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south wall is all windows. Anyone with binoculars could look in and see
anything that was going on.” He paused. “Have you ever discovered that someone
was watching you?” Dana could have sworn that Mr. Price was looking her up and
down at that moment.
    “Um, no,” she said and blushed.
    The group walked back to the boardroom. It was the perfect
place to start the shoot. The gorgeous Art Deco table was the perfect backdrop
for the gentlemen centerpieces. Dana asked Emily and Amy to begin setting up
the equipment as she surveyed the room for the best angle.
    The two interns giggled as they set up the equipment. They
had both noticed Mr. Price following Dana around the room with his eyes.
    Dana had picked out her shots. The men changed into their
first outfits and the shoot began. Dana captured several dozen photos of them
performing several ‘working’ poses at the boardroom table, including a few that
had a sense of humor.
    For one of the shots, Dana handed Mr. Price a notepad and
pen to use as a prop. He took his time taking them from her, his hands lightly
grazing hers as he pulled away.
    The final shot was of the two men against the boardroom’s
window wall. Dana wanted the skyscrapers and rolling hills prominently in the
background of this shot. She directed the men to the corner of the room where
the view was best.
    “You’ve really got me backed into a corner here, Dana.” Mr.
Price smiled. “Don’t get any crazy ideas, now.”
    Dana blushed and laughed abruptly. She snapped another few
dozen photos before calling the shoot.
    “Thanks, guys.” Amy and Emily had almost finished putting
everything away. This is going to look great. I’ll send you our final picks and
be in touch with you throughout the editing process. We want to make sure you
think the spread looks just as great as we think it does.”
    “I’m sure your spread will look beautiful, Dana,” Mr. Price nearly whispered as he escorted the three
women out of the office. “I’ll see you soon.”
    Dana had her back turned to Mr. Price as she walked out. The
shock and shiver she felt when Mr. Price brushed a lock of her hair away from
her shoulder made her weak at the knees. Did that really just happen?
    “Bye,” Mr. Price said.
     
    ***
     
    Once they’d gotten out of the crowded elevator and back into
the parking garage, Amy and Emily burst out laughing.
    “Those guys were SO HOT,” Amy said.
    “I know! I’ve never seen more beautiful men in my life.”
Emily gushed. “Mr. Price was SO into you, Dana! Couldn’t you tell?”
    “Yeah right,” Dana said. “No offense to myself or anything,
but I don’t think Mr. Price and I are even in the same league.”
    “Then why couldn’t he take his eyes off of you?” Amy
chirped.
    “Yeah, he was flirting with you like crazy! How could you
not notice?” Emily chimed in.
    “It’s not like I didn’t notice it. I just have a hard time
believing it.”
    “Well, you shouldn’t. Guys like what they like, and that guy clearly liked you .”
    Dana blushed and shook her head. “I’ll see you guys
tomorrow. Thanks for your help today.”
    “You’re not going to tell Graciela that we were late, are
you?” Emily asked.
    Feeling generous, Dana replied that she’d “let it slide this
one time.”
     
    ***
     
    Dana made sure to email the shoot photographs to the photo
editor before she changed into her pajamas and relaxed in front of her TV. The
routine felt a little less hopeless tonight, knowing that she was soon going to
go out with Jessica.
    When Access Hollywood had a particularly uninteresting
story, Dana began thinking about the day. She was pleased with the photos and
the ease of the shoot. She was glad that everyone at the hedge fund office was
relatively nice and easy to work with. Alexander Price, though – he acted
pretty strange. Dana couldn’t quite figure him out. Was he being serious when
it seemed like he was flirting with her? Were Amy and Emily right? Nobody