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"Tomorrow We’llthrough the , the fa out front, his arms crossed behind his back as he waits He doesn’t know I’m in the car or he’d rush forward and open the door for me

"When?" I ask quietly "What time?"

"For lunch At noon My office?"

"Your office?" I finally turn to look at him "There’s not a restaurant you prefer?"

"A secret, re out and drawing his finger acrosssexy"

"To work?" I’m shocked by his request

And aroused

"Beneath the clothes, Violet Wear your ar that will slay me underneath it"

Chapter Ten

Ryder

I haven’t felt such anticipation for so tiht ho ly sweet voice The taste of her lips, the scent of her, the sensation of her tongue againstI had an earlyWaste of my time and everyone else’s The conference call I had at nine thirty? I can’t even remember as said Now I sit holed up ineveryone I can for fear I’ll say soo up to Violet’s floor and stare at her through theof her office, lass Hell, with the way I’ainst the glass, too

Then she’d just consider ainst e arrived for me at approxi it with a cheery smile and flirtatious wink as she handed it over I scowled at her and set it on , narrow plain brown box, curiosity filling me There’s no return address, no business listed, just my name scrawled across the back of a small, cream-colored envelope that’s taped to the center of the box

Carefully I pry the envelope fro the tiny card out of it It’s covered in theI’ve ever seen and I stare at it for a ned it

To replace the one I ruined last evening

Yours,

V

My lips curl into a tiny smile, and I pop the lid off the box and push the layers of tissue away to find a gorgeous red tie nestled within I run ers over the fabric, impressed with the quality but not surprised