he got pulled into an emergency board meeting when one of the accountants discovered that an account exec in Chicago had been siphoning funds to the tune of a cool million or so.
And at four, when he was finally making his escape, he was snagged by his PA telling him that he’d had an urgent call from his mother with the unwelcome news that his father had been rushed to the hospital earlier that day.
Now it was six o’clock, and he was rushing like hell. He’d managed to find alternate suppliers until a new manager could be sent over to Agrinio, Greece, and sort that out. The situation with the shady account exec was handed over to Legal, and, thankfully, it wasn’t as bad as they had originally thought. And by the time he got in touch with his mother, his father was already home from the hospital. They thought he’d had a heart attack, but thankfully, it turned out to be something much less serious, and with a few days of rest and medication he’d be as good as new.
As it was, he’d barely make it back to his place to change and get to the restaurant in time for their reservations. There was no way he’d be able to head all the way out to Birch Falls and back. He felt like a real ass calling Mary and asking her to meet him there.
Thankfully, she hadn’t seemed angry, just disappointed. But that was okay. It meant that she’d been looking forward to some private time before dinner, too, and how could he find fault with that? Besides, he planned on making it up to her later.
By the time he got to the restaurant, everyone else was already seated. The moment he saw Mary’s eyes light up at the sight of him, he forgot all about his crappy day.
“Hi,” he said, apologizing for being late as he leaned over and kissed Mary on the cheek. Warmth spread throughout his body, and the day’s stress began to melt away. He hadn’t realized just how tense he’d been until then. Just being around her made him feel better.
He greeted Lexi (who was grinning widely) and Ian (who seemed amused). He would deal with them later.
“Sorry, Aidan,” Lexi said. “We ordered some appetizers. I was starving.”
Aidan glanced at the table and realized there was nothing in front of Mary. “You’re not having anything?” he asked, frowning slightly.
“She wanted to wait for you,” Lexi answered with a knowing smile. Aidan felt his chest swell.