Breathless

Chapter Eight

The drive back to the office was awkward, it felt like right when Grayson entered the car that funny, joking, and talkative Grayson was gone. We talked about business and the meeting for tomorrow. We mostly just looked out the window and listened to the radio silently playing in the backround.

"We're here." Grayson says waking me from my thoughts. I look out to see that we are back in the under ground garage of the building and he is parked. "You can go ahead, I have something to get to real quick." He says and I quickly nod and head back to our office.

Once I'm there I pull my phone out of my bag and call Danielle.

"Hey hun! How's working with Mr. Sexy?" I roll my eyes at her greeting. Though I can't deny it.

"Better than I thought actually, though he does have contstant mood swings and its hard to keep up sometimes." I sigh and lean against my desk.

"Oh, so you got to experice a Grayson Crawford mood swing. Yeah, pretty much the second thing he's known for, the first being he's every girl's, and guy's, wet dream." I laugh at her remark. "Trust me, it's gotten better. I remeber in High School if someone said something to bother him or offend him, oh boy."

"Oh, we were talking about High School earlier, we went out for lunch."

"YOU GUYS WENT OUT FOR LUNCH?!" She screams making me pull the phone away from my ears.

"Yes? Why?"

"Kat, Grayson Crawford doesnt do dates."

"It wasn't a date, he took me to his uncle's resturant because he wanted to get to know me, Danielle we are working together 24/7, he just wanted to get to know me better, and I him." I explained to her, I don't understand why she's making a big deal out of this. Yeah the man is hot but I'm smarter than that.

"Katherine, sweet, little, innocent, oblivious, Katherine. He likes you. Trust me if he wanted to get to know you he could have just asked for files on you and he wouldve known your entire life story, maybe even more than what you would ever tell him. Plus, he took you to his uncle's place. Was is Henry's? Yeah, he has never taken anyone there. Ever." Now that I think about it I remeber Henry's face when he saw me with Gryason, it was surprised, like if he never brought anyone there.

But that couldn't be it, Danielle's probably wrong. Even if I found Grayson extremely attractive nothing would ever happen. Nothing could ever happen. I don't want to risk what I have and I'm sure he wouldn't either. This job is too important to me.

Even though it wouldn't hurt to just think about it, us... Those large hands of his, his blue eyes eyeing me with hunger and lust, his full pink lips parted...

Shit! No, no no no no, nope.

I shake my head getting rid of the thoughts of his lips on mine. His strong arms wrapped around me.

SHIT, STOP IT, REED!

"Danielle, I know that's not the case. We talked about it and we both agreed that this is strictly businnes." I say trying to make a point more to myself then her.

"You talked about it?! Why?"

"What do you mean why?"

"Why did you talk about it." She asks in an irritated tone. Damn.

I think back to earlier today when he stared at me in awe while I blushed at his action, and held my hands. "Um, we both want to do this right. Danielle, there is nothing going on, I'm sure he has taken several people out." The door opens and Grayson walks in, "I have to go, I'll see you tonight. Love you, Bye." I end the call before she replies.