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“Spicy sweetness, huh?” Daniel echoes For a health-conscious ht for the sexier sounding ones

“Yep It keeps things interesting,” I explain

Of course, I’ about his coffee Daniel takes a doubtful sip and savors the flavors for a long“Okay then Did you happen to look at the report as well as stick the Post-It in there?”

For some executives, this would be a trick question A test to see if you can keep your nose out of places it doesn’t belong But I don’t think that’s Daniel’s style at all Inquisitiveness is more of a desirable trait to him

“Just a quick glance While waiting on the coffee”

“And?”

“Quick iive ns are solid, but it’s because they’re nothing new They’re not fresh and exciting enough to grab your attention and make you open your wallet”

“Do things always have to be fresh and new to open yourwallet?” Daniel’s face stays even and iht?

I take a step closer, cursing the separation of the desk between us “Oh, no Sometimes, the best option already exists, so there’s no reason to settle for a weak i Quality is worth working for”

“Interesting,” Daniel says, taking another sip of coffee “Thanks, Tiffany”

Daniel givesin, so I excuse myself back to Vanessa’s desk to let hi, he’s buried in it, occasionally calling e to someone

I can tell he’s still not quite sure how to handle thismy actions and words as professional as I can while occasionally slipping in another double entendre or comment that can be interpreted in multiple ways

There’s a tiht noant Daniel to feel coto wreck the professional career he’s worked so hard to achieve

I want him to understand that I can make his life better, and for a workaholic like Daniel, that starts in the office

By the ti through to hiht in his lunch salad, he apologized for not being able to eat with me, and later, on his way back from the restroom, he checked to make sure I’d eaten too And when he finished with the Colt report, he didn’t yell for ht it out to me