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Maxi sighed “My condolences on the broken engagement”

She gave hih she’d been there herself?

Fool on anyone who’d let a woman like her slip away He barely even knew her and yet he felt a bit tight around the collar in her presence, as he had in the conference rooazed up at hi eyes

In fact, just like earlier, he wouldn’t havea few buttons Maybe then he’d be able to breathe a little easier around this wos Because all that did was make his cock thicken Very unexpected, for someone as usually so in control of his physical responses

Opting for a quick, clean exit, he told her, “I’ll let you finish your lunch I’ll check your schedule with Avril for tomorrow and—”

“No time like the present for us to chat,” Maxi contended

He hedged It’d be wise for him to back out of the office and better prepare himself for a one-on-one with Maxi He could shtened his arousal Not a good thing

“Why don’t you have a seat?” she suggested “I’ll hack off half of this monstrosity of a sandwich for you I only took a bite on one side and ers never touched the rest of it There’s a tub of coleslaw, too, that I won’t get through”

Ryan remained hesitant Not exactly co hired to do massive research and provide solid solutions to whatever issue his clients faced But, again, this environment was not one he was used to—and he’d sure as hell never operated alongside a woma

Come on, man This is a job, not a date

He nearly snorted over that last word Again, Ryan had no intention of dating Not anytime soon As in, why bother, what’s the point, and ould subject the t

he potential for another fucked-up outcome?

But then Maxi sly, and he strode closer to her desk

Still, he clung to his convictions “I certainly wouldn’t want to impose”

And there was the