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When I arrived early for work, there was a strange man sitting at my desk, working on my computer.“Excuse me, may I help you?” I asked sternly, frowning at him.Light blue eyes in a narrow face looked up in surprise. “Oh, sorry. You must be Cora. I’m Jason Hughes.” He stood up and offered his hand. His handshake was firm and confident.“That doesn’t explain why you’re at my computer.”His light brown hair fell into his eyes, reminding me of Marcus. “Oh. I’m just checking on the firewalls on your computer.”I lowered my voice. “Ah… does this have something to do with the leak?”He looked taken aback that I would know about the security breach, but he didn’t answer my question. He sat back down and started saving files on a flash drive.“Am I a suspect?” I asked, aghast.“I’m just checking your firewalls,” he insisted adamantly.“Right,” I said sarcastically. “That explains why you’re saving all my files and probably checking my browser history. Just so you know, porn at work isn’t my thing. You might find too many videos of kittens playing with balls of yarn. No wait… there might be some food porn.”He snorted with laughter before he caught himself.“Cora, why don’t you come into my office while Jason does his thing?”I looked over to see my boss leaning against the doorjamb with his arms crossed over his chest. His suit was dark gray with subtle black stripes and fit him to perfection, emphasizing the strong lines of his body. His blue shirt made his eyes look electric. I stared at his mouth, noticing that lower lip was slightly fuller than his upper. Recalling the feel of his lips moving on mine, I swallowed with difficulty.The smirk forming on his mouth let me know that I had been gawking at him like a schoolgirl. I growled at myself and jerked my gaze away. “Let me grab your calendar.”“There’s no need. I had to make some changes to the schedule before you came in.” He stepped aside to let me pass and closed the door.To my surprise, Jake dived right into work and dictated a memo for the next meeting of the board of directors. I told myself I wasn’t disappointed he was all business. This was what I wanted, I assured myself.A knock on the door interrupted us.“Come in.”Jason stuck his head in the door, “All done. Cora was the last of the computers on this floor.”“Thanks, Jason. Let me know if you find any issues.”“Will do.” Jason looked over at me with a small smile. “Nice to meet you, Cora.”I smiled warmly. “You, too.”Jason closed the door. I turned back to Jake and was taken aback by his dark expression. “Jake, are you okay?”“Do you have to flirt with every male in your vicinity?” His eyes were narrowed in anger.Stunned, I could only make a gurgling sound at the back of my throat. I jumped to my feet and put my hands on my waist. “You have got to be kidding me! What the hell is wrong with you, Jake Weston? I can’t even be friendly with someone without you accusing me of being a bimbo? First it was with your brother. Then it was with Dale Richards. Now it’s with your own head of cyber security! I’m glad you think so highly of me! Next you’ll accuse me of sleeping with the security guard.” I forcefully threw the memo pad and pen onto his desk. His baseless accusation pushed me over the edge. “That’s it. I quit!”If I hadn’t been so incensed, I would have laughed at the sequence of emotions that marched over his face: surprise, shame, remorse, and dismay at my last statement. But fury was riding me hard. I pivoted on my heels and stomped to the door. Just as I turned the doorknob, two large hands slammed into the wood, preventing me from opening the door.“I’m sorry, Cora,” his raspy voice whispered into my ear.“Let me go, Jake. I’m no longer your employee. I can’t work for someone who thinks I’m a manipulative nympho.”He grasped my arms and spun me around to face him. His face was etched with contrition. “I’m sorry, baby. I was….”When he hesitated, I supplied, “Unfair? Obtuse? Idiotic?”He grimaced. “I was going to say jealous, but I’ll accept all three if you won’t quit.”His answer set me back on my heels and I searched his face for the truth. “What? Why would you be jealous?” I couldn’t imagine why this man would be jealous of anyone. If anything, he left a trail of envious men and salivating women wherever he went.Red spots flagged on his slashing cheeks. “Because you seem so at ease in their company! You smile and laugh with Troy, but you argue with me. You go out to lunch with him, but you only have lunch with me when we work.”“I argue with you because you’re an ass. And I went out to lunch with Troy once,” I pointed out.“And you came back looking like you were best friends,” he countered.“And I went because he dragged me out of here!”“Then you were so taken with Dale Richards at the DataPoynt meeting. You were willing to go to bat for his company.”“Jake, I was going to bat for his employees who would be out of jobs!”His gaze drilled into mine. “His employees?”
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