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I traced my finger over the Carpe Noctem pearl. “You’re wearing it again.”
She nodded, straightening her neck into an upright position. “I’m sorry for the way I left it in the suite.”
“No. I’m sorry I didn’t tell you about the tech company.”
I hadn’t released my hold on her waist. It felt too good holding her close. She didn’t wiggle away. We both wanted the proximity. We worked best this way. The merger was perfect in many respects.
“Are we going to drink the champagne?” she asked.
“Are you going to agree that this is our new office space?” I teased.
“I can’t agree to anything like that. You know we have to talk about it. Sort through it. I need to discuss it with Renee. What does Paul say?”
“He works for me. He does what I tell him to do.”
Her lips brushed lightly over mine. “I don’t know if I can work with someone so bossy.”
I chuckled. “One mid-morning meeting and I think you’ll be hooked.”
She moaned slightly, more purr than whimper and our lips collided in a blistering kiss. She wrapped her free hand to my neck, carefully holding the champagne to the side. Our tongues twined. I moved my mouth against hers. Damn. She ha
d already made me forget why we were here. She nipped and sucked at the corners of my mouth.
“Knight,” she whispered.
My hand rounded to her ass, squeezing her curves through the silk dress. “Mmm?”
“Give me the tech, and I’ll agree.”
I froze in mid-squeeze. I had a full palm of delicious Kennedy ass in my grip.
“No.”
She stepped away playfully, turning on her five-inch heels, drinking the champagne. I let go of the silk reluctantly. “I thought you wanted to merge everything?” she toyed. “Combine our assets.” She walked to the wall of windows. “You listed the distillery and the Vieux Carre. Why not add in what you have? I want the tech as part of the deal.”
I strolled next to her. There were a series of barges pushing cargo along the river. From this far above the city we could make out small forms of tourists on the street.
Her green eyes tilted upward toward mine. “What? You don’t want to negotiate now? Too much risk? You don’t like giving up the most valuable asset you have?”
“The tech isn’t on the table, yet.”
“Ahh. I see.” She drank more champagne. “When exactly are you ready to add it to the deal?”
“You have stock in everything my father owned. You have enough.”
“And I want the tech,” she responded. “No tech. No deal.”
I was amazed at how quickly the hot and sexy woman could chill in front of my eyes. How did she do that? It was like she flipped a switch. I had to remember I knew her. I knew the vulnerable Kennedy. This was an act. A good one, but still an act that had worked on many men in this city.
“I know this is off topic, but Crew is with me.”
“He is?”
“Yes. He’s in the car. He drove me over. If you look over the side, you can see where he’s parked. See? Right there.” She pointed to the lone car next to the sidewalk. “He wanted to talk about Seraphina.” She stopped. “I agreed to help them.”
My eyebrows rose. I’d been trying for two days to get her to launch a plan to help my sister. “What changed your mind?” I asked.
“I don’t want anything to happen to him, or your sister. Isn’t that enough?” She posed the question.
