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“Tell him you have personal matter, an emergency you have to attend to, and beg an hour of time.”
“But why?”
“Do it.”
“He’ll want answers.”
“Make something up.”
“I don’t lie well,” she reminded him.
“Do it, Alexandra, and don’t argue,” he said his voice turning brisk.
Another few files were whisked onto her desk, the young man delivering them giving her an odd glance as he eyed Reggie’s stern face.
“Chris,” Alex called to him.
“I have a problem, we’re going to have to put this off for an hour or so. Tell Sandy we’ll get going on it again after two.”
“I thought it had to be today,” he said annoyed.
“It does, but I’ll stay late if I have to.”
The young man walked out with Reggie locking the door behind him while Alex reached for the phone.
“John,” she said, trying hard to sound worried.
“I just got a call from mother. It’s really an uproar. I need a few minutes to make some calls…Yeah, that’s right, maybe more than a few minutes…yeah. I will, thanks.” She hung up the phone. “So, Reg, I suppose this is your revenge for California.”
“Revenge? Over California? You know, you two are really paranoid.”
“We are?”
“Will and I thought your love affair was long overdue. Your guilt, now that’s interesting, but that’s something you’ll have to handle.”
Alex looked at him bewildered. If Reggie’s sudden appearance at her office wasn’t about her affair with Jocelyn, then she had no clue.
“No, Alex. This isn’t revenge, this is just a delicious game.” His visage turned from amiable to cool in mere seconds.”
“So how do you plan to punish me here?” Alex wondered aloud.
After removing a stack of files from the leatherette chair in front of her desk, Reggie sat down. “I’m not going to punish you,” he replied. “This is much more diabolical than that.”
A malevolent chill began to wind its way around them, and in this busy building, surrounded by Alex’s cluttered business, they were for that instant, completely alone and uninhibited. She could feel the stunning edge of desire suddenly leap up and grab her.
***
“Strip naked and offer my body for you abuse?” Jocelyn laughed as she spoke. “You’re kidding.”
Will shook his head. It was all she needed to see to believe him, his expression was completely sincere. “Cancel your next hour. This office is soundproof, isn’t it?” he said looking about.
“Yes it is. But what are you trying to pull?” she asked indignantly.
“Pull? Nothing. I’m going to prove a point.”
“You think you can dominate me the way Reggie does? You’ve got to be kidding.”
“How interesting. You’re responding just the way he said you would,” Will said amused.
