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Because suddenly it was so clear to her that all the hurdles that lay between thenited between theether On the contrary: the fact that they shouldn’t, couldn’t be together, seemed to only fan the flaht alone in his bed Quenching his carnal urges with his own hand had left him even more unsatisfied He wanted Rochelle like he’d never wanted a woman before But he’d promised her not to pressure her any more, and he was determined to keep his promise

He felt somewhat tired and worn out when he sat at his desk and tried to concentrate on the contract in front of hiaze wandered to the clock on his computer Already past three pm No wonder he felt exhausted He needed caffeine

Zach rose, walked to the door and popped his head out "Jessica--" But his assistant wasn’t at her desk Well, et his coffee fro

He took the elevator down and crossed the entrance hall The security guard nodded at hi the café and standing in line Judging by the length of the line, he was clearly not the only one who needed a boost of energy in order to stay awake

While the line hts He’d seen Rochelle only briefly this ues and entered the conference roole ith her After all, what should he have said? He’d apologized the day before, and even though there’d been a brief ht she’d kiss hi

Now he could only hope that the investigation would be co sides any longer Maybe then they could try again If he h patience until then

When it was finally his turn in the line, Zach ordered a large, black coffee to go The barista handed hi to leave

But he didn’t get far

"Oh Zach! What a coincidence"

The voice belonged to none other than Emily Grover Zach forced a smile onto his lips and turned to face her She sat at a s at his you here?"

She smiled sweetly and motioned to the empty chair opposite her "Please, why don’t you join --"

"Just a few minutes"