Million Dollar Date | k.th.

{Thirteen}

Middle of the week.

Middle of the day.

Middle of a meeting.

Is time like constipated or something? Sierra thought as she sat at the long rectangular table, circled by her colleagues while listening to the one of the directors speak. Her features indicated attentive and interested but her thoughts swung between bored and annoyed.

Annoyance was the effect from glances accompanied by smirks courtesy of the one sitting a few seats adjacent to her named Kim Taehyung.

Sierra was not aware of what she created in Taehyung since the cliffhanging kiss she left him on Monday.

His thoughts were panicked.

His mood dipped from curious to aroused.

He's taken more cold showers than needed, surprised he hadn't croaked from hypothermia.

Her kiss stirred him and he was not one to be left dumbstruck.

But that's exactly what she made him.

He replayed it over in his mind, slow motioning the stroke of her satin lips while stomach fluttering on the tiny whimper she emitted in between their breaths. How the grip of his hands on her waist made him ache with the want of exploring areas of her body that he'd only imagined. A fantasy that he's concocted of his body eagered yet weakening from the touch of hers beneath him.

Taehyung was too wrapped in his fantasy to see Sierra's tapered gaze toward him until it fell on his lips when he released a low hiss and gripped his plush lip tightly against his teeth. The view of this allowed her lips to part with a hungered curiosity of his thoughts.

She cleared her throat and watched his eyes gradually moved to her, a twitch in the corner of lips covered the scoff that escaped him.

Sierra turned her attention back to the speaker who announced Mr. Kim to wrap up the meeting.

Taehyung displayed his most charming smile as he sat up to face his employees.

"I spoke with my father recently and he is genuinely pleased with the flow of the transition. He is looking to fly out in a month to personally meet and greet each of you. I will keep you abreast of the details involving his visit. In addition to this, I've been elected to attend a business retreat in New Orleans three weeks from today. I will be out of commission but my assistant will be here to answer any questions or concerns while I'm away."

Taehyung cleared his throat prior to speaking once more.

"This retreat will allow the attendees to explore areas within our company that contribute in the foundation of building success within organization as well outside of it."

Suddenly, a sly smile hugged his lips as he turned his focus to Sierra, who internally shouted silent swears at him.

"I've chosen to explore information technology and communications as my focus on the retreat so, Miss Harper will be accompanying me on this trip to enhance her expertise in the field."

An uproar of applause vibrated the room as eyes and nods fell on Sierra while she imagined herself diving from the tallest building in the city.

She wanted to scream.

A corset of heat tighten Sierra's skin as nerves in her body singed only to regenerate and singe again. She was livid but feigned a gracious smile to her co-workers.

She was not aware of this trip and she knew he only planned it to spite her. However she felt, she was not about to disregard her professionalism. She would save the reprimand for later.