Free Bulletproof by Melissa Pearl

this big machine and every single person is important to making it run smoothly.” I stood and carefully approached her, sliding my hand across her lower back. “Even the coffee maker,” I whispered in her ear.
    She drew in a breath through her nose, turning to look at me. Our faces were an inch apart, our eyes dancing as we breathed each other’s air.
    A slow smile worked across her lips and I took my chance.
    “You busy tomorrow night?”
    “I’m working until eight...supposedly.” She rolled her eyes.
    “Do you think you’ll have enough energy to go home, shower up, and let some guy take you out dancing?”
    Her brown gaze surged with surprise. Pleasure followed swiftly in its wake.
    “You asking me on a date, Mr. Jaxon?”
    “Yeah, I am.”
    Her lips parted, her eyes rounding as she looked away from me. Her finger tapped on the countertop as the coffee started filling the pot. My hand dropped from her back, and I stepped away from her, eyeing her carefully. Crossing my arms, I decided to go for cocky and see how she’d take it.
    “Come on, you know you want to say yes.”
    Her eyebrows arched, a smirk cresting over her lips. I moved back toward her, sliding my hand along the countertop until it rested against her pinky finger.
    “It’s dancing. I know you can’t resist.”
    Her tongue brushed across her bottom lip as she looked across at me.
    “You’re right; it’s the dancing I can’t resist.” Her smoldering brown eyes said something else entirely. Electricity fired through my muscles like a shock wave.
    I hissed in a breath. “Damn, girl, you’re gonna do me in.”
    She grinned. “Wait ’til you get me on the dance floor.”
    I thought I was going to combust. She pulled off cocky a hell of a lot better than I did.
    “Morgan, where the hell are those coffees!”
    I jumped away from Morgan before Lisa appeared.
    “Hey, Lisa.” I grabbed my stuff and headed out the door as she burst into the room.
    “Oh, hey, Sean.” She barely noticed me, her eyes going straight for Morgan. “Travis is going to have a fit. You’ve already been late today.”
    “I can’t make water boil any faster, Lisa.”
    “I know.” The first assistant sighed. “He just told me to come down here and give you hell.”
    I paused outside the door, peeking my head around the corner to see Morgan’s reaction.
    She spun to face Lisa with a tired frown. “That guy is such a—”
    I caught her eye and did a quick shimmy in the doorway. The last thing she needed to do was insult him. If Lisa ever let it slip, Morgan would be fired...and selfishly, I wanted her to stay.
    Her lips quirked with a smile, and I ducked out of the way before Lisa turned to see me.
    “Tell Travis I’m pouring the coffee now and will bring him the very first cup.”
    Lisa sighed. “You’re doing a really great job, Morgan, way better than your predecessors. I know it’s hell to start with, but if you can hang in there, it’ll get better. I promise.”
    “Yeah, I’ll try.”
    “Just make sure when you’re away from this place you have as much fun as possible. Find whatever it is you love and do that thing. It helps release the tension.”
    A smile crested over my lips as I heard Lisa’s words and Morgan’s amused reply.
    “Good idea. I’ll make sure I do that.”
    I’d make sure of it, too.
     

 
    CHAPTER NINE

    MORGAN
     
    “So, you’re enjoying it then?” I glanced at the iPad perched on my desk as I wiggled into my maroon dress.
    “Yes. It’s amazing!” Jody squealed from the screen. “I love all my classes, my roommate’s a peach, my teachers are so incredible, and my dance teacher...holy deliciousness.”
    I grinned at my little sister, her sparkling demeanor making everything better.
    “What’s the workload like?”
    “Pretty intense. We’ve already started rehearsals for a freshman performance in December, but it’ll be okay. It doesn’t feel like hard work when you enjoy it, you know what I