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She let her head hit the piece of metal above theLeeAnne Parks eet on her dad, but he never gave her the ti available and not in need of a white knight "But he didn’t have my permission"

"He’s listed on your account"

"That’s because I opened it when I elve, remember? You were the one aited on me"

"I realize that, but since then, you could have had him removed"

Yeah, she could have, but she never drea breath, she counted to ten "Is there anything I can do to get it back?"

"I’ I or anyone else here can do Why don’t you talk to Louis? In theon your loan next , she wanted to add Melanie hung up and fisted her hand around her phone "Da okay?" Carter asked as Melanie appeared in his office again, her face red and her brown eyes glittering

"No, everything is not okay" She marched back to the table by the file cabinet and jerked the lid off of the helpless box "The bank’s basically told me I’, she shook her head and gave him a brittle smile "I was supposed to close on my house nextup fro away the file she’d just pulled out "What can I do to help?" Hunting Louis down and beating the crap out of hih on his list, but he didn’t think she’d like that tooto jail for assault

"Nothing" Lifting her chin, she took the file back and held it to her chest "I’ out of that trailer park"

"I know you wanted the house, Melanie, but there’s not a thing wrong with living in a trailer park"

Her expression turned sour "Says the man that owns three houses and a condo" Then she s the file fall to the floor "I’ize We all say and do things we don’t mean, or at least we don’t mean once cooler heads prevail"

She dropped to the floor, picking up the scattered papers He joined her, handing her the ones that had slid under the table "Thanks" Replacing theood to you today"

"Understandable" Biting the side of his lip, he lifted his brows "Hoould you feel about us taking a trip together--strictly business, of course--to Charlotte? I’ll pay for your expenses"

"Is this the saone all soft and dewy

He gave her a crooked smile "Yeah, but I really do need you to cos with possible investors, and I’ll need soht Maybe take some notes"

"Don’t you have lawyers for that?"

"Yeah, but those investors always have an assistant and I can’t walk in there looking all wet behind the ears" He had no idea if that was true or not, since his s of that nature But for this, his own start-up, he wanted to be the one to handle it Even if it meant he fell flat on his face He always did like to learn the hard way

"Beats staying here and h

"Gee thanks"

"It’s not an insult"

"Don’t explain yourself Everyone needs to get away" Warh his veins as her expression of utter hopelessness eased a tiny bit He knew the sained could win the entire race "Go home and pack, then I’ll be by to pick you up at five thirty"

"Are we driving?"

"Flying Wieland Airlines was a sponsor of ood tero that route, because he couldn’t ride in a car with Melanie for five hours and not keep his hands off of her

The flight was uneventful and quick Just the kind he liked A lilas International, whisking the in, the valet showed them to Melanie’s room

Carter tipped the woman and shut the door behind her, then turned to face Melanie She stood at the s, peering out at the Charlotte skyline The lights of the Carolina Panthers’ stadiuh up

"Feel free to order rooe yourself on the mini-bar" He smiled as she whirled to face him "Jump on the bed and prank call the roos she had done with his sister the last tiht his house But there was no way he could take Melanie to his house He didn’t trust himself

"Notto the bed Her hand trailed over the covers "This is a huge bed for just one person"

Yeah and he’d like nothing more than to join her in it His dick was on board with his plan, too Jesus, he had to get out of there "If you don’t need anything, I’ll be going" He turned,to the door

"Carter, wait!" Her coconut scent reached him before she did

Hand on the door knob, he closed his eyes as her ariven hied, then she’d avoided hiainst his back He stiffened

"I’ht me with you I needed this"

"Me, too" Then he opened the door and stepped out of her es he had scheduled went two for three in his favor Two et started, but had a list of clients that would be interested in his services

Only probleovernor and Carter wasn’t completely sure that they were there for the potential to ent from the equation, he needed someone to bounce off ideas someone that wouldn’t bullshit him or break his balls

So his friend and for?

Swily 

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She texted hi it was heated, else her cute ass would be freezing right about now He had to force himself to not ask Melanie to text hi one of those tiny bikinis she favored<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>