The Billionaire's Gamble by Elizabeth Lennox Read Free Book Online

think that would be a good idea.”
She could hear the smile in his voice as he replied, “Why don’t you come up to my office and tell me about it?” he said, his voice velvety smooth and reassuring.
    Sabrina knew that meeting him would only weaken her determination to stay away from him. Her fascination with the man was becoming almost unbearable and any additional contact, besides professional, would only increase the feelings. “Because…” she couldn’t tell him that every time she was around him, she would be thinking of him kissing her. Before last night, she’d been able to maintain a façade of professionalism. Now, she didn’t think she was capable of even that, knowing what his lips felt like, what he tasted like, and the rock hard feel of his muscles along his tall length. again, just thinking about how wonderful that one kiss had been.
Sid’s voice was reassuring when he coaxed, “Just come up and talk. She shivered
    We’ll have dinner, you’ll tell me about your concerns with that and we’ll eat. I’ve had the head chef prepare a meal that I think you’ll enjoy.”
    She could feel herself wavering but tried to be strong. The problem was, she really wanted to be around him. She wanted to have dinner with him and see his strong features smile at her, wink at her and make her feel special. But that was a dangerous precedent to set. She also loved her job. And dating Sid, even casually, would put her employment in jeopardy. Not because he would fire her if she said no to anything; only because she knew that she’d never be able to work around him after he moved on to the next woman. “Sid, please, I can’t…”
“Yes you can,” he interrupted firmly. “Just come on up.” With those words, he hung up the phone.
    Sabrina suspected that if she were to walk out of the building, he wouldn’t hold it against her. But is that what she really wanted to do? Sabrina looked around her. She was living her dream. She had almost full control of events for a lavish resort in a luxurious playground. The only thing that would make this better would be to add a man that made her blood sing the way Sid could. She’d lived her whole life taking things cautiously. The only really extravagant thing she’d ever done was dare to apply for her current job at her sister’s prodding. Since then, her life has been filled with interesting work and challenges she’d never before thought she’d be able to do.
    Now there was Sid. Should she gamble once more? Did she really need to gamble, she thought? Or could she simply enjoy the company of one of the singularly most fascinating men she’d ever met?
    What harm could there be in one meal? She already had trouble finding a man who could overshadow Sid before she’d gotten to know him a little. Why not find out more about him? Find out what made him tick? Maybe if she got to know him better, she would find out that he wasn’t the god she’d made him out to be. He had to have some sort of flaw that she wouldn’t like, right?
Sabrina looked around her and with a slight nod, she turned in the opposite direction toward the management offices.
    Sid watched through the window of his office as Sabrina debated his invitation. It took her a long time and he considered calling her again. But he wanted her to make the decision on her own. Not that he would have accepted it if she’d left. He would have followed her and convinced her to change her mind.
    “Good girl,” he said as she turned toward his office. He smiled in anticipation and logged off his computer, ensuring that the security code was active before he turned to wait for Sabrina.
“Good evening,” she said breathlessly as soon as she walked through the door to his office.
     
He looked at her from her shining head to her navy high heels he knew she wore to give her added height. “Good evening. You look nice,” he said and moved forward.
    He put a hand to the small of her back and guided her back out the