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God

Just that fire hand pressed in the curve of my back – sent a pleasurable jolt of electricity up and down my spine

And his fingers slipped a little farther down as he pushed ently forward Just an inch or so

He didn’t touch , but… it was headed in that direction before his hand stopped and his fingertips pressed a little harder

My knees got a little weak

“Okay,” I agreed feebly, and alked over to the elevators

He withdrew his hand as we ht about stopping just so he would touch ain to usher me forward

I didn’t do it, though

The elevator door opened as soon as Connor pressed the UP button, and we stepped inside

“What floor?” he asked

“23rd”

As the doors closed, the last glimpse I had was the marble foyer and Stanley’s stunned face behind the reception desk

I realized thatwhen my boss decided to fire me

As the elevator began its quick ascent to the upper floors, the anger rose inside ain

“Who the hell do you think you are?” I blurted out

Connor looked over in surprise “What?”

“I said, who the hell do you think you are?”

He broke into a heart-stopping grin “Did I tell you before how adorable you are when – ”

“ – I’ry, yeah, yeah,” I snapped, not about to be put off “Do you realize you ht have just lost me my job back there?”

He looked atdeep into the, Lily”

“What?” I asked, exasperated

“Do you like Klaus as a boss?”

He was entirely sincere No snarkiness or anything

I pulled back a little, surprised at the question “What?”

“I said, do you like Klaus as a boss?”

I paused

So for an honest answer

Against ave it

“Not really Actually, no Not at all”

He nodded, satisfied “Good”

“Why ‘good’?”