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.”

and stared directly into her eyes so intently that she’d swear he could

employees, but he hadn’t said anything about making said employees

in Texas, then he’s a fool for letting you

her toes curling in her Ferragamo pumps. There went

hit on all of your

never made a pass at any woman I worked with,” he explained.

Until now.

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

measures to do so and she couldn’t get sidetracked now—not when she’d promised her brothers. And besides, how could they build anything real between them

big deal and I

“Nigel, I—”

“Choose anything you want and I’ll make sure hair and makeup are informed you’ll need their services.

into someone she wasn’t and getting a

any idea Nigel Townshend was hitting on her, or the way he kept looking at her and touching her, they’d have had her on the