"Jesus, guys, get it together! We can't have this kind of fuck-up on the regular. Get your shit straight, get this done" I wasn't yelling, but it was close. I finished my speech and returned to my office. Part of my job was to keep my guys motivated, fix the fuck ups and keep us on track. Controlling a group of guys was my specialty and I was damn good at it.
Well, typically I was good at it. One of them had given me a hell of a surprise a few weeks ago and definitely not been under my control at the time. Afterwards we had finished our project and gone our separate ways.
Since then neither of us had said a thing about what had happened, even though it had definitely been on my mind. Every time Craig looked at me I found myself avoided meeting his eyes. I knew if I saw that raw wanting in his eyes again I'd do something I would regret. The extra sauce he put on the word "Boss" when he addressed me told me he knew I was avoiding him and knew exactly why. It was damn hard to block out thoughts of what had been the best sex of my life, no matter how hard I tried to forget it.
Alone in my office, I settled at my desk. God, I was thinking about it again. The way he touched me, the look in his eyes when he backed me up against the wall. Thinking of the way his hands had felt on me, I slid my own hands across my waist, feeling the tight muscles of my stomach. My body was curvy, a strong hourglass with a narrow waist, generous breasts and wide hips. I disguised my shape under manly t-shirts, jeans and belts, because I didn't want being female to interfere with my job. But thinking of the way Craig had reacted to my body had me tingling and definitely feeling like a woman. I slid my hands up my waist and cupped my breasts, then began rubbing my nipples between my fingers. A brisk knock on the door made me jump and dashed some cold water over the hot thoughts running through my mind.
I cleared my throat "Yes?".
"Boss? I've got the info on the Jameson bid if you are ready for it."
Oh for fucks sake, it was Craig. Last thing my hormones needed right now. I carefully mastered my tone and got up, answering as I walked to unlock the door "Sure! Thanks, Craig". I opened the door, stepping back to let him in, determinedly not meeting his eyes as I reached out for the stack of folders in his hand. He stepped in, offering the stack. As my hand closed on it he neatly stepped past the door, hooked it with his heel and pushed it closed behind him. I was surprised enough that I looked up. As soon as I met his eyes I knew I was in trouble. He wore that same cool, slightly sardonic smile that made me want to hit him with a hammer, but his eyes were anything but cool.
"Excuse me" I snapped, "don't you have work to do"?
He took a step closer, bringing the scent of cedar and fresh cut hay with him. Why the fuck did he have to smell so goddamn good? "We need to talk. You haven't looked straight at me in two weeks. We can't keep working like this. You barely even shout at me these days, I don't know what to do with myself" he said with a laugh and a twist of that damn smile.
"I don't know what you're talking about. Everything's fine. We were both under stress. Things happened. We're both single adults. We didn't do anything wrong and I don't see any need to talk about it" I said quickly, taking a step away. He reached out and snagged my wrist with his free hand. " 'Things happened' " he said, incredulously. "I haven't stopped thinking about those 'things' since. The feel of your skin, the way you taste, how fucking tight and wet you were around my dick, and all you have to say is 'things happened' "? He pulled me towards him, dropping the folders. I pushed both hands out against his chest. "Craig, stop. We aren't doing this again. It was a mistake."