CHAPTER 26 Holiday Rewards

  Mr. Jones smiled. "Hello, Becca. I wanted to surprise you."

  "Well, you did," I admitted with a flush.

  "Good," he replied, touching my chin gently. "You don't have to keep calling me Mr. Jones, you know."

  I looked at him, startled. "What do you mean?"

  "You keep calling me Mr. Jones, and while I adore your need to show respect. I really prefer either Sir or my name," Mr. Jones explained.

  A flush rushed up to my cheeks. Call Mr. Jones by his name? Could I?

  He stepped close until I was forced to look up at him. Caught by his intense gaze, I felt the rest of the world melt away, and it was just the two of us.

  "Say it, Becca."

  "Say what, Sir?" I asked breathlessly.

  "Say my name," he ordered me.

  "Oh," I flushed. "Noah."

  His name came out in a breathless caress, feeling beautiful on my lips.

  He smiled. "Good girl."

  Noah stepped back, allowing me to breathe once more.