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AJabsolutely zero interest in her The only thing she got this lance that probablywhy he’d even hired her

She raised an eyebrow in his direction, trying for non-chalance while she soaked up the sight of hi body

“Not a penny less than six hundred,” Johnny said in her ear

“Three hundred,” she countered, tearing her gaze away from AJ “And I’m cold and wet and almost late for work If you don’t want the o”

Thanks to an unseasonably war Mother Nature in aDarcy loved the rain What she didn’t love was a violent stor, she undoubtedly looked like a complete mess

Her life , so she told herself she really didn’t care what she looked like Then she told herself that a few hty fine bod move across the room

“Three hundred is a joke,” Johnny complained “I bet if I opened my e-mail I’d have ten offers that are better”

“You go take a look,” she said “I’ll wait” While she did, she shoved her purse into the filing cabinet, but not before taking a surreptitious bite out of one of the two breakfast taquitos she’d grabbed on her way in

When she realized AJ was heading her way, she nearly choked in her rush to s because AJ didn’t approve of the love of her life—crap food And as he was the boss, owning the Sunshine Wellness Center as well as being head physical therapist, she tried to play by his rules Okay, not really, but she at least did her best to hide the evidence

She booted up the coht an accidental flash of her reflection on the screen

Yep, she was a hotcurls—usually her best feature, if she did say so herself—now resembled a frizzy squirrel’s tail

Good thing she didn’t care

Naturally, AJ was not a mess Not that he ever was Nope, as usual he’d defied the odds, the rain not daring to stick to him And no squirrel-tail hair for him, either His sun-streaked brown hair was short and silky smooth, and as he took in her hair, his lips quirked in an almost smile

Bastard

And then Johnny was back “I’ve got plenty of e- it for cheap”

It Darcy forgot about her hair catastrophe, and AJ’s lack thereof, and grinded her back teeth together Guideline number three: Don’t take crap from anyone “Three fifty,” she said “Tops”

“Five hundred”

This wasn’t going well Plus, AJ was still looking at her, as always, aware of everything going on around him She smoothed out her expression and added a professional s to see here