ログインJamie Reyes doesn’t do one-night stands. But after a soul-crushing breakup and too many glasses of whiskey, he lets himself fall—just once—for a stranger’s hands, lips, and whispered promises in the dark. No names. No strings. No future. Until Monday morning, when his anonymous hookup steps into the conference room… as Julian Black, his new department supervisor. Julian is everything Jamie shouldn’t want—older, emotionally locked down, and strictly off-limits. Yet the tension simmers, sharp as ever, and pretending it didn’t happen is impossible when every brush of fingers feels like a memory. They’re supposed to be professionals. They’re not supposed to want more. And if they’re caught, everything Jamie’s worked for could fall apart. But what happens when the lines blur, and a one-night mistake becomes the one thing neither of them can walk away from? A steamy, slow-burn MM office romance filled with forbidden tension, secret glances, and the kind of chemistry that doesn’t stay buried.
もっと見るChapter Forty-Five — JamieThe airport shuttle dropped Jamie off at his parents’ house just after dusk.The porch light was already on warm yellow spilling across the cracked concrete steps, the same way it had every time he came home since he was eighteen. He stood there for a second with his duffel slung over one shoulder, breathing in the smell of cut grass and distant barbecue smoke, trying to feel like the version of himself who still belonged here.He didn’t.Not tonight.The front door opened before he could knock.His mother appeared in the doorway, apron dusted with flour, hair escaping its bun, eyes narrowing the second she saw his face.“Jamie Reyes, you look like someone stole your dog and then ran over it.”He managed a half-smile. “Hey, Ma.”She pulled him into a hug that smelled like cinnamon and home. Held him longer than usual. When she let go, she studied him like he was one of her recipes that wasn’t rising right.“Inside. Now. Your sister’s already here and she’s b
Chapter Forty-Four — JulianJulian didn’t sleep.Not really.He lay on his back in the king bed of the lodge suite, staring at the cedar ceiling beams, listening to the wind claw at the windows. The sheets were too crisp. The room too quiet. Every time he closed his eyes he saw Jamie against the railing—lips parted, breath fogging between them, fingers twisted in Julian’s sweater like he was afraid Julian would vanish again.He had almost fucked him right there on the deck.Almost.The only thing that stopped him was the sound of laughter drifting from inside the lodge. Someone else’s laughter. Not Jamie’s. But close enough to remind him how easily this could blow up. How one careless moment could cost them both everything.So he’d pulled back. Kissed Jamie once more—slow, punishing, promising—then stepped away. Whispered “Inside. Now.” like it was an order instead of a plea.Jamie had obeyed.They’d walked back in separately. No eye contact. No words. Just the brush of shoulders in t
Chapter Forty-Three — JamieThe retreat was supposed to be “team-building.”What it felt like was torture designed by someone who knew exactly where to press.A rented lodge two hours outside the city. Floor-to-ceiling windows looking out on pines and fog. A massive open-plan living room with long communal tables, a roaring fireplace, and enough whiskey to make bad decisions feel inevitable.Jamie had arrived late on purpose. Slipped in during the welcome drinks when everyone was already loose and laughing. He’d grabbed a glass of something amber, found a corner near the windows, and tried to disappear into the glass.It almost worked.Until Julian walked in.Charcoal sweater instead of suit jacket. Sleeves pushed to the elbows. That scar on his wrist catching the firelight like it was daring someone to ask about it.Jamie’s grip tightened on the glass.Julian didn’t look his way.Not once.He moved through the room like he owned it—shaking hands, nodding at the right moments, voice l
Chapter Forty-Two — JulianJulian stared at the email on his screen until the words lost meaning.Subject: Slide 14 transitions – updated Attachment: one file. No extra commentary. Just the work.He hadn’t replied yet.He couldn’t.His thumb hovered over the play button on the attached preview. He clicked anyway.The animation unfolded—smooth, elegant, restrained. Every transition deliberate. Every easing curve perfect. It was better than good. It was Jamie at his most brilliant: clean lines, subtle motion, nothing wasted. The kind of work that made clients lean forward. The kind of work that made Julian proud.And furious.Because Jamie had done it without him.No follow-up question. No “thoughts?” No excuse to knock on the door again. Just the file. Delivered. Done.Julian closed the preview. Leaned back until the leather creaked.He should have been relieved.Distance. Professionalism. Exactly what he’d demanded. Exactly what he’d enforced with cold replies and closed blinds and
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