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good.
    He touched her face, just a light slide of three fingers over her cheek and something cracked—an insane snapping inside her head—and she pulled him tighter into her.
    So good.
    The pace quickened and that crazy snapping whipped through her body. More.
    In a rush of grunts and murmurs they dove over the edge together, Janet clinging to him, almost afraid to open her eyes. It might, in fact, all be a dream. Or, depending on how she looked at it, a nightmare, because after this, she would no doubt be chasing him around the office.
    With her pants down.
    She cracked up. So stupid, Janet. Funny, but stupid.
    But then his breath hitched and he kissed the side of her head and she did open her eyes.
    Fantastic.
    Delight swarmed her and she grinned up at the ceiling. “I would like more please.” So much more.
    Gavin let out a heavy breath. “Insatiable, are you?”
    “Never before. Apparently with you I am. Is that a problem?”
    “Not in this lifetime.”
    But then he eased off her, dropping a kiss on the tip of her nose, then her lips. “I adore you. Even if you accuse me of sexual harassment.”
    She shoved him off with a laugh. “I think I was the harasser. Totally guilty.”
    “But I loved it.”
    Their gazes met for a split-second, two people riding the high of a couple of healthy orgasms. Janet rolled sideways to retrieve her scattered clothing. If she did it fast enough, maybe they could forego the whole wow-we-shouldn’t-have-done-that routine.
    “You okay?” he asked.
    She slipped her bra on, trying not to stare while Gavin retrieved his pants. “You have no idea how great I am. I shouldn’t feel this good. Not with Roxann in trouble, but I’m not going to overthink it. Let’s just get her out of there.”
    Janet took her seat, slid her headset on and forced herself not to think about the potentially colossal mistake she’d just made. Not that the sex wasn’t swoon worthy, but hello? She’d broken her most important career girl rule and boffed an executive. Worse, she wanted to do it again.
    Many times.
    Smart girl successfully turned stupid. In record time.
    “Yeah, well,” she muttered. Too late to worry about it. Besides, it was fun.
    Gavin picked up his headset to call Joe Smith. “What?”
    She looked at him. “What, what?”
    “You said something.”
    “I did?”
    He laughed. “Yes.”
    She nodded and went back to her laptop to see if she could find and hack into Joe Smith’s bank account. Why not? “I’m dandy.”
    He set his hand on her shoulder. “Are you freaking out again?”
    And, oh, this man.
    Sexy.
    Galore.
    “It’s sinking in. I mean, I don’t do this and now I’m afraid you think I’m the reverse unslut.” The reverse unslut? What the heck? Lost my damned mind. Total emotional vomit. Or maybe she was simply terrified of falling in love with him.
    He shook his head and laughed. “I don’t think you’re the reverse unslut. Although, I’m not sure I understand what that is. What I think is you and I have chemistry that rumbles a house and we need to figure out what to do with it. You don’t want to be the reverse unslut and I don’t want to be the executive who hounds female employees.”
    “This was more my doing than yours.”
    He held up his hand. “It doesn’t matter. We don’t want people gossiping, so let’s table the discussion until we get Roxann released. Okay?”
    “You’re right. I’m sorry.”
    “Nothing to be sorry about.” He waved a hand between them. “I don’t see us as a bad thing. I just don’t know how to handle it. Yet.”
    Welcome to Awkwardville. She motioned to the throw phone. “We can figure it out later.”
    After I hang myself because I can’t stop chasing you around the office with my pants down.
    Gavin initiated the call to Joe. That fast he’d switched gears. Amazing. Janet adjusted her headset and settled in to listen and take notes.
    “Joe?” Gavin said into the phone. “How was dinner? Everything quiet