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No Ainsley kneasn’t that cut and dried Logically she understood the difference between giving control and having a man take control away What amazed her was that she hadn’t felt powerless at any point All she’d felt was relief
Which gave credence to Bennett’s claim: the submissive had all the power in the situation The dominant was restricted only to the amount of power the submissive relinquished But that didn’t answer the question of why she’d trusted Bennett so easily? So quickly? Which led to the next question weighing on her mind: would there be a next time?
She had until Friday to decide And heaven knew she’d dissect this scenario and potential outco up when the doubts plagued her was Bennett’s face and the intense way he studied her He wanted to know her, inside and out Her every gesture, her every laugh, her every facial twitch and her every ere memorized and filed away for his future use
And if she was totally honest with herself, she was less spooked by that than she was i on her carstartled her She glanced at the intruder, slicked up, anal-retentive, nosy Turton Ingvold, the man she’d secretly dubbed the turd Because boy howdy, did the name fit him Brown hair, brown eyes, and a total brown-noser--to everyone except her Turton treated her with an air of derision He’d expected to land the bank president position after thehad been abruptly reassigned But she’d been offered the plu Turton her second-in-coed to s, Turton"
He walked beside her--right beside her--up the sidewalk "I trust you’ll handle the situation with Rita this week?"
No hello, no good , no surprise Half the tiement level because he had zero social skills and practically no tact "Yes I believe she works to favoritisruntled employees--"
"I said, I’d handle it, so can we please drop it?" She felt hile file into the bank lobby and it creeped her out
She stopped for a minute and took stock of the space The lobby paid tribute to Wyoe Stacked slabs of native stone, exposed wooden beahout in unique ways Even the chairs were covered in cowhide The corporation had invested in local artists for the rest of the décor, large bronzes, painted scenes with cowboys and Indians, as well as a largethe spectacular and desolate landscape in the Sundance area The brand new building had only been open for business teeks and Ainsley already thought of the place as hers
Evidently Turton had been trying to engage her in conversation, or treating her to a thinly veiled comment about her incompetence, and when she hadn’t responded, he’d stormed off to his office
She ditched her coat and briefcase in her office before heading to the employee break room for a cup of coffee Leslie, the lone loan officer, sat at the break table, dunking a teabag in hot water while she flipped through the newspaper She glanced up and s "Too short How about yours?"
"Between the kids’ activities and the laundry I was happy to co next to Leslie, said, "My car wouldn’t start andwith it, so I spent the entire weekend carless, at ho with et ht have to come to you for a loan for a new car"
"You’d have to make an appointment for next week, because I’ood news to hear first thing on Monday "
"So what did you do this weekend, Miss Hah inspection
Miss Ha woman was a tad mean-spirited, but efficient, so usually Ainsley let her barbs slide Not today She poked Jenny back "Oh, I went to a club"
Jenny furrowed her brow "Like a supper club or a knitting club or soht club"
"Which one?"
"You wouldn’t know it It’s out of town I had a great ti I discovered muscles I hadn’t used in years" She smiled and sailed from the room
Her taunt literally came back to bite her in the ass when her butt loves and dug his cell phone fro for the third tie favor"
He set aside his ax "Sure, Rielle What do you need?"