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“Nerds didn’t look like Arianne when I was in high school. If they did, I would’ve joined the chess club, reading club, and campus Mensa group.”
I laugh, shaking my head.
“You had me going there.”
“My jaw dropped when I walked into the conference room and saw her.”
This is the first time we’ve had a chance to talk since this morning.
“Mine too,” I say, “I’m sure I did a piss poor job at hiding my shock.”
“Your expression was priceless.” Rhys chuckles.
“This may sound gauche, but I’ve never met such a striking combination of brains and beauty before,” I say. “Some might argue it’s a reflection of the type of women I tend to go for… I guess it is.”
“You’re not going after her, right?” Rhys asks.
Well, I was planning on it.
“Did you hear me say that?” I ask him.
“I just want to confirm. You couldn’t shut up about the woman in the elevator after your first encounter. Had it not been for the fact you were on the east coast, I bet you would’ve gone back to that building every single day at the same time in the hopes of bumping into her again—”
“Like I have nothing else to do,” I say.
I’m unwilling to admit how many times it’s crossed my mind.
“Knowing you, I bet your cock couldn’t wait to say Welcome aboard when you stepped into the conference room and recognized your sweet-smelling, short-lived roomie.”
“What do you take me for?”
“The manwhore you are, Christensen,” he says. “Your threshold for resisting beautiful women is fairly low—like nonexistent.”
“It isn’t a crime to appreciate beauty.”
“Regardless of how gorgeous Arianne is, she isn’t your type.”
“Why do you say that?”
“She doesn’t come across like the kind of woman who would fall all over herself just because you’re a pretty boy, and she isn’t impressed by your rock-star status. That’s very rare.” He’s right on both counts. It’s usually easy-peasy to get a woman to drop her panties in a heartbeat. “She’s never watched the entertainment show you co-judge.” Yeah, the show opened the door to a whole new generation of hot, young women. “Not only are you two complete opposites—”
“Like you’re two peas in a pod.”
He ignores me. “Arianne seems to be one of the rare gems who’s immune to mighty Bad Boy Christensen.”
Fucker.
“I’ll take it one step further, I’m not even sure she likes you.”
I came to the same conclusion within ten minutes of officially meeting her.
“I have no problems charming a woman,” I say.
“You don’t get it, do you? Your fucks are easy lays, too eager to spread them wide—”
“Hey, I take offense to that.”
He flashes me a Are you fucking kidding me look before continuing. “Beckett, it’s going to take a lot more than a little cocksureness, pearly white teeth, and baby blue eyes to get a woman like Arianne on her knees.”
