for some time. There had never been a doubt in his mind that if given the chance to hold her in his arms, there would be no holding back on his part. What he was totally surprised by was that she had wanted him just as badly. “I’m not sure what’s funnier,” she said breaking into his thoughts, “the fact that you’re still wearing a tie or that you just now thought to lock the door. Though I’ve gotta say, those legs of yours sort of make the tie thing forgettable.” He turned back to her with an unembarrassed smile. God help him but just looking at her made his head fuzzy and his cock twitch as though he hadn’t just had one of the greatest climaxes of his life. He could finally stare right at her like a horny adolescent without worrying about being caught. His gaze took a leisurely trip down her luscious curves and back up to the eyes now watching him like he was the hottest man on earth. It made him feel…invincible. As he returned to her, however, he couldn’t help but notice that her dress was back in place and, if not for the rosy tint on her cheeks and his being naked from the waist down, he’d wonder if he’d simply fantasized the whole thing. On the other hand, the total contentment he was feeling from his head to his toes assured him that he had not imagined a second of it. He cupped her beautiful face in his hands and placed a slow, sensual kiss on her lips. “Thank you.” He kissed the tip of her nose. “Thank you for putting me out of my misery.” He kissed each cheekbone. “Thank you for threatening to quit rather than go on like we were.” She smiled a bit shyly as she wrapped her arms around his waist and kissed him back. “It wasn’t a threat. I meant it. But I think I should thank you . I guess you know I wasn’t expecting you to react quite like that.” He ran his fingers through her hair and brushed his lips back and forth over hers. He always wondered how she smelled so sweet without using perfume. Now that he was free to be this close to her he realized the tantalizing fragrance came from her hair. He gave in to the long-time wish to fill his lungs with it. Cory leaned back a little. “But I do think it was pretty stupid of us to leave the door unlocked.” That made him chuckle. “Maybe it wasn’t the smartest thing we’ve ever done together but it wasn’t as dumb as pretending we didn’t want more than a working relationship either. But while we’re on the subject of not being smart, we missed the part where we discuss protection.” She shrugged. “Not much to discuss. Neither of us sleeps around and you know I can’t get pregnant.” “Right. But this , us finally getting together, makes up for all the not-so-smart stuff. I’m just sorry it took so long to get here.” She drew his head down and French-kissed his mouth while her body molded to his. When she released him she asked, “What about those ramifications?” He laughed out loud. “I think that issue has been taken off the table. Are you satisfied that my response had nothing to do with a fear of losing you as my assistant?” She giggled. “You definitely put that concern to rest…very convincingly I might add. However I am a little confused about how badly you’d been behaving lately. I really thought you were tired of having me around.” With a smirk, he took her hand and led her around the desk. “I’ll need to set the stage before I explain.” He took off his tie and shirt and tossed them onto his discarded pants. He watched her gaze slide from his chest to his cock and when she licked her lips blood rushed to his aid. Grinning at her blatant look of appreciation, he turned her around so that he could unzip her dress. He wanted to take his time, to slowly unveil his unexpected gift and savor each inch of silky skin as it was exposed to him. His lips planted a trail of kisses across her bared shoulders as he unhooked her bra and let it fall to the floor. Those sexy shoes,