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They both stopped and stared at me, shocked by what I’d said

I lifted aze and looked at them “What?”

Pierre raised an eyebrow “I’ve just never heard you say that before…”

Was I really that bad? Guess Eht “Well…I’ll work on that”

Jerome raised both eyebrows “You okay, man?”

“I’”

They walked away, and I heard Jerome say to Pierre, “Emerson has really turned this place around…”

Yeah, she had I dropped ot back to work

An hour later, the door opened, and Emerson walked inside

I lifted h-waisted black jeans, a gray sweater that hung off one shoulder, and black boots that made her look like she was on the catwalk instead of in the lab

My as forgotten

A slight smile ca “You’re really handsome when you look like that” She took a seat on the stool across from me

“Like what?” I asked “Turned on?”

She smiled “Yes” She set her purse on the workbench then stared athair pulled over one shoulder, dark eye shadow on her lids,her look sultry

“I must always look like that when I’m around you”

She ran her fingers through her hair then gave a shrug “Most of the time, yeah”