Romance: Dedication - A Workplace Romance (Dedication Series, Romance, Contemporary Romance Book 1) by Nancy Adams Read Free Book Online

of it radiating through the silk of her blouse.
                  “Yeah, sure. That’s fine.”
                  The taxi ride through the city seemed impossibly long to Jane. With the noise of the bar gone, she could only just stop herself from falling in to sleep.  It wasn’t until she found her head resting against his suited shoulder. She’d expected to see him to say something. Something unkind, to spit out a joke. Instead, Franklin wrapped an arm around her, tucking her more securely into his side. It was comfortable. He smelled like lemons and spice: A scent that didn’t match his personality at all. It was much too soft.
                  When the cab pulled up to her apartment, Franklin followed her out.
                  “Where do you think you’re going.”
                  He shrugged, “I thought we could continue this getting to know each other thing.”
                  Jane shook her head. “Fine, you can come in for a little while,” she said as she unlocked the door to her apartment and pushed inside. Under other circumstances, she might have told him no, but it was lonely in her empty apartment. Rebecca would still be at work and she hadn’t had the time to get to know anyone all that much.
                  When they stepped inside, Jane was instantly embarrassed. Her apartment had become a mess since she’d been working so much. She started to quickly scoop up clothing into her arms before depositing them into the hamper. Franklin’s eyes roamed over her apartment, a small smile on his lips.
                  “I never thought that perfect Jane Parkett would secretly be messy,” he said with a chuckle.
                  Jane groaned. “You know the week that we’ve had.”
                  “Hey, I didn’t say it wasn’t cute.”
                  Jane glanced over at him. He stood near the door, his hands slipped into the pockets of his pants. She swallowed thickly. As the alcohol coursed through her system, she tried to tell herself that under no circumstances could she have Franklin. Her imagination on the other hand was working over time, the thought of raking her nails across his chest was enough to make her bite her lip.
                  As if he’d read her thoughts, Jane’s eyes followed his actions as he slipped off the suit jacket he was wearing. His fingers loosened the dark blue tie from around his neck, leaving it hanging around his shoulders. Jane imagined pulling him by that tie, leading him right into the bedroom and doing a plethora of unspeakable things to him.
                  “Do you see something you like?” He asked as he rolled up the sleeves of his white button down.
                  “I see something I like looking at.” Jane said as she slipped out of her heels.
                  When she turned around, Franklin was standing closer to her than he had been before. She looked up at him as he reached out a hand, his fingers trailing through her hair. Her breath caught in her throat.
                  “What are you doing?” She asked quietly.
                  “I’ll stop, if you want me to.”
                  She shook her head slowly. It had been a long time since someone had touched her or looked at her the way that he was doing now. As his fingers slipped from her hair to trail down the smooth skin of her cheeks, she felt herself blushing. Jane’s eyes slipped away from his, but his finger on her chin made her look back up at him. Her heart quickened at the firm touch. Jane vaguely wondered how long it had been since someone touched her the way he was now. The thought was quickly pushed out of her head.
                  Franklin leaned down, brushed warm lips over hers. Parting her lips, she tasted the faint hint of liquor on his tongue. Her thin