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I make my way down the cold New York street, coffee tray in hand It wobbled a bit, and for the life of me, I’ve never understood why they can’t s sturdier But it doesn’th a subway grate, today is going to be a good day Today has to be a good day

After years of doing nothing butasked to conored, I’ve been proh I should probably use the terood luck The proht froot food poisoning from bad shrimp at the New Year’s party and were too sick to fly My hatred of seafood has never felt more justified than it does today

Anyway, I’ve got the job now I can finally putassociate ondirector’ Not to et to ith Chris Flintlock, which is a dream come true The man is as brilliant as he is handso hot He cao when it was basically a sinking ship, and his new ideas, neays of attracting clients, newaround He saved everyone’s jobs—includingfor more

That’s why I’s with the sex toy company The Pleasure Chest A small boutique chain of stores, they have the potential to explode Chris needs another set of hands in these s That’s why I’m here

I’ He’s just had aclients to touch base and see how they’re feeling about everything, and they agreed to wait for ets stuck for a e to keep the coffee fro Chris coffee isn’t in s with the o, he’ll appreciate the caffeine boost I wasn’t actually supposed to have to walk this far, but I got the address wrong I think I’m just around the corner from where I’m supposed to be, but even this short a froh Guess not I iine this would be easier if it weren’t the ets dark before the work day ends It’s barely eight o’clock and it feels like ht

The building itself is nondescript, just a tall building surrounded by other tall buildings The lobby is beautiful, with polished uard doesn’t look twice as I walk past hiup to the fifth floor and Colson Foods The lobby is clean and corporate, and I park my suitcase by one of the chairs, and take off ives ive her ue Chris Flintlock is here for a ?”

The receptionist’s face turns into a dazzled sht back in the h the glass walls”

“Thanks,” I say, retrieving the papers I need to take in to Chris, and the coffee tray I try not to s she was subjected to Chris is a notorious flirt, but as far as being a playboy, I’ve heard nothing I think the flirting gets hiive him whatever he wants

This hallway is longer than I thought, but the girl was right, I do see hi alone in the conference room, papers spread out in front of hieous—blond hair just long enough to sweep into his eyes, and a suit that accentuates every inch of his fra him in the office that he clears six feet easily, and no suit hides the fact that he’s cut like a diao to the gy across the country If I had to eat that ic pumpkin

Anyone orks in the Seattle office will tell you that whenever Chris co to look at hiht be shallow, but what Chris doesn’t knoon’t hurt him

I head towards the door of the conference roo to just lurk outside until he noticeslike a stalker I push the door open, and Chris looks up I see his reaction al There’s a step up into the rooht the step, and I already know that there’s no saving me from this fall

Suddenly I’ I feel spots of wetness as drops of coffee sink intoas the last of the papers I was holding settle Then it’s entirely silent In the corner of lass, hisopen in shock