The Current Between Us by Kindle Alexander Page B

stomach muscles were hard and defined. Even learning the object of his desire dared to have a stunning wife and two gorgeous children couldn’t stop Gage’s mouth from watering. Listening to the remainder of the conversation took a backseat as Gage thought about licking his way down to the hard package he’d felt on the first day they’d met. When Trent walked back inside, Gage watched the woman work the children into the car seats and drive away.
    Married? With children! Trent Cooper, the man he wanted above all others was married with children. Gage Synclair sat ogling a married man with two children. In what world had that ever happened before? And the bigger problem seemed to be that none of it mattered to his raging hard-on. When Trent lifted his T-shirt, showed off his hot, sexy chest, Gage’s dick sprang harder to life. It wasn’t the pesky half aroused he’d stayed most of the day, this one turned solid in demanding need, leaving nothing to the imagination. His curator chose then to interrupt him.
    “ Gage, I need approval on something. I’m not sure it’s a good idea or not,” she said. Gage turned his head toward her, keeping his body averted as she stuck her head in his office, but he didn’t see her at all. He stayed focused on needing to take five minutes in the office bathroom and relieve this desperate hard-on.
    “ I’m sure it’s fine, Jacquelyn. Whatever you think is best,” he said, dismissing her and moving toward the restroom.
    “ You keep saying that,” she said. She came fully in his office, crossing her arms over her chest, leaning against the wall in her super tailored business suit.
    “ Because I mean it.” He stopped at the bathroom door, finally growing a brain, and realized the rudeness of walking into the bathroom and closing the door in her face as she spoke.
    “ Okay, I’ll book toilets on parade at Christmas for a three week run,” she said, completely straight faced. Gage stood there, berating himself for spending the last three days focused on the sexy, married with children, electrician haunting all his thoughts. He had ignored everything else around him. After this session in the bathroom, he needed to focus on work, back on the topics more important to his immediate life.
    “ Earth to Gage,” she said, and shut the door to his office. “Gage, look at me. I’ve known you for forever, you have never been this distracted. What’s going on with you?”
    “ Jacquelyn, I don’t know,” he said, finally looking at her. What could he possibly say? Nothing, because nothing about this made any sense.
    “ Gage, talk to me,” she tried again. “Your mom noticed it last night at dinner. She called me this morning, wanting me to find out what was going on. I’m not supposed to tell you, and I wouldn’t tell her, I just see it, too. Something’s up.”
    He stared at her for a long moment, then ran his fingers through his hair in an exasperated grunt. “Jacquelyn… I don’t even know where to start, and I honestly don’t want to talk about it at all.”
    “ Well, when you know where to start, I want you to know I’m here for you,” she said, lifting from the wall and opening the door.
    “ It’s fine. I’m fine. It won’t last too much longer, I’m sure. I honestly think it just resolved itself,” Gage said, following her lead to end the conversation and walking fully into the bathroom. “And truly, whatever you think is best on what toilet issue we have.” Gage winked at her before shutting the door and yelling through the wood, “I do somewhat listen.”
     

Chapter 7
     
    A burst of cold water slapped his face and the chill helped shock his system awake. Trent cupped his hands again under the running faucet, tossing more on his face, trying to force the fatigue from his mind. After another splash of water, he scooped up several handfuls and ran it through his close cropped hair. His face dripped, and he kept his eyes closed, reaching for the paper