Chapter 40. Seat Number 12 (3)

He opened his mouth and the idea of his stay being temporary completely left her mind. The 2%, becoming CEO, everything did. His smoldering gaze was on hers, his fingers were going up her back, the heat of them seeping into her skin as they neared her neck. All the people in her entire acquaintance didn’t make Emily feel half of what he did. This raw intimacy, this intense desire to attach herself to him.

“As always, they’re lovely, Your Grace,” she said, slipping away from him just as his lips neared hers.

He chuckled, let go of her hand, stepped forward and pulled her chair out for her. The table was set for two with a vase of wildflowers sitting at the center as a special bonus. They sat down to dinner and settled into light conversation about what she did, her family and then his. When they got to the subject of what he did, something they’d been dancing around for a while now, Nathan had a lot of “Can’t tell you that” responses. She should have realized that this wa