Off Limits by Lola Darling Read Free Book Online Page B

you're familiar with the routine! Do you have Abs and Ass or just One Toned Booty?" she asks, naming her two most recent releases.
    Of course, Max chooses that moment to push open the office door. I pray he hasn't caught her last sentence, but given the deeply amused smirk he levels in my direction, I'm pretty sure he did.
    "Uh, both," I admit, color flooding my cheeks. Especially when Max nods in agreement over her shoulder, mouthing One Toned Booty .
    Suzie's 100 megawatt smile, if anything, grows even bigger. "Well great! Let me know what you think, hey? I always love getting feedback from my loyal rubbers—oh, that's what I call you ladies who rub it out with me on the regular," she adds with a wink, while Max attempts not to die of laughter behind her. "And who's this hunk of luscious eye candy?" she says abruptly, turning toward the door when Max emits a soft snort of laughter. "You can't possibly be my other attorney, can you? Davis?"
    "The very same," he replies, instantly sobering his expression with the professional speed of a poker player. He shakes the hand she offers, and I garner a small ounce of pleasure in watching his jaw suddenly clench and his eyebrows contract at the force of her grip.
    At least I'm not the only one.
    "Well isn't this just my lucky day," Suzie drawls in her low, gravelly voice. "Not just a pretty young fan defending me, but a hottie as well." She winks at him, and I enjoy the way his ears turn red at the ends.
    So the office manwhore can be embarrassed after all. Who knew?
    And yet he plays it off, winking back at her. "Between the two of us, I'd say you're in safe hands," he says. "Though," he adds, cracking his fingers gently once she finally releases him, "I must admit, they may not be as strong as yours."
    "I dunno." She lifts her eyebrows at him. "Seems like you've got a pretty tight grip there yourself, mister. Maybe you should give your partner some pointers."
    His eyes flash to mine. "I don't think Chloe needs any help in the gripping department."
    Suzie smirks, appraising me too. "Fair point. I can see just how gripping she is for a guy like you." Suzie flashes him another wink, and his ears do the turning pink thing again.
    I shut my eyes for a moment. I can already tell this is going to be a long meeting. "Maybe we should get started," I say as I pull out a chair for Suzie.
    "Aw, Davis, your girl here is a shy one." Suzie actually clucks her tongue as she sits down.
    "Oh trust me, she's anything but shy," he responds, eyes still fixed on mine. My heart races in my ears as those dark, emerald green eyes reel me in, trap me in place. He’s dressed as formally as ever, in a sharp-cut suit and a perfectly knotted tie, his jawline fresh-shaved, which reveals just how sharply his bones are cut. I want to run my hands over his cheeks, feel those razor-sharp bones myself, then let him trap my mouth with his, wrap his strong hands around my hips. . .
    Shit. I rip my gaze free and drop into my seat.
    "That's good." Suzie crosses her arms on the table. "I like my litigators aggressive, after all."
    "Trust me, Ms. Steel, we're going to do everything in our power to make sure that this company stops trading on your personal reputation," I reply, my game face back on now.
    Of course, Suzie immediately flusters me by grinning over her shoulder at Max. "Ooh, I see what you mean. She's feisty when she's in business mode."
    The rest of the whole meeting goes like that. Every time I try to rope us on-topic and talk strategy, Suzie finds some way to derail me. Normally by pointing out how feisty I am. Or how chiseled Max is. Her word, not mine.
    "I mean it, you should think about modeling on the side," she's telling him as we finally near the end of our preliminary discussions. "You've got the face for it. And, as far as I can tell, the body." Her gaze rakes down his chest in a long, languorous stare.
    Even Max squirms a little at her examination, though he keeps his easygoing smirk on his face