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"Don’t ever do that to ray eyes filled with est joke I’ve ever told Well delivered, if you believed it"

"I did and it wasn’t funny"

"I’m sorry, sweetheart I was sure you knew I couldn’t be serious" He reaches down and runs his hand down the material of my dress "One side was still halfway up your hip"

My eyes go wide "Oh God That would have been bad"

"Yes It would have And now, you can go to work, Ms Stevens But buzz me if my father is in"

"I will," I say, and this time when I turn, he flattens his hand on my belly, and says, "You are so da, I open the door and exit, while Jessica gives rin "How about lunch?" she asks

"Yes I … ah no I forgot I’ lunch with Shane’s mother" I lean on the desk "I didn’t tell hio back in there"

"Of course, and be careful She’s--"

"I know You warned hts her pretty blue eyes "Yes I believe you can I’ll tell hih"

"Yes Good"

I push off the desk and start toward the hallway at the saain red, his eyes once again hard They are also inappropriately honed in onit nearly i hi" But just as I would turn to my escape, he stopsin my chest

"Yes?"

"I’d like you to come join me in my office, Ms Stevens"

My heart falls to my feet with the use of my formal name emphasized, when Shane just teased o check in with your father"

"You had time for my brother Make ti plays in o in his office I will not run to Shane for help I need to just handle thisor not?"