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‘Is there any other?’

‘Well, then’ Miller set her shoulders as if she were about toto need sone’

Ruby groaned into her hands ‘Please don’t ain’

Miller placed a crystal tumbler on the bench in front of her ‘Uh-huh’

‘It’s not! I swear’

‘You knoant details’ Miller poured a lasses ‘How? Why? Which wall?’ She grinned as RubyI mean, the Ventura boys have a bit of a reputation, so I’d be surprised if it wasn’t good, but’

‘It wasn’t good’ Ruby sipped the amber liquid and let the warmth of it settle in the pit of her sto’

‘Uh-huh’

‘Would you stop saying that?’ she griped ‘It was’

‘Why?’ Miller sat down on a bar stool and eyed her speculatively

‘Because, wellould it happen again?’

‘Because he looks at you like you’re a tinderbox he wants to set a e you look like you need that match’

‘Miller, be serious!’ Ruby implored ‘I’m not into sex for the sake of it, you know that And he’s my boss There’s only one way that can end And it’s not well’

‘H your boss is a bit of an issue, but it’s not the end of the world Lots of bosses and eet married’

‘Are you listening to yourself?’ Ruby asked, her brows nearly hitting her hairline at the hopeful tone in Miller’s voice ‘You’ve gone froainst a wall to a white dress and church bells in amarried has clearly fried your brain’

‘Can you ih?’ Miller’s blue eyes lit up with glee ‘We could—’