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now she would be stressing out over the work date . She really needed
to get her crap together. It’s not like they had jumped in the sack and had
sweaty, hot… Okay time to change the picture in the noggin. She was a
professional, alwa ys had been. One little kiss shouldn’t change years of
training.
    So, she smiled back at
him and got in his car. The damn thing was small and although she loved the
power of the engine under the hood, she almost wished he drove a minivan with
more space between the seats.

 
    WHEN
they returned to the office, Denise reported the damage to her Camaro. After
what seemed like hours, all the paperwork and police reports were finally done.
She barely made it to her meeting.
    An hour of serious
brainstorming later, she felt whipped as she dropped into her chair. She had
never seen Mader with his guard down like today. He was usually a hot-headed
pistol with Einstein brain power for business. It was the reason colleagues who
had been with the firm much longer, followed in his footsteps. Not to say he
hadn’t ruffled a few feathers.
    Mader was the type of
person to point out that if someone had busted their balls enough working weekends
instead of hitting the golf sessions, they may have gotten the corner office
which he now occupied.
    Denise respected his
abilities even when he had his bastard suit on. It’s what made him successful.
    Today for the first
time, she had caught a glimpse of the man behind the Armani armor. He was
vulnerable. Gina literally had him by the balls.

 
    GINA
stretched out on her bed and moaned. Johnny was heading south and she wasn’t
about to stop him. Though she couldn’t stop her mind from wondering.
    Everything had worked
out beautifully. The bitch had it coming and Gina would be only too happy to
stand on the sidelines and watch it all go down.
    Did Mader think she
was blind? Obviously he lusted after the red-haired bitch. Mader was like a dog
in heat. So like a man to go for what he couldn’t have.
    Gina knew the depth of
his determination with his career. He would do just about anything to preserve
it.
    She smiled and focused
on what was going on down below. “Oh yeah, baby. Do it right there.” Gina
lifted her hips to give him better access. She gazed downward and was
momentarily disappointed with the blond head between her legs. No matter how
many men she fucked, she always saw Troy. Closing her eyes she threw her head
back and roared Troy’s name.

 
    “CRAP.”
Denise groaned. She would have to go carless for an entire day thanks to that
scratch. Her in surance company wouldn’t cover a loaner for anything less
than twenty-four hours. That’s what you got for going the cheap route.
    Pushing back from her
desk she grabbed her purse, a few files, and walked over to Mader’s office. He
was locking down and grabbing his briefcase.
    Angie popped around
the corner to leave the mail. Her eyes bulged when she saw Denise standing on
the other side of the small space.
    “Oh, hi, Ms. Milton.
Have a good night.” She looked over at Mader as he came out. The thin box she
carried became armor across her chest.
    Denise reached out and
touched her shoulder. “Angie, do you have a few minutes to talk?”
    Denise knew this would
be the perfect opportunity since Gina was absent. For some reason, she had a
gut feeling Angie felt threatened.
    Mader gestured for her
to come inside his office. Instead of sitting behind his desk, he took a seat
next to her. Less intimidating.
    Denise was taking this
on solo. She knew the protocol and Human Resources should be all over this but
as a Senior Manager, she had the right to question an employee. The only
problem with this picture? Plenty of cause and damage had already been done.
    She hadn’t mentioned
her suspicions to the cops or risk management and eventually that would bite
her in the ass. She simply could not open up that can of worms right now. For
Mader’s sake.
    “How long have you
known Gina Rhodes?” She