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so now, tempting him with thoughts of her giving
instructions in the bedroom. Maybe she liked tying her partners up—or being
tied up. Either way sounded fun.
    There were worse things than dating the CEO
of a lingerie firm, he was certain. He could imagine Callie Summer modelling
her range of underwear for him. He wasn’t sure what would be his favorite of
those he’d spotted in the catalogue—the virginal white bra and panties, the
saucy red teddy, or the sexy black lace set with sheer black thigh highs. She’d
look pretty damn good in any of those.
    He blinked. Callie’s cheeks had turned red.
He’d been staring too long and, judging by the blush, she’d read something of
what he was thinking in his eyes. Luckily, Neve was chattering on about
something and hadn’t noticed.
    He raised an eyebrow.
    Callie blinked rapidly and lowered her
gaze. He hid a smile. She wasn’t sure what to make of him. He wasn’t being
obvious enough that she could be sure he liked her. That was good. He was happy
to keep her in the dark for a while.
    In the dark. Chained to a bed. Totally at
his mercy.
    Suppressing the urge to roll his eyes at
himself, he tidied the items on the desk into a neat pile and followed Neve’s
suit as she got to her feet.
    “Five o’clock,” Neve said. “I’m done.”
    Gene looked at Callie. “When do you
finish?”
    “I’ve got a few phone calls to make.”
    He sat back at the desk. “No worries.”
    “You can go,” she said. “I don’t expect my
PA to stay on after five.”
    “I go when you go.”
    “Well I don’t.” Neve picked up her bag and
headed off. “See ya.”
    “Saturday the thirteenth?” Callie called
after her.
    Neve stopped and turned. “Are you going to
make it?”
    “Yeah, of course, I wouldn’t miss it for
the world. Next week, we’ll do the South Island, stop in Wellington for
Willow’s baby shower, then carry on to the North Island the following week.”
    “Cool. I’ll see you then.” Neve
disappeared.
    “Neve’s invited me, by the way,” Gene told
Callie, leaning back in his chair and twirling a pen in his fingers. “To the
party.”
    She perched on the edge of his desk.
“Really?” A flicker of doubt crossed her face—she wasn’t sure that Neve hadn’t
been cheeky enough to do that.
    “I understand some interesting things are
for sale.”
    “Mmm,” she said, surprisingly cool. “Neve
has connections with a Wellington-based company, and they supply a range of
examples for her parties. Plus, she gets freebie gift packs that come in handy.
It would be a nice pre-birthday treat for you.” Her eyes gleamed—she’d
remembered his birthday was on Valentine’s Day.
    She’d called his bluff, and he couldn’t
stop his lips curving up. She had bright blue eyes the color of a summer
sky—surprise, surprise—and they lit with amusement now. This woman fascinated
him. She blushed when she thought he might be thinking about sex with her, but
she ran a lingerie company, and she was obviously quite open where bedroom
matters were concerned.
    “Sounds like fun,” he said, smiling.
    She chuckled. “They are. Experimentation
with lingerie and… other items can be about availability. Women are often too
afraid to go into sex shops and even lingerie shops because they’re easily
embarrassed. The idea of parties like the one next week is that they can go
into a bathroom or bedroom on their own to try on the lingerie, and maybe
purchase something fun they wouldn’t ordinarily have the courage to if they
were on their own. If your best friend’s treating herself to a vibrator, you
don’t feel like such a floozy having a look yourself. Unless you’re Rowan, who
blushes scarlet at the mere mention of anything to do with sex.”
    Loving her open manner, he studied the way
her blonde hair slid over her shoulder like melted butter poured from a jug.
“You enjoy enabling women, don’t you?”
    “I do. It makes me feel good.”
    “Do you consider yourself a