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actually like having her pussy played with by a woman.”
    â€œNo.”
    â€œWhy not?” His friend sat up. “If she’s as inexperienced as you make her sound, she’s going to have to be a boarder for a while to get a feel. Come on, Jude. Let her be our little foster sub. It would buy me some time with Lea.”
    His neck prickled at the term
foster
. “I said no.”
    His friend arched a brow. “You like her.”
    â€œShe has some interesting qualities.”
    â€œSuch as?”
    Her wild curls and willful manner.
“She’s fluent in French.”
    Ezra snorted. “Like that has anything to do with the price of eggs. You can’t endorse her if you want to sponsor her. It doesn’t work that way. Otherwise everyone would be endorsing anyone they wanted to fuck.”
    â€œI don’t want to fuck her,” Jude argued.
    â€œPlease, you’ve probably already imagined what her eyes would look like as you stuffed her mouth full of your cock.”
    They’d be wide, then soft with lust. His knees tingled as blood rushed through his veins. “That’s not true,” he whispered, voice hoarse.
    Ezra laughed. “Well, you’re imagining it now. Want me to send Kelly in here to get you some relief?”
    The image of his assistant relieving him quelled some of his lust. She typically serviced him on a fairly regular basis these days, but he wasn’t in the mood for Tuesday sex. He wanted spontaneous first-time sex with southern expletives and muttered French as he yanked on unruly curls. “No.”
    â€œSo are you planning on actually sponsoring her? Jude, you know what people will say. You don’t get involved with the clients. This is going to stir up questions, namely, how the hell our company was listed for the general public to find. Maybe you should let someone less high-profile take her; that way people won’t assume she’s anything more than a typical referral.”
    â€œNo. I want her.” The words left his mouth before he had a chance to weigh their effect.
    Ezra stared at him, face devoid of humor. “All right. Then she’s yours . . . for now. I’ll offer my endorsement so you can ethically be her sponsor. Just keep in mind that the objective of a sponsor is to prep a client for someone else. It’s not about you and your idiosyncrasies. It’s about unveiling hers so that she can be better matched. You sure you’re up for that?”
    Being that he wasn’t in the market for anything permanent, but very much had the desire to fuck Ms. Collette Piper Banks, yes, that would work just fine for him. “I’m aware of what a sponsor does.”
    â€œYou won’t be able to come to the office every day.”
    â€œDo you think I’m new? I wrote every damn policy, Ezra. I know what’s expected.”
    The other man held up his hands in defense. “Okay, okay. I was just checking. You don’t typically get this involved.” He paused, then cautiously asked, “Will you take her to the château?”
    Swallowing, he imagined what it would feel like to walk back through those doors, sleep in his and Tiffany’s bed again. “I suppose I’ll have to.”
    Giving the issue of residence further consideration and loathing the discomfort that the thought of returning to his old home brought, he said, “Perhaps Lea would like to update some of the furnishings for me. I could set her up with an expense account and—”
    â€œSay no more. She’ll do it.”
    â€œDid you want to ask her first?”
    â€œNo. I’m not giving her an option. It’ll be good for her and it’ll take her mind off other things. She’ll start today.”
    â€œGood.” He didn’t want to return to the château and be constantly reminded of his ex.
    After Ezra left, Jude withdrew the application he’d tossed in the trash. It