Accidentally Flirting with the CEO (Whirlwind Romance Series)

didn’t see you there.” The words caught in her
throat. Her entire body tensed up.
    Jess paced briefly before settling his gaze on Alexa. She
felt her stomach squeeze. She wanted to say something. Anything. Apologize. But
humiliation stung her too much to respond in her defence. She braced herself for
the worse.
    “We need to talk, Alexa.” Jess’s voice was emotionless.
Unreadable.
    She was toast. She knew it then. Why did she even bother
coming into the office that morning?
    “Jess—”
    Before she could finish he held up his hand to silence her.
    “Not here. Meet me in my office in ten minutes.” He paused
then drew in a deep breath. As if he were going to say more but stopped
himself.
     
    Ten tortuous minutes later, Alexa was in front of Jess in
his corner wall-to-wall window office with the breathtaking view. The sun
beamed inside fully, but there was nothing sunshiny about what he had to do
now. Confront Alexa on this potentially damaging e-mail.
    As she sat motionless before him, her beautiful brown eyes
gazed down on his desk. Waiting. For what? A verdict? What would his decision
be? At this point, he was the only one in the office, at least that was what he
wanted to believe, who had information about this e-mail. Should he just forget
it and pretend it never happened? That his eyes never scanned those seductive
words? Or should he just confront her and get it out of the way? The
inevitable.
    Face it, Jess. You’re just as attracted to her as she is to
you. What are you waiting for? Don’t kid yourself. Hotter than a fire hazard,
huh?
    Well this e-mail was an occupational health hazard—a
potential career killer for him and for her. But not if he could help it. The
million dollar question was—could he help it?
    “Jess, I…” Alexa’s throat tightened as she sat finally
uttering a word. “I’m so sorry.”
    “Listen, I think we should just pretend it never happened.
Got it?” His words spoke one thing but his body was saying something else. His
erection tightened under his silky boxers. God, he wanted her. He wanted her
badly. Now.
    Alexa was caught off guard by his stoic manner. Was this
worse than she thought?
    Pretend it never happened?
    The words echoed in her mind like a ghostly presence. If
that wasn’t the ultimate insult. She immediately closed off emotionally.
    Did he really find her to be that repulsive? All of a
sudden, Alexa had no desire to be inches from Jess Tandon. Maybe he wasn’t
really all that, after all.
    Pretend it never happened? Her pulse
roared with fury. She tried to quiet the fumes spreading within her soul. She
wasn’t Miss America, but she wasn’t Misshapen, either!
     
    Jess, knew there would be no other way to deal with the
sexual urges between them than to just squash it there and then. He knew full
well where this could potentially lead to and he most certainly wasn’t going
there—again!
    A quick look at her flushed face as if someone had reached
out and slapped her across her beautiful features made him realize that perhaps
he was a bit too harsh. But what else could he do? Tell her that he too had
visions of them locked in a passionate embrace? And ruin his reputation, his
future, his business? Risk another potential law suit? No way in hell. That was
for damned sure!
    But if he did the right thing then why in God’s name did he
feel like hell? Why did he feel as if his own insides were ripping apart? A war
was waging between his inner bad boy side and his corporate professional side.
Because what he truly wished he had. What he really wanted was really inches
away from him sitting in his office and he couldn’t or shouldn’t have her.
    “Very well then, let’s get down to business, shall we? We
need the Hot Spot Resort gig. I have a great plan I think Brea would go for.”
Alexa fumbled through her files like a bag of bungled nerves but tried to
remain business-like in her presentation. She didn’t need any crap. She was
there for one thing. She could rise above the rejection, the humiliation. Maybe
he was right after all, pretend it never freaking happened.
     
    Just then, Jess stood up pacing as if something bothered
him. It did. And the name of the trouble was sweet Alexa and his attraction to
her. He felt hot all over and really wanted her. His groin pulsated. He’d been
working with her for so long and couldn’t resist the sweet scent of her shampoo
or subtle perfume. Her rounded butt and tiny waist drove him up the