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A horn blared and headlights flashed

A shriek caught in ht at me Brakes screeched, I jumped, and my coffee tumbled down the front of me

The car stopped abruptly, just inches froled to breathe Al traffic was not my ideal way to start the week I stood dazed in the middle of the street, into which I hadn’t even realized I had walked

“Are you all right?” The driver stood by his door He was older and outfitted in a black hat and jacket The chauffeur

Looking down at my ruined blouse, I slowly nodded My knees shook as I made my way back to the sidewalk Once I stepped up on the curb, ot into the car, pulled up alongside me, and parked

“Miss?”

Standing outside the back passenger door was a ray suit and dark purple tie His eyes were like frosted ocean water, two icebergs shinning at me

His black hair was thick and coiffed perfectly in a rugged yet professional way that made my heart beat harder

The driver stayed behind the wheel this ti man walked toward me on the sidewalk Those intense eyes never left my face

“You should watch where you’re going”

“I…” I looked up at hian’s four-inch heels, he towered oversix-three

He was close enough that I could s He radiated power and confidence, from his broad shoulders to his lean hips Who knew suits could look so good on a th was very apparent even through the layers of expensive fabric

“Are you all right?” His voice was deep, but this tiht rasp when he spoke

“I’m fine Thank you” A tremor slipped out and coated my voice

“Can I offer you anything?” He looked down et a grip on —primarily at his mouth It was thick and firm

His gaze slid over ain When it focused on my brsts, I inhaled sharply Men had looked at me before, but none as blatantly as this That heat that was pulsing? It surged so hot that ht fire

I opened , then realized he was really looking at the soy latte splattered all over the front of me

Damn!

“I—I’ve got to go I’m late” And now I needed to find a new shirt

Anger decided to spark just then, and irritation that this man—this sexy, sleek man—had interfered and made me feel all…weird

Even though it was I who had walked into the street—and I as lingering like a goon, undressing hi to hell quickly, and standing in thelike a ru