Accidentally Flirting with the CEO (Whirlwind Romance Series) (4 page)

“Oh, God! I didn’t mean for any trouble. What did she say?”
Alexa could hardly contain herself as she sat down to a business lunch with
Jess an hour later at The Steakhouse Bar & Grill. It was a nice upscale
place to eat despite the name and yes, they happened to be a client of TLC
Advertising. TLC does all their TV and print ads.

“Nothing,” Jess glanced over the menu not paying too much
attention.

For a good hour, he sat talking with his sister about
something. Did Lee see what was going on? Did she command him to fire her?
Alexa’s mind whirled with all sorts of crazy thoughts. Tension. She hated the
tension. She wished she didn’t excuse herself when Lee walked into Jess’s office.
She really didn’t like the  icy reception Lee gave her at all. And judging
by Jess’s expression, he wasn’t all too impressed either. The last thing she
wanted to do was build a wedge between a brother and sister.

“I’m surprised you don’t have a man waiting on you 
hand and foot.” Jess finally spoke after the waiter took their orders.

“I did.”

“What happened?”

Was he really interested in her love life? It was so hard to
read Jess sometimes. Alexa hated talking about her heartache she’d been through
so much therapy and self-help stuff that it wasn’t funny.  “He died,” she
swallowed  hard.

“Oh, God! I’m sorry. I didn’t know.”

“No. Really, it’s okay. I never thought I’d get over it. I
mean we were dating for a year but it kind of just happened. Well, he was
serving in the Middle East,” her voice trailed off.

“Sorry to hear that. It must have been terrible for you.”

“It was but I got over it I suppose.”

“My dear, you don’t really get over the death of a loved
one. You just get used to it. With time.”

“I guess. Did you lose someone close to you.”

“Not that I really want to get into it.”

“I don’t mind, really.”

“No, this is your congratulatory dinner for making it to
account manager. We’re very proud to have you on our creative team.”

Alexa felt heat rise to her cheeks. “Thanks.” But her mind
kept whirling to that seductive, erotic kiss back at the office. She hated Lee
for interrupting. Just to think anything could have happened  if Lee
hadn’t knocked on the door. They were both super aroused. No doubt about it.

“Anyway, his name was Eric,” Alexa continued about her ex.
“And there was one thing that he taught me.”

“What’s that?” Jess seemed genuinely interested.

“That life is to be lived not feared.”

Jess nodded thoughtfully, his eyes seemed to admire what he
saw before him. This made Alexa even more nervous.

“Eric was a smart man.”

“Yes, he was. I wished I followed his advice sometimes. You
gotta sometimes go for what you want in life. You only live once. When you look
at how anyone can be here one minute and gone the next…it’s just not worth not
getting the most out of life when you can.”

“Is that what you do? Get the most out of life every day?”

“Sometimes.”

“Like that email you sent to me,” he said casually as he
held up his glass of wine to his lips taking another sip. A grin touched the
corner of his lips.

“Hey, that wasn’t meant for you. I told you at the office
after Lee left. The email was for—“

“I know. I know. A romance writing class. But you just
happened to use my name.”

“So? I had to come up with someone that…I…um sort of admired
for the part of my male lead.”

“So you just fantasized about making love to me.” His voice
was deep, silky and low and sent waves of desire sliding down her spine.
God,  he was gorgeous! He was so charming in every way.

“I think you wanted me to see that piece of erotic
literature.”

“Did not.”

“Did too.” He teased back.

“How would you know?”

“Because sometimes we do things subconsciously. You were
somehow hoping that I would see it and well, your subconscious mind created
that opportunity. You were careless in sending it to your friend Jessica Macy.
You know that depending on which email program you use, once you type the first
letter and so on of the person’s name in the ‘to’ box, other similar names pop
up. You just have to make sure you send to the right recipient.”

“So are you sorry I sent you…”

“I’m glad you did, Alexa.”

“You are?” Alexa flushed. Her heart went pitter patter
inside her chest.

“Why does that surprise you?”

She wanted to say because she thought he was so out of her
league. A fantasy that could never become reality. But she dared not say it.

