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“Marco! What are you—”

“Kissing you goodbye,” he said “And kissing you hello And do not tellbusiness with pleasure, cara, unless you have forgotten that I make the rules here”

She raised her face to his For one awful instant, he couldn’t read her eyes Then she laughed and he laughed and he gathered her close and kissed her

He heard the receptionist, who had a clear view of things froasp He heard the doors swish shut He heard theain on the lobby level, which would be croith his employees at this time of day

It was just the audience he wanted, and he took all the ti Emily deserved

“You are mine,” he said when, at last, he raised his head

The look on her face turned his knees weak

“Of course I a her in a circle while she threw her head back and laughed

He considered taking her with hies, but there was nothingin love

So he told Charles to drive them home and he told her a small lie

“I have to ainst hiuy I’d et through it is to think of you on the terrace, wearing so to make my blood pressure soar”

“It’s too cool for the terrace,” she said, running her index finger over his bottom lip “I won’t have any choice but to wait for you in bed”

The privacy screen was up That meant he could slip his hand under the very businesslike skirt of her very businesslike suit Beneath it, she wore very unbusinesslike thigh-high hose and an even

The Mercedes pulled to the curb She caught her breath as he ski

“Don’t be gone too long,” she whispered