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When he started wondering just that he wrenched his eyes back up to her face, which wasn’t much help OK, so she had put her hair up, as he’d requested But not the way she’d used to, scraped back severely into a knot It was caught up very loosely with a long black easily removable clip Several strands had already escaped its ineffectual clasp to curve around her chin, drawing his gaze to her mouth, a mouth which bore no resemblance to Rachel’s usual workaday mouth It was more like that ht Blood-red and full and te

Justin clenched his teeth hard in his jaw and dropped his gaze back to his work ‘Just put the coffee down there, thank you, Rachel,’ he said brusquely, nodding to a spot near his right hand

When she lingered in front of his desk without saying a word he was finally forced to look up ‘Yes?’ he said sharply ‘What is it?’

‘Could I have a longer lunch hour than usual today, Justin?’ she asked ‘I have so to do I’ll work late to make up for it’

Justin no longer cared what clothes she bought She couldn’t look any sexier to him if she tried, anyway

‘Yes, yes’ He waved her off impatiently ‘Take all the time you need’ The rest of my life, preferably

‘Are you sure?’

‘Yes, Rachel,’ he bit out ‘Quite sure Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to write this report for Guy’

‘Did I hear my name mentioned?’ the man himself said as he strode in

Justin welcomed the distraction ‘Aah You’re back frolad to have an excuse to ignore Rachel ‘How’s your father?’

‘Much better It was one of those nasty viruses He was rotten on Friday and Saturday but on the improve by yesterday So what did you think of Sunshine Gardens?’

‘Take a seat and I’ll tell you Close the door as you go out, would you, Rachel?’

Justin noticed that Guy’s eyes followed her as she did so

He gave a lohistle after the door clicked shut ‘So that’s your new PA,’ he said, with , you I love pretty wo at all’

‘There’s nothing between Rachel and myself,’ Justin lied staunchly, his face a stony mask