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She sat there for a ht I told you I’ the bus I’ll be fine," she said between clinched teeth She could tell that wouldn’t be the end of the discussion but she wouldn’t let the man walk all over her, boss or not

Her reply infuriated hi her a ride! He wasn’t used to anyone defying him and it really pissed him off she would rather ride the bus than accept a ride home from him Was his company so repulsive to her she couldn’t stand to be in his presence for even a er than she had too?

He was already confused enough about how he felt and really didn’t want to say so else but if she really believed he was going to allow her to ride the bus then she wasn’t as smart as he believed her to be

She may be stubborn but he could certainly outlast her He was used to people bending over backwards for him It was a bit of a shock but not all that unpleasant of one to find soue with him He found that he liked Aed hiet her oay that night, not when it was an issue of her safety at hand

He could see she was getting tired but he kept piling work upon her For one thing he was still angry she refused to ride with him and secondly he just wanted to be in her co late and before he knew it tiot away from him

"Mr Anderson, I don’t want to coht Can I just coet done?" she asked hiuilty he’d let his tement He would’ve never normally made her stay so late

"We can finish this all up on Monday," he told her "Let’s get out of here" He placed his weekend work in his briefcase and walked with her into her office He stood by the door while Alanced up and he could tell she was surprised to see hi there

"Okay, Mr Anderson, I‘ll see you Monday" She tried to ht towards the elevators, hoping he would forget all about the ride issue He grinned to hie to her voice He found it coht he could so easily be dis hiame with his new assistant

Amy pressed the elevator button and they both stepped on for the long ride down Neither of the her irritation

They stepped out of the elevator and walked towards the doors "Hi Aht There are nothis late Would you like for uard asked

"That would be great Paul," she gave hiirl of yours doing? Did she make the basketball tea around the house for two days now I’ll show you the pictures just as soon as ht Mr

Anderson Have a safe ride ho he was there with the two of them

"Paul, Ms Harper won’t need that cab called I’ll give her a ride ho his ould be taken with no questions asked Paul looked fro expression and decided he wasn’t getting in theon

"Okay then, enjoy your weekend" He turned and walked back over to his desk

Lucas pulled A her arm She didn’t want to cause a scene in front of Paul so she ithout a struggle but she was going to give Lucas a piece of her ant things the man could do If he felt he couldwith it he had another thing co

As soon as they were outside she turned towards hi the past few hours "Look" she didn’t get to finish He suddenly pulled her into his arms and crushed his lips to hers

She was so stunned she stood there rigid for about three seconds while his lips stroked hers

Then, she forgot who she was, let alone who he was and er and frustration, added to her building attraction for the man, spilled over and she hts of protest or anger anymore She’d never been knocked off her feet before but there was a first ti Her body was on fire and she never wanted the feeling to stop

Her arms reached around his neck and her lips opened in invitation, allowing hi instead of bruising His ar her body to his She felt like she couldn’t get close enough