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air, they were both panting. Jason’s hands moved to cup her breast as his mouth shifted to her neck. “I’ve missed you.”
    “You saw me this morning,” she panted.
    “Too long,” he moaned.
    Lisa bit her bottom lip and gave him a little shove before slipping out of his grasp.
    Backing away, she looked at him through hooded lashes. “See you at my place.” Jason watched her get into her car and drive away before walking to his own vehicle and following her.

Chapter 6
    Cali turned the water off, let her robe fall to the floor, and stepped into the bath.
    As she sank down into the warm water full of bubbles, she tilted her head back, closed her eyes, and sighed. It’d been too long since she’d taken a bubble bath.
    One didn’t get much opportunity for a comfortable soak in Africa.
    The bubbles swirled around her, and she let her mind drift over her day, specifically, to her meeting with Matthew Andersen. It was shocking to her to find out that Stanton Enterprises, a company that manufactured medical equipment and shipped it all over the world, including foreign countries—like the one she’d just spent two years of her life in—that couldn’t afford it, was under attack.
    Literally.
    Mr. Andersen informed her that for the last two years, shipments on their way to hospitals and major medical facilities had been stolen. It started just after the company began receiving harassing letters from a group who didn’t feel enough was being done in third world countries. The problem came when the shipments from paying customers were sabotaged; it caused the shipments to non-paying customers to decrease. Obviously, the people behind the threats and violence didn’t understand that concept.
    This was a minor problem, compared to the next bomb he’d dropped. Starting about six months ago, her father began receiving personal threats of his own.

    They ran along the same lines as the threats to the company, such as “you’re not doing enough to help” and “you will be held responsible.” According to Matthew Andersen, there had been no physical violence against her father, but he wasn’t willing to bet that would hold true indefinitely. Apparently, the letters had escalated as of late.
    And if that wasn’t enough, there was Matthew Andersen himself. What in the world was that today?
    As he spoke, all she could focus on was his mouth. It certainly wasn’t his words that held her attention. It was his lips. She had the strongest desire to know what they would feel like pressed against hers.
    She had to use every bit of will power she possessed in order to pay attention.
    Cali knew she had to get a hold of herself. He worked for her. Well, he worked for her father and, in turn, for her for the next three months.
    She sank down in the tub and let the water engulf her entire body, leaving only her head above the surface. Maybe she was over analyzing the connection with Matthew Andersen. She was a normal healthy female after all, and he was a very attractive man.
    By the time Cali got out of the tub, she’d nearly convinced herself she was blowing the meeting and her body’s reaction out of proportion. But, as she drifted off to sleep, she dreamed of crystal blue eyes.
    ***

    The next morning, Matthew went through his normal routine, making sure there weren’t any incidents overnight. He did a quick sweep of the security tapes and looked over the night watchman’s notes. Everything appeared to be in order, nothing out of the ordinary as far as he could tell.
    Making his way into his office, he sat down at the computer and reviewed his to-do list. At the top was a note to show Cali Stanton around the building. He needed to verify her security code was functioning properly and make sure she knew how to access the areas she might need. 
    Looking at his watch, he realized it was just now seven thirty. The chances that she was already here were slim, but he figured he didn’t have anything to lose. He picked up the