Chapter 38
Allen
A great big clawfoot tub full of ice water, I find myself thinking as I drive. Maybe that would make it go away.
It is the raging l**t that Brielle ignited in me the moment she mentioned being blindfolded in that sultry tone. It was all I could do not to drag her into the back of the minivan and take her right there in Bernie’s parking lot.
Hell, it took all the self-control I possess to only touch her ear and not the rest of her.
My hands grip the steering wheel a little tighter.
Her safety comes first, I chant over and over in my head like a mantra. Then we can move forward.
But I can already tell I am going to need every bit of resolve at my disposal to keep the line between personal and professional in place until this is all over.
I risk a glance her direction
