From Boardroom to Bedroom

“White, please. And nice dodge.”

Nigel merely smiled with a wink as he got the waiter’s attention and ordered drinks. Once they were alone again, he shifted toward her.

“Craig tells me you’ve been busy all day. I believe the words he used were huddled over your computer and muttering to the keyboard.”

Roslyn smiled and tipped her head. “I may have been working on a few things.”

“Such as?”

She turned and reached inside her bag and procured a folder. “I was hoping you’d ask. I went ahead and came up with some possible scenarios for some upcoming segments. Just a few things that would entice viewers to keep tuning in and expand your base.”

Intrigued, and more than turned on at her work ethic and passion, Nigel eased closer. He wanted to get a look at what she’d brought, but he’d be lying if he claimed he didn’t want to just get closer, to inhale that sexy floral scent that permeated from her. For such a country girl, she seemed to blend right in with this city life. She worked hard, hustled harder and had class, beauty and brains that just begged for anyone around her to notice.

Why was he torturing himself? Why didn’t he just find another woman to spend time with...and one that would guarantee a satisfying ending to the evening?

women he knew fascinated him like

and even discussed pulling in a few celebrity appearances, perhaps at a cocktail

hype up the event on their social media, you will instantly expand your viewer base,”

along the back of

think the solution to

met anyone who worked harder than him...until now. But her ideas and ingenuity were the exact match he needed not only to keep his show afloat but to rise higher

take a break,” he told her. “I skipped lunch and I’m hungry enough

that hungry, but I’d love an

were alone again, Nigel wanted to dive into more about her personal life. There was a need to learn everything about her, which he couldn’t explain, and wasn’t even going to try. It had been a long time since a woman intrigued him like Roslyn. Everyone in the office who had met her so far had been just as fascinated and impressed by her work ethic and her drive... Her sweet Southern accent also went a long way in charming some of

couldn’t blame them. Roslyn was the complete

your father’s passing,” he began. “Are you enjoying the lifestyle here?

and I’m used to land and green grass with

as interested in him as he was in her. Maybe that was his ego talking, but he didn’t miss the way she looked at him. He’d been hit on and charmed by many women—a man in his powerful position was prone to such things. Roslyn wasn’t trying to seduce him with her pretty words or sexy clothes...yet she did all the

and the