I hated like hell leaving her at the end of the day, but at least I'd made progress. She was so attuned to me already, to my touch, that when I ran my little experiment on the way out of the restaurant, she'd fallen nicely into my trap. I'd purposely kept my hand away from the small of her back.
I didn't miss the way she looked for it or the crestfallen look on her face when she noticed I had it stuffed in my pants pocket.
Phase one was well on the way, and when I kissed her forehead right before the elevator doors opened on her floor, she was almost a puddle at my feet. “I'll see you later, sweetheart."
The stunned but pleased look on her face as she looked back through the closing doors was all the evidence I needed.
I smiled all the way to my office before work beckoned. I had to cl
