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Since then--pain-in-the-ass work issues aside--I’ve coht At least the poor lonely geeks that could never get any were able to obtain sos worked Whether or not any of theirl as hot as April was another question altogether

I sat in first class enjoying ht drink--mineral water I was still in ellation, depending on the day As the rest of the passengers filed onto the plane, a pretty flight attendant was hed at everything I said, funny or not I eyed her for ait had been since I’d inducted another hts iled up with April inside a craht attendant flashed her wide, baby blue eyes, but I was distracted by the thought of serious, darker blue eyes that hid all kinds of deep thoughts and secrets Eventually, April filed past on her way to her seat back in the economy section She overtly assessed the airline eaze

I winked at her I couldn’t resist Her gaze glanced off lassy lake She readjusted her hand on the strap of her carry-on bag, her ht at thea deep breath and looking away I tried to suppress the feeling of guilt that had added itself to the co this wory Well, so was I But at the same time, I also wanted her, yet I had to remind myself that I was her boss and therefore couldn’t have her

Goddamn, it would be easier when her internship was finished and she left the coo…

But I had to hand it to her, she’d taken everything I’d dished out to her with quiet dignity and only lost it once--yesterday Oh, and how glorious that little meltdown had been, too I’d known there was fire under that serene surface, and part of ain

An even more foolhardy part of me wanted to take the fire I kneas there, harness it and hold it inain

Shit I was in trouble I either needed to find some self-control fast or stay the hell away from her before I shredded every last bit that remained

In less than three short hours, we touched down at Vancouver International Airport We ether in the back seat of a town car while the driver took us to our hotel, located on the city waterfront near the convention center Upon arrival, ere checked in by the concierge

The Owner’s Suite occupied the entire top floor of one of the towers of the hotel The suite itself o stories of floor-to-ceiling glass s that gave a 360-degree view of the city, frolish Bay to the North Shore Mountains, to Stanley Park, to the lass and steel of don Vancouver--as pointed out to us by the concierge

April listened to his entire spiel with interest but didn’t say much as she followed his directions He escorted her to a small room off the hallway on the lower floor of the suite It was set aside especially for an assistant of the occupant of the Owner’s Suite It adjoined the penthouse but was not part of it, and appeared to be nothing more than an ordinary hotel room

Before I could say a word, she disappeared into the clearly subpar room--when couing with o talk to her and point out that there was another rooh…thethis stay, the better

Because I really, really had no idea hoas going to keep my hands off her And if she stayed pissed off at me, even better That ood deterrent But it felt wrong to let her hole up in there when I had this huge place to htly rapped on her door, and after a long pause she quietly called forin the doorway--she and I alone in a bedroos, certainly, but not the right things

I looked around her rooht a gli out, like they inking at aze

"Yes?" she snapped "May I help you?"