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Despite myself, my heart does a little leap of joy

"He’s pleased with your work," Callan says

"Thank you"

"So I’ve been putting soht into this" His chair creaks as he shifts and strokes his chin with his thu at Carma, said that you wanted to learn And I think the best way for you to do that is to finish your internship as my assistant"

I’m shocked into silence Confused at first, then scared, then a little flattered

He explains, "Ivonne is taking her maternity leave early, and I’d really like you to step up and step in"

A thousand nervous little pricks run inside my body I shift restlessly in my chair "Well I don’t know that I want to leave Mr Lincoln"

"You don’t want to leave Mr Lincoln," he repeats

"It’s just that he’s very disorganized on his own He needs sohts," I explain

He looks vaguely amused for a second then deeply frustrated the next Finally he seeain, and he adds, "I will be sure that Mr Lincoln has sohts"

His eyebrows rise as he waits for me to say more

Obviously he expects ht here inclose to hi to push me to my limits

I knon to my bones it won’t be easy with Callan Caroal-oriented and so cold in his business dealings

And also because deep beneath that hot designer suit, there’s still that very real hueous thing of all I have a freaking soft spot for that guy, uy I opened up to hiht he was

This second, as I look at the guy across the desk froray slacks, his handsome face reserved, I feel only confusion because I want to open up to hiain, and at the sas and these slick corporate heels will takeat the stock tickers on the screen

"Why do you?" he counters

"Tahoe is the one who made me so interested in business My fa, and Tahoe was alorking at the oil rigs, until heoil lease, and he invested the little he had, bought his first lease and rig, and helped the old mine, made his partner rich, and became independent on his own

"I sahat he did fortheued me and made me want to do the same, not for me orways to bring their businesses back to a full working state"

"And I do this because I’ood at it I’m the best at it FYI"

I roll lint playfully "Alet a yes now, as I am almost sexy when I’m cocky? I can be very persuasive too," he says