Free Conquest of the Heart by R.J. Dillon Page A

she
answered, “Gavin is special.” She smiled.
    “Has he made advances toward you, or is he
behaving himself?”
    “I’m convinced Gavin doesn’t know how to
behave when he’s not working. He has been relentless when it comes
to his advances. It can be quite exhausting. It’s only been three
days,” she smiled as she walked around her desk.
    “If you ever need me to step in, just let me
know. I can put an end to his actions. Remember, I have the final
word around here.”
    “No, no. I’m okay. I just didn’t expect so
much so soon. Don’t you worry. Faith has it all under control,
okay?” she said reassuringly.
    “You just make sure you come to me if you get
in over your head,” said Adrian, touching her nose like he would a
daughter. With that, he walked out and down the hall to his
office.
    Faith just smiled. She was
glad that she had Adrian here with her. He had always been like a
second father to her. Determined not to go running to him crying
wolf, she was going to have to try and get Gavin under control
herself. Just then, Gavin popped his head in. ‘Speak of the devil,’ she
thought.
    “Wanna grab lunch?” Gavin asked.
    “I’m never going to get a chance to eat the
frozen entree that I brought,” she said.
    “Come on. I’ll be nice, I promise.” He was
smiling as innocently as he could.
    “Are you just trying to beat Carter to the
punch?” she questioned.
    “I am doing no such thing. Carter is not a
prisoner. He’s free to go to lunch with whom he pleases. Except for
you,” he joked. “I’m just kidding.” He wasn’t, and he had already
resolved that issue. “Will you join me? Please?”
    “Stop begging, you’re pathetic. Alright, I’ll
go,” she said, rolling her eyes. She grabbed her purse from her
drawer and walked towards him and the door. “People are going to
start talking. We’re spending way too much time together,” she said
as she passed him.
    He just grinned. Everything was happening
just as he intended.
     
    As they exited the building, Faith asked,
“Where are we going?”
    “I thought we could go to Café du Soleil.
They have a great atmosphere.”
    “Okay. Don’t think for one minute that just
because we’re going to a French restaurant that I will lighten up.
I know you’re always up to something.”
    “I promised to be nice, and I will. I wolf
out in the office.” Gavin was up to something. His goal today was
to find out why Faith was so uptight. He was going to need to spend
as much time as he could with her to figure it out.
    When they arrived at the restaurant, Faith
was impressed with the atmosphere. Gavin was right. It reminded her
of home and it helped her relax a bit. Only a bit.
    They were seated at a nice, private table in
the corner. Gavin had called ahead and requested this. He was a
regular at this restaurant, so they knew who he was. Faith,
unsuspecting, followed.
    Gavin pulled her chair out for her, and she
said, “I would like to remind you that we are not on a date. We are
two colleagues out for lunch. You didn’t have to pull my chair out
for me.”
    He eyed her playfully, “If I have to be nice,
so do you.”
    She huffed. “Alright.” She was like a spoiled
little girl. “I don’t have to like it.”
    He laughed as he sat down. She was quite cute
when she was forced to do something she didn’t want to do.
    Gavin already knew what he wanted, so he just
sat back and people watched as Faith glanced over the menu.
    As Faith decided, the server
came to them and asked, “Preferez-vous le francais ou
l’anglais?” (Do you prefer French or
English?)
    “Francais s’il vous plait,”
said Faith. ( French please.)
    Gavin was hoping this would happen. He sat,
enjoyed, and got horny. Faith had forgotten that he was aroused by
her speaking French. He was hoping for that as well. If she
remembered, she might stop.
    “Que voulez-vous a l’ordre,”
asked the server. ( What would you like to
order?)
    Faith looked at Gavin and