ve her. Chase's breath caught in her throat as the man's steely gaze roved over he

s to be th

bove and part of the ceiling just fell. I called downstairs b

" the man i

er eyes. "Then

Stanley. And this is Mr. De

t he didn't appear to be part of the maintenance staff as she'd originally thought. Although his face seemed frozen in a mask of concealed emotion, she still found him breathtakingly bea

ne downstairs to

y. "I'll speak with you in the morning,"

Mr. De

red at the unexpected jolt. She peeked up at him through her dark lashes to see if he'd felt it, too, but his face remained coldly impassive. She move

take it from

the change in Melody's demeanor as he approached. Melody straighten

I assist you?" she gr

m upstairs immediately to apartment--"

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Melody replied eagerly,

o check the pen

cour

here are several guest suites on the second floor if your apartment's too damaged. You're mo

? No, thanks. I'l

have a problem with the second floor? Or

oice. "The second floor is too close to street level; it's noisy. But th

he cor

use

y De

es. Good night

ors and just missed the smirk tha

emporarily, but effectively, sealed the leak in her ceiling for the night. Chase settled down t

you h

scular body instantly made her pulse quicken. But she'd had a

es

vibrated w

my way

er head at

tired and goin

re I want you. I'm

t quick

almost swept up all the fallen plaster in the

r codes. Fort Knox has nothing on Devlin Towers," Ruben ranted as he waltzed

tha

y n

t not go

or Chase, grabbing her around the waist.

d. "It's

hat?" h

ke my things. I like bein

e my things, too, if yo

f his hold. "Are we

ng w

relationships

time ago. You have no interest in being serious with anyo

hen he remained silent for a be

n't even know the simplest things about you. What

s was. I don't need anything com

t or

ot

e without the added drama of a girlfriend. I just wondered if y

. "It's just

happy t

nto full view. No matter how many times they'd been together, he always found himself taken aback at the perfection of her body. Not a single mole or blemish dotted her soft, flawless skin. Every musc

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ted in pursuing a relationship, but she'd shot him down so many times, he finally stopped pushing. She hoped he wasn't headed in that direction again. What they shared was perfect--simpl