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she’d put out. Once they’d had sex, he had dumped her. Never again, she vowed. Been there, done that, and she had the T-shirt. Nyssa had thought she was in love with Tony when she’d been intimate with him. Looking back, she realized that she had been in love with the idea of being in love. She’d liked feeling infatuated.
    She had decided since then that she wasn’t going to date unless she was sure of her feelings, and if she did then she would have to be very sure of the man’s feelings, too. Well, if Linton or one of the other Wade brothers asked her out, she would refuse.
    Pushing her thoughts aside she glanced at the clock when the phone rang. Thank God. Only two hours until she could go home. Picking up the phone she held it to her ear.
    “Dr. Jones’s office, Nyssa speaking.”
    “Hi, sweetheart, how’s your day going?”
    “Linton?”
    “You got it in one. Do you finish at 5:30 today?”
    “Yes,” she replied tentatively.
    “Good, I’ll pick you up.”
    “No.”
    “What?”
    “I said no. I don’t know what kind of game you and your brothers are playing, but I want no part of it.”
    There was a stunned silence on the other end of the line. Bet he’s not used to women saying no to him.
    He finally said, “Nyssa, we aren’t playing any games.”
    “Yeah right.”
    “It’s true, baby. We are all very attracted to you.”
    “Sorry, I have to go.” Nyssa hung up and noticed her hand was shaking as she replaced the receiver on the hook.
    Shit! Why do I have to attract the assholes?
    With a sigh she pushed her thoughts of the three men aside and got back to work. By the time she was due to quit, Nyssa felt emotionally exhausted. It was one thing to deal with an asshole of a boss, quite another to deal with men who were playing with her emotions. Why couldn’t they just come out and explain what they wanted from her? The only thing that made her feel more exhausted was trying to figure out why she liked all three of them.
    Having made sure everything was closed and off, Nyssa went to let Dr. Jones know she was leaving. She was about to knock on his door when she heard her name.
    “Nyssa Mathis is an innocent little thing, very naïve but dedicated to her work…Yes, I have her medical report with me. She’s just what we’re looking for…Not yet but soon, very soon.”
    Nyssa smiled at the praise. Never would she have thought to hear him extolling her hard work. She worked hard because she hated being idle, and if there was something that needed to be done, she got right in there and did it.
    With a knock on the door, she called out, “I’m leaving now, Dr. Jones.”
    “Fine. Make sure the front door is locked when you leave,” he barked out.
    “Will do.” Nyssa grabbed her purse and headed out. If he likes me so much and thinks I do a good job, why does he have to be such a prick? Maybe he was one of those people who didn’t like to show any emotion.
    With a shrug, she locked the door and began to walk. When she reached the corner she noticed the black truck with tinted windows. The driver’s door opened and Codi scowled at her.
    “What the hell was that all about, Nyssa?”
    “I don’t know why you’re here. I told Linton I don’t want to go out with you or your brothers, Mr. Wade.” Nyssa began walking again. She only took two steps before Codi grasped her arm and stopped her.
    “Get in the truck.”
    “Who do you think you are?”
    He frowned and released her, though Nyssa didn’t think he was going to let her off that easy. Through gritted teeth, he said, “You live behind us, for God’s sake. I’m here now, so you may as well come with me.”
    Nyssa decided not to reply at all.
    Before she had even finished turning away, Codi’s hand was on her arm. Wow, he moves fast.
    “There are some things you need to know, Nyssa.” He spoke softly and right in her ear. The hairs on her neck prickled both at his proximity and at his words. “Your life could be in