Later they discussed work and strategies to win the Hot Spot
Resort account’s latest venture. Jess admired her creative ideas and her
enthusiasm. He rarely saw that genuineness in an employee. She was dedicated
and passionate to all of her projects.

“You know, it would be great if you could take a vacation,
too.”

“Who me?” Jess almost laughed out loud. “Now what makes you
think that I need one?”

“Well, you work very hard, long hours at the office and you
rarely take a vacation. You know there is more to life than work.”

“Not much though.”

“You know the average full-time worker in America works
2,080 hours a year! That’s a lot of hours working.”

“And…?”

“Well, I did a tally on all the overtime you do, and well,
you probably clock double that!”

“Oh, really? So you’ve been watching up on me.”

“Not really. Just saying that…well…work is great but…”

“And what if work were your passion and your sense of
joy…then what?”

“Well, nothing wrong with that I suppose but,” she said
waving her fork in her hand. “Life should be about balance. Too much of
anything isn’t good.”

“Oh, is that so?” he said leaning in closer. His eyes
sliding down her figure.

Alexa’s pulse pounded in her throat.

Damn this heat between them!

If she could get away with it, she’d take him right there
and then. But that wouldn’t be very ladylike or like Alexa. What was with her
when she was around him? Maybe being celibate for the last year wasn’t such a
good idea after all. Her hormones were racing.

She could just tell that his hormones were spiralling, too.

The question was—what were either of them going to do
about it?

Later in the afternoon, back at the office, Jess and Alexa
sat in the boardroom looking over some of the Hot Spot account notes. Most of
the other employees were already gone home. It was almost six o’clock in the
evening.

“Hot Spot: The resort that sizzles,” Alexa said, almost to
herself as she held up an old brochure of the hotel.

“What did you just say?” Jess queried, as if amazed.

“Oh, nothing. Just, you know….when I think of Hot Spot, I
think of, well, a sizzling hot resort.”

“That’s it!”

“What’s it?”

“Their new logo.”

“You’ve got to be kidding me, right? It’s so….simple.”

“Sometimes, simplicity is best, my dear. Look at this old ad
copy from their other agency. I don’t know why they didn’t give us this
assignment when we first took them on. It’s boring and it only lists features
of the resort.”

“But advertising is about listing the benefits, too!”

“Exactly!”

“So?”

“So, we go from there. Great work, Alexa!”

Alexa felt heat rise to her cheeks again. “Really, Jess.
It’s nothing.” She couldn’t bring herself to look at his luscious lips that
just earlier in the day were pressed so hotly against hers. She knew she would
blush a deep red, for sure. Instead she kept her gaze fixed on the folder in
front of her.

As he got up to gather the material together, he glanced
down at his gold Rolex watch. “I really don’t think you should be sticking
around much longer.”

“Well, what are
you
going to do?”

“I have business to take care of,” he said not looking up at
her.

“Don’t tell me you’re going to work late again.”

He stopped what he was doing and shoved his hands in his
pocket, a grin touched the corner of his lips. His dark eyes mellowed. “And
what, my dear, is it to you, if I stay late?”

The scent of his aftershave wafted past her nostrils. He was
delicious in every sense of the word.

“Nothing. I just…care. That’s all. I mean, you’re my boss…I
mean you’re a person…” God, why was she all clumsy all of a sudden, fumbling
for coherent words to say.

Before she could finish, Jess was close to her again. He
leaned his tall frame down and pressed his soft lips to hers again. She thought
she would faint from his sweet flavor. What was wrong with her. He pulled his
lips away and gently guided her up and she sat on the boardroom oak table. How
many meetings have they had in that room where she had to hide her feelings for
him? Pretend he wasn’t the hottest man on earth? Too many times. But not now.

Jess drank in the sweetness of her lips again. He kissed her
devouringly. His lips were warm and sweet on hers. Like fine red wine. Pulsations
rippled through her body as his tongue circled and danced with hers. She sipped
his lips, suckled them as he moved his hands down to her breasts and circled
his thumb around her taut nipples. She shivered with delight.

She felt  his hard, firm erection pressed against her
thighs.

