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"Your banking needs," she corrected

"That too," heup

About fifteenafter opening a new checking account, Ainsley called Jenny back into her office

"You buzzed me?" she inquired with fake sweetness

"Yes Do you have that number for the PR department? There are four different extensions"

"Sure No probleht back" Jenny’s sht pink leopard print skirt

Ainsley sighed and swore she’d eat like a bird tonight

Jenny handed over a slip of paper "Here you go I hope I didn’t interrupt anything between you and Ben"

"No, ere just finishing up But as long as you asked, what can you tell me about him?"

"Besides he’s as hot as fire? Maht into you, knohat Iend of those soul-pondering looks

"He’s pretty quiet compared to the rest of his family But like the rest of the operation He’s not ets sick of woentle, knohat Itrue Ainsley clearly re her exactly what he wanted her to do

"He doesn’t really date, definitely not like his cousins do Because of that, soay, but I don’t believe that for a second"

That ay

Evidently Jenny realized that Ainsley hadn’t responded to anything she’d said Her baby blues widened "You aren’t involved with hi? Because aren’t you, like, a lot older than him?"

Ainsley let the snarky co about his cousin’s art He had a couple of general questions about the bank and I convinced hiet all the McKays to switch their banking business here I’ll bet you can be very persuasive"

Not nearly as persuasive as Bennett could be

And that scared the bejeezus out of her

Chapter Ten

Ben’s char like Ainsley had pictured a big, bad Do the bottle of wine, she tiptoed up the flagstone ay, cursing her high heels, wishing she’d changed clothes after work

Soon as she neared the door, she heard barking Snarling barks And thuet to her

Ben’s voice boouys?"

The dogs whis out back"

She adjusted the shoulder strap on her purse, watching through the screen door as Ben dragged the dogs by their collars

He trotted back, swinging the door inward "Sorry about that Don’t knohat got into them They’re usually so friendly they slobber all over ya"

She handed him the wine "They probably smelled my cats" And my fear

"Can I take your coat?" He set the wine bottle on a beautifully crafted side table

Ainsley stopped on the edge of the foyer "Ah Sure" She passed hi it on a coat tree crafted out of some kind of ani she had pockets Wishing she hadn’t come

Why was this so aard?

You’ve had kinky sex with thishis hand over her jaw, gazing into her eyes "You all right?"

"I don’t knohat I’ here I’m so…nervous"

"Do you want to leave?"

"No"

"Good Maybe this will help" Ben kissed her Sweetly at first Softly nibbling her lips while his thumb stroked her jawline He patiently coaxed her to kiss hiht in, blowing all her circuits with a kiss packed with desire, laced with passion Her head went muzzy and she wrapped her ar kisses, he tilted her head back to string hot kisses from her chin to her neck