She was much nicer looking than either Mrs. Carter or Mrs. Waters had been, and if I lingered a few minutes at the counter before clearing my throat t... attract her attention, well, who could blame me? Tall, slender, her auburn hair pulled back into a somewhat severe-looking bun, she sat there studying her computer screen with a pair of reading glasses perched on the tip of her nose, seemingly oblivious to the rest of the world."Did you want something, Mr. Sterling, or were you just going to. When she brought her hands back down, she let them drag behind her neck and down, over her collar bone and down between her breasts to her belly, only touching skin where the silk had fallen open. Both hands lifted up cupping her breasts and easing the ache just enough. She ran her thumbs over her nipples, taking in the softness of the silk and the hardness of the buds. The action brought to mind mention of other hardness covered by silk, and moaning softly under her breath, Michelle briefly. Which was fine, since I don’t think I could have comprehended something as complex as the English language at that point. He came around and climbed in his side, starting the engine. ‘Grace honey….where?’ Apparently my subconscious was functioning a lot better than my conscious mind, because I heard myself rattle off my address. I leaned back in the seat and closed my eyes, trying to talk my nerve endings into settling down. Yeah. Like that was going to happen. We pulled into my driveway and. Just so I know you are safe and well.”He laid his forehead against hers, “Gods! I spend most of my day in your damn lab, just so I can be with you, woman. I don’t give a shit, who they want me to marry. I have more say, being a younger son and I want you. I’ll even adopt your daughter. I think the little bugger has stolen part of my heart, too.”He leant against her and kissed her. His hand slid up behind her head, and he wrapped the other around her waist. As her mouth opened under his.