Sinful Mates 1-3 novel Chapter 3

　　Tobias is the first to step out of the elevator, he is in his black suit today, accompanied by a white shirt and silver tie. His head is down, staring at his phone. He grabs his coffee off the tray without even glancing up at me and walks directly into his office. Theo on the other hand has a grey suit on, and the top three buttons on his white shirt are undone, exposing part of his chest. I have yet to see him ever as polished as Tobias, or in a tie for that matter. Theo stops, grabs his mug, and has a sip. “Good morning, Imogen,” he says with a wink before walking into his office across from Tobias.

　　I can’t help the blush that creeps up, making my face heat up. I quickly place the tray back in the kitchen before grabbing the tablet off my desk. I hesitantly stand at the door to Tobias office, hoping to god he is in a good mood today. Just before I knock, he sings out.

　　“You going to enter or stand out there all day?” His husky deep voice makes me jump before I open the door enough to quickly slip in. Tobias is sitting at his desk, fingers typing away at his laptop. He still hasn’t looked up. I stand there moving from foot to foot awkwardly. I find Mr Kane very intimidating, he is always so formal, so serious. When I haven’t spoken, he looks up, his eyes pinning me where I stand. My hands tremble slightly at his intense gaze. He cocks his head to the side waiting for me to speak, snapping me to my senses. I step forward, clutching the tablet in my hands like a shield while checking his schedule.

　　“You have a meeting at 12 with Mr Jacobs. I have also forwarded the proposals ready for your meeting, and I am sending through now the emails received in reply to the conference meeting you held last Thursday.”

　　“Is that all?”

　　“No sir, I need you to sign off on the charity fundraiser for the hospital.”

　　“So where is the document?”

　　I quickly look at my hands, realising I left the only required piece of paper on my desk. I internally facepalm myself. I hold my finger up. Tobias rolls his eyes at me, clearly annoyed by my mistake with his hand open waiting for the document. “Ah one-minute sir.”

　　I hear him sigh, annoyed. I duck out and retrieve the document before sliding it on the desk in front of him. He instantly signs it before passing it back to me, not even looking at me and instantly going back to typing on his laptop.

　　I can’t help but notice that he looks tired. Dark circles hang under his normally vibrant blue eyes, and his skin is a little paler than his normal golden tan. I stare off in space, completely forgetting what I’m supposed to be doing, too busy admiring my boss. Mr Kane clears his throat awkwardly, dragging me from my thoughts. He raises his eyebrow at me, catching me checking him out.

　　“Oh, sorry sir.” I stumble over the words. He shakes his head and I hear him chuckle. I turn around embarrassed, running from the room and closing the door.

　　Mr Kane always makes me flustered. I always feel cloudy in their presence, I have even forgotten to breathe. The last time it happened, I passed out. To be fair, I hadn’t eaten so my brain was already mush. I awoke to Theo’s concerned face leaning over me, all while Tobias just stared at me like I was mentally challenged. Like seriously who forgets to breathe? It is meant to be a basic bodily function, and I can’t even get that right.

　　He grabs it with one hand and pulls it down. I quickly step down the ladder and put my heels back on before grabbing the box from him.

　　“Were you looking for something?” I ask, feeling all hot and flustered as I walk from the storeroom back to the printer.

　　“Yeah, I tried to print something when I realised the printer was out of paper,” Theo replied, leaning on the bench next to the printer.

　　I quickly loaded the paper onto the tray before inserting it back in the printer. Clearing the error, I hit print. The machine instantly starts its task, printing out the documents. I staple them together and place them on the counter. When no more come out, I turn to Theo. “Are you sure you hit print?” I ask, raising an eyebrow.

　　Theo seems to think before speaking. “I think so.”

　　I roll my eyes at him and walk into his office. He follows behind me and stands in the doorway to his office and leans against the door frame watching me.