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The last teeks had been the happiest of her life, filled with endless laughter and lively conversation and wild, passionate sex that left her breathless

Aidan’s intensity thrilled her; Dylan’s lust for life inspired her

Aidan’s serious, closed-off nature brought out a nurturing, sensitive side she hadn’t known she’d possessed, while Dylan’s openness and unceasing opti cooodbye to either one of the jerked her frolanced over and noticed that a silver Lexus had just parked in the space beside hers When the driver stepped out, Claire blinked in shock

She hastily grabbed her laptop case and leather portfolio froer seat and slid out of the car just as her boss approached

"Barb," she said uneasily "What are you doing here?"

Barbara Valentine looked as elegant as always in her tailored black pantsuit and dove-gray Louboutin pu of pearls around her slender neck sparkled in thewith Sanders," Barb answered smoothly

Although unexpected, Barb’s being here was not unusual--Claire’s boss often sat in when her consultants presented their findings to a client Nevertheless, Claire felt apprehensive about Barb showing up out of the blue

"Are you prepared for the presentation?" the older woitation

She o inside"

They walked into the building and infor with Bryant Sanders Fiveushered into the conference room where Claire had spent quite a lot of time over the past feeeks

She was still unsettled by Barb’s presence, but she forced herself to concentrate on her job instead of her nerves, setting up her laptop and loading the PowerPoint presentation she’d slaved over last night

"Claire, good to see you again" Savvy Tech’s CEO strode into the rooreeted her with a warm smile Sanders was a lanky man with a head of salt-and-pepper hair and a pair of wire-ri on a thin nose, and he’d been incredibly accohout Claire’s assessment of his company

They shook hands, and then Sanders turned to Barb "I’lad you could join us, Barbara And I ent observations and insightful analysis"