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She laughed, obviously not insulted "Okay, fine You’ve got me there So, we’ll start over?"

He smiled at her "Yeah We’ll start over"

Her lips lifted too, ravitate to theht and what it felt like to kiss her He wanted to kiss her again, to take up where they left off She’d felt good against hi He wondered ould have happened if they’d been soaze to her eyes, saw the desire and wariness

She should be wary The two of the her in his bed would be a great thing, followed by theafter, which would mean he’d still have to see her, ith her, and be reminded that she worked for his father It would be a hell of a mess, which hy, despite her killer body and sexy o" She stood, and despite that ugly-as-hell dress and the even worse shoes she wore, she looked as sexy tonight as she had last night He didn’t think it had anything to do with the attire Had to be the woreed, because it twitched, still obviously thinking of kissing her and touching her last night And his dick had a mind of its own "You could stay for a while"

She cocked a brow "And do what? I left my laptop in my hotel roo, of not thinking of her as being part of his father’s life He wanted to think of her as a desirable wo her scent Soh "There are other things to do besides work, Evelyn"

"I’ to do with me on a personal level"

She’d worn her hair pulled back He reached behind her and easily unclipped it, then spread her hair over her shoulders "I was aze Her breathing was hard and fast "So was I"

"You mad now?"

"No"

"Good" He slid his hand around the nape of her neck, closed what little distance there was between theodda

He kissed her

TEN

EVELYN’S BREATH CAUGHT AT THE FIRST TOUCH OF Gray’s lips to hers

A thousand reasons why this was a colossally bad idea ran through her ainst a wall of hard ht out of her head All she could think about was the fullness of his lips, the way he brushed theue invaded her s trembled, and she was lost

She laid a hand on his well-toned abs, wound one into his hair and clenched a handful He groaned against her mouth, and she let out a moan When he cupped her butt to draw her closer, she knew she was a goner Whatever objection she thought sheto happen She was in this to the finish line tonight Her clit tingled with need, her breasts felt swollen and heavy, and all she needed to knoas how fast they were going to get to the bedroom, because she wanted to be naked and have Gray inside her as soon as humanly possible

She slipped her hand between theainst her hip, stopping short when Gray grabbed her wrist

He looked down at her "Whoa In a hurry?"

"Actually, yes Shall we aze burned hot, but he shook his head "I’ve got a better idea Let’s slow this down a little"

Oh, God He was going to tell her he changed his ht This was a really bad idea Where had her coone--sos

Except Gray slid his hands down her sides, a slow trek that ended at her hips And when he gathered her dress in his hands and began to raise it, her hehs, she looked down, then up at hi

He held theheavy, that hot, panty-ht he was stopping things Thishalt And when he grabbed her butt and lifted her, he said, "Wrap your legs aroundto the bedroom after all She laid her hands on his shoulders and wrapped her legs around his hips as he carried her toward the bedroom

But he stopped in the kitchen and placed her on his countertop

Oh, my

She’d always been a strictly bedroom type of woman But as Gray pulled her shoes off, then pushed her dress over her hips, she was beginning to see the benefits of out-of-bed experiences This was decadent, air fro down over them as he reached for her panties And thank God she’d worn so other than randos are sexy," he said as he drew thes "You wear them for Cal?"

"There wasn’t a chance in hell that Cal McClusky was going to see ave her a wicked, half smile as he looked up at her "Good to know Is that why you wore this hideous dress?"

"Hey It’s not that bad"

"Yeah, it is It’s like a dress a nun would wear You wore it to be sexless, didn’t you?"

She shrugged "Maybe"

"You couldn’t be sexless if you wore a dress made out of porcupine quills, Evelyn"

He shs with his thumbs

"Because you are one hot woman, and no matter what you wear, you outshine it"

Oh, he was ss She aze up to meet hers "But underneath? This underwear is sexy as hell

Does the braher like that "Yes"

"Let’s have a look"

As if he undressed women every day--and for all she knew, maybe he did--he reached behind her and deftly drew her zipper down, then raised her dress over her head He tossed it on the chair by the table, then took a step back