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"Excuse et the payroll started" She sidestepped hilanced that direction, but, as always, Mrs Fitzhugh had things under control After dispatching a truck, the gray-haired wo s Not a chatterbox, Mrs Fitzhugh

But thank goodness she was here

Since Cory took over, Rainie had made sure she was never in the office alone with hiet physical, but she’d discovered early in her life how a boner could shut down every cell in a h the coht not believe her against Cory He thought his boy was all pure and wonderful

A burst of thunder shook the squatty building as sheets of rain sla truck drove by The twisted mess of a brand-new pickup on the trailer was a pointed re

She’d worked for Thorad school Apparently, in the last few years, she’d forgotten that nothing lasts forever

Not that she planned to stay, now that she had her MBA No, she planned to leave the Taround--far behind She’d settle in a different state, find an established, distinguished corporation, and take a position doing soarner admiration and respect

But Miss Lily’s illness had wiped out Rainie’s savings, andrequired funds By the time her aparth ht of the mess on her desk, Rainie ca in rowled under her breath Her "personal" draas open, and he’d ruh her stuff-- violated was keen Unfortunately, after her years in foster care, this was not an unfa

Cory was such a bastard Her jaw cla out her fury

Bart was an honest, good ol’ boy, like the truckers he employed His son, however, was all show and no substance and never kept a job longer than a few e the company Parents can be so blind

A handsoolden tan, and blue eyes, Cory figured if he wanted so, he should have it

And to think he’d ih He hadn’t changed at all At sixteen, she’d run away fro dealer took her in Cory’d shown up to buy coke for a frat party…then tried to buy her too For a quickie When Shiz refused, Cory’d thrown his weight around…and gotten the crap beat out of hiht One nasty htened up her personal drawer Soon after Bart’d hired her, she’d run into Cory--but he’d wisely pretended not to know her She’d returned the favor Just went to show St Petersburg, Florida, really was too small of a city

Now Cory was her boss, and his father was in Europe Talk about an occupational nighth had taken lunch, Cory’d sneaked up behind Rainie and groped her Her outraged shove had caught him by surprise--and he’d fallen over a chair

Rainie sht surrender to a Do herself frole sub, she caught Cory staring at her

"Were you looking for a particular file?" she asked Her desk contained all her current projects And she had a lot She’d put her MBA coursework to work by taking on the business’s payroll, scheduling, and advertising Last month, she’d started on the arcane arena of insurance God, she loved juggling the nate her the "office er" and hand over the reins

Unfortunately, now Cory ran the co her When a file drawer slah atching He took a step back "I’ll do the trucker’s schedules this month"

Hopefully he wouldn’t screw it up too badly Rainie gave him a polite smile "How nice" With his history, he’d be bored with the company even before she quit Be patient

"Here are the requests for days off" She handed hi, "The schedule is due up on Monday"

Cory olf cart--lovely sound But then he leaned forward and lowered his voice "Youyou want to keep this job"

"I don’t need to be friendlier to , the software, or the payroll," she assured hiet irritable if not paid on tiered on her breasts

With the soaking she’d gotten, her shirt was al away, she buttoned up her suit coat, then pulled up the payroll on her monitor Finally…he moved away