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“Yes, I understand that,” she said, her voice noticeably slowing “I do kno to dowith ”

“Well, you didn’t give ht smile

She gathered the papers onit over her shoulder

“There are some other people Minnie et started Your presence needs a treot my work cut out for me,” she said

I watched her leave, noting the sway of her hips as she walked, and wondered how in fresh hell this was going to work Merry didn’t choose her words lightly, and the way she threwa line in the sand She wanted to make sure I knew she was already familiar with otten Moht of her So not only was she beautiful, confident, and sexy,around her, but she talked to me like I was disconnected fro to be delightful

I needed to have a feords withto turn my computer on, I left my office to find Mom My first stop was her office, and I half expected to find Merry already there But I didn’t In fact, I didn’t find either of them Her office was dark, the door closed Next, I tried the breakroo from every place I searched for her, and I wondered if she had already gotten wind I was onme for the day

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Merry

I had to coed to get all the way through that infuriating and condescending conversation with Quentin Free out the various ways he was proving hi hie he could jump off It seemed like a victory to me As it was, I walked away frohtly ernails cut into o into the salon the week before the interview to top off my professional look with a set of acrylics It wasn’t like I needed them for the position, anyway

Iand into the fresh air of theout an exasperated sound that was just a little bit too close to a growl My grand to teachat people in public wasn’t specifically mentioned, I was fairly certain it was an unspoken no-no Especially in a work setting And especially at my boss

My boss Just thinking those words filled ain Of everybody who could have been the successful and wealthy CEO of the co and gorgeous man who struck me silent the instant I saw hi decent rasp of who everybody was around here and not to be so shocked when he came into the office

That would have made my position obsolete and I wouldn’t be in this situation, but that was beside the point At least I wouldn’t have co cootten knocked for a loop when he walked into the office Quentin was hot Stupidly hot He was tall, dark, and brooding, and even with clothes on it looked like he was crafted out of marble But he was also disconnected, stuffy, and full of himself

Granted, he was also an eligible millionaire many a woman had drooled over but not landed When I heard there was an opening at Free at the bit to get, I asked around about the company and did a little research All the pictures I could find related to the coroups of people in thees of one person or another, et fa so I simply didn’t have tis about wo quickly rebuffed, I didn’t have an i about