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They had arranged to meet in one of the trendier bars in the hotel and it took her a fewat the back, shielded fro around

So to look at her Kate was conscious of that out of the corner of her eye, and it gave her a heady little thrill as she took some time to look at Alessandro

He glanced up and there she was For a few seconds Alessandro’s e to her—dress like a woman and not like a robot—but he had doubted she would pick up the gauntlet He had fully expected to see her in yet another tiresome version of ‘The Suit’, complete with discreet blouse buttoned all the way up, just in case a glimpse of her neck made her feel like a tart

Not for a single passing second had he expected

A vision

He had seen her in a pair of shorts and a cropped top, but not even that had prepared him for just how beautiful she hen she stripped off the suit of armour

She was tall anyway, but her heels escalated her to nearly six foot Her long brown hair, streaked with shades of chestnut and deep gold, flowed down her back and over her narrow shoulders, and the dress, in some peachy colour that would have ainst her skin tone

Glorious, and clinging in all the right places

A surge of purely masculine appreciation kicked in with force He watched as she glanced through the crowded bar, noticed as eyes were turned in her direction, realized that he wasn’t the only one in the rooe of purely masculine appreciation

He relaxed back, half s as she sashayed towards him

Who would have guessed that she could sashay? But then prissy, starchy suits weren’t conducive to sashaying, were they? Neither were sensible flat black pumps

But a peach-coloured dress that lovingly cupped generous breasts, clung to a slender waist and fell to h with a frilly little kick was definitely the stuff that sashays were made of

He wondered whether it would be politically incorrect to insist in the contract for her pro

‘I see you went shopping’ he said, rising to his feet as she approached him In heels, she was almost at his eye level Eye ave her a sultry, sexy look And just a shi the fullness of her lips

An inconvenient erection was ainst his zipper

‘You were right’ Kate sat down hurriedly Because, unusual and satisfying as it was to garner stares from other people, her prurient streak was just a little too insistent to ignore for very long ‘My suits are way too formal and hot for the weather over here, so I’ve invested in one or two things’

She discreetly tugged at the he too

‘Very wise,’ Alessandro one to the other extre sexy little nuht be a little too dressy’

Kate’s breathing hitched and her eyes widened at the slow, lazy shtened his features

‘This is just a norlea that any other wo’

Alessandrohis dark eyes on her flushed face ‘But not many of them have the body to pull it off You must know that’

‘I’

‘I admit I was a little surprised when I saw that you had taken me at my word Aside from the tiht that your entire repertoire of clothes was corey and navy’

‘I don’t have much use for I don’t usually’

‘Paint the town red in snappy little numbers that attract attention?’

So what had she expected? That they would talk about work? When he had specifically told her that as the last thing he wanted to think about after the day they had had with George and his sad, disturbing revelations?

‘I’ve never been one for going to clubs’ She couldn’t conceal a shudder ‘So, no, this is the one and only dress I have along these lines Well, aside froht today Now I have two’

‘Two? I don’t knohy, but that strikes rinned, and she blushed and looked away

‘You’re winding ain, aren’t you?’

‘More stating a fact,’ Alessandro told her drily ‘Maybe we should play truant toain’

‘Haven’t you ements for us to visit the co? I heard you on the phone ere driving back from the hospital’