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Crap "I’m truly sorry about that, it wasn’t intentional We were just trying to be persuasive and it seeh" He stirred his drink and shrugged "I’ in a bar like this?"

The question sounded like he thought I was here on the prohich was not at all the reason "It was er at Riley across the bar, who seemed to be too enamored with her company to notice "She’s a little adventurous"

"So are you," he said touching er "Do you have a boyfriend?"

"Excuse me?" The conversation had turned decidedly flirtatious and I wasn’t sure how to react I’d never been hit on by a potential client before and there were no coardless of how attracted I was to Vincent, if anybody at work suspected I wasbusiness with pleasure, my professional reputation would be ruined I’d seen it happen before

"Don’t tell me your partner is"

"You mean Richard? He’s definitely not le" He leaned his breathtaking face closer to round "Maybe I am, maybe I’m not Either way I’m sorry to disappoint you, but I don’t date potential clients," I said, hoping the brush-off would end the personal discussion and we could return to talking about business

Those seductive lips so close to ? I just want to finish what you started thisabout?"

"We were here" He gently but firmly took ht uard and all I could do was suck in a deep breath when I felt the sudden war beat of his heart beneath an to ertips traced the hard contours at the base of his pecs and the firoosebumps ran across my skin and the hairs on the back of my neck stiffened My pulse quickened and my lips parted to accoers reached the base of his stony abs thatwas an innocent mistake," I shot back, aware I was esture "I don’t knohat kind of girl you think I am exactly, but I don’t mix business with pleasure"

"I do" His sexy voice could tear down any woet away, afraid I wouldn’t be an exception

"Good for you Thank you for the drink Mr Sorenson but if you’ll excuse et back tobut turned back to that gorgeous face one last tie-Howser, you have Richard’s number"

His lips curled into that same wicked smile from earlier "We’ll be in touch"

When I returned to Riley’s table, she was by herself

"What happened to the British guy?" I asked

"I got bored with him But nevermind that What happened with you and you knoho?"

"Nothing It was just a professional discussion All business" I was trying to convince et laid tonight"

I shook o I’ve had enough of this place"