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eyes to his well-muscled chest and arms, he was a picture of masculinity.
    Taylor did not know whether it was truly him or if it was the lack of any love life, but she felt her heart start beating with wild abandon, and her thighs tightened unexpectedly.
    Draco looked up from the table to see the female lawyer enter the room, and the young lady from the night before dissolved from his memory.  The lawyer was crisp and professional and at the same time could have turned any head in any room.  In an instant, he realized how much time he had wasted with girls when there was women like this in the world.
    Her grey suit was not expensive, but had been tailored perfectly to her curves, and the pale pink camisole that peeked out over the top jacket button lay silkily against her skin.  The layers of clothing did not hide her full breasts or her trim waist or the swell of her hips.  Her creamy complexion and long blonde hair only highlighted her deep blue eyes.
    Despite his precarious situation and hellish night at the jail, he already felt that warmth in his groin that told him she was next.
    He stood up from the opposite side of the table and extended a large hand in her direction.
    “Draco Morgan,” he said by way of introducing himself.
    “Taylor Skiles,” she replied, trying not to let her voice waiver as his hand enclosed hers.
    “I understand you will be handling me,” he said with a wry grin.
    “Something like that, Mister Morgan.”
    “I think you can call me Draco.  We’re about to get real friendly and spend a lot of time together.”
    She was already uncomfortable in his presence, but his leering grin only made her heart beat faster against the inside of her ribs.
    “Taylor, then.”
    She took a deep breath as he finally released her hand.  It was not his bank account that made her feel weak-kneed, nor was it the power he wielded in the business community.  It was the sheer size and maleness of him.  He seemed to fill the room and dwarf any other man in his presence.
    She sat down opposite him to avoid any accidental contact, and let the paralegal sit at the head of the table in between them.
    “What’s she doing here?” he nodded in the direction of the end of the table.
    “Suzanne is a paralegal with the firm.  She can help with any paperwork or documentation or logistics we need to work out.  She is under the same privacy requirements as the lawyers here; have no fear.”
    Suzanne tried to shrink from view until she was no longer the topic of conversation.  Taylor used her frequently for her assistance, and had great faith in her, and would protect her if it came to that.
    “So am I supposed to tell you what happened?”
    “Well, I’m not interested in whether you did it or not.  My job is to clear you of any legal implications, criminal or civil.”
    “So you don’t want to know, or do you not care what actually happened?”
    “It’s none of my business.”
    “Well that seems odd since you’re my lawyer.”
    “It’s standard procedure.  Our job is not to root out any truth that may exist between the charges and the events.  Our job is to send you home with a pat on the head.”
    The sarcasm was dripping from her full pink lips, and he could not help but notice that this woman had nothing but disdain for him.  He had every intention of changing her mind, even if only for one night.
    “Well, it wasn’t my fault,” he said plainly.
    “It never is, Sir.”
    “You don’t seem to have a very high regard for me, Taylor.”
    “I’m just here to do my job, Draco .”
    “It doesn’t mean we can’t get along,” he offered.
    “It doesn’t mean we have to, either.”
    Suzanne just kept her eyes down at her keyboard, ready to take notes, as the two of them verbally sparred.  At that point, the partner entered the room, and the sparring ceased so that the work could begin.
    Chapter Six
    The partner, with Taylor’s and Suzanne’s assistance, was able to put together a plan that