Amber shivered into Eric, shoulders hunching as his lips pressed against her. Even through her blouse, even in so innocent a place, his touch had the power to go straight through her. She leaned into that contact, her hand curling over the nape of his neck. "Me neither," Amber said, voice raw. If he’d said it, so could she.
He didn't want their feelings for each other to be used as gambling chips in her manipulations, that much was clear. And Amber agreed. This was too precious to throw away, if she had other means to reach her goals. Which she did. The rest of their tenuous understanding was far more ambiguous. He'd mentioned how she treated the others like they didn't matter, but he hadn't explicitly said that he disapproved of that. He'd protested only against Amber hurting them both. Did that mean the rest were fair game? Eric wasn't holding her like this expecting her to turn a new leaf, was he?
Amber breathed in deep, pulling him in closer. I trust you. God. What a relief, what a responsibility. She rubbed her cheek against the side of his head. She hoped she could trust his trust. As long as he didn't have any fantasies that were completely divorced from reality, she thought they could both live up to their expectations.
Her lips tugged into a slight smile. "What about you, boss? Got a pile of paperwork to sit through?" Licking her lips, Amber tilted her face towards him, eyeing his mouth suggestively. "Or are you going to join us in the clinic?"
Amber let a beat pass, just long enough for him to react to her near-kiss, before laughing and pulling away, taking a couple of steps backwards. "And that's for this morning!" A delayed, but no less gratifying, payback.
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He didn't want their feelings for each other to be used as gambling chips in her manipulations, that much was clear. And Amber agreed. This was too precious to throw away, if she had other means to reach her goals. Which she did. The rest of their tenuous understanding was far more ambiguous. He'd mentioned how she treated the others like they didn't matter, but he hadn't explicitly said that he disapproved of that. He'd protested only against Amber hurting them both. Did that mean the rest were fair game? Eric wasn't holding her like this expecting her to turn a new leaf, was he?
Amber breathed in deep, pulling him in closer. I trust you. God. What a relief, what a responsibility. She rubbed her cheek against the side of his head. She hoped she could trust his trust. As long as he didn't have any fantasies that were completely divorced from reality, she thought they could both live up to their expectations.
Her lips tugged into a slight smile. "What about you, boss? Got a pile of paperwork to sit through?" Licking her lips, Amber tilted her face towards him, eyeing his mouth suggestively. "Or are you going to join us in the clinic?"
Amber let a beat pass, just long enough for him to react to her near-kiss, before laughing and pulling away, taking a couple of steps backwards. "And that's for this morning!" A delayed, but no less gratifying, payback.