Chapter 58

Jesse pushed Gideon’s door open enough to peek inside. The vampire was hunched over his desk, his brow furrowed in concentration, his hand balled into a tight fist. Jesse slipped inside and shut the door behind him.

“You look like you could use a break,” Jesse said, approaching his desk.

“I could use a good accountant,” Gideon muttered. He barely glanced up from the ledger in front of him. “What’s up?”

Jesse walked behind Gideon and rested his hands on his shoulders. “The sun is going to set in a few minutes, it’s going to be a beautiful night, and I want to take you out.”

The light massage of the taut muscles had the exact effect Jesse was looking for. Gideon tossed aside the pen he’d been holding and leaned back, his eyes closing as he wallowed in the attention.

“We haven’t had a night out, just the two of us, that wasn’t about work in too long,” he agreed.