Attraction (Love & War, Part I) Read Free Page A

know I never do like my dates,” she replied
with a grin.
    “ I'm pleased to hear he's acceptable to your very high
standards,” he added, as he headed off, through the door to his
inner sanctum.
    Once inside he
turned on his iMac, and while he waited the few seconds for it to
boot up, he pressed the intercom button on his desk phone.
    “ Yes?” she answered immediately.
    “ Would you come in, please, Yasmin,” he requested politely.
Ashton believed in politeness and courtesy at all times.
    The door
opened and he watched as she approached his desk, her tall slim
body gliding across the floor, gracefully, on her high heels. She
was very attractive. Very appealing to his baser instincts. But
although he'd like to explore parts of her in intimate detail, and
had thought about fucking her a lot, he wouldn't ever do that. That
would be an abuse of his position and he had certain standards
which he adhered to. To be more specific, he didn't fuck his staff.
Besides, it wasn't her looks which impressed him the most about
her. She was the best P.A. money could buy and he always had to
have the best, of everything. His team were rewarded very
handsomely for being the best at what they did.
    She arrived in
front of him and he locked onto her dark brown, immaculately made
up eyes.
    “ Last night I sent a notice of intention to Fabliss de Paris,
a French property holding company. I'm planning on visiting Paris
tomorrow afternoon for initial DD. So I'll need a French speaking,
European Law expert to accompany me.”
    “ Will do, is that all?
    “ Inform the usual people they're needed. Log the flight plan
for mid-day and call Robert Charron, the owner of Fabliss with our
plans. And make sure you put a move on with the lawyer please, it's
urgent.”
    She laughed at
him.
    “ Put a move
on ? I work at one speed and that's fast and
efficient, as you well know.”
    “ It's my job to keep you on the tip of your toes, Yasmin,” he
teased, with a sensuous and slow slip of his tongue over his
lip.
    She grinned,
licking hers in return. She leaned over, placing her hands flat on
his desk, and gave him an eyeful of sexy lingerie and full breast
down the front of her blouse.
    It was a little game they played, which they both enjoyed
immensely.
    “ I'm standing on the tip of my toes for you now, how's that,
good enough?” she purred sexily.
    “ I'll take your word for it. My eyes are otherwise engaged.” A
surge of hardened lust erupted in his groin. He sorted himself out,
subtly moving in his chair, to accommodate his growing arousal, and
drew his attention back to her wickedly smiling face.
    “ I'll have someone for you by lunchtime. Want me to schedule a
meeting pre-trip?”
    “ Make it at three this afternoon, in between my other two
meetings.”
    “ Okay. I'll get onto it. I'm on my toes, Mr Gates, sir.... ” She turned and left his office
and he leaned back and watched her cute little ass return to her
desk outside. If he knew Yasmin she'd have all that he wanted
completed within the hour.
    Then he turned
his attention to his work, his mind whirring away with
possibilities. The French deal was an interesting one. One which he
hoped could return a hundred million in profit in the next five
years. Although he had all the money he could ever want or need,
financial success of that magnitude excited him.
    A whole fucking lot.
    It was like a
drug.
    An old market
adage flashed through his mind.
    You're only as
good as your latest deal.
    He had a
feeling, intuitively, that his latest deal was a really good
one.
    And boy, he
had shit hot intuition.
     
     

Chapter 2
    Nicole
received an annoying summons at 9.30am, just as she was about to
take a bite out of her late breakfast banana.
    “ Niks honey, get yourself in here, chop-chop,” Jacob shouted
loudly from his office at the other end of the room. She scowled at
him and bristled inside. Her boss was such a lazy bastard. She was
sure he wouldn't move his ass if a fire broke out under