[4 Seasons 01] Seducing Summer

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Author: Serenity Woods
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think I’m looking for a smart-mouthed man to be my PA?” she demanded.
    Pursing his lips, he looked at his shoes,
giving her a moment to admire him. He had boyish good looks, but there was a
touch of toughness to his hardened features, as if he were a guy she’d known
since childhood that had been away to war and seen terrible things, returning a
changed man. His face was grave and serious, and she had the feeling he didn’t
smile much—and yet the corners of his eyes were creased with laughter lines,
suggesting his seriousness hadn’t been there since birth, but had crept upon
him as life took its toll. It was difficult to see what kind of physique he had
beneath the suit, but he had wide shoulders and a broad chest, suggesting he
worked out. His short hair stuck up at the front, although it was unclear
whether it was natural or if he’d styled it like that.
    He cleared his throat before looking back
at her. This time, his amusement had faded. “I apologize. I assure you, I’m
usually very respectful and good at my job. I’m organized and efficient, quiet
and hardworking, and I promise I’ll make your life easier.”
    Callie highly doubted that. The man had
trouble written all over him. It could have been the steely glint in his eye,
or the way he was standing, still and watchful, like a coiled spring… She
couldn’t put her finger on it, but there was definitely something dangerous
about him.
    How the hell was she supposed to work with
Mr. License-to-Kill at her side all the time providing the ultimate
distraction?
    “Ma’am?” He looked concerned. “Can we start
over again?”
    She picked up a pen and notepad, walked
over to the armchairs on one side of the room, and indicated for him to take
one. She sat opposite him, taking care to keep her knees together so he didn’t
get an eyeful. “Let’s start by you calling me Callie,” she said.
    “Yes, ma’am,” he replied.
    Her lips twitched. And then suddenly it struck
her. The metaphor of a childhood friend who’d been away to war hadn’t been so
far from the truth. “You’re ex-military,” she observed.
    He leaned back in the chair, resting an
ankle on the opposite knee, and nodded slowly, either amused or surprised she’d
guessed. “Yes. What gave it away?”
    “The way you stood with your hands behind
your back. The deferential manner. And the MAG 58 machine gun I’m sure you’ve
got rammed up your backside.”
    To his credit, he gave a short laugh.
“Don’t tell me you’re into guns.”
    “Dad was in the Army.” She chewed her lip
while she surveyed him properly for the first time.
    He bore her perusal calmly, and to his
credit his gaze stayed firmly on her face. She let hers slide down him, though,
knowing she was being rude but too interested not to pay further attention.
He’d fashioned his tie in a complicated Windsor knot, if she wasn’t mistaken.
His shoes bore a shine, also reflecting his military background. As he’d sat,
he’d unbuttoned his jacket, and it hung open now to reveal a dark gray matching
waistcoat over his white shirt. She could count the number of men who wore a three-piece
suit to work on the fingers of one hand. Suave, a little old-fashioned, and
incredibly sexy at the same time. What a combination.
    His Army training was no doubt what she’d
picked up on when she’d thought he looked dangerous. “How many ways can you kill
a man?” she asked, admitting that it gave her a tingle to think he was a
trained soldier.
    “How many do I need?”
    She grinned. He had a great poker face, and
it was difficult to tell what he was thinking, but as she continued to study
him, the corner of his mouth curved up.
    “Do I meet with your approval?” he asked.
    “You’re a puzzle,” she admitted, trying not
to think about how low and sultry his voice was.
    “A puzzle?” he queried.
    “Yes. A soldier with a ninety words per
minute typing speed?”
    “When I left school, I trained as a
journalist and

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