“I’m not so sureAlbright Software Media shareholders would agree. They have the right to knowif the CEO and the face of their company might possibly no longer be at itshelm. That is crucial information in determining the continuing viability ofyour company. You know that, and that’s why you’ve kept this news a secret. However,the withholding of this information is nearly tantamount to fraud.”
Almost from themoment he’d finished, Tim realized he’d gone too far, even though he’d beentelling the truth. The fury on Connor’s face was unmistakable. “Get out,” hesaid in a low, determined voice.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to sound so―”
“Did you hearme? Get out.” Connor pushed his chair back and stood, his eyes blazing. “Getthe hell out of here right now!”
“Connor, pleasewait! The recorder isn’t on, so all of this is off the record.” Tim stood andwalked over to Connor’s side of the table, hoping to get him to remain there. However,he’d underestimated the potency of his two vodka tonics, because when hereached for Connor’s arm to keep him from walking away, Tim stumbled, nearlyfalling. “Shit,” he muttered, wishing his clumsiness wouldn’t have chosen thisparticular moment to make its reappearance. It took the heat of Connor’ssteadying hand before Tim realized he wasn’t going to wind up flat on his face.“Thanks.”
“No problem,”Connor said, almost inaudibly. The two men looked into each other’s eyes whileConnor’s grip remained firm on his arm.
Tim didn’t knowwhether he stepped forward of his own volition or whether Connor pulled himcloser, but suddenly there was hardly any space between them and their lipswere mere inches apart. Connor’s eyes, which only seconds ago had been pools ofrage, now reflected the maelstrom of lust that Tim felt engulfing him.
“This is amistake,” Tim said. Yet that didn’t keep him from wrapping one arm aroundConnor’s waist. With his other hand, he caressed Connor’s jaw, and he leaned inand kissed Connor on the lips.
Bad idea, bad idea, Tim’s brain screamed, but hisburgeoning erection didn’t think so. And when Connor returned the kiss,grinding their hips so their hard-ons rubbed against each other through theirpants, Tim couldn’t remember another moment in his life when everything felt soright.
Chapter Four
What the fuck are you doing?
The questionposed itself just as Connor slipped his hand in between his and Tim’s bodies tounzip Tim’s pants and free the cock Connor couldn’t wait to taste. But thereality of who Tim was and what brought him to Connor’s room in the first placecaused Connor to extricate himself from the embrace and take a step back.
He watched asthe expression on Tim’s face changed from one of desire to confusion. “What’sgoing on?”
“We can’t dothis.” Connor shook his head, trying to shake off the lust-filled cobwebs cloudinghis better judgment. “You should go.”
Tim’s jawtightened and he shoved his hands into his pockets, his frustration evident. “Isit because of your heart attack? Is there a medical reason we can’t continue?”
Actually,Connor’s heart was beating furiously at the moment, but it didn’t scare him. Infact, he hadn’t felt this alive and invigorated in months, even well before hisheart attack. While he indulged in the occasional one-night stand, it had beena long, long time since anyone had turned Connor on this much. He wantednothing more than to rip Tim’s clothes off and bury his dick in Tim’s ass asfar as it would go.
But he’s a reporter, not a fuck-buddy, Connorreminded himself. Things needed to stay strictly professional between them.He’d exposed enough vulnerability to Tim by talking about the heart attack. Goingto bed with him might result in a loss of control that Connor couldn’t lethimself sacrifice.
Connor forcedhimself to take another step away from Tim. The heat emanating from the Tim’s body made him want to throw all caution aside and just givein to his primal, lustful instincts. “My health has nothing to do with this. It’sjust not a good idea to mix sex and business. Trust me,I’ve learned that the hard way.”
Connor thoughtfrom the way Tim’s brows furrowed that he would follow up on that crypticstatement with more questions for his article. Instead, Tim drew nearer,closing the distance between them.
“You’ve beenhurt before, I get it. I’ve been there too. But don’t use that as an excuse notto go with what’s happening between us here and now.”
Tim’s tone wasslightly taunting, daring even. Before Connor could respond, Tim kissed himagain, this time with more insistence. With an involuntary moan, Connorsurrendered, cupping Tim’s face in his hands while parting his lips in responseto the gentle pressure from Tim’s tongue.
The minty tasteof the vodka tonic lingered on Tim’s mouth. It drove Connor wild as healternately licked and nipped the full lips that he’d been fantasizing aboutsince their first meeting. His cock swelled further as the kiss deepened andtheir tongues became even more entangled.
Connor ran hishand through Tim’s thick hair, which felt just as soft and silky as it looked. Itmade quite the contrast to the hardness of their erections, which bumped as thetwo men grinded their hips against each other.
Connor didn’tnotice his pants being unzipped or his cock being freed until Tim pulledhimself away from their kiss. “Huh?” Connor mumbled, trying to bring Tim backfor another delicious kiss.
However, Timwinked and sank to his knees, pulling Connor’s pants and briefs down with him.
“We shouldstop,” Connor said in a strangled voice. Although stopping was the last thinghe wanted to do, he knew there would be no going back if the two of themcrossed this particular threshold.
Tim rubbed histhumb over the head of Connor’s dick, already slick with precum.“You really want to stop after we’ve already come this far? Don’t you want tosee what I can do?” Tim made tiny concentric circles with his fingers aroundthe head of Connor’s cock and then spreading the sticky wetness over the entirelength of it.
“That’s not afair question when you’re doing thatto me,” Connor answered in response.
He couldpractically feel the steam come out of his ears when Tim started sucking on hiserection. Instinctively, he rocked his hips and thrust in and out of Tim’smouth, burying his hands in Tim’s luxurious mane.
Suddenly, Timstopped his
