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"Co h the rows of seats, and the only way I can stop him is to make a scene And since technically he is still one of my bosses, that doesn’t seeme into a corner

"You can’t do this," I hiss, and I don’t knohat to do withthem on the wall behind me

"It looks like I can"

"You’re a bully and now you’re using otten the job Hu"

"I told you I a you Your job is between you and ainst a wall in a bathroom With you" I try to duck under his ar o nowhere but his chest That I’ve seen naked And I feel naked right now "Let me out of here"

"I was a total ass yesterday, Emily I’m sorry"

I blanch, y that none of the powerful men I’ve known in ure it out, he presses again "Why did you leave without saying good-bye?" This time his voice is softer, s I can’t let him see But I can’t say that "I didn’t want the aard ht stand"

"That wasn’t a one-night stand"

It’s the answer I both want and can’t accept "We said--"

He drags me to him, his hand at the back of my head, and before I can so much as breathe, his lips cover my lips My hand flattens on his chest, ainst er, and male perfection, assaults ers are curling around his shirt only to have him tear his mouth froht stand It’s here and now and whatever we decide it can be Come back too to work, Shane Your father won’t likelate And this is very coain and kisses ainst ether, Eether and I think, Maybe I can do this Maybe he’s the light at the end of what has been a dark tunnel He leans back and looks atI do not understand So waret so my messy hair from my eyes "Okay?"

"Yes Okay"