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“Enjoying yourself?” he asks as he looks down at ical moment as his hand splays acrossmy skin His other hand clasps mine and he holds me intimately close I feel like a princess

“Veryme”

“Thank you for co,” he says back politely, but his voice is a low rumble that sounds sexy as hell and e of him

I try to make sure our relationship stays where he wants it to so I can’t get any expectations that would later be dashed, re myself I am his employee first and foremost “It was a pleasurable part of my job to accompany you”

Jerico stares at rumbles, “You and I both know da date”

I’m completely shocked by his renunciation, which is hilarious I laugh playfully as I look up at him “Well, try not to sound so put out by it”

He grohatof curses, but they’re cut off as his mouth connects with mine It’s a hot kiss but not erotic One of those where his open mouth moves slowly over mine, yet only our lips touch It’s sweet and inti?

When he pulls back, he looks a little off-kilter as if he can’t believe he just did that I’ve always known Jerico is the type ofterht now

I immediately start back up conversation “Okay, don’t you think it’s about tis I’ve let you do to round? Like ere you like growing up and did you have a dog? Oh, and how did you coas?”

I holdif Jerico will shut down on ives me a smile that’s filled with fondness for his past “You know I’ family, but I was extremely close to my mom and dad My dad was a carpenter andsoaps”

I smile because of the tone of affection in his voice for his parents

“After I got out of thecompany, I looked at a lot of places to put down the company’s roots I considered places like DC or New York City, but ultias because there’s a lot of private wealth here and need for security services And for the governton to communicate with them In fact, they come here to us if they have a mission they want us to bid on”