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They could have destroyed me in mere seconds. I could almost taste them and feel them against mine.
She frowned slightly, her blue eyes narrowing. I finally got my wits about me.
“Next time, start with the karate chop. Best bet for men like that. If you’re really alright...”
“I am. Thank you again.”
“Good. Excuse me, ma’am.” I gave her a quick smile and a nod.
Every step I took away from her was like walking through quicksand. Part of me wanted to quit on the spot, throw her over my shoulder caveman-style, and take her home to my bed.
Mostly, I wanted to get her number and see what she was doing after this shindig was over.
Fortunately, the conscientious chief of security inside me kept me professional. But I knew I’d be thinking about her later that night when I was in my bed.
“Check,” I said softly into my mic as I reached the balcony again.
Andrew spoke over the comm channel. “I’ve got eyes on Bloom One.” I watched Andrew zone in on Sally Ellis, the governor’s niece.
“Copy that, I’ve got Petal Two,” Trevon said.
The rest of my team answered in their assigned order.
I said, “I’ve got eyes on Flower One again.”
Governor Ellis stood next to his wife, Beth Carmichael, otherwise known as Flower Two. I hated the code names Jack had picked, but they were easy to remember.
The governor and his wife were Flower One and Two when separate and Flower Power when together, a name that at least made me smile. The governor’s siblings continued on under the Flower moniker.
Vincent’s and Beth’s children were Petals.
There were only two Petals because each of them had a daughter with another spouse. Vincent’s daughter was in Europe and had been since I took the job. Beth’s daughter Alicia was being shadowed by Trevon even though she’d insisted that no one follow her around.
The blue-eyed beauty of my dreams spoke to the governor, getting a hug, then spoke to his niece briefly before mingling again.
I tore my gaze away from her gorgeous smile and perfect body and focused on the governor.
At least, I tried to. Every time she moved, it was as if my entire body was drawn toward her like an antenna trying to find a signal.
And almost every time I watched her moving among the people, I caught her staring back at me.
2
CALLIE
I hadn’t wantedto come to yet another political fund-raising effort for my father. My visit home just happened to coincide with the event, making it impossible to avoid. So, I’d put on my favorite little black dress and decided to make the best of it.
Some drunk man who couldn’t take a hint had almost convinced me to get out of there. Then I stumbled backward, caught by a man so sturdy, so good-looking, it was like he’d stepped right out of a romantic fantasy.
His hands caught me and kept me from falling, but not before my body fully pressed against his. Some women might have been offended at how he held me in place for so long.
I wasn’t offended. Overwhelmed and turned on.
But definitely not offended.
I was grateful he didn’t let go of my arm, as if he was keeping me steady. Because Ididfeel a little unsteady, standing inches from the most gorgeous man I’d ever seen.
He was tall with kind brown eyes that looked down at me with a slight frown as he asked if I was alright. The black suit he wore didn’t hide the lean but muscular body I’d felt against mine when I stumbled.
