Free The KISS Principle (Erotic Romance) by Karen Booth Page A

the most unimportant things on the
planet. All I want to do is look at her. “I want to show you my office
in a minute.” He placed his hand at her waist, the silky fabric of her dress
making him crave the touch of her skin. He looked out over the sea of his
employees, calculating the quickest route to his office, one that would involve
being stopped by the fewest people. He wanted nothing more than to be alone
with her.
    Brian came into the conference room with his wife. Cooper
dropped his hand from Allie’s back.
    “Allie, I want you to meet my wife, Laura,” Brian
said.
    The two women shook hands and Cooper wondered how awkward
it would be if he ordered his brother to go pester someone else.
    “Brian tells me you own your own ad agency. That
sounds amazing,” Laura said. “I used to work in insurance. Not that exciting,
but there are days when I would take that over being at home with the kids.”
    Here we go. Put one beer in her and Laura is off to
the races.
    “I bet,” Allie said. “I know it’s a really hard job.”
    “They keep me busy, but in a totally different way.”
Laura swayed as she seemed to notice that her husband couldn’t take his eyes
off Allie. She downed the rest of her beer. “You know, Allie, Brian mentioned
that you’re single. You should get Cooper to introduce you to Phil, the CFO. He
would love you.”
    “Yeah, she’s met Phil.” Cooper folded his arms across
his chest. “Brian, I think you need to feed your bride before she has another
beer.”
    Laura cleared her throat and stared at Brian
indignantly. “Yeah, Bri, I really need to eat something.”
    Brian gave his brother the stink-eye before he snaked
his arm around Laura’s waist. “Sure, babe. We have crab cakes.”
    They followed Laura and Brian out of the room. Cooper leaned
down and whispered in Allie’s ear. “Don’t stop for anybody or it’s going to
take us an hour to get to the other side of the office.”
    Allie looked at him quizzically while she seemed to
fight a smile. “Got it.”
    He strode through the throng of people. No longer
concerned with appearances, he tugged on Allie’s hand. He muttered “hello” once
or twice to people they passed, but otherwise avoided eye contact. Once they
were in his office, he closed the door and locked it. A desk lamp cast a soft light,
but the room was otherwise dark.
    “Beautiful space,” Allie said, walking to one of the
tall windows at the far side of the room.
    “Thanks.” He went to his stereo and turned on some
music. He would have taken the time to put on something more romantic if he had
any patience left at all.
    “It’s a little loud, Cooper. I can’t think.”
    He stepped to the other side of the desk and wrapped
his arms around her. “That makes two of us.” He tore into her lips, buttery soft
and exactly what he needed. He felt every stress begin to fade away.
    Allie kissed him back enthusiastically at first. The
minute he became more adventurous with his tongue, she tensed. “Won’t they miss
you out there?” she asked, their mouths a sliver apart.
    He flipped her hair away from her neck and went to
work. Her skin against his felt so much better than anything else had that day.
“Are there people out there? I hadn’t noticed.” He kissed her ear and brushed
the side of her breast with his hand. “I wish I could get you out of this dress.”
    She laughed breathily, making his need for her more
urgent. “That sounds fun, but your entire office is on the other side of that
door. That one guy brought his mom. It’s not a good idea.”
    “I know. You’re right.” He pulled her closer and
grazed her cheek with the back of his hand. “Can I ask you a question?”
    “Of course.”
    “I was wondering…” He shook his head, drinking in the
sweet look on her face. “I don’t really know how to say this.”
     
    Nervous anticipation crept along Allie’s spine. “What?”
The heat of his body attracted her like a moth to flame. She