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until they were inches apart. “That’s rich, you want to talk. That’s why you asked me to forget my underwear, so we could talk?”
    “Were you wearing undies the last time we talked?” He trailed his finger down her arm and her body felt as if it would explode. “Well, were you?”
    “This is some…I don’t know, twist of fate. But it won’t work. Go back to your office. Jack off, do whatever you want. I’m going home.”
    “What’s wrong, you can suck me off over the phone but I’m not good enough for you to do it in person?”
    Rage swept through her, replacing the desire that had been there moments before. She pulled her hand back to slap him just as the elevator dinged. Burke clasped her hand and pulled it down, jerking her against his chest. His mouth came down on hers, swallowing her scream of frustration.
    His tongue invaded, sliding into her warmth and making the desire that had just fled return, spreading heat to her nipples and clit and making them throb. She allowed herself to relax just a moment, savoring the taste of him, the feel of his hard body pressed against hers. She wrapped her arms around him, wanting to hold him close just this once.
    And then the sound of a woman’s voice assaulted her ears. “You little slut.”
    She turned to find Sally standing in the elevator, eyes flashing in angry triumph. “Just wait until Elaine hears about this. You’re going to be unemployed.”

Chapter Nine
     
 
     
    It was like being called to the principal’s office. Fallon sat, hands in her lap, looking at Elaine who was behind her desk, rifling through papers. There was a knock at the door and Sally appeared, a satisfied smirk on her face.
    “Come in,” Elaine said, indicating the seat next to Fallon.
    Sally sat and licked her lips as if she were about to enjoy a huge meal. Fallon wanted to reach across and slap the sneer off her face. But she wouldn’t give the other woman the satisfaction of knowing she’d been that riled up.
    Elaine continued to search through her papers, and then she took a seat. “Well, I see you two have taken your little feud out of the office and embarrassed the firm.
    “She really did,” Sally said, shaking her head. “I mean , to see her throwing herself at him like that was…”
    “I’m not talking about the kiss,” Elaine said, fixing a stare on Sally. “I’ve talked with Burke Gordon, who told me he initiated the contact, not Fallon.”
    Fallon’s heart soared at her words. Burke had defended her? Had he called her boss, or had Elaine called him to see what had happened? Knowing Elaine’s need for keeping things in house, she was sure that Burke had been the one to dial the phone.
    Bless his little soul. She wanted to run from the office, race into his arms and be the one to kiss him. She looked over at Sally. The shocked expression on the other woman’s face made her laugh. She tried, and failed, to keep it low.
    “It’s not funny,” Elaine said. “None of this is funny. What you do with your private life is your business, Fallon, but it shouldn’t have been done on company time, even if you weren’t the one to start it. And Sally, I have no idea what you were doing at White, Watson and Wilson, but whatever it was, I did not sanction it.”
    “But…”
    “No buts.” Elaine’s look silenced the other woman. “I warned you both about your dislike for each other, and now it has spread outside company walls. Do you know how embarrassing it was for me to talk with Burke Gordon? When he called, I was sure he would be laughing at me for my employees engaging in a verbal spar in front of him.”
    “I’m sorry,” Fallon said, remembering how she’d called Sally a witch before Burke stepped in front of her, asking the other woman who she was looking for, and how she’d gotten past the guards.
    Sally had hemmed and hawed about how she’d been waiting downstairs for Fallon and wanted to see what was taking so long. Fallon had outed the lie, and