“Oh, God! I want you, Lex.” His voice was so hoarse she
hardly recognized it. Did he just call her Lex? She didn’t know why but this
turned her on. Only those close to her called her Lex.

“I want you, too,” she moaned in her throat. “Jess…I love
you…” She could not believe she said the words but she really did fall in love
with him, didn’t she? From the first day she’d met him—almost two years
ago. She cared so deeply about him and she wanted him to know. He’d been there
for her when  no one else on the board believed in her. She hearted him
with all her soul.

“I love you, too,” Jess moaned as he pleasured her.

Alexa could not believe her ears. Did Jess really feel the
same way about her? Was he just hiding his feelings all this time, until now?
She didn’t care right now. She just wanted to passion to sizzle and never fade.
She was living and enjoying the moment.

It didn’t take long for Jess to strategically, feel in his
pocket for a small, square packet. She was glad he had his condom with him. She
really didn’t want to stop this passionate embrace.

He placed the condom on the  table beside them as his
hands slid down  her dress and unzipped her. Her dress was slid off in no
time. He stripped off his shirt as he moved his tongue to her neck then down to
her now bare rounded breasts. Kissing, teasing and caressing each erected
nipple. Alexa moaned and was breathless. This was a thousand times better than
her fantasy of him. She had the real thing now!

Ecstasy shot through her entire body as he lowered his head
down to her throbbing moist inner thighs. He slid of her wet panties and moved
in closer. Alexa could not believe it. She didn’t know what to expect. She’d
never tried that before. Mind you, there wasn’t much she had tried. She was
ashamed to admit that she had very limited experience and only two real
boyfriends in her life so far. Only one of them she’d went all the way with.

She’d read about a man pleasing a woman in many ways in
romance novels, but never thought she’d experience it herself. Pulsations
rippled through her body as he kissed her gently between her folds and 
thrust his tongue inside. Alexa thought she’d lose control. Jess. Her boss. He
was…inside her. She moaned and panted, wanting more. She trembled with pleasure
inside and gushed with excitement. He’d made her peak within moments. Alexa
shuddered and craved for more. She wanted more but she also wanted to pleasure
him the same way he pleasured her. She unzipped  his pants and slid them
down, removing his boxers and reaching for his hardness. It was obvious he was
blessed with generous proportions. She stroked and savored with her tongue
bringing him to the brink of arousal until he came. She wondered if he would
fit inside her. He was so huge. But she didn’t want to sound stupid. She kept
it to herself.

Jess reached for his condom and tore open the package with
his teeth. He slid it on his erection and then guided Alexa off the boardroom table.
“I think the couch would be more comfortable.”

“Hmm.” Alexa agreed.

They both devoured each other hungrily as if they’d both
been celibate for years.  Gusts of desire shook through her body. She’d
always dreamed about his muscular body on hers. He had stroked her ears, her
nipples, her feet and every part of her body by the time he moved his body over
hers and with a thrust of his hips he slid inside her. She shuddered with
delight as a low moan caught in her throat. Blood pounded through every area of
her body. She felt him shudder with ecstasy, too, and felt pleased.

She savored the feeling of satisfaction he left her with. A
dreamlike daze crossed her face.

“I’m so glad you fit,” she moaned kissing him as he lay on
top of her. His firm, muscled chest pressed against her body.

He looked her in the eyes with skepticism. “What are you
talking about, Lex?”

“I mean. You’re so…big…I thought…”

Jess tilted his head back and laughed. “You’re not serious,
are you?”

Alexa blushed.

“You, my beautiful, are well equipped to accommodate.”

She gushed.

“I’m falling in love with you, Alexa Worthington.”

“You are?”

“Why do you keep doubting yourself? You are the most sexy,
confident, young woman I’ve ever met. All brains and beauty in equal
proportions.”

Alexa didn’t know what to say to that. “Thank you. I…never
knew you felt that way…”

“Well, you know now…I don’t tell this to every woman I meet,
just so that you know.”

“I know…I mean…” Gosh, she was really tongue tied this
evening.

