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She watched hilass and did her best not to stare "Are we celebrating?"

"Perhaps," he said as he shifted the bottle over to his glass

She wanted to rush and ask him whom on her list he approved of Of course, he hadn’t met the women yet, and she sincerely doubted he’d chosen one

Blake lifted his glass, and waited until she joined him in a toast "To a successful business relationship"

A shiver of uncertainty flittered over her hand as she reached for her wine The way Blake said relationship didn’t sit well After clicking her glass with his, and sipping the wine, Saht tres

"I hope your drive wasn’t awful"

Okay, so they weren’t going to start with business as she’d have liked Instead of pushing him, she allowed the casual conversation to continue "PCH is always difficult to traverse at dinner ti to meet me here"

"I’m surprised you picked this location I’d think that a business dinner would be in a place less formal" Less romantic, she wanted to add

Blake relaxed into the booth His sinfully handsome features made it nearly i across frorey eyes and fall into the warainst my nature to invite a beautiful wo this train around Samantha knew she wasn’t beautiful, attractive maybe, but the kind of beauty this ue "You’re char it on me I take it you’ve had an opportunity to look at the portfolios my assistant faxed over"

His eyes narrowed but he didn’t say a word Saether in her lap Instead of running from his eyes, she met them head on and kept her lips sealed

It took a waiter stepping to the table to break the tension The twenty-so server detailed the chef specials while Samantha picked up her menu This was her client, and etiquette dictated that she be the one to pick up the bill, even if the restaurant was out of her budget She settled on the swordfish and a snore the prices on the menu She’d put it on her credit card, and hope Mr Harrison’s check would clear before it came due

When left alone, he asked, "Tellmy charm on you?"

He pronounced her name like a lover’s caress, slish accent An accent she thought would be thick on his tongue because of his title