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he thought I was a 9, asides from my personality? I wanted to laugh. I wasn’t sure if I should be offended or not. I had a smile on my face when I left the building this time. I’d show Leo Maxwell just what he was missing. I’d have him salivating over my every step by the time I was done with him.

 
    Chapter Five
    Leo
    “First time on a plane?” I looked at Hannah as she nervously played with her seatbelt.
    “Nope.” She snapped at me while she tried to lock it.
    “I can help you know. I’ve a knack at getting seatbelts done up.”
    “I’m not a kid. I don’t need your help.” She shook her head and I finally heard the click. “I’ve been on this earth for 24 years and I’ve survived quite well without your help.”
    “I was just offering.” I shrugged and sat back and studied her appearance. Hannah looked different in her casual clothes. For some reason she seemed even more sexy in her jeans than she did in her skirts at work. They seemed to cling to her body and accentuated her long legs well. She wore a loose fitting white blouse with the jeans and I could see the silhouette of her bra underneath. Her hair was up in a ponytail and she was wearing minimal makeup. She looked fresh-faced and beautiful and I couldn’t stop myself from looking at her.
    “Is there a problem?” She frowned at me as I continued to survey her body.
    “No.” I shook my head. “Are you ready for the meeting tomorrow?”
    “I don’t really have anything to get ready.” She shook her head. “You’re the boss. You’re the one that will be running the meeting. I’ll just be taking notes.”
    “You’re a vital part of the team, Hannah.”
    “Uh huh.” She pulled out some earphones from her bag. “Excuse me, I’m going to listen to some music.” I watched as she played around with her small music player and turned on some music.
    I looked in front of me for a few seconds starting to feel frustrated. As much as I enjoyed the tension between us, I was starting to get annoyed at her reactions to me. Yes, I had taken her job, but how long was she going to treat me like a criminal? I wasn’t used to women being so distant towards me. It wasn’t as if I wanted her to fall in love with me, but a little softening towards me wouldn’t go amiss. I sighed and pulled out some folders I’d brought along with me to review before we hit New York. I couldn’t believe my dad had sent me on this trip alone. This was a big account. In fact, purchasing Martin Corp was an investment we really needed to go smoothly. I didn’t really understand why I’d been given the account and so quickly after I’d started working there again, but I didn’t question it. As much as I didn’t want to work in the corporate world, I was still excited by this trip. Partly because it was going to be all about the power play and partly because I wanted to be with Hannah outside of the office.
     
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    “Okay, so tonight we’ll go over the files one last time in my room. Then we’ll have dinner and then we can both go back to our own rooms. That sound okay?” I looked at Hannah in the back of the cab as we drove through Queens on the way to Manhattan from LaGuardia airport.
    “Sure.” Hannah mumbled, her eyes never leaving the window.
    “Have you never been to New York before?”
    “No.” She shook her head and looked at me for a second before looking back outside the window. “I’ve always wanted to come, but I’ve never been before.”
    “Oh, that’s a shame.” I saw her expression change as the Manhattan skyline came into view from the road we were on.
    “Wow.” She gasped excitedly.
    “I know.” I looked out the window myself and stared at the skyscrapers. There was no place like New York City. “It’s breathtaking.”
    “I mean, I’ve seen it on TV, but I never expected it to look so majestic, so powerful and dominating.” She gasped.
    “Yeah.” I nodded. “It’s one of those cities that makes you think,