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pockets. “What is it?”
    “Nothing.” Lissa stepped back to avoid his touch as he reached out to
her. “I just have a lot of stuff going on right now and I need to keep a clear
head.”
    “Fair enough.” He reached for her hand and this time she wasn’t quick
enough to stop him. “But let’s get one thing clear for that head of yours. I
want you, and I usually get what I want. Eventually.” He tightened his grip as
she tried to pull away. “Regardless of what you think of me for wanting you, or
yourself for wanting me, which you do,” he added quickly as she opened her
mouth to refute him. “Regardless of all that, know that I want you. Not because
of any power games, but because since I met you I’ve felt an urgent need to get
between your legs and fuck you senseless. Usually, I can wait for a woman, bide
my time. But with you? Let’s just say I’ve had a permanent hard-on since I saw
you hiding behind that tree.” He grinned. “It has yet to abate.”
    Despite herself, she glanced down at the bulge in his pants. “So I see.”
    He loosened his grip, but touched his fingers to hers. “What stuff?”
    Since he looked so serious, Lissa didn’t want to play any games of her
own and pretend she didn’t know what he was referring to. “My career. I had my
own business until recently, and I’m planning to have my own business again in
the future, but right now I’m on a three month trial period with this company
and can’t do anything to screw it up. Having sex with you would screw it up. It
could lead to all manner of complications. You have to see that.”
    He was silent for a few moments. “You acquiring my company’s contract
would go a long way towards a permanent position?”
    While she wanted to praise him for his insight, she knew she had to
spell things out so there was no likelihood of him misinterpreting. “It would,
and that’s why I have to keep our negotiations on a strictly professional
footing. If you give my company your business, it has to be because we’re the
right people for the job, not for any other reason.”   
    He thought about that some more, then nodded. “Okay. Let’s go back into
town for a nightcap. Talk.”
    Lissa tilted her head and looked at him through narrowed eyes. “What
about?”
    “I’d like to say about how long you’re going to make me wait before I
can get you naked, but let’s start with business. Once that’s out of the way,
we can concentrate on the naked part.”
    “Haven’t you heard what I’ve been saying?”
    “Loud and clear. But once we’ve established that your company is the
right one for my business, the complications are off the table. You’ll have the
contract and there’ll be no reason to deny ourselves what we both want. For my
part, that’s you naked in my bed.”
    “What if I say that’s never going to happen?”
    He tugged her closer until she fell against his hard chest. When he
leaned down, his breath brushed against her mouth. “I’d say you’re a liar.” His
mouth crushed hers in a kiss that made her realize he was right. She was a
liar. It was only a matter of time before she would be naked in his bed. He’d
said he had a permanent hard-on? Well, she’d had a permanently damp pussy since
meeting him and she wasn’t sure how long her resolve would hold out.
    It was a mess, she thought as she lost herself in the kiss. An
inconvenient, hormone-exploding mess. Most definitely one thing she didn’t need
right now.
    But as she sank deeper into the pleasure of Reed’s punishing kiss, she
knew it was going to take a miracle to convince her hormones of that.

 
    Chapter Four
     
    Reed couldn’t pinpoint the exact moment the thought had entered his
head. But by the time they drove into the lights of the city and pulled up at
his apartment complex, he was damn sure it was workable.
    It made perfect sense. He had a problem. She had a problem. His idea
would solve them both.
    “Where are we?”
    He saw the wariness