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I want her—like I’ve rarely wanted a woman

More than Becca?

After calling the elevator, I disappear inside the car and let out a breath For the first tileefully cross the sacred line between business and pleasure There’s so about Sloan—about the way I feel when I talk to her… I need to understand why I’m so hooked

When I wake after a restless night, I grab my phone My last text fro on her second gallon of coffee I don’t dare text and wake her up now

Hours drag by, and even though it’s a gorgeous day in Dallas and exploring the city is pleasant, the waiting chafes

It’s after noon when s and her name crosses my display “Sloan?”

“Hi I’ht eird, but I ran across so when Shane sent me to his office to fetch his laptop cord Well, I searched his office since I was there alone I didn’t dare take the docuroup have been in the office since noon She’s pissed she had to co their one, I’ll tiptoe into the office, grab this sht to you”

“No” At the un “Coure out next steps—”

“This is really irab it… I’one”

“What is it?”

“You have to see it to believe it I’ll be there about ten Meet me in the bar?”

“Letinto Shane alone in case he’s still there”

“Jeremy, I can’t It’s sweet, but…if we run into Shane, he’ll be doubly angry”

“Tell hi in the office you just stopped in to grab”

She sighs “Even if I did, there’s a security guard, and you’re not on the approved visitor list Please I knohat I’ I have a plan Trust me”