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five minutes.”
    Lisa nodded and Cali disappeared into her office.
    Once the door was closed, she took the entire five minutes to calm down. During her time in Africa, she’d learned how to relax in stressful situations since you never knew what you would encounter in the area where you’d be placed. The breathing exercises helped. Looking at herself in the mirror, she smoothed her hair back and tugged on her jacket before walking into the conference room.
    As she entered, Peter Carson stood and offered his hand in greeting. “Hello again, Cali,” he said with a smile.
    “Hello, Peter.” She took a seat and he followed.
    “So how are things going?” He paused and tilted his head. “You look a little…frazzled.”
    “No. I’m fine. Just a business lunch that ran late.”
    “Oh,” he said. “Well if you ever need anything, you just let me know. You know your dad and I have been working together for years. I’m sure I can help you with anything that may come up.”
    “Thank you, Peter,” Cali said, reaching for the file in front of her. “Well now, I suppose we should start going over these financials.” 
    He was silent for a moment and then said, “Yes. We don’t want to be here all night.”
    ***

    A member of the security team detained Matthew on the way to his office. Scott had just received intel of a possible threat to Friday’s shipment, and Jason wasn’t in his office. It wasn’t something Matthew could blow off. The shipment was too important. He’d grabbed the closest empty room and questioned the man. By the time he managed to reach his office, he’d almost forgotten about his lunch with Cali Stanton. Almost.
    Lunch with her had been relatively pleasant before she’d insisted on being there Friday night. What was she thinking? Of course, the fact that he’d lost his temper hadn’t helped. He was a professional, not a punk kid who couldn’t control his emotions. His blood started to boil again at the mere thought of her suggestion.
    He needed to stop thinking about it, about her.

    As he shook his head to clear it, he turned his thoughts to the other rather disturbing fact she’d told him. His brother was apparently fooling around with Lisa Morgan. This relationship brought with it a new wave of agitation. How could his brother keep something like this from him? They never kept secrets from each other, and this had the potential to be huge.
    What he’d told Cali was true. Emotional attachments meant vulnerabilities, something they definitely didn’t need right now. He was going to have to talk to his brother about this.
    Looking at the clock, he realized it was already after six. Had he really been sitting here that long? Obviously.
    Matthew shut down his computer and turned off his light. Running a hand over his hair, he took a long look at his office before shutting the door. His life was getting much too complicated.
    ***

    Slipping her key into the lock, Lisa smiled. Jason was behind her door, and she couldn’t wait to see him. Turning the knob, she entered quietly. The living room was empty. “Jason?”
    “In here,” he called from the bedroom.
    Lisa locked the door behind her and dropped her purse to the floor before following Jason’s voice. Pushing the door to her bedroom wide, she found him lying on the bed. Naked.
    “Miss me?” he asked.
    “Hmm,” she responded, looking him over from head to foot. “You know you gave us away this morning.”
    He frowned. “What do you mean?”

    She walked to the bed and stood before him. Reaching up, she popped open the first button on her blouse and saw him swallow. “Cali knows about you and me,” she said as she moved on to the second button.
    His eyes were on her hands. “Are you…sure?”
    “Mmm,” she murmured as her hands skimmed the cleavage she’d just revealed.
    Jason began to sit up, but she took a step back, and he stopped. Her hands continued slowly on their journey. “I bet it’s only a matter of time