Page 189 of Sin Bin

“I agree one thousand percent, and I must say that I’m thoroughly impressed.” Dirk leaned forward and gave her an enthusiastic high five. “See, that’s why we hired you. Don’t ever doubt it.”

She smiled.

Dirk clapped his hands together. “Speaking of publicity, we need to get you set up on Twitter and Facebook.”

Her smile faltered, nerves tightening.

Dirk gave her a rueful look. “I know you explained during the interview that you’re not fond of social media. Honestly, that was the only concern we had about hiring you. We totally respect your views, but the reality is that we live in a tech-driven world that demands global connectivity. Our corporate social responsibility manager has to have a strong social media presence. There’s just no way to get around that.”

Meadow forced a smile. “Of course. I completely understand.”

“I knew you would.” Dirk gave her an approving grin. “Welcome aboard, Meadow. I can’t wait to see what other brilliant ideas you’ve got up your sleeve.” He slapped his thighs lightly and stood up. “And now I’m off to my meeting. By the way, we’re taking you to lunch at eleven, so don’t make any plans.”

“I won’t.” She smiled at him. “Thank you again for this great opportunity.”

“Thank you for accepting the challenge.” He winked and headed for the door. “Oh, before I forget. You have new employee orientation tomorrow. It’s at Venue 221 in Cherry Creek North. I’ll have Phoebe send you the address. It’s close to downtown. You’ll be there until three and lunch will be provided.”

“So I won’t be coming into the office tomorrow?”

“Nope. We’ll see you on Wednesday.” Dirk’s eyes twinkled. “Don’t forget to call you-know-who to thank him for the flowers.”

Meadow quirked a teasing brow. “Is that an order?”

Dirk just laughed and went out the door.

Smiling to herself, Meadow took out her phone and called Logan.

He answered on the second ring, his deep voice flooding her veins with delicious heat. “Hey, you.”

“Hi.” She sounded breathy. “I had the most wonderful surprise waiting for me at work this morning.”

“Yeah?” Logan drawled. “What kind of surprise?”

“The kind of surprise that makes a girl feel unbelievably special and cherished.”

“You are unbelievably special and cherished.”

“Apparently so.” She was smiling so hard her cheeks hurt. “Thank you for the gorgeous flowers, Logan. What you wrote was beautiful, and the Belgian chocolates are also very much appreciated.”

He chuckled. “You know I gotta look out for my fellow chocoholic.”

She grinned. “I’ll try to save you a few truffles, but I make no promises.”

He laughed. “Damn. So it’s like that?”

“Yup,” she giggled, leaning back in her chair. “So what’re you doing? Getting ready for practice?”

“Yeah.” His voice went low and husky. “I miss you.”

Her belly quivered as a flood of seductive memories swamped her senses. His touch still lingered on her body and she wanted more. So much more.

“I miss you, too,” she said softly.

“I missed waking up with you this morning.”

“Same,” she confessed. “I sleep better with you holding me.”

His tortured groan made her smile as she swiveled her chair around to stare out the window. “So what’re you doing tonight?”

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