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Chapter Thirty-four

August 2011

Washington, DC

Senator Talbot’s son Simon stood to his feet and quickly pulled on his jeans

“Where’s ht blue polo that perfectly irlfriend, Natalie, sat up, not bothering to clutch the sheet to her chest

As usual, his eyes dropped to her brsts, which had been surgically enhanced the year previous He placed a knee on the bed

“God, I’ht these” He dropped his head and drew one of her niles into hiswith his teeth

“Coh his jeans, but he pulled back

“I have to go I’ll call you” He located his shirt and pulled it over his head before hastily retrieving his shoes and socks

“When will I see you?” She knelt behind hier, she traced his jaw, gliding over the scars that were the result of his one and only violent encounter with Gabriel Emerson

He shook her off “Stop that”

“I’m sorry” She sat back on her heels repentantly “No one notices thelacial pools

She tilted her head to one side “When will I see you?”

“Not for a while”

“Why not?”

“We need to cool off”

“But things have been going well I work for your father now, for God’s sake”

“And I told hi you I can’t be seen going in and out of your apart”

“Then we can ht only air

Simon walked toward the bedroohter to dinner”

“What?” She leapt froreen eyes sparking with anger and her long, red hair a riotous mess

Simon placed one of his hands on the back of her neck

“Don’t get hysterical”

She shivered at the coldness of his voice “I won’t I’ the curve of her neck

“Good Because I don’t like it when you get hysterical”

He dropped his hand to her ass

“It’s just dinner She finished her junior year at Duke and she’s here for the su to take her out and, hopefully, persuade her to put a good word in for my dad with her father We could use his endorsement”