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Instead of backing down, she hooted with laughter "Are you kidding? The only type of staht now is a man who can make a hundred cups of coffee in record time I bet you don’t even kno to make a decent espresso"

He placed his lemonade down on the table and stared in disbelief "You did not just say that tohomemade espresso my entire life"

She snorted and finally tamed the machine A trickle of dark liquid poured into the cup, and the scent of rich roasted beans hit his nostrils "Sure, in your nice shiny kitchen with your gouret your hands dirty, boss, and shohat you got?"

"Are you challenging et it Wouldn’t want to ruin your fancy clothes"

He muttered a curse, tossed his lemonade in the trash, and stalked behind the table With efficient loves, snatched an extra ball cap, and grabbed her shoulders Her startled jued between them He moved her out of the way The machine spit out a billow of steam as if their sudden intimate moment pissed it off

He yanked back his hands and covered it up with a growl "Step aside"

Her pupils dilated as if recognizing and responding to the co to do with the weather or the coffee So about the awareness in her dark eyes hit hiht in his dick

"Time me"

Max knew there were certain rules in perfecting a great cup of espresso Ingredients were primary--pure arabica beans ering chemicals to dilute the taste, and the proper ht a process, which could make or break the balance He fell into the rhyth woround coffee Ta filter holder off to the side Polish Pour Serve Repeat

Max felt her gaze on hie in banter How dare the woman insult his skill?

Carl whistled as he twisted and served four cups at once "Daot"

"Thanks Coet one of these bad boys and iirl" He winked "Maybe even close the deal"

The kid’s eyes widened "Hell, yeah Bring it"

Max tutored the interns in the fine art of seduction via coffee Carina reached past hi into a way to score women?" The side of her breast brushed his shoulder and his hand slipped on the lever The machine spit in fury

"Damn, you broke s they ever think about: food and women"

"Sohed

The next few hours flew by in a whirl of activity until every bone in Max’s body ached Still, there was soether that fit, until each motion seemed coordinated The back-and-forth banter between them made the work fun Max realized he had the tendency to be a bit too serious, and her playful quips fascinated the interns, who always saw hi line of et a glimpse of bare skin exposed from the tiny white shorts Carina seemed to sense the attention and play it up Eacha bit bedazzled, which only pissed hi of the hips caused them to lose brain function?

Yes

Especially with Carina Her body was killer, but it was her ability to laugh and be open that grabbed a male’s full attention She ht Max shoved a cup at the nerd gaping in front of him a little too firmly The liquid sloshed over the rim and he yelped

"You should’ve worn the sales unifor"

She rolled her eyes like he was an older uncle "Sure, a black pantsuit would really rees"

"We need to retain a professional iut "Oh, Max, you’re a hoot Why do you think I wore these shorts?" The naughty wink stole his breath and ht me well No reason not to use your body, chars up a bit, hmmm?"

For the first tiirl who had turned into a challenger worthy of any man She seemed to sense her victory and, with a tiny smirk, served the last of the customers