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its own way?’ Or something like that.”
    Alex turned onto the road that would take them to the house, and she fell silent for a moment, watching the properties grow larger as they continued on. He didn’t say anything about unhappy families; she didn’t need to hear the story of his and just how unhappy it was. At least the members of her family were still speaking to each other, or so he assumed from what she’d said.
    “So not just CEO, then. CEO of a successful investment firm,” she said after a minute.
    “Did you expect anything less?”
    “From you? Not at all. You don’t seem like the type to let anything you run be less than its best.”
    “Then you understand me.” He pulled into the garage, and stopped the car. Then he got out and went around to open her door for her. Laura laid a hand in his and stepped out of the car.
    “You know, every time I think I’ve guessed who you are, you surprise me. You’re definitely more loaded than I thought.” She laughed.
    “Is that meant to be a compliment?”
    “It’s possible that it could be.” She grinned at him, leaning into his side as they walked up toward the door. Her body was warm. “I would take it as one, if I were you.”
    He paused to unlock the door and then stepped back to let her walk in first. She moved into the kitchen, her heels clicking a little too loudly against the floor.
    “A beautiful house.”
    “Yes,” Alex said, closing the door and stepping up close enough behind her that he was sure she could feel his body heat. “I’m fairly fond of it.”
    Laura turned, and suddenly they were looking into each other’s eyes from only a few inches away. One of her hands settled on his chest, then slid slowly upward to curl around his shoulder. He laid a hand on the curve of her hip and drew her in closer.
    “So,” she said. “Mr. ‘I don’t waste time.’ I think time’s a wasting. Maybe you should get down to business before business decides it doesn’t want to wait anymore.”
    “Did anyone ever tell you that you’re kind of pushy?” Alex asked.
    “Oh. Everyone. Runs in the family.” She reached up to slide the first button on his jacket through the buttonhole. “It’s why we’re all lawyers.”
    Alex set his free hand on her other hip, and then gently but firmly pushed her back. “If you’re so eager for it,” he said, taking a step back of his own, “strip.”
    For the first time, her composure faltered, color stealing into her cheeks. Then she grinned at him. “I guess I should have known this is how it would go,” she said, reaching around behind herself with one arm to slide the zipper of her dress down. “You CEO types are so predictable. Always insisting on being in control.”
    “Predictable?” Alex echoed. He gave her a narrow-eyed look. “You’re going to get it for that later.”
    “Promises, promises.”
    She turned her back to him, letting the dress slide down and off her shoulders to crumple into a puddle on the floor. Underneath, she was wearing black lace, and Alex swallowed past a suddenly tight throat, the blood in his body rushing south.
    Laura unfastened the catch of her bra and spun slowly to face him, tossing the undergarment aside to join the dress. The tap of her heels on the floor as she walked back toward him was deliberately slow. Teasing. As soon as she was within arm’s reach, Alex caught her by the hips and pulled her in close against him, letting her feel how hard he was. She made a pleased little sound in the back of her throat, arching against his chest and sliding her arms around him.
    He lowered his head, brushing kisses against the curve of her throat and sliding his hands down to explore the curves of her buttocks, pressing a knee between her thighs. She writhed against him.
    “Tell me how it feels,” he said, nipping at the place where her shoulder met her neck. “All that bare skin against my clothes.”
    “Would feel better with you out of them,” she answered, and