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le giving him a sexy, introspective look Yet I still stood where I was, bawling like an idiot He put his hand on my arm It was the first time he’d actually touched me Electricity raced frowithin the hallway outside of his roo Vicki Stop it!

“Victoria? Coet you so to steer h to ain look at my face

“I’o down to the staff restrooive me”

He sive?”

“I’ so unprofessional…”

He let the slight smile turn into a full one His dimples showed on either side of his face and his full lips frahtest, whitest teeth I’d ever seen He was so beautiful and I probably haddown my face

“You’re upset,” he said “You haven’t done anything to ize for I’ I can do? Someone I can call for you?”

“Oh no sir, it’s so silly really I don’t even knohy I’ It’s ridiculous”

“What is, Victoria? What is it that upset you?”

I kind of laughed and snot came out my nose I covered my face with the paper towel and literally wanted to die “I’hed and he took hold of ain

“Couments” I followed him He led me to the elevator at the end of the hallway I started lettingme out and he’d ask ine how I’d pay my rent We stepped into the elevator and he pushed the “B” for basement The baseround; he had a wet bar and a private theatre and a pool table and even a room with a bed That heresince his wife left him I’d always appreciated it for the simple fact that if he kept a woman over I didn’t have to come face to face with her outside the