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Sarah inhaled deepl y and let it out slowly. “That was lovely, Eamon. Thank you so much.”
    “I ’m glad you enjoyed it. And, by the way, I’m still waiting for your concert schedule.”
    “ I forgot! Some paralegal I am! I’ll email you the dates tomorrow,” Sarah told him.
    “You’d better. ” Eamon pulled up to Sarah’s apartment building and saw her to her door. Eamon leaned in and kissed her lips. He pressed her close, savoring her warm, soft body against his and her eager kisses. She parted her lips and he explored with his tongue.
    Sarah looked into his eyes, “Do you want to come in?”
    Eamon stopped and said nothing for a long moment. “I want to,” he said at last, “but you have work tomorrow. I’d better go.” He kissed her again. “Good night Sarah.”
    Sarah closed the door, puzzled and a little hurt by his abrupt departure.
    Eamon got his car and sat there. Why had he done that? He wanted her. He wanted her a lot. And she had just issued an invitation, he was pretty sure. But he couldn’t do it because of the trust he saw in her eyes. She thought he was a nice guy, he could tell and he couldn’t take advantage of her that way, not with her company in the wind. And that was weird, because he never gave a damn before. Eamon drove home.
    The next morning, Eamon walked into his office to find Martin waiting. “We’re almost there, Eamon. I have the names of the remaining shareholders with large blocks of Rainwhite’s stock.”
    Eamon sat at his desk and looked at the list of names Martin presented.  He rubbed his chin absently. “Any of them willing to give us their proxy?”
    “A number of them actually. They’re not very happy with Wickerworld’s sickly returns.”
    “ I played Wickerworld this weekend. Damn shame. It just missed being great. Their game engine rocks, though. I want that mother. So, let’s see what these principals want, get their proxies and then we’ll see how much stock we have to pick up on the fly.” Eamon rolled his chair over to his laptop and turned it on. “Keep me informed.”
    Eamon then turned his attention to acquiring a really nice gift for Sarah.

Eamon Sends a Gift
    Sarah came back from l unch to find a single lavender water lily artfully arranged in a crystal bottle coaster on her desk. It was accompanied by a note written in old fashioned pen and ink. The handwriting was bold. “Saw this and thought of you. E.”
    “ It came a little while ago,” Jim said.  “Someone must like you a lot. That’s a Versace bottle coaster. I think it’s the Arabesque pattern.”
    “ It’s beautiful,” Sarah said, although she wondered if it was the flower or the crystal that reminded Eamon of her.
    “Can I ask who the admirer is?” Jim teased.
    “Eamon Byrne.”
    Jim became serious. “I don’t like that. There’s been a lot of traffic in Rainwhite Games’ stock this morning, a lot of traffic. Their stock usually remains pretty stable. It sounds like the initial move for a takeover.”
    “I don’t …”
    “Sarah, be careful. He’s a very charming guy. I’ve met him . He’s smart, he’s personable and from what I could tell, the ladies love him. But he’s very ambitious and he’s known for being ruthless.”
    “I haven’t told him anything, Jim. I know better than that. He came to my concert and took me dancing, that’s all. We played a video game he hadn’t seen yet, but we didn’t talk business.” Sarah took the beautiful flower and crystal and set them behind her on her credenza.
    Jim patted her cheek once. “Hey kid, I’m not just worried about business. You take care.” He turned and went back into his office.
    Sarah returned to her work, but Jim’s warning had taken some of the glow off the weekend.  It hadn’t felt like she was being used. Eamon seemed genuinely happy to be with her. But Sarah had been fooled before. It was hard to trust your own instincts when they’d gone so far awry in the past.
    Eamon called on