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She looked across the seat, across him and out the“You want me to just…lean over and do it?”
A flicker of amusement sparked in his eyes “Yeah Just lean over and do it”
Her cheeks heated and she did her best not to make eye contact or show him that he’d disturbed her in any way She was used to otten to the point where their innuendos didn’t really bother her Especially not when she had her armor on The face she showed the world The leather clad, boot-wearing, tough chick who took no prisoners in the boardroom
That’s just who she would be now Who she would re to unnerve her And she didn’t back down Ever Not for any man
She took a breath and leaned over, reaching past him And caed a little closer, her ar a pang of so that left her feeling a little breathless and shaky
And there was the way he sain Closer, she could identify the nuances to it Spice from aftershave Soap over skin Clean, musky, masculine skin…
At least, that was her assumption of what the smell was She wasn’t overly fa she should be thinking about And she way shouldn’t be thinking about the way Ferro Calvaresi’s skin smelled
Scan your thu!
Regressing to that sad, longing teenage girl she’d once been Failing to fit in until she’d stopped trying And then her parents had started trying for her and things had gotten really bad And then she’d found out what could happen when you tried When you were vulnerable and soft and trusting
She shook off the nore it when the edge of her breast touched his biceps She tried, also, to ignore the fact that her breath was jammed in her throat and she couldn’t inhale or exhale anymore
She extended her hand and placed her thuust when it beeped and she could get herself back over to her side of the limo, with a bit of healthy distance between Ferro and herself
They continued up the driveway and another gate barred the way The liainst her breastbone like a caged bird “Are you kidding me?”
He shrugged “This one just uses a code”
He keyed it in on the screen of his phone, a phone that she noticed wasn’t as sleek or fast as the one her coate opened
“Neat,” she said
“Does your phone link up to home security?”
“No But it has really cool ga apps”