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.”

the top of her knuckles, and stared directly into her eyes so intently that she’d swear he could see into

may keep saying he didn’t date employees, but he hadn’t said

man in Texas, then he’s a fool for

in her Ferragamo pumps. There

you hit on all of your

woman I worked with,” he

Until now.

she could ignore the blaring bells and red flags waving in her mind. If this were another time, another place, if she could show him

how could they build anything real between them now? She couldn’t keep up the facade forever, and the more deeply

Ceremony on Friday. I was going to go alone because it’s not a big deal and I know this

“Nigel, I—”

you want and I’ll make sure hair and makeup are informed you’ll need their services. They’ll come to you, so don’t

warped version of Pretty Woman? Turning into someone she wasn’t and getting a makeover to go out and be draped on the arm of the hottest

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