Caramel Kisses by T.J. Michaels

last night.
    Drew?
    “I’d like to introduce a new addition to our executive legal team, Mr. Drew Caruth . He’s being promoted to Senior Counsel and will assist the lead attorney in our Japanese division with the expectation of taking it over after he gets comfortable in a few months. As with all our attorneys, he will continue to report to Mr. Schaff , the Chief Legal Advisor, but is assigned exclusively to Ms. Cannes division.”
    Sydni bit the inside of her cheek to keep from gasping aloud, but it came out a gurgled sigh anyway. All eyes swung her direction. With a practiced bland expression firmly in place, she tapped her pen against her cheek and pretended to be deep in thought, before further pretending to take notes on the legal pad sitting on the table in front of her.
    The old bastard looked directly at Sydni and said, “Ms. Cannes, thank you in advance for helping with Drew’s transition. I’m sure you’ll get on well together. Now on to other business…”
    All the while, her insides squirmed like a worm on a hook. Why the Japanese division? That was her division, damn it. She might be Executive Vice President of International Shipping for Japan, and not responsible for the legal division, but it still felt like Drew was encroaching on her territory, the bastard. Besides, she’d been working with the lead attorney on contracts and proposal for years. Now she’d have to break in a newbie? And it wasn’t just any newbie. It was someone she’d slept with. Well, fucked was more like it considering they got very little sleep when Drew had been over at her house. Correction, used to come to her house. After today, she wasn’t sure he was welcome anymore.
    Why hadn’t the man mentioned his promotion meant coming to her side of the organization?
    Ignoring Drew as he sat across the table from her, Sydni pushed away her irritation and zoned in on the upcoming projects and business issues. The second the meeting was over she slipped out the door and marched straight back to her office while everyone else welcomed the new guy on the team.
    Instructing her receptionist to hold her calls, Sydni ensconced herself behind closed doors and tried to concentrate on the details of yet another contract to ship electronics from Japan.
    Unbidden, an image appeared of Drew leaning down over her as she sat at her desk pointing out details on this deal or that contract. Then pressing into her back, getting close enough for her to catch his scent. Then closer still until she felt his pecs , warmth seeping through his shirt and into her skin. She blinked and tried to calm the rush of heat suffusing her body.
    A frustrated groan left her throat when she closed her eyes again, and there were his lips slowly approaching to nibble the sweet spot on her neck.
    Shit.
    Her lids snapped open as her memory brought to mind why she was supposed to be mad at the man. They’d fucked like bunnies yet he hadn’t managed to mention he would be working directly with her from now on? In her fucking division. In fact, if she wasn’t mistaken, he’d be no more than an office or two down the hall. So what if she wasn’t actually his boss. That wasn’t the goddamn point.
    The intercom quietly beeped.
    “ Sore wa Cannes Sydni des. Hello, this is Sydni Cannes.”
    “Mr. Caruth is here to see you, ma’am.”
    “Thank you, Tsubaki -san. Send him in,” she replied politely. “And please hold all calls and appointments for the rest of the day.”
    “Yes, ma’am.”
    She placed the phone on the cradle just as Drew stepped in looking like sin on wheels. Just perfect, ‘cause she felt like a bitch on heels.
    “ Wanna tell me what the hell you’re doing in my division?”
    The man had the nerve to tilt his head and look at her like she was crazy. Sydni didn’t give a shit. He may be the man in bed. But ‘round here, she was the woman.
    “Nice to see you too, Syd .” His fingers tapped the deadbolt and the sound of the lock snicking into