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Nor, truth be told, was he that interested He had his oeighing up to do

Tough, but not as tough as she thought Surprisingly stylish for someone who lived and breathed work; the sharp little suit she earing would pass muster in the lishwoht, accentuating it with heels, the blonde hair swept up into a knot adding an extra couple of centimetres

And she wasn’t going to give hioing to be fun working with her

He loved a good game

Gabe strode through the foyer, s at Rachel as she looked up with a blush Maybe he should have gone a little easier on the flirting He wouldn’t uy or, even better, a motherly woman ould keep all unwanted callers away and feed him home-made cake He made a note to keep an eye on the ‘interests’ section of any applicants’ CVs

He opened the door to Polly’s office without knocking; after all they were sharing it

‘This is going to be fun,’ he said as Polly looked up fro unsuccessfully to hide her irritation at the interruption ‘Roomies, housemates We should take a road trip too, complete the set’

Bedto suggest that Totally inappropriate But, despite hi over the sh on her cheeks, the wide mouth, the pointed little chin She kissed like she spoke—with passion and purpose—but there was none of the coolness and poise No, there was heat si away behind that cool façade

Heat he was better off pretending he knew nothing about

‘I’ll let you have a lift in the company car Will that do?’ She looked unamused ‘Did you decide on office furniture? There’s a temporary desk for you there’ She nodded over towards the here a second desk had already been set up, asurface

‘I’ll be here a week or two at theServices and then you’re free of me’

‘Hardly,’ she muttered so low he could barely make out her words then spoke out in her usual crisp tones ‘Are you available to talk now?’

‘Certainement, if you need me to be’ He didn’t mean to let his voice drop or to drawl the words out quite so suggestively but the colour rising swiftly in her cheeks showed their effect all too clearly ‘It would be good to start again, properly,’ he clarified