After that first brief glance, June tore her eyes away, proud of herself for
 
 not really looking at Arabella at all, and even prouder that her voice didn’t
 
 wobble.
 
 On that note, the meeting was turned over to the marketing team, the
 
 table coming alive with conversation, ideas, and laughter. The atmosphere
 
 was electric, but June felt it was a little more charged than normal. She
 
 might be the only one feeling that extra surge, though.
 
 She carefully lifted her eyes, but kept her lashes lowered and her head
 
 angled down. Her fingers clutched her pen, and she felt her hand moving,
 
 jotting down notes, even though she had no notion of what she was writing.
 
 She hoped it was more than illegible scrawls.
 
 Arabella was seated across the table, to the right, and June’s gaze didn’t
 
 have far to go before it landed right there. Discreetly. She didn’t want
 
 Arabella to know she was studying her.
 
 From above the table, all that was visible was a white button-down
 
 blouse, elegant and flowy, but also simple. It was buttoned up nearly to the
 
 top, neatly hiding her ample breasts. Her creamy skin extended from the
 
 collar.
 
 Arabella had been pretty in high school, but the decade since had been
 
 more than good to her. She was absolutely stunning now, even from under
 
 the thick fringe of lashes obscuring June’s vision. Her hair was no longer
 
 platinum, but an ash, honey color. It was swept up into a loose bun on top
 
 her head, soft tendrils trailing down to frame her heart-shaped face. Her
 
 makeup was drastically understated, which was a shock. Oddly enough, the
 
 lack of it only seemed to enhance her pink bow lips and carved cheekbones
 
 and made her blue eyes pop.
 
 June realized she was staring without appearing to be staring, but staring
 
 all the same. She quickly snapped her head down and nearly cursed as a
 
 fiery pain shot up her neck. Her hand cramped on her pen, and when she
 
 looked at what she’d written, it was indeed a mess. She quickly turned to a