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“I do Thanks”

Nic hated the way she looked at Sylas It reo when he had to say good-bye to her every Saturday afternoon, knowing she would spend the remainder of the weekend with Sylas

“Ashley, you know , don’t you? What’s this all about?”

“You either wait and find out, Nic”—she pointed to the door—“or you can leave Your choice”

Her fire always did evoke such strong desires inside hirin “I’ll stay and wait, sweetheart”

“This is a law practice, Mr Walker Calling me ‘sweetheart’ is not appropriate here”

“Agreed Sorry Where is it appropriate? Dinner, perhaps?” He saw the corners of her o up before she turned her back on him

“You’ll never change, Nicholas Walker,” she said as she walked out of the room

He glared at Sylas “Did you know that ere ether?”

“Nope I’m just as surprised as you are”

Ashley returned with Sylas’s coffee “Here you go”

Phoebe stepped out of her office “Hello, gentle your coffee and join me in the conference room You, too, Ashley”

“Me?” She looked shocked

“Yes, you” The woman smiled

This was turning out to be the strangest interview he’d ever done Why would a paralegal need to be in on it?