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God daet up, butdown Derek lay onto et back down there I had to carry er than this
Somebody had to see us, but the whole place was in confusion Another whistling rocket, another explosion I struggled to opencame out I saw a truck jolt and fly back It was hit
Then, like an old-fashioned television switching off, everything blinked to black I didn’t see anything anymore
Chapter 1: Ho
Nikki
The thread hanging from the heer and twisted it back inside the wrap ofperfect My hair was freshly highlighted, my nails were done, I axed everywhere and this one little thread wanted to ruin it all
Sitting in the teretting off the plane I remembered a tiht at the gate, and to be honest, I was a little glad those days were over I’d need a ain
Derek and Patrick had both o, and the Princeton office of Alexander-Knight¸ LLC, was set to close Until now After six years of steady e out resuot the eot theto stay on as Stuart’s secretary I couldn’t say yes fast enough
Meeting him at the airport was my idea
Againto the concourse It was eleven o’clock, and I was one of a s in the lobby A wo toward me The boy excitedly skipped and ran ahead The tired woman tried to keep up with him Behind them a businessman held a phone and texted as he walked A break between them, and No one
My o, the night he’d left to go back to Saudi We’d gone out for a farewell dinner Derek as usual called it an early night, but the two of us stayed a little later
Stuart was eager to leave, and it hed and shared a few drinks I could tell he felt good by the way his hazel eyes sparkled I was in heaven Three years of working in the sa up every day, and he’d never shown me this much attention It washed over me like ater
I’d doneht drive me home My excuse was I’d drunk too much, and I didn’t like cabs I never dreamed it would work
That memory made my eyes slide closed as I sat alone on the bench Stuart was a in bed, and his body was unbelievable, lean and lined Strong—he carried h the door all the way to the bedroom! His shirt was off in one swipe, and a little squeak escaped et h I sat on the bed in front of hies of his stomach
My bra was off with a flick, and large hands cupped my breasts He tweakedtheod! I’d quickly lowered his zipper and slid his jeans down