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so much from her.” Funny that Becky rarely mentioned her client’s names or at least the surnames. Obviously, confidentiality.
     
    “I was watching you interact with Bria behind the window there.” His voice was silky and direct. Sophie caught the twinkle in his eyes.
     
    “Oh, it was nothing. I love what I do.” She was sure she was turning many shades of red now.
     
    “Well, you do it very well, Sophie. I’m really impressed with you. My sister means the world to me and it’s not everyone I can trust her with. And it’s not everyone that she takes a strong liking to. You’ve got quite a gift. I admire that.” His voice was low and almost seductive and Sophie tried to keep her composure.
     
    “Thank you,” she whispered back.
     
    Oh, this was not such a good idea after all, she was feeling a magnetic attraction to Carlos and she felt that he may be too by the way he held her with his dark, sexy gaze. He wanted her. That was the vibe she was getting. But she had to remember that she could not ever get involved with Carlos because of her job. She was his matchmaker not his mistress. Furthermore, it was not a good idea to get involved with client’s family on a personal level. The centre did not recommend it based on a previous fall-out with a parent and one of the counsellors. They were told to leave work at work and to be sensible about developing close ties. So there she was in jeopardy of losing both jobs. One that paid her bills and the other that fed her passion for life.
     
    What was she to do now?
     
    “You seem like you’re in a daze my dear.” Carlos leaned closer, every now and then stealing a gaze at Bria who was now engaged in playing with another child. A great stepping stone for her.
     
    “Oh, I have a lot on my mind.”
     
    “Work, I hope. I mean you need to focus on your client right?” he grinned.
     
    “Very funny, Carlos.”
     
    Well she was at least gaining an insight into his personality for her research and preliminary investigation into his personality. It was nice that he was guardian to his little sister.
     
    “How long have you been Bria’s guardian?” she asked changing the subject.
     
    “Long enough to know that she’s better off with me taking good care of her. I don’t wish to discuss too much now. We can talk more later tonight.”
     
    Sophie felt her throat close up. “Tonight?”
     
    “My, you must have a lot on your mind. You’ve forgotten your date with me tonight.”
     
    “But |I don’t recall confirming that. I mean you just assumed that we would reschedule our date from last week.”
     
    “I did. Oh, dear where are my manners. Well, would you care to be my date tonight so that we can carry on your little behavioural research on me?” His rich sarcasm slid off his tongue like honey.
     
    Sophie drew a deep breath, taking glances at Bria to make sure she was okay while plastering a fake businesslike smile on her face so that other workers would assume that she was simply engaged with a parent on matters to do with her job.
     
    “I’ll think about it, Carlos.” God, she really wanted to be with him tonight. But she knew it was forbidden. Why couldn’t things and circumstances be different between them? If only.
     
    “Well, you are attending the pool party later this afternoon, I trust.”
     
    “I think you already know the answer to that, Carlos.” She tried to be matter of fact with him but her body was reacting to him in ways that she would be ashamed to admit. Why did he have that kind of dripping with charm effect on her? She tried to ignore the thousand tiny butterflies in her stomach or her weak knees. It was impossible. How could she carry on a business relationship with this man and not jeopardize everything she’d worked so hard for?
     
    His lips curved into a grin before he turned his attention back to his sister.
     
    “I’m looking forward to it.”
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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    “Any progress on my