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He reached for her hand She caught her breath as he stroked his thumb over the delicate skin on the inside of her wrist

“Don’t”

He answered by taking her hand in his and bringing it to his lips

“Please…”

“Please, what?

” he said in a husky whisper

“Please—please stop This isn’t a good idea”

His eyes searched hers That muscle in his jaw knotted

“Emily…”

She shook her head, tugged her hand free

She didn’t want this

All right She wanted it and that was exactly why it was a bad idea

Marco was her e held zillions of jobs was that you knew from the dubious pleasure of firsthand observation that a disaster resulted when a woman slept with her boss

More to the point, did she want to be just another in the string of woh his life? No matter that Jessalyn was a bitch Did she want to end up like her, dus?

Even if that didn’t happen for weeks, even a few months, was it better than a hookup?