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away from him to sate her nymph. It had been too long and, even though she’d learned to deal with her wild side locked up for long periods of time, the situation she was currently in bordered on the ridiculous.
    “It doesn’t matter now,” he proclaimed. “You’ll have to figure out another time to take vacation. I doubt you’ll be able to get your reservations back anyway.” He glanced at his watch. “I believe the Carter phone conference is starting soon. We’ll take the usual.”
    Jack turned away, as if he hadn’t just ruined her life, heading to his office without a backwards glance. Griffin lagged behind, sympathy pouring off him. “If you ever want to work with someone who isn’t an ass, I’d be happy to kick Janet to the curb.”
    Lisa chuckled. She knew he wasn’t entirely serious. It was his way of smoothing things over when his friend was a dick. “I might take you up on that offer. Will you give me time off?”
    Griffin grinned. “Of course. Whenever you want—as long as I get to come.”
    “That would defeat the purpose. Does Janet know you keep offering me her job?”
    “Yep, she said the sooner you accept, the better. She’s sick of my ass, and is ready to follow in Claire’s footsteps. Janet wants to take her young stud on a trip around the world. And I don’t know if she means actual travel or something I really don’t want to know about.” He saluted her quickly and joined Jack, leaving her laughing at his parting comment.

CHAPTER TWO
     
    Jack paced his office waiting for Griffin to join him. What could possibly be taking the man so long? There was nothing the two of them needed to talk about, unless Griff was attempting to steal Lisa away again. Bastard!
    Lisa’s bright laughter stopped him in his tracks. He could hear the amusement in the sound. Griff had gotten the woman to lighten up and probably smile at his stupid face. Jack’s hands curled into fists, knuckles popping the tighter they got. Irrational, possessive feelings bombarded him; setting off a deep need to kick his best friend’s ass. The only problem with that was the fact Lisa was his assistant not his girlfriend. Damned if he didn’t want her to be though. To be truthful, he wanted more than boyfriend status. He wanted the right to own every moment of every day.
    Rolling his shoulders, Jack took a deep breath. Nothing was going on between his friend and his assistant. Griff wasn’t interested in Lisa, at least not anything beyond finding her an attractive woman. Ever since the incident , Griff had shied away from romantic entanglements. That was the only reason Jack could force himself to relax.
    Moving behind his desk, he took a seat in his high-backed leather chair. Waking up his computer, he found it ready for the phone conference. The specs of the house they were designing were on one screen, the photos of the land on the other. It had been Lisa’s idea to set up the dual monitors. Jack figured it would be a pain in the ass to have to jump between them while trying to work. She’d won the battle of him giving it a try, now he couldn’t imagine working without them. It was one more thing he loved about her. She didn’t roll over and let him do what he wanted.
    Worry flickered through his chest as he thought about his parting shot. She could take his words as a challenge and find a way to take her vacation after all. He could only hope what he’d said was true. That she wouldn’t be able to reclaim her reservations. He’d heard it was tough to get into Satyr. He probably should have thought through his hasty last minute decision.
    It didn’t help he hadn’t had a leg to stand on when she asked what was so important he needed her at work. He should have had a believable reason ready. He sucked at coming up with things on the fly. That was Griff’s area of expertise.
    Lisa was beyond efficient at her job, and the best assistant he’d ever had. He didn’t want to lose her, but he couldn’t stop