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interrupt his work and ask him important questions such as what his favorite color was and could she have the names of all his childhood pets.
    “You must be here to see Ms. White.” She automatically reached for her phone to page Finola, but his rich, throaty voice stopped her.
    “Actually, you’re the lady I came to see,” he said, with another charming smile, his nicely shaped lips framed by a goatee that just made him look more enchantingly rakish. His brown eyes, the color of sweet tea, twinkled. And for just a moment her belly fluttered like a teenage girl, discovering for the first time that the boy she had a crush on liked her back.
    Stupid, she told herself. So, so stupid. He wasn’t the boy she had a crush on. He didn’t like her. She was a grown woman with a boyfriend, an all-consuming career, and a demon boss who did have a crush on him.
    But he’d said he wanted to talk to her.
    “Are you sure you aren’t here to see Ms. White?” she asked again, still holding the phone receiver.
    A smile tugged at one side of his lip. “I’m definitely sure.”
    She hesitated a moment longer, then hung up the phone.
    “Okay,” she said, knowing she didn’t sound pleased. “How can I help you?”
    His eyes twinkled at her resigned tone. “Why do I get the feeling you aren’t happy to see me? Was our elevator collision that unpleasant for you?”
    “No,” she said automatically.
    His smile widened and he moved a little closer to her desk. “Yeah, it wasn’t in the least bit unpleasant for me either.”
    Annie felt her cheeks grow warm. Was he flirting with her? Again her stomach did little somersaults.
    No. No, she warned herself again. He wasn’t, and even if he was, she wouldn’t react. She couldn’t react. And whether this man knew it or not, he belonged to Finola White.
    “I never thought I’d see you again, actually,” he said, drawing her attention back to him.
    “You didn’t?” she said, knowing she sounded as bemused as a silly schoolgirl.
    Stop it, Annie! Now.
    He shook his head, then leaned forward to add, “But I wanted to.”
    Her whole body tingled at his admission, her heart joining her tumbling stomach. She stared into those golden brown eyes of his, wondering what it would be like to be with a man like him.
    “No,” she stated, not realizing she’d even said the word aloud, until his smile faded.
    “No, what?”
    “No—” She struggled to collect herself, to find something to say that would make sense and stop this man from looking at her as if she was the most beautiful woman he’d ever seen. “That is—no, I didn’t expect to see you again either.”
    “But you wanted to, too, didn’t you?”
    Annie was sure if any other man had said that it would have sounded arrogant and cheesy, but this man made it sound adorable.
    Annie, you have got to stay focused.
    “No, I’m just surprised. That’s all,” she said, managing to sound calm and not in the least bit interested.
    He feigned a brief look of hurt, but then nodded, accepting her explanation without further comment. Probably sympathy for the poor muddled woman.
    They both regarded each other for a few moments, then she again managed to rally her thoughts.
    “So what did you want to talk to me about?”
    He sobered completely, his expression now all business. “I wanted to talk to you about the disappearance of several employees over the last few years.”
    He was here doing an investigation. That was why he’d been here yesterday. He must have come to talk to Finola about these missing people. Funny, she hadn’t even considered why he’d been in the elevator or how Finola had met him. But suddenly it all made sense.
    “Missing employees?”
    He nodded, his brown eyes regarding her for a moment, assessing her reaction. But she couldn’t tell what he was thinking as he said, “I know you are working, but it would be great if maybe we could go get lunch and talk.”
    Her first instinct was to say no. Go to