Daisy’s hand flew to her mouth. “A house! Oh my God, Liam. We’re going to have a house!”

“Which means I’ll pass the last two Patel tests: house and car.” He licked his lips. “Now can I see under your skirt?”

“No way.” She turned to face him, licking her lips. She’d already made her decision, but she didn’t want him to think it was that easy. “The minute I lift my skirt, you’ll do that thing you do, and suddenly it will be 12:50 P.M. and I’ll be running down the hallway to my pitch session with my hair mussed and my clothes half off, and no one will believe I’m the CEO of Organicare.”

“I’ll believe it.” His hand stroked over her hair, and she felt his touch as a throb at the juncture of her thighs. It was always like this with Liam. She couldn’t get enough.

After her father’s wedding, and knowing Priya would take good care of her dad, she’d decided to move out and start living her own life. She’d found a dog-friendly apartment near work and they’d furnished it together, starting with a king size bed with a solid wood frame and an even more solid headboard. They’d also bought a large dining table to entertain their families. Her dearest wish was to help bring Liam’s family together. For appearance’s sake—her father was still a traditional man—Liam kept his small apartment, but they spent all their time at her place, rarely in their clothes, christening each piece of new furniture they purchased.

“Tanya believes it, too,” he continued. “I just bumped into her at one of the VC sessions and she told me the good news.”

Daisy’s ears perked with interest. “What good news?”

“You got your Series B funding!” His blue eyes sparkled. “She was going to let you know after your pitch sessions. A second investor would make things a lot easier so she didn’t want to tell you until you were done.”

“Oh my God!” She jumped up and down in his arms. “I have to tell Mia, Josh, and Zoe. They’ll be thrilled. Organicare is saved.”

“Because of you. My fiercely determined, superintelligent, hot CEO.”

A smile touched her lips. She still couldn’t believe it. Even without a business background, she’d managed to run the company for the last month without any hitches. Hopefully, when their funding finally came through and a proper board was appointed, they would vote for her to stay permanently in the job.

“You think I’m hot?” She gave him a slow, sensual smile.

His hand dropped to her hip and he tugged her skirt up. “So hot, I think I need to do you over the sink.”

When he looked at her that way, with heat and desire in his eyes, she couldn’t deny him anything. “Did you lock the door?”

“Of course.”

“Condoms?”

Liam sniffed. “I knew you were going to be at the conference. Did you think I’d come unprepared to service your needs?”

“We’ll have eleven minutes for the good stuff. Three to clean up. Two to fix our clothes. Ten to get to our respective conference rooms. Does that work for you?”

Liam spun her around and yanked up her skirt. “I love it when you schedule our sexy times. It turns me on.”

“That’s good because I planned for this in advance and left the Avengers at home.”

* * *

• • •

“DAISY! I’ve been looking all over for you.” Madison caught Daisy as she exited the restroom, one minute later than scheduled, giving her only nine minutes to get to her pitch.

“I’m actually just on my way to a—”

“Oh. Liam.” Madison cut her off, smirking when Liam walked out of the restroom behind her, still adjusting his tie. “Nice to see you again.”

Totally nonplussed, Liam smiled. “Madison.”

“Men’s room closed?”

“Not at all.” He put an arm around Daisy’s shoulder and pressed a kiss to her cheek. “Just needed a little alone time with my fiancée.”

Madison’s smile faded. “You’re still engaged?”

“Yes, we are.” He held up Daisy’s hand to show off the diamond ring he’d bought her to replace the Sharks ring he’d given her at the bus stop. “When you meet the woman you want to spend the rest of your life with, you don’t let her go.”

Daisy slipped an arm through Liam’s. “How’s Orson?”

“Orson?” Madison frowned as if she had no idea who Daisy was talking about. “Oh. He’s gone. Maybe New York?”

“I’m sorry to hear that.”

“I was sorry to hear that Organicare was going under.” Madison’s smirk returned. “I was wondering if you were interested in coming back to work for me. I need a senior software engineer and—”

“Organicare isn’t going under,” Daisy said. “We’ve given the company a total overhaul and we’ve just secured our Series B funding. I’ve had interest from other investors and I’m here to meet some of them right now. So, if you’ll excuse me . . .”

“She’s the CEO,” Liam said, beaming. “She saved the company and now she’s running the whole show.”

“Congratulations.” Madison’s voice was flat as she checked her watch. “You’re right about the time. I’ve got a meeting in five minutes. I’d better go.”

“You didn’t have to do that,” Daisy said to Liam. “It was a little bit petty.”

“You enjoyed every second of it.”

Her lips tipped in a smile. “Okay. I did. She was like every mean girl in high school who mocked me, and now the tables have turned and not only am I running a company, I got the coolest guy in school.”