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coat of mascara on my lashes, someone knocked on my front door. Damn, I hoped it wasn’t the greasy, skeevy building supervisor. That guy gave me the willies and I was not in the mood to be eye fucked this early in the morning while wearing only my robe.
    I approached the door as stealthily as possible and put my eye to the peephole. I scowled when I saw the broad-shouldered form of my boss standing the hall. I unlocked the door and yanked it open.
    “What are you doing here?”
    Chris didn’t wait for an invitation to come inside, he merely brushed by me, took off his coat, and hung it on the coat rack.
    “Listen, Chris, you can’t just show up here unannounced and shove your way inside. I’ll see you in the office at nine.” I grabbed his coat and tossed it back to him. I opened the door wider with my other hand. “Scram.”
    He caught the expensive wool in midair and put it back on the rack. “I tried calling but you didn’t answer your phone.”
    I sighed. “I was probably in the shower or drying my hair and didn’t hear it.”
    “Do I smell coffee?”
    I glared at him before slamming the door shut and stomping into the kitchen, muttering under my breath about asshole bosses. I grabbed a mug and set up the Keurig to brew him a cup of coffee.
    “Why are you here?” I asked again.
    “There’s an issue with the client in Fort Worth. We need to head there today, the earlier the better.”
    I blinked at him. This wasn’t the first time he needed to pick me up at home so we could get an early start on site, but he had never just shown up on my doorstep before. If I had been able to sleep last night, I would still be in the shower and not dealing with Chris.
    “And you decided just to show up at my doorstep because…” I trailed off when I realized he was checking up on me, making sure that I planned to show up to work the remainder of my final month. “You wanted to make sure I came in today, didn’t you?” I accused, pointing a finger in his direction.
    He came around the counter, headed straight for me. “Yes and no.” I sidled away as he reached around me for his coffee, watching as he added a little sugar. “I can’t allow you to skip the last three weeks of your employment just because things became a little heated last night.”
    I stared at him as he sipped his coffee, acting as though he didn’t have a care in the world. Last night’s kiss rocked me down to my bones, so much so that I barely slept, and he was dismissing it as ‘a little heated’?
    “Fine,” I stated through clenched teeth. “Give me ten minutes and I’ll be ready to go.”
    I stormed back into my bedroom and shut the door behind me. Fuming, I stripped off my robe and went about picking out my outfit for the day.
    I spied a dark green sweater dress, still unworn, that hugged every single curve, made my fair skin glow, and brought out the green in my hazel eyes. I decided it was perfect. It was sexy without being unprofessional and I hoped it would drive Chris insane.
    I opened my dresser and decided on a pretty sage green bra overlaid with black lace. The matching panties were all black lace except for a green satin panel in the front. The set was feminine yet functional. I enjoyed wearing pretty underthings because it made me feel sexy. I rolled smoky black thigh highs up my legs, then pulled the cozy dress over my head. My black high-heeled knee boots were next.
    Since I was rapidly running out of time, I chose a simple pair of gold hoops for my ears and hurried into the bathroom. I parted my hair on the side and smoothed it back in to a low, sleek ponytail, put the hoops through my ears, brushed my teeth, and dabbed sheer lip gloss the color of raspberries on my mouth. After a final quick check of my appearance, I was ready to go.
    I grabbed my phone before I emerged from the bedroom only a minute later than the ten I’d told Chris I would need. He was sitting at my counter, looking at something on his phone. His