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more of the side she was trying to hide.
    “Before you go, I realize we haven’t discussed you having any time off while you’re here. I’ve got some leave booked over the next few weeks. I know it’s not much but I was thinking you could have those Theo-less days to yourself?”
    “That would be great, thanks,” she said, hating the way the gruffness in her voice betrayed her. The thought of being alone after spending time in a family did not hold the same appeal to her as it once did.
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    Leaning back against the hard chair watching her go, Nick wiped a hand down his face. He’d touched a nerve, all right. He knew she grew up in a single parent family, just as he thought that was one of the reasons she understood Theo. He never realized that there could be something much deeper to it than that.
    She really was an enigma. If he hadn’t been so run off his feet at work with the millions of complications, he would have investigated the picture of that man Theo had pointed out in the restaurant. There had been no name plaque underneath it, but the man was holding an Oscar. That alone should make it easy to find out his name and even if he was alive or dead. He made a mental note to get the runner, Luke, to chase it up.
    His mouth twisted up at the memory of her reference to his “adult requirements.” Her olive skin did a good job of hiding any blushes she might have but she couldn’t hide the way her pupils grew wider and rounder the more embarrassed and flustered she became. He shifted in his seat, becoming more uncomfortable each passing second as the thought of her and his needs merged closer together.
    One thing for sure; he knew that she could take care of herself and Theo if the way she yielded that rolling pin was anything to go by, not doubting for a second she would have used it if she hadn’t turned the lights on when she did. The enormous white robe made her appear even tinier than she was, the folds falling open every now and then to reveal a light green T-shirt underneath. It was a damn good thing it had, too. It beat the hell out of wondering if she was naked underneath it. Although the glimpse of green was somehow very alluring.
    Sure, he liked lacy lingerie. What guy didn’t? But he wasn’t a fan of women who tried too hard. Too much make up, too much perfume, too few clothes. Maybe he had just become too cynical. He’d seen way too many young actresses came through the studio doors, hoping for more than a film role. Unlike some of his colleagues, he didn’t take advantage of his position to get dates.
    His thoughts drifted once again to the one person he shouldn’t be thinking — let alone wondering — about. Sure, she wasn’t holding out for a starring role but he also knew she only came because he offered her double her salary.
    Thinking about her business reminded him of her supplier problem. The name rang a bell. Didn’t he do a commercial for him once? A real gaudy number that he’d been embarrassed to shoot. Yeah, now he remembered. The guy was a real slick-talking sleaze, according to the actresses that were hired for the shoot. He wouldn’t put it past him to take Rania’s money and not deliver the goods. Unfortunately, Nick didn’t think he made his money by using his moral code.
    Well, he’d make sure whatever the sleaze was doing, Rania was not going to suffer because of it. Attempting to quell the strange overprotective feelings, he still couldn’t figure out what possessed him to tell her about his dating life. She was his employee, for heaven’s sake. He wouldn’t go out of his way to tell any of the crew at the studios about his love life. But then again, none of his crew looked like Rania and none of them were sitting in his kitchen in Lord knows what covered by a bath robe.
    Pushing the drink aside, he dropped his head slowly onto the table, raising it up and slowly banging it back down again. Maybe, if he was lucky he could knock away any thoughts he was