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said he’s pretty much done.”
    I laid back down, looking up at the poster of Cold Play on my wall.   Alexander’s much better looking than any of those guys .   I vowed to myself that I was going to take down all my posters tomorrow.   They were too juvenile for a girl who was a fake PR manager.   I smiled, imagining myself actually working for the formidable Alexander Blackstone, ordering him around and telling him what to say and not say.   And where to touch me and lick me …   I quickly shoved those thoughts out of my mind and turned off my bedside lamp.   No use dreaming over impossibilities.
    “Night, Jess,” I said, yawning loudly.   “I’m exhausted.”
    “Yeah,” she laughed, “great sex’ll do that to ya.”
    I gave her a raspberry and fell asleep just seconds later, dreaming all night of the handsome stranger who said nothing but made me beg until I cried out with joy.

    I got home from my last class to find a low-slung sports car parked outside my apartment door.   As I got closer, I recognized the handsome man leaning against it.
    Alexander Blackstone.
    There was a moment when I saw him and he hadn’t yet recognized me that I considered making a u-turn and going in the other direction.   But then I admonished myself for acting like a silly child and kept on going, pulling my scooter up next to his car and shutting it down.   I took my helmet off and busied myself with dismounting.
    Once I was standing on the sidewalk and my helmet was tucked under my arm, I looked up at him.   My breath caught in my throat, first with surprise at how handsome he was in the light of day and then with aggravation.   I never realized how annoying it could be to have such a hot guy standing in front of me, especially when I could very possibly have bugs in my teeth.   I didn’t bother reaching up to touch my hair, much as I wanted to.   I knew it was a hopeless mess, probably even flat in some spots from the dumb safety gear I had to wear.   I could feel the sweat trickling down the side of my face, the sun having baked my head as I rode home.
    “Hello, Rose.”   He wasn’t smiling.
    “Hello, Alexander.   What are you doing here?”
    “I told you I wanted to talk to you about that position.”
    “How did you know where I live?”
    “I asked your former employer.   I hear you no longer work there.”
    “I couldn’t do it anymore.   I have a … pretty full schedule.”
    “I’m glad to hear you’re no longer working there.   But not so much about the schedule.   I will make many demands on your time, I’m afraid.”
    I snorted.   “I’m not sure how you plan to do that since I told you I’m not interested in working for you.”
    “I’m prepared to make you an offer you can’t refuse.”
    I shivered despite the hot sun, not even sure what he meant; but the look in his eye was dangerous.   Dangerous, as in it brought me flashbacks of last night in his office.   I cleared my throat and began walking towards my door.
    “There’s nothing you could offer me that would tempt me to work for you,” I said over my shoulder.   “I’m sorry you wasted your time.”   I reached into my bag to get my keys out.   It was only when I was at my door that I realized he’d followed me.
    “How can you possibly know that when you haven’t heard my terms?”
    “I just know.”
    “I’m surprised.”
    I stopped fishing around in my backpack and looked up at him.   He was disturbingly close, and I could smell his cologne.   It was just as potent and effective as it had been last night.   I felt myself go moist again and tingles in my breasts.   Shit.   “Okay.   I’ll bite.   What are you surprised about?”
    “I would have thought you’d taken a few courses on networking and business negotiations.”
    “I have.   Several.”
    “Well, then … why not put your education to use and do something to help your situation?”
    “What situation?”   I eyed him