From Boardroom to Bedroom

“This isn’t a date.”

“Of course not. You know I don’t date employees.” Nigel quirked a brow. “Did I imply it was?”

“Actually, yes.”

He laughed and shrugged. “I like your company, both professionally and personally. You’re not immune to all of this, either.”

There went those nerves again. And when he’d toyed with the ends of her hair? Revved up all of her sexual urges with the simplest of ways. Still, he didn’t get involved with his staff, or so he kept saying, and she couldn’t throw away her virginity on a man she was lying to and essentially using.

Except, she wanted to. Mercy how she wanted to.

She was so out of her league here. The flirting, the charm... She was a complete innocent in every sense of the word.

“Dating would certainly complicate things,” she finally stated. “I mean, I’m only working for you temporarily and for all you know I have a boyfriend back in Texas.”

her hand, stroked his thumb along the top of her knuckles, and stared directly into her eyes so intently that she’d swear he could

he didn’t date employees, but he hadn’t said anything about making said employees ache with

then he’s a

had her toes curling in

you hit on all of your

at any woman I worked with,” he explained. “I’ve never wanted

Until now.

could ignore the blaring bells and red flags waving in her mind. If this were another time, another place, if she could show him her true identity and start over, then maybe this attraction could lead to something

she’d promised her brothers. And besides, how could they build anything real between them now? She couldn’t keep up the facade forever, and the more deeply they got involved, the more betrayed he’d feel when

a big deal and I know this is last minute but...” That thumb continued to stroke her hand and he eased just a touch closer. “Join

“Nigel, I—”

send my personal stylist to your office tomorrow morning,” he went on. “Choose anything you want and I’ll make sure hair and makeup are informed you’ll need

some warped version of Pretty Woman? Turning into someone she wasn’t and getting a makeover to go out

or the way he kept looking at her and touching her, they’d have had her on the jet back to