She didn’t want this to end. She wanted to continue to see
him. She desired him in every sense of the word. No man had ever stirred those
desires in her the way Jess did. But Jess was her boss. Now what? What would
his sister think? The others at the office? Would they have to keep this a secret?
Was this just a one-night stand or a one-evening stand?

“You seem like you have a lot on your mind,” he said,
observing her furrowed brows.

“Nothing.” She didn’t want to say something stupid to spoil
the moment.

“Did I live up to your fantasy?”

“Oh, God! A thousand times more!” she exclaimed with
enthusiasm.

“As long as you’re satisfied.”

“Oh, I am. Are you?”

“Yes. Very.”

Alexa grinned. She couldn’t believe that she’d satisfied
Jess in such an intimate way.

“If you’re worried about anyone in the office finding out…”
Jess continued.

“I’m not…” she lied. She bit down  on her lip. Was this
just a one-off? She really hoped not. She just couldn’t live with herself not
having more of Jess, not capturing his heart and soul, not just his body. But
could they really work together
and
be lovers?

“Yes.”

“What?” Alexa jolted in shock. She was caught off guard.

“Yes, we can continue what we have. I trust that you’d be
discreet about our relationship.”

Alexa swallowed hard. Holy crap! Was he a mind reader, too?

A grin touched the corner of his lips to let her know that
Jess was more perceptive about a woman’s thoughts and feelings than most men.

***

Two weeks later, they were at the Hot Spot Resort. They’d
won the account and were fast at work on a huge ad campaign to revamp the
couples only resort’s profile.

“I’m so glad you decided to take your vacation here, too,
Jess,” Alexa said as she looked out on the beautiful blue ocean while standing
on the balcony of their suite.

“Why’s that?”

“Because life is more than just work. What made you decide
to change your mind about extending the trip at the last minute?”

“You?”

“Me?”

“Yes, Lex! You were right. I need to take a break once in a
while. You’re the perfect companion to do so with. And why are you always
surprised? Don’t you realize you’re one heck of an influential person?”

“No. I didn’t. I just try to be myself,” she shrugged

“And don’t ever stop, my dear. You’re perfect…just the way
you are.”

Alexa flushed the color of her rouge summer dress.

Jess leaned over and hugged her from behind as they watched
the ocean waves together and enjoyed the warmth from the sun on their skin.

Clearly this was the beginning of something very beautiful!

THE END

Thanks for reading Accidentally Flirting with the CEO. If
you enjoyed this story, you may also enjoy the next book in the series
“Accidentally Married to the Billionaire.” Here’s a sneak preview:

ACCIDENTALLY MARRIED TO THE BILLIONAIRE

When Kira Watson, a normally shy reporter, wakes up in a Las
Vegas hotel room with a gorgeous man in her bathroom, her jaw drops open. He
tells her that he is Alessandro, her new husband, but just for the weekend.
Alessandro was the man she was sent to write a story about—but how did
she end up his weekend wife?

Sexy, arrogant tycoon Alessandro Romano goes to Las Vegas to
clench the most important deal for his business. What he did not bargain for
was sweet undercover reporter Kira Watson. After a few drinks they end up tying
the knot on the spur of the moment in a drive-through wedding on the Vegas
Strip. She is perfect to play his temporary wife for the weekend so that he can
persuade his business partners and the press that he is a family man—but
the rules soon change when passion begins to sizzle between them.

1.

I will never drink again!

Kira Watson’s head pounded like a bass drum when she woke up
from her first real hangover in years. She froze when she heard the buzzing
sound of an electrical device coming from the bathroom of her hotel
suite. 

Oh, God! Please tell me I didn’t do anything stupid last
night.

The last thing she remembered was coming to Las Vegas,
Nevada on an assignment with a new job to cover the bidding for a large
facility near Disneyland in Orlando, Florida. Billionaires from around the
world were meeting at a prestigious hotel just outside of Vegas with their
proposals of what they would do with the facility. All eyes were on one man who
wanted to change it into the world’s largest children’s hospital and thought it
would be the best location. Kira’s twin had died of a rare childhood disorder
and she hoped whoever won the bid would be turn the sought after building into
a world-renowned facility to help sick children from around the
world—regardless of their family income.

That was pretty much what she remembered.