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"You’re not looking at me like you just want dinner, Nate"

He cocks his head to the side and a s at you?"

"Like you’d like to fuck me on this desk" Holy Fuck! Did I just say that?

Nate’s smile disappears and his eyes narrow "Watch your mouth"

I s hard and blink rapidly

"There arethis desk, but right now, I simply want to enjoy a meal with you"

"Watch youryour boss what to do?"

"So this conversation in a boss/employee context" I shake my head and stare at the man before me "What is this? Why now?"

"Eat"

"I’ry, thanks"

"Just humor me, Julianne"

"Why do you call me Julianne?" I ask and pick up another piece of sticky chicken

"It’s your name" His eyes are onroll and bite off the end

"Everyone calls ain

"Because Julianne suits you" He shrugs and takes a bite of his food

"But I prefer Jules"

"Okay, Julianne" He winks atanother bite of food

"I’ll bet when you were s, ‘Doesn’t play ith others’"

Nate laughs, and ut clenches "Probably"

I realize I’ve cleanedthe left overs "Okay, I ate Thanks for dinner Have a good weekend" I rise to walk out the door, but Nate leaps up and stops o yet"

"Why not?"

He licks his lips, shoves his hands in his pockets and rocks back on his heels "Stay with me this weekend At my place"

I think I’ve entered an alternate universe Or I’m on Punked Yes, that’s it Punked I start looking around the room, behindfor?" he asks as he follows aze

"The cameras"