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Clearing her throat, she finally took her hand back but didn’t step back The anger he’d seen in her eyes one The stunned look in her eyes as she stared at hi else For as ht of her
"As a matter fact," she started, and she was so close he could smell of sweet coffee on her breath He’d always hated coffee, but at thatto taste it "I don’t even knohy I’ my time Think whatever you want of me"
She walked around him, and he let her by this time as he stood frozen in place He had another izing for prejudging her But he’d already slipped once by showing even the rerip He’d only been around this girl a handful of times, and already his will to show complete indifference had been weakened ht had done so to him Thankfully, he’d handled that as he should
Today he’d nearly blown it
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Most days Brandon had gli out to lunch or in the break rooht when he’d run into her as he was leaving Today either Ms Brady had gone out of her way to avoid Brandon or it’d been just coincidental that he hadn’t seen her at all after their e If it was the forlad
In case her plan and admittedly his as well to avoid each other faltered and he did run into her again, he had every intention of going back to the way it was before thatso much as a smile with her It just wasn’t safe Every tieant Carter showed hiht when she’d smiled at him despite the tears still her eyes--he’d felt , annoyance It was all he should feel just as he had at the airport But since he’d arrived here, the annoyance of what that sweet s that felt dangerously wrong And this ht lead to hi his number-one rule--no attach he wasn’t about to blow it now Even the sexual encounters he’d had in the last several years he less He’d even figured out a way to keep the act itself especially cold whilethe women he ith think it was all part of the performance He never even slept with the sae in the usual protocol of dating such as calling her again or even asking her out for another round It was too risky
His best bet was to hope he’d pissed her off enough she now hated him That would eliminate any more of those sweet pouty-lipped smiles, s that battle The bad thing was Brandon wasn’t even sure noas worse, the smiles or her obvious contempt for him For some reason, that see to soften hi else and roan inwardly He hadn’t even been here a week yet, and already his anti-social ass had to go hangout with soht after work He’d been warned before he even transferred that a few of the other sergeants had ot here, kind of a welcoht he’d put on his social lad that for once the overly inquisitive and talkative personality of his office rooeant Evans had co plans for the weekend as soon as he walked in thatup to Los Angeles to Brandon know they’d be taking hiet hi his former drill instructor until late in the afternoon toht they’d be under the impression he had to be in LA tomorrow early, which meant he’d have a few drinks and be done with this welco up "Either of you guys get a load of that sexy little thing working with the engineers?"
Brandon didn’t even turn to look at hi about, because he already knew Nor he was always horny were aun to worry about one thing Ever since the day he realized Ms Brady would be working in such close proxi for her was noruez speak of her now, the way he did, was anything but aht up in what he was reading on his screen to be bothered, Brandon listened anyway as Evans confirotten a load of her
"Yeah, yeah," Evans said "The girl with the glasses"
"You seen her today?" Rodriguez asked
"Nah," Evans responded
"Holy shit!" Rodriguez said a bit too excited "Shebecause her hair is down and she wasn’t wearing glasses I thought she was sexy before but damn" He lowered his voice a little since the door to the office was still half open "Swear to God I’d risk my job and fk her in the bathroo on I just about popped a boner, watching her walk down the hall"