The three tales

seconds as if she was trying to ferret out the deeper meaning of his

btle shake of her head.

was a brilliant woman,

b when it came to his ob

men

ook in his eyes and u

yet she pretende

this now," he said mo

I will grab an ex

et I am no longer an employee." She pulled out a notepad from her d

him. "Here is my address." She handed him the piece of paper and brushed past him to the door. "Bring all the files and your laptop. We'll work on it there," she said. And without asking him if that was alright,

door, walked through an

her arrogance. This was playing out better than even he could have ever

o weeks. It

*

and listened to the next instructions from hi

then picked up speed

a mile before

the spacious ground

in the exclusive Winmark gated community of B

turned off of Peachtree onto Northside Road and drove for another mile until he pulled up to a uniformed security guard who stood beside a large

n g

is license and waited

, locked herself away and refused to take any of his calls. It wasn't like he could force her to either. He'd lied to her. No Renault authorities would be banging on her do

here, not stolen, n

on his steering wheel

nd nodded for him to go

ator. Lana had not calle

s

ore minutes to pull in

y home. The white brick

the lush green lawn of he

s. The exterior of her

the owner, although she

t

he'd stuffed full of jump drives and manila

front door and

a full breath when

he same yellow tank top

d worn to

eshingly vivacious in the hip clothing that was so different from her drab suits,which she only occasionally abandoned for something a little

re of her lush figure as

d the jeans rode danger

bare skin. Her hair ha

ce. He was disappointed to see that she'dpulled it back into a pony tail and donned her infamous

st out

in before closing the door behind him. That's

across his face. Now t

ice prez had a sof

gh the spacious walkw

he interior décor was jus

n't see any of it becau

her ass that filled ou

eet her gaze when she abruptly spun around to

need something ju

ced to gulp down a deep breath when tingles o

hing alright, but it was

ll

corner and walked int

at work. And like her

achine to a paper shred

it back a grin. She wa

take to rumple her fe

red

g right there." She ge

n the other si

o pull everything fro

s laptop, he took a seat

lips twisting into a slig

He didn't relish the t

was already done, but t

he reason why he was t

s in his fingers and s

a rough two weeks o

ld be worth it to spend most of it with Lana. Th

d, and hunkered down

*

asses and with the sam

k against the wall-12:1

over twelve straight h

g together the accoun

releasing a weary sigh

wo weeks of her life wo

o. It was just so frustr

r chair, rotating her

ur nec

ds open and stared ba

on her

ugged, dropping her

I can help," he said,

, no. You don't have

issive wave

orners of his lips as

easy s

rectly behind her. "Here, let me see," he mu

uld

ge to stiffen when hi

stroke herbare skin. Tiny flickers of heat spread across her back, down her spine and straight to her nipples. She gasped when they suddenly

d she instant

feels better already,

er chair to roc

e asked, his brows l

y

for the massage," s

him a w

eral moments in silenc

n her. The scrutiny un

s. She moved to step a

shot out to b

is arm and then up at

s other hand to r

autiful eyes, but it i

things," he

self together. She didn't know what he was up to but she was too old f

o look good," she said t

r her g

if to say he wasn't r

ou look good with or

ual

led in her belly, but

the slightest interest i

irting with her. Well

't know what you're

workin

e abruptly reached

hat it fell in soft waves to her shoulders. She w

ech

lovely with your hair

ou look beautiful no m

en she backed into her desk. Matthew was acti

alm against his chest a

the look on his face. It was desire? She had to force herself not to gasp. He was a handsome man, but he was young-too y

ded to take his stra

I'm tired. I think it

put some space between

t manage to get far w

dragged her up

she flattened her han

way. "What

from the devilish gl

ut when he dipped his

there was no l

as she stood there fr

e parted her lips, he

of her mouth as he strok

t have to wait long. S

e in her body crackled with energy. She closed her eyes, twisted her arm

lly. Wet heat gushed fr

ed her ass and drew her

. A sigh of pleasure to

t him, causing him to

ll

uphoria of his kiss,

realize he'd unfastened her jeans and was already tugging down the zipper. From somewhere deep inside of her she tapped into that buried well of reserve willpower and found the strength to wrench her lips from

push h

ed pretty much the same. Even now her lips still tingled with the ta

fi

losed it, apparently glimpsing the steely look

words. But he didn't m

ead across

to ask you this before

?" he said

as her gaze dotted a

. "Um, I don't see ho

g her flippant brush off. "It's very important

this and possibly make

't al

her hands curling into

mmer with fury. "Invest

chore. I guess you're re

or the record you haven

kiss certainly doesn'

is nostrils flared and his own temper began to take root. He knew i

lked his stupidity up

do from the day I met you, but woman you are a

rtually impossible –no

impossible." Matthew instantly regretted his harsh words when a wounded look flashed in her eyes. He opened his mouth to apologize but

e when her pained e

laced by the cold, hard

very day

d besides, did you ever once consider that this Ice Bitch routine isn'

in getting to know

the distance between them, to grasp her by t

ng her shocke

oing but it won't wor

y and have me walk out

a lot of men

culous. Now

if you're available L

et to know

, if that was even

e your age. Even if I wa

a. You are far to

r. She wasn't even cl

fference was the obvious

He also knew what some of the others would be so

p in h

t's your next excuse. If you hadn't quit you c

that one would have act

nexperienced? Too -" "I get it okay," sh

s about wanting to

he soft plea in his v

and her brown eyes insta

ess," she said quietly.

ou are a very young man and I am sure there ar

tt

uggled not to lethis irritation with her show o

re from her about t

hat has nothing to do with the question I asked you," he bit out. "Are

esume her

'm sing

's all I nee