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quietly for a while. No words were said as they sat in the dark on her bed, eating Chinese food. The meal seemed so comfortable, so intimate.

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    Something had been nagging Sara. She wanted to ask him a question, but she was a little worried. She didn’t want to appear clingy. She was definitely not experienced when it came to men. And she knew she should be taking this thing with Mitch lightly. But he had opened up something inside of her that she didn’t want closed off anymore. She unconsciously sighed as her thoughts were swirling around her mind.
    Mitch swallowed a big helping and bunched his brows together. “Something wrong, honey?”
    “Hmm, no.” Sara took another swig of her water.
    “Sara,” Mitch said as he used his index finger to lift her chin, “what did I tell you about being honest with me? How can we be lovers if you hide what you’re feeling?”
    She loved to hear it when he called them lovers. But were they? The sex was good. Hell, the sex was freaking fantastic. But would they ever see each other again? Other than outside of work? “I guess that kind of is what’s bothering me. No, bothering is not really the right word.” She shook her head. “Oh, Mitch, I told you I was no good at this sort of thing.”
    He slumped his shoulders and looked at her. “Sara, if you tell me what’s on your mind, maybe I can help.” He reached over and fed her a piece of shrimp from his chopsticks.
    “Mmm. That’s good.” She finished chewing and swallowed before continuing, “I guess I’m wondering if we’re going to see each other again. Or if this is it.” He was about to say something when she stopped him. “I don’t want to seem clingy or needy, but I would really like to see you again. And I don’t mean at work.” She swallowed nervously.
    He laughed. “Sara. You’re so sweet.” He leaned over and gave her a passionate kiss. “I have every intention of seeing you again. I do, however, have a problem with the comment you made about work.”
    She looked at him confused as though she wasn’t sure what he meant.
    “You don’t know what I mean? Well,” he set down his Chinese food and pulled her into his lap, “as much as I enjoyed this evening, and believe me, I did enjoy it, I really enjoyed what happened at the office today.”
    “Yeah well, I don’t exactly relish the idea of getting fired, either. Although I can’t be sure, I’m pretty confident that sex in the office is frowned upon.” She laughed at humor.
    “Oh, I don’t know. I don’t think Larry would see it that way. And if we were to believe the rumors that run rampant about Claudia and the partners, then it would seem it was almost mandatory.” They were both laughing now.
    “Besides,” Mitch continued, “I would think that making the attorneys happy would be part of your job description.”
    “Really? Well, while I’m sure that Larry would probably try to add that into the policies, I don’t think the partners would agree.” She snuggled against his chest. Loving the warmth that she felt in his arms.
    “So it’s not just me? He is a chauvinist pig.”
    “One hundred percent. Did you know that once last year, I overheard him tell one of the other associates that I don’t wear tight enough blouses?” She rolled her eyes.
    “No kidding. Who was it? What’d they say?”
    She reached her hand up and slid it over his shoulder, enjoying the feel of the strong muscles under her fingertips. “It was Rawlings. And you know him. He’s just as bad. Made some sort of comment about them making it mandatory for all of the secretaries to go through Fashion 101 with Claudia.” She snickered. “Can you believe it? Claudia. I mean, the girl is the prime example of the word tart.”
    “I’ll tell you what. Let’s not talk about the annoying people at the office anymore. Let’s talk about us.” Mitch kissed her neck.
    “Us?” She tried not to be too hopeful but felt herself falling for him