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He managedto wait until he was back in his office before letting the whoop of excitement escape from his lips. “That was amazing! YOU were amazing!” He lifted Millie into his arms and twirled her around, thrilled that her impeccable notes and presentation materials had made him look informed andprepared.
She kept her body stiff as a board. “You need to put me down, sir. This is highlyinappropriate.”
“Sir?” he asked. “That’s my brother’s name. I’mTrevor.”
“Yes, well Trevor, nailing your presentation in that meeting was just the beginning of your day. You still have a lot of work to do.” She pushed her snooty reading glasses higher up on her nose. The dark-rimmed glasses should have looked too prim and dorky, but on her, they just added to her sex appeal. The fact that the woman seemed to be all business made the thought of persuading her to relax, cut loose, and get naked seem nearlyirresistible.
She went on, clearly oblivious to the naughty turn his thoughts had taken. “You have a meeting on the mall project in…” she checked her wristwatch, “tenminutes.”
He was staring at her dainty, perfectly-manicured hand, marveling at the fact that she still wore an actual watch, when she frowned at him. “You ARE familiar with the mallproject?”
Something about the terse way she asked the question made him feel defensive. “Of course,” helied.
“Good,” she said, visibly relieved. “I’d be really concerned about you filling in for Trey if you didn’t know aboutit.”
She turned to leave, but he stopped her by yelling after her a little louder than he intended. “Thank you. You were a lifesaver in that boardmeeting!”
“Just doing my job, SIR.” She looked back at him and enunciated the use of the formality that he had asked her to drop. Then her lips turned up into a tiny, nearly imperceptible, ornery grin. When she sauntered out of his office, he could almost swear that there was an extra bit of sway to her delightful, curvyhips.
“This just keeps getting better and better.” He leaned back in his chair and smiled to himself, beginning to feel comfortable in his newdigs.
Deciding he shouldn’t take too long to bask, he sat up and scrambled through his papers from Millie to learn anything he could about the mysterious mall project his next meeting wasabout.
He didn’t discover much in his folder on the deal––probably because Millie assumed he was already familiar with it––but the meeting was only with a financier who was hoping to negotiate the deal for Donovan Enterprises, so Trevor decided that he would listen more than hetalked.
The mall meeting went smoothly, and he learned some vital pieces of information… the project involved a series of high-line outdoor malls, signing the deal was Trey’s top priority before he left, and Trey’s arch nemesis, Selena Chase, wasn’t going to make thiseasy.
