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judgment when it comes to members of the opposite sex in regards to meetings, meals, and business.”
She tilted her head and studied his face. He seemed sorry for his behavior.
“Is that it?” Tristan asked.
“One more thing. You answer any question I ask truthfully and when I ask it.”
Tristan’s mouth dropped open for a second and his gaze flitted away from hers. “Seriously?”
Prim nodded. “Seriously.”
“Complete honesty?”
“For eleven weeks.”
“No wonder Metro has done so well. That last deal point is a hard bargain to strike. You could ruin me with a requirement like that.”
“I won’t take advantage of it. I won’t ask you for confidential information about other businesses you’re involved in. I’ll only ask you about things that involve us.”
Tristan grasped Prim’s arms in his hands. “There’s an ‘us’ now?”
“If we come to terms, there is for eleven weeks.”
“You’ll do the same?” Tristan asked. “Be completely honest?”
Prim tilted her head and straightened her spine. “I’ve not asked you for anything that I’m unwilling to give in return.”
“Okay,” Tristan said. “I have one final deal point.”
“And that is?”
“We stay together every night during the length of our agreement. Whether it be your home or mine.”
Prim swallowed. Her chest tightened. Her skin tingled. She wanted to stay with Tristan, but her insides churned with the thought of being required to be with him every night for the next eleven weeks.
“That’s a deal-breaker for me,” Tristan said when she didn’t respond immediately.
“Fine,” Prim said.
He examined her face, his eyes taking their time as they trailed over her skin. A shiver rushed through her with his examination.
“Then I believe we have a deal,” he said.
Their lips were so close. He would press those lips that she desperately wanted onto hers.
“Excellent,” Tristan said. He dropped his hand from her body and stepped away from her, then walked to his desk. “I’ll have a car here for you tonight. Is my house okay?”
The cool air that surrounded her with the absence of his touch startled her. Prim nodded. She pulled at the lapels of her suit jacket and brushed her hand down the back of her neck before flipping her mane of hair over her collar. She turned on her heel and walked toward the door. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes. She had seventy-seven days to get Tristan Rhodes out of her system for good.
Chapter Nine
“You’re doing what?” Meg gasped.
Prim exited the building with her cell phone pressed to her ear. She needed to get out of her office, needed fresh air. She needed to get this tight feeling out of her chest.
“We’ve decided to be together exclusively for the next three months.”
“How is that going to work?” Meg asked.
“Hopefully better than how it’s going now,” Prim said. “Look, it’s a nightmare. He almost blew a deal last night because he was jealous.”
“Tristan Rhodes almost blew a deal? Because of you?”
“You sound surprised,” Prim said. “You know some men find me earth-shatteringly hot.”
“Of course you’re hot and talented and every single thing that any man could ever possibly hope for. I didn’t mean it like that. The way I meant it was ‘Wow, you got to Tristan Rhodes.’ Because aside from Cole, he’s one of the most serious and professional CEOs I’ve ever met.”
“Right, and I’m one of the most serious and diligent executives, and right now us working together is the worst.”
“Because of the attraction.”
“Exactly, because of the attraction. I thought, I think we both thought, that if we indulged just one more time—”
“You were together again!”
“Last night,” Prim said. She pressed her fingers to her forehead. Now, in the light of day, last night did seem like a really bad decision. She opened the door to the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. The sharp scent of freshly ground coffee beans
She tilted her head and studied his face. He seemed sorry for his behavior.
“Is that it?” Tristan asked.
“One more thing. You answer any question I ask truthfully and when I ask it.”
Tristan’s mouth dropped open for a second and his gaze flitted away from hers. “Seriously?”
Prim nodded. “Seriously.”
“Complete honesty?”
“For eleven weeks.”
“No wonder Metro has done so well. That last deal point is a hard bargain to strike. You could ruin me with a requirement like that.”
“I won’t take advantage of it. I won’t ask you for confidential information about other businesses you’re involved in. I’ll only ask you about things that involve us.”
Tristan grasped Prim’s arms in his hands. “There’s an ‘us’ now?”
“If we come to terms, there is for eleven weeks.”
“You’ll do the same?” Tristan asked. “Be completely honest?”
Prim tilted her head and straightened her spine. “I’ve not asked you for anything that I’m unwilling to give in return.”
“Okay,” Tristan said. “I have one final deal point.”
“And that is?”
“We stay together every night during the length of our agreement. Whether it be your home or mine.”
Prim swallowed. Her chest tightened. Her skin tingled. She wanted to stay with Tristan, but her insides churned with the thought of being required to be with him every night for the next eleven weeks.
“That’s a deal-breaker for me,” Tristan said when she didn’t respond immediately.
“Fine,” Prim said.
He examined her face, his eyes taking their time as they trailed over her skin. A shiver rushed through her with his examination.
“Then I believe we have a deal,” he said.
Their lips were so close. He would press those lips that she desperately wanted onto hers.
“Excellent,” Tristan said. He dropped his hand from her body and stepped away from her, then walked to his desk. “I’ll have a car here for you tonight. Is my house okay?”
The cool air that surrounded her with the absence of his touch startled her. Prim nodded. She pulled at the lapels of her suit jacket and brushed her hand down the back of her neck before flipping her mane of hair over her collar. She turned on her heel and walked toward the door. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes. She had seventy-seven days to get Tristan Rhodes out of her system for good.
Chapter Nine
“You’re doing what?” Meg gasped.
Prim exited the building with her cell phone pressed to her ear. She needed to get out of her office, needed fresh air. She needed to get this tight feeling out of her chest.
“We’ve decided to be together exclusively for the next three months.”
“How is that going to work?” Meg asked.
“Hopefully better than how it’s going now,” Prim said. “Look, it’s a nightmare. He almost blew a deal last night because he was jealous.”
“Tristan Rhodes almost blew a deal? Because of you?”
“You sound surprised,” Prim said. “You know some men find me earth-shatteringly hot.”
“Of course you’re hot and talented and every single thing that any man could ever possibly hope for. I didn’t mean it like that. The way I meant it was ‘Wow, you got to Tristan Rhodes.’ Because aside from Cole, he’s one of the most serious and professional CEOs I’ve ever met.”
“Right, and I’m one of the most serious and diligent executives, and right now us working together is the worst.”
“Because of the attraction.”
“Exactly, because of the attraction. I thought, I think we both thought, that if we indulged just one more time—”
“You were together again!”
“Last night,” Prim said. She pressed her fingers to her forehead. Now, in the light of day, last night did seem like a really bad decision. She opened the door to the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. The sharp scent of freshly ground coffee beans
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