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‘One’ He stepped forward

‘We shouldn’t’

He took another step, his gaze on her mouth ‘That’s not a no Two’

Not realising that he’d backed her against the wall until she felt its solid presence behind her, she flattened her hands against his hard chest She knew if she told him to back off that he would In a second She didn’t want him to Instead she slid her hands to his shoulders and moaned his name as his mouth crashed down over hers

The kiss was delicious Deep and drugging Sa her know just how much he wanted her Ruby went liquid

At that point she wouldn’t have cared if Drew and his father, and the whole executive tea notes She’d missed Sam more than she wanted to ad hiain

Fortunately Saainst hers When he felt her legs take her weight once more he released her and took a step back ‘Sorry I know that crossed your line, but the last teeks have been interht’

‘Okay’ It wasn’t the weekend but she couldn’t have cared ‘Oh, no! I can’t I proht She has a big audition co up’

‘How long will that take?’

‘Not all night’

His smile was slow and full of sensual pro box ‘I just found this in—Oh, sorry, I didn’t realise you had someone with you’

‘I was just leaving,’ Sa them

Veronica set the box on Ruby’s desk ‘I finally located yourtheht?’

‘Nothing’ Ruby surreptitiously smoothed the corners of her mouth, thankful that she hadn’t reapplied her lipstick after lunch ‘Just aa work thing’