Heat in the Kitchen (25 page)

'You're an employee. I'm abusing your trust in me as your employer.' There was that word again - trust. Just like that her body cooled.

Did he trust her any more now? He wasn't sure, but by god he wanted to. He wanted to pull her back on his lap, to strip her clothes off and take her here in his office.

He had to get a grip! He'd never lusted after an employee before.

Sharper than he intended he told her, 'that must never happen again.'

Crashed back down to earth, Lexie hit back. 'Well don't blame me for it!'

Zander looked annoyed. 'I'm not!'

He took a calming breath. 'There is no blame. It just happened. It won't happen again.'

With that he stood up and stormed from his office leaving his computer logged on and the person he was unsure of alone in his office.

Lexie blindly followed him out a few seconds later, too dazed and hurt to even realise he'd left her with a golden opportunity to dig around.