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beauty. What was it about her that made all his protective instincts kick in? Jake hadn’t felt such an immediate response to a woman since the day he’d met Sarah.
The thought of his loving wife always made him smile. She’d been his high school sweetheart. They were the couple everyone talked about, perfect for each other and desperately in love. After graduation, Jake had wasted no time asking her to marry him. Their first year together had been rough financially, but it hadn’t put a dent on their happiness. They’d spent their nights making love and their days in blissful contentment. Sarah had an energetic presence that made everyone feel better just for being around her. He’d sported a permanent smile that first year. Then the day had come when she’d found out about the breast cancer. His life had spiraled out of control fast. The mastectomy had been too little too late. Within months, he’d been forced to bury his wife, the love of his life. Jake had wanted to die right along with her.
He pushed thoughts of Sarah out of his mind and concentrated on getting back to Dr. Smart. First he planned to find out who was using her computer as their own personal playground, then he’d find out more about the woman who had his head all mixed up and his blood flowing hot and hard in his veins.
Roni had debated changing her shirt. She always kept a few items of clothing at her office for emergencies. In the end she decided it’d be a lot more fun to leave the blouse on. Watching Jake squirm would go a long way toward repairing her confidence. The man had some nerve checking out her breasts to begin with. Admitting to it in writing? Now that was bold. She wasn’t sure if she should be turned on by his forwardness or not, but her panties hadn’t been dry since she’d spotted the black-haired devil through her front door.
As she finished entering the last of her expenses for the month, Roni hit the save button and pushed her chair away from the desk. She’d been going at it for two hours straight and she’d skipped right over lunch, now it was nearing dinnertime and she was starving. When she entered the break room, she heard a knock on her front door. Her heart sped up as she peeked around the corner and saw Jake standing on the other side of the glass door, his concentration on the box in his hand. She shored up her nerve, all too aware of her see-through blouse, and strode across the room. When he raised his head, their gazes clashed for an instant, then his intense green eyes locked on to her breasts. His grin was slow and sensual and Roni felt her clit throb. Oh, God. This was crazy. She was baiting a tiger, she could feel it. Yet, she couldn’t seem to stop herself from throwing down the challenge.
She flipped the lock and opened the door. “Thanks for coming back. I just finished for the day.”
“My pleasure,” he murmured as he stepped across the threshold. Their bodies brushed and Roni’s temperature spiked.
“You, uh, brought the camera?”
He held up a black bag and a square box. “I’ve got everything you need.”
She had a feeling there was more to his words, but she chose to ignore it. Instead she flipped the lock into place and escorted him back to her office. “Explain to me how this works exactly.”
When he took up position behind her desk, Roni sighed. He looked entirely too sexy sitting in her chair. He opened the black case and brought out a computer disk. Roni was spellbound by his efficiency.
“First I need to install a program for the webcam. Since you don’t want anyone to know it’s active, we’ll have to run it in the background. So, I’ll show you how to use the command prompt.”
Already she was lost. “Command prompt?”
He chuckled as he watched the screen. “It’s easy. I’ll walk you through it. You’ll be able to type in a few commands to activate the camera while you’re away from your desk. Like I said before, the camera is motion sensitive so if anyone sits down in your chair the camera will turn on and record what they’re doing.”
Roni thought of her assistant again. At twenty-one, Melissa was sweet and a little shy. She was majoring in psychology and Roni had admired her drive. “I really don’t want it to be Melissa.”
Jake nodded. “I can understand that.” He paused before adding, “Maybe it’s the janitorial service.”
“Oh, God, I hadn’t even considered that. The idea of someone watching those types of videos and…” She couldn’t quite finish the sentence. It still made her want to replace the chair.
His gaze turned serious. “It’s creepy as hell, I know. We’ll get it figured out though, no worries.”
He was being so sweet even though she’d all but accused his techs of being inept. “Thanks for doing this. I really appreciate it.”
“Can I ask you something, Dr. Smart?”
She sat up straighter in the chair, intrigued by his question. “It’s Roni,” she corrected, “and sure.”
“Do you have a significant other, Roni?”
“No, why?” She tilted her head and stared at him curiously. “Were you thinking my boyfriend was helping himself to porn at my office?”
“It wouldn’t be the first time.”
“I don’t even want to know,” she mumbled, suddenly feeling shy with the conversation. The odd reaction baffled her. She hadn’t felt a bout of shyness since first grade, when Brian the Dork had pulled down her pants at recess.
“There, all set.” He positioned the camera on top of the monitor, then stood. “I’m going to need you to come over here so I can show you the commands you’ll need to know to activate the camera.”
Roni quickly did his bidding. Once she was seated at her desk, a thought struck her. “Won’t it seem strange to have a camera in here all of a sudden? What if someone asks me about it?”
He shrugged. “You’re a doctor. Tell them you need it for online conferences with your colleagues.”
“Yeah, right. I guess I’m not very good at the whole cloak and dagger thing.”
He knelt down beside her and Roni had the sudden need to reach out and drag her fingers through his black, silky hair. “Yeah, you’d make a lousy spy,” he replied with amusement.
