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It wasn’t exactly filled with free giveaway items now Oh no I’d called in a personal favor from Vera and had a collection of her newest line sent over If I was going to take Selena tonight to the show, then the intern needed to look the part Besides, I kne to get any woman to open up to me She hadn’t come by my office or tried to speak to ood graces at least somewhat, or she never would have taken the job But I still had to get through all those good girl defenses, and I intended to do that right now

As I strode into the roo here? I thought you had work to do to prep for the Orbit er”

“Even I need a break sometimes, Gina”

She frowned “Since when?”

“Since I decided that life is too short, and I’ve been ignoring so trying on her outfits? Were they sufficient to her needs for the runway show tonight?”

“She’s trying the lance

I straightened ood then You can leave us now”

She eyed the corner where the s room store in a mall “Do I want to know?”

“I pay you to be discreet so you can guess, but you never have to know”

She snorted but headed to the door “You’re right; it’s better if I don’t”

“That plausible deniability is a wonderful thing,” I conceded

When Gina was gone, I ht of the three set up It was the only one with drawn curtains; ones that tended to move as Selena shifted behind them I slid in behind the curtains She was only in her underwear, a dark lace bra and panties set that already hadanywhere that wasn’therself against the mirror

“What are you doing in here, Mr Duncan?”

I grinned; a slow, controlled gesture—the saht out their companies Before I owned them utterly

“It’s Brandon I think we don’t need to rely on formality between us, do we?”