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“Absolutely He’s in his office” Gail reached for the phone on her desk “Would you like for me to let him know you’re here?”
“No, I’d rather surprise hi Gail before she could announce her presence and she lost the ele the upper hand in any situation didn’t happen often with Dean, and this was one tie
“I’m sure he’d like that” Gail waved a hand toward the back offices, giving Jill the silent go-ahead
She walked past Gail’s desk, belatedly realizing just how close the secretary was to the other offices Just behind the reception area was a large conference roo as Dean’s partner, Brent “Mac” MacMillan
She glanced surreptitiously inside as she passed and saw the back of Mac’s broad shoulders, and three other big, buff, good looking men orked security detail for the coht in a roith their feet braced apart and hands clasped behind their backs in a stance she recognized as military trained
Because Mac commanded their attention as he issued instructions for their next security detail, none of the three azes definitely tracked her progress as she strolled by The h, bad-ass, alpha men like her husband Silent, always aware, and incredibly intense Only the absolute best of the best for Noble and Associates
She continued on her way To the right was Mac’s currently empty office, and to the left was her husband’s His door was halfway closed, and she knocked on the wooden surface before slipping inside andan appearance
He glanced up fro, his dark, sable brows still furrowed in concentration As soon as he saw her, his gray eyes flickered with surprise, then quickly shifted to concern Because she knew hiilant awareness that so was off
“Hey, baby,” he said, his cal okay?”
“Everything is just fine,” she rushed to reassure him, before his over-protective demeanor took over and derailed her plans She understood his worry—she didn’t stop by the office often, and never without calling him first Of course he’d think the worst
She closed the door and pressed in the lock to assure the the rest of her plan succeeding now relied on Dean’s response to what she did next, she bolstered her confidence one last time and slowly strolled toward him
She put an extra sway in her hips, and tugged loose the tie on her wrap around dress She allowed the
fabric to flutter open in front, just enough to tantalize hih as she walked Predictably, his gaze immediately dropped to the flash of skin, and the last of her nerves gave way to anticipation
“I want to get your opinion on soht today,” she said huskily
He never cared about what she purchased for herself, but then again, she rarely spent frivolously or excessively, even when he encouraged her to spoil herself They ell off now, his coht out of high school with a baby on the way, saving and budgeting had beco to break every once in a while After today, she hoped to have a reason to continue to splurge