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“You too, and you too, Mr. Davidson,” Christian yelled out.

Quentin turned to the gushing boy with a nod to his head in a silent adieu.

“Sorry about that,” Phoebe said. She waited a beat then asked. “Did you and my brother finish your conversation?”

“Something like that.”

Phoebe could only guess how it ended.

“Anything you would like to discuss?”

“Not at all,” his easy voice replied.

“All right,” Phoebe said, treading around her desk. She saved the items on her monitor then powered down the computer.

Quentin strolled around to her chair to remove her coat, and holding it out, she shimmied into the wool material. Closing the gap between his front and her back, Quentin’s arms wrapped around her shoulders, snugly positioning the fleece over her. With a kiss to her cheek, he spun her in his arms then applied another soft smooth kiss to her cherry red lips.

Phoebe practically sighed, feeling completely euphoric being so close to him. “Shall we?”

Phoebe grinned and slinked her fingers in his brawny hands, and together they left the building. It was not without the curious stares of everyone’s path they crossed. As they waited for the elevator, they flirted shamelessly, a wink here, an air kiss there, a tightening of their interlaced fingers. The doors dinged, and they both stepped on, keeping their eyes locked on each other.

“This will be our first official time out together as a couple,” Phoebe said.

Quentin nodded. “Are you nervous?”

“Should I be?”

“It depends. You are accustomed to the limelight, and when you’re with your sisters, I’m sure it’s triple trouble.”

“I feel a but coming on,” Phoebe said.

“But now you’re with me, and once we are spotted, I have a feeling the attention we will gain will be exponential.”

Phoebe tilted into his shoulder. “I think I can handle it,” she said.

Quentin pulled her hand to his mouth for a kiss that sent another stirring storm of heat through her body. The door hit the ground floor, and the elevator doors opened where a gang of paparazzi had been camping out after word that Quentin Davidson was visiting Rose and Garnet LLC. Phoebe and Quentin didn’t get another chance to change their minds before the pops of light flashed from camera bulbs.

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