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Umm. She searched her brain for the answer to his question. What happened?
They’d arrived, left the car, and she’d forgotten where the admin building was, so he’d had to guide her there.
“Oh no, did I stand on your foot?” she asked.
“What?”
“Did I stand on your foot? Or did I not answer when you asked me something? That happens when I’m in a panic. I get caught up in my own head. I didn’t mean to ignore you.”
“Baby, that happens all the time, not just when you’re in a panic. I’m used to it.”
“It does?”
“You live in your head half the time. So yeah, it happens.”
Great. She was a terrible person.
“I’m sorry.”
“That’s not the thing you should be apologizing for.”
Oh. She searched her memory again.
“You’ve got no clue, have you? The car didn’t even stop before you had the door open and were jumping out.”
“It hadn’t?”
“It hadn’t.”
She tugged at her sloth earring. “And that’s why you’re, uh, upset with me?”
“I’m more than upset,” he countered. “This is the sort of upset, that if you were mine, you’d be over my knee in the backseat of this car, getting your butt spanked. And even though you’re not mine, you do that again, I’m tanning your ass. And that is not a joke. I do not care that I’m your boss. I’ll fire you, spank you, then rehire you.”
“You can’t do that.”
“I can’t?”
She gulped.
“You put yourself in danger, Effie. I don’t like that. I might not be your man, but I’m your boss. And when you’re with me, I’m in charge of your safety. Which means when it comes to safety, you do as you’re told.”
“That’s bonkers.”
“That’s fact.”
“You can’t be this way with everyone who works for you.”
“Nope. But I don’t spend as much time with them, so you get the full Steele protection.”
“Lucky me,” she grumbled.
“I know. I’ll accept another cake in lieu of thanks.”
She narrowed her gaze. “I’ll get right on that.”
Were his lips twitching? She was sure his lips were twitching.
“I don’t want my bottom spanked.” Yikes. Now she sounded like she was sulking.
