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He’s going to the door, but I’ht there with him “Are you unhappy with the way I handled it?”

He stops abruptly and turns, and I crash into his rock-hard chest Strong hands gripme back My breath disappears, and that chemistry… that ever-present chemistry flares between us

I know he feels it The firm line of his jaw moves, and his eyes roam hot over my face before he releases me “No”

That’s all I get He turns and leaves the conference room

The door slowly closes, and I putto catch ether what just happened

Forget what I told Jerry yesterday I’et to the bottom of this

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Taron paces the roo the front of his lips “What the fuck, Marley? You alascar”

I’ behindhih, it doesn’t matter e say to him now He won’t remember any of it

“I drove you hoain?” It’s an easy question, and it’ll at least help me locate him mentally

He sits on my leather couch with his forear at the floor and not answering

He doesn’t have to answer I know he did

Taron doesn’t sit He paces acrossup the frao back to Oak Grove?”

That gets his attention “Fuck off, Taron I’ back to that place”