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“Too old for you.”
    Latiffa leaned over the counter. “I’m old enough.”
    Tasha slammed her file cabinet closed and came out of her office. “That’s enough, Latiffa.” She glared at the young girl. “We didn’t give you this job to hit on every man that comes in the door.”
    Latiffa lowered her eyes. “I know, but dang, Ms. Tasha. Look at him.”
    Tasha rolled her eyes and finally looked at Jared. Damn, why did he have to look so good? He licked his lips before they spread into a sexy smile. There was a promise in his eyes that left her breathless. Tasha cleared her throat and broke eye contact. “Jared Patterson knows how he looks. He doesn’t need me, or you, telling him.”
    Jared leaned on the desk and winked at Latiffa. “I don’t know, Tasha. I don’t think you’ve ever told me your thoughts on my looks. Maybe I should take off my shirt, flex a few muscles, and you can give me thumbs up or down.”
    Latiffa’s eyes sparkled like Christmas lights. “Oh, will you!”
    “No, he won’t.” Tasha glared at Jared. “Did you have a reason for being here?”
    He stood and nodded. “Yeah, I came to see you.”
    Her heart sped up. “Why?”
    He glanced at Latiffa before answering. “I had a question about one of my mentees. Can we go in your office?”
    She nodded. “Sure. Follow me.”
    Jared came around the desk but stopped at her door. He tapped the door’s glass window, then glanced at her. “You know what? I haven’t seen the renovations to the gym. Why don’t you show me and we can talk on the way.”
    Tasha frowned and put a hand on her hip. “Jared, I have some stuff to put together for the budget hearing next week. We can talk here and then I’ll get someone else to show you the gym.”
    He stepped closer and lowered his voice. “I would prefer talking to you alone.” His eyes went back to her mouth before returning to her eyes. “I promised discretion, but if you don’t come with me I’m going to kiss you right here in the middle of the office.”
    Her eyes widened and she took a quick step back. With just a few words, her annoyance melted into a delightful tingling. Humor reflected in his eyes. He was teasing her again. Her anger returned full force. She squared her shoulders and scowled. “Fine. Let’s go.” She brushed passed him, knocking him with her shoulder in order to push him out of the way.
    As she hurried out of the office and down the hall toward the gym, she fought the urge to slap the smug smile from his face the moment they were alone. How dare he come to her job, in the middle of the day, and look at her as if he wanted to devour her. She’d picked him for his discretion, but apparently, he didn’t care about showing the entire world they would be sleeping together.
    It didn’t help that he came here looking like he’d just tumbled out of bed. Did the man own anything other than basketball shorts and t-shirts? Just the sight of his well-formed biceps was enough to get her blood boiling.
    “Why are you here?” she asked without turning to look at him.
    When she didn’t get an answer, she stopped and spun around. The hall was empty. She was about to call out his name when he came around the corner, grabbed her arm, and pulled her down the corridor they’d just passed.
    “This isn’t the way to the gym. What are you doing?”
    He didn’t say anything, just looked to see if they were being followed. She tried to dig in her heels and stop him, but it was no use. He just tugged on her arm and pulled her along as if she weighed nothing. He turned suddenly to the right and pulled her into an empty classroom. It was the room they used for the evening aerobics class.
    Jared looked at the door and cursed. “I forgot every damn room in this building has a window.”
    Tasha tried to pull her hand free. “Why does it matter if we have windows on the doors?”
    He pulled her to the left of the door and pressed her against the wall. As soon as she felt the heat