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himself at the edge of his desk—making her have to come to him. She let out a deep huff, walked over to him, and shoved the papers into his chest.
     
    “If you think I’d waste my anger on these lousy vendor reports you sent me, you are sadly mistaken. What I want to know is,” she paused to reach around him and grabbed the other folder off of his desk. In the process she made sure to arch her back so that her breasts pushed against him as she did. Two could play that game. “Why are you digging into my past?”
     
    Scratch remained motionless as he absorbed the heat of her body against his. His body temperature was rising by the second. The scent he had come to love infiltrated his senses. She was so close. He wanted to place his hands on her hips and pull her even closer so that she could feel what she was doing to him, but he decided to let her lead. Having retrieved what she was looking for, she leaned back and her hair tickled his cheek as she did. With her petite stature, they were almost at eye level as she stood between his legs. Then, she pushed the folder marked personal at him.
     
    “I know a lot of people don’t respect us ‘feds’ and think our success is based on the team of people we have to help work on an investigation, but some of us are very well connected. Bet you thought you could have someone prying into my personal history and I wouldn’t find out. Well you were wrong.”
     
    Scratch took the file and flipped through it. On the first sheet he saw a checklist of items, the different parts of her history that Jack had looked into. He couldn’t be sure without the report from Jack, but the fact that she was somehow tipped off, was enough. Feigning disinterest, he tossed the file back on his desk and turned to look her in the eyes.
     
    “So, I looked into you. Don’t you think it’s only fair? Considering you’ve done the same to me?”
     
    “Not the same. I have a profile that was provided by your company. I haven’t had any reason to go digging for more, but there was no need for you to have a background check done on me. I’m a federal agent. What the hell were you looking for?”
     
    “I just wanted to know who I was working with. Level the playing field a little,” he shrugged.
     
    “Level the playing field? I thought it was clear that this investigation isn’t a game!” Her voice was becoming agitated again, and Scratch knew he had to do something, fast.
     
    “It wasn’t about the investigation,” he countered.
     
    “Then, what?”
     
    “It was about you,” he replied in a seductive tone. Monica stifled the responding gasp, a result of the effect his smooth tone had over her. She seemed to be searching for a retort, but came up with nothing. She was conflicted. Her eyes searched his in disbelief, but she didn’t even protest the gentle brush of his fingers to smooth a few flyaway strands of hair behind her ears. So he decided to go bolder, and used each thumb to caress the soft skin between her ears and her neck. Now that his hands had a taste of what she felt like, he wanted more. He leaned closer, unable to deny the pull she had on him. 
     
    “Me,” she repeated. Her voice was a whisper as her eyes begged for more. When he leaned closer so that the tip of his nose grazed her cheek, she hesitated before turning away.
     
    “Yes. You. You rule my thoughts, and all I can think about is getting to know you better.” He nuzzled her neck to see if she would pull away. When she didn’t, and leaned into his touch instead, he added. “I’ll take what I can get.”
     
    He pressed his lips to the hollow of her neck. He couldn’t help himself at that point. What may have begun as a game to him had jumped the fast track and became something more. He needed to know how her skin felt against his lips. He needed to know if she was everything he imagined at night. He needed to feel her lips under his at the very least.
     
    “Monica?” His mouth traveled up the