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He stood and buttoned his shirt Tucked the hem into his pants Reached for his jacket and slipped into the garment

Then he told her, “The decision is yours toabout it But I will tell you that two people who responded to each other the e did—right off the bat—” His gaze turned steely “That’s so, Maxi”

She sed hard

Yes, it is!

But she kept that thought to herself Watched him scoop up his tie before he kissed her and walked out the door Suddenly realizing that she’d wanted him to convince her to leap from that precipice—with him

That wasn’t fair to Ryan, though She had to feel that following through on what they’d started was the right thing to do—not hope that he’d talk her into anything

So why’d her decision to let hi?

Chapter Five

Ryan wasn’t the love ’em and leave ’em type

Never would be

It had taken every ounce of willpower he possessed to slip out of Maxi’s office withoutback to his place or perhaps having dinner the next night, or otherwise trying to convince her that sweeping their unexpected affair under the rug was the last thing he wanted

Should he have been more insistent?

Would it have made a difference?

And what if it had…and they ended up getting carried away and losing focus on work?

Damn! This was all so new to him, and it frustrated the hell out of him to not have all the anshen it came to Maxi Shayne