irection, watching her as she neared. He was leaning against the bar with a drink in his hand. She could even see his smile. While it was clear she had seen him and

, the place was buzzing with life and full almost every night except on the weekends. There were only a few tables for diners, and those were indo

t Doxxan. A couple of beers later, feeling a little more comfortable in each other's company, he followed it up with an insinuation that two good-looking people should be spending that beautiful night together. She simply laughed. He raked his lo

f her pointed toes up her calves, her lean knees to where her thighs disappeared under her skirt. Ther

asked, pointing at

ilettoed foot. Her pedicured toenails w

it. "Oh, nice," he said ins

scular yet lean, a disciplined gym-goer with teasing, clear blue eyes who walked with an air of arrogance; knowing the full effect of his looks whic

layfully when he suggested they should not

ell him ... What does it h

ver breakfast. He won't stand being made to wait. I must turn in

again sometime soon, and it would be good for business if they were to meet regularly. She bade him goodnight. He would've liked to do more than t

ompany-was a boutique consulting firm of two hundred people based out of Seattle with consultants and project managers in management, marketing, finance, and technology. A month

was

ast with her. She needed his acknowledgment to make up

te on the meeting. They had sorted it all out, he reported. The wonderful Gina had brought the acceptance document to that second meeting which killed any unnecessary argument from his p

is favorite courtesan-was sprawled naked on his big white bed, exhausted. She bore s

you, just give me a minute," he said as he walked past the huge bed nex

oyed around by a lowly employee as the episode today

t have made her think she had reached the pinnacle of her competence-she had not-and his big plans for her could not rely merely on her looks-it would help

. She had recovered from her earlier exhaustion and was growing rather impatient. Her hands reached to hi

ble time sitting and talking with her. Unfortunately, he could only sp

ward Anna and