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CHAPTER THREE

“ARE YOU BUSY tonight?”

Julia frowned as she heard the voice that was coet this—oh, neverin the building and rappelled down over my desk and hunted until you found my phone, then you stole the number and went back the way you came”

“No What a waste of energy I called and got it from your assistant”

Julia glared daggers at Thad through the wall “Why would he do that?”

“He assumed that a call from me would be important And since I am now your lover—” the way he said the word made Julia’s skin feel prickly “—I will of course need to contact you day and night”

She hated that he was right She hated that she’d agreed to all this in the first place, but she really, really wanted the Barrows deal and if she had to

Not happily willing, but willing Once the account was landed, Ferro wouldn’t be her probleether on the creation of the navigation systen phase

She could survive him She could deal At least in this she had control It wasn’t like being dressed up in the world’s uy as being paid to be your date No, she had a stake in this She had power This was all about the big picture and, regardless of what he thought, she understood business

“Right, right And why did you need to know if I was busy?”

“I ondering if you o to a movie premiere with me”

“A premiere? For what?”

“Cold Planet is coht, and I have an invitation for Ferro Calvaresi and Guest”