Free LUST by Laura B. Cooper Page B

no… It couldn’t be possible that I’d
acted like a teenager in heat towards the top lawyer in my new
firm? My skin crawled as he pushed his way towards me in the back
corner of the elevator. I couldn’t face him now; I studied my black
heels in a futile attempt to ignore him. I was sure that my skin
was beet red from embarrassment. “Liz, I really do hope you enjoy
your day.”
    Suddenly I was angry, furious in fact that
he’d not told me who he was immediately. Certainly he’d hid his
identity; he knew all along that I was one of his employees. Why
didn’t he just tell me? Instead he’d let me behave like a flustered
teenager in the elevator yesterday and like a prude this morning.
“You didn’t mention that your last name was Michaud,” I complained
in a whisper so the other occupants of the elevator couldn’t
hear.
    He chuckled below his breath and leaned too
close to my ear, “When I’m walking my dog, I try to keep things on
a more friendly level. Is that okay with you, Liz?” I now had goose
bumps over my entire body; damn he smelled good! And his breath was
so warm against my ear!
    “Of course, I would’ve been a bit more
respectful had I known who you were yesterday, that’s all,” I was
languishing in my own self destruction. He was far too close to my
face still.
    Carlton Michaud laughed out loud now and
stood upright, “No problem, Miss Martin. Did you have a nice walk
with…?”
    “Nucy,” I finished for him, thinking what a
relief it was that he moved away from my ear. One more second and I
may have grabbed his face and licked his eyelids.
    “Yes, Nucy,” his eyes glimmered with
fascination as he looked down at me. Damn he was so tall!
    “We did, although I think she believes we’re
only on vacation. For a ten year old dog, she’s acting as though
she’s just a puppy here. Already she’s made friends with the hot
dog cart man and the pretzel vendor.” I had no idea why I was
rattling on about Nucy. This man unsettled me to the point that I
couldn’t be sure what was going to come out of my mouth next!
    But he seemed entertained with me; I was
getting glares from the other employees in the elevator. Surely
they thought I was trying to get in good with the boss on my first
day. “Well, Jargon really liked her. I’d hoped we’d see you in the
park while we were out, so they could play together.”
    He wanted our dogs to play together? That
must be it! He’s being nice because his dog needs a play date! Oh
now that makes perfect sense! “I’m sure we can arrange for them to
get together for a walk sometime. His name is Jargon?”
    “Legal Jargon to be exact. One of my rare
moments of humor, I’m afraid,” his English accent rolled off his
tongue with a sensual tone. Damn it to hell. Did everything he said
have to sound like he was asking if I preferred him to lick my left
breast or the right? My skin filled with goose bumps every time he
spoke.
    I giggled, “It’s about as silly as Nuscience
for a dog’s name, I suppose.”
    Carlton nodded, “I suppose so!”
    The elevator slowly emptied as it came to my
floor. “Good seeing you again Mr. Michaud,” I said as I stepped
forward.
    His thick hand grabbed my arm firmly; I
looked down as if I was being attacked as he issued a stern look
informing me not to leave the elevator. I stood stock still as the
remaining employee’s exited. The elevator doors closed but he held
me in his tight grip. Should I pull away? I waited as the
doors closed tightly, then he turned to me, “Could we take the dogs
for a walk this evening, Liz?”
    Totally out of my element, I wasn’t sure how
to respond. He was so rousingly gorgeous and there was no doubt
that I was attracted to him, but still… he was my boss of sorts.
Much higher up the food chain, but still my boss ultimately. Surely
this wasn’t a good idea. Then again it was just a couple of people
walking their dogs together in the park. I wasn’t fond of walking
Nucy by myself;