against his.
“You didn’t show up yesterday morning, Dominique.”
Very slowly Dominique forced her gaze away from his, and then she noticed Ruth sitting at her desk watching them intently. She groaned softly. Her entire family would definitely hear about this, starting with her grandmother. Swallowing hard, she returned her gaze to Jordan.
“I would rather that we talked privately in my chambers.”
Jordan nodded. “Yeah, that’s not a bad idea.”
Dominique’s head tilted as she looked up at him. She then wondered whether inviting him into her chambers had been a smart move on her part. They would be alone and she barely knew him. All she knew about him was that his name was Jordan, he liked to jog, and he got turned on easily, since she was definitely not the type of woman to cause any man to come down with an immediate case of lust. That was Michelle’s forte.
She inwardly sighed. Now that she had suggested that they talk privately in her chambers, she couldn’t back out. Instead of saying anything she turned and began walking the last few feet to her door, knowing Jordan was following. She heard him take the time to speak to Ruth.
“Do you want me to hold your calls, Your Honor?”
With a sigh Dominique turned around, slightly annoyed with Ruth. She could read her like a book. “No, don’t hold my calls, and when Michelle arrives please send her in.”
“I’m sure you’ll want me to announce her first,” Ruth said in an amused voice, as though she were sharing some joke with herself.
“That won’t be necessary.”
“You’re sure?”
“Positive.”
“All right,” Ruth said, sounding as if she wasn’t convinced that would be a good idea.
Dominique narrowed her gaze at Ruth. What did she expect her and Jordan to do behind closed doors? Get naked? She opened her mouth to say something, but snapped it shut when she realized it would be useless to say anything. Jordan was a man, and according to her family, she needed one.
She was so drawn into those thoughts that she didn’t notice that Jordan was reaching around her until he opened the door. He had leaned in close and she breathed in his scent. The manly warmth of it was stimulating. She looked up at him and cleared her throat. “Thanks.”
“Don’t mention it.”
As soon as Dominique walked into her chambers she immediately felt the walls closing in around her. And when she heard Jordan pull the door shut behind them, she suddenly felt heat rush through her body. She whirled around, determined to get this over with. “The reason I didn’t come to the park yesterday morning was because I thought it was best that I didn’t.”
“Why? Because there’s a raw, primal sexuality that flows between us? Are you going to deny feeling it?”
Dominique nodded her head. She would deny it because she had to. “I’m not the type of woman to incite uncontrollable passion in a man.”
“I’ve got some pretty hard evidence that indicates otherwise,” he said, frowning. His eyes bored into hers.
Dominique tensed when he took a step toward her. She automatically took a step backward and then blurted out the question that had been on her mind since seeing him in the courtroom. “What is your interest in Danah Fairchild?”
He eyed her considerably for a moment before responding. “I don’t have one.”
Dominique raised an arched brow. “Then why were you in my courtroom?” She narrowed her eyes. “Are you a reporter?”
He raised his eyebrows at the sting he heard in her voice. He then remembered what Royce had told him about how the newspapers had printed news of her aborted wedding. Evidently news reporters were not her favorite people. “No, I’m not a reporter. I’m an attorney.”
“An attorney?”
“Yes, for Smith, Hammond, and Rowe.” He saw the look on her face and quickly lifted a hand, cutting off the words he knew she was about to say. “I’m not involved with the Fairchild case in any way, so being here
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