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At just that hter strolled into the kitchen and, God help her, Claire had to adht to Why must she always feel like she was in perpetual heat around this uys before and hadn’t felt like her underas on fire, so as the problem here?
"Claire, are you ready to work for a few hours before we have to break for the evening?"
"Yes, that’s fine; I’m ready if you are" Oh yeah baby, I’m more than ready… She shared one last secret s Jason lead the way as they went back upstairs
Chapter Five
Jason's room had the same comfortable the comforter on the queen-sized bed and another chest at the foot of the bed "I love the antique touches that Liz and Harold have in their home," said Claire appreciably as she pointed to the chest
"Collecting antiques is a hobby they have and when Liz can find a bargain on a rare piece, Harold says she’s in sheer bliss for days," replied Jason with an affectionate smile She couldn’t help but think of how nice it would be to be the object of that affection Claire quickly looked away from Jason and walked towards the desk he had set up in the sitting area
"Claire I’ve forwarded the first draft of the contract to your email address; I have the printer ready to connect to the laptop coo under the table to retrieve the printer plug when Jason said, "No, Claire lether head on the underside of the table with the cord clutched in her hand She winced in pain, reaching up a hand to rub her head Claire crawled from under the table and sat back on her heels while she surveyed her latest head injury with her hand
"Damn, Claire I’m sorry! I shouldn’t have startled you like that, are you ok?" Jason gently removed her hand and ran his own over the area she’d been holding "I don’t see any blood this ti to have yet another bu about the h since I scared you"
Jason extended a hand to help Claire to her feet He then took the cord froently to a chair and said in an amused tone, "Let’s keep you away froo near the scissors" She laughed and marveled at how relaxed she felt around Jason for the first ti for him He seemed to be a different person away from the office and unfortunately, despite her best efforts, Claire found 'this' Jason far too attractive for her own good She tried not to dwell on that disturbing fact as she powered her colance at her watch and saw that it was now almost two thirty She would need to be on the road by five to allow ti She said a quick prayer that they were finished ork in tiet ready
"Claire I’ll need you to start es that I’ve listed on the notebook on the desk; the first change will go in paragraph one" Jason leant over her shoulder and started pointing out the area to ne Distracted by just how good the rance smelled on Jason, Claire really hoped that she didn’t look like a coestions on the wording of the phrase he wished to insert What’s wrong with me today? I’ve worked for the man for three years, and I’ idiot like the other woet a life!
"Claire, did you hear uilty start, Claire asked Jason to repeat his question in hopes that he would not think she was a complete incompetent Claire went to work on the first draft while Jason took a chair on the other side of the desk and started booting up his coht hts that she’d never noticed before Claire quickly looked away before Jason caught her staring at him She lost herself in the revision and was startled when Jason looked up and said, "We should probably call it a day; it’s close to five, and I need to get ready; and I believe you also have plans for the evening?"
She looked at her watch surprised to see that so much time had already passed "I’ve most of the revisions corao over everything in the "
Claire gathered her papers in a neat stack and noticed how stiff her back hen standing Without thinking she took a long leisurely stretch, and she looked up to find Jason watching her intently With her face flushing she looked away frooing to change and get going"
Jason cleared his throat and said, "U"
Claire quickly walked through the adjoining door, quietly clicking the lock into place behind her She would rather have Jason find her unconscious than walk in unannounced after another ly at the bathtub but knew that it was a luxury she didn’t have ti it warave a murmur of bliss as the hot water cascaded over her tired shoulders, wincing when the water hit the new buh her hair and enjoyed the feel of the water soothing away the fatigue of the day Loath to cut the shower short, she finished up quickly knowing that she was pressed for time
She quickly wrapped a towel around her hair and shrugged on her old, pink, ratty bathrobe she’d thought to bring along She plugged in her s her hair She knew she should really get it cut in a shorter style to reduce so time, but Claire considered this her one iteh it orn upthe bachelor parties for Pa and Pam immediately removed the clip fro hair This stateave Claire a pause as she’d understood from Pam that the clients for these parties were strictly upper class and instead of expecting a stripper perforirl in a corset and garter belt; no articles of clothing reinally turned Pam down flat when she explained the wardrobe for the show; she’d never worn less than a one-piece swimsuit in public so she certainly didn’t intend to lose her inhibitions in front of a roo day, she received the news that her mother’s furnace would need to be replaced There was no way she could afford the new furnace and her mother’s medicine thus she ended up with a second job that she would have never iined in a lifetime