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space. Well, damn if she’d let him.
    Using her foot as leverage on the floor, she wheeled her chair backwards and sent him a glare. “It won’t work, you know,” she told him smartly. “I’m on to you.”
    “What?” Cian blinked, feeling as if he’d been released from a spell.
    “You think I don’t know you’re trying to annoy me as usual? Just give it up already, will you?”
    His brain finally clearing, Cian was aghast at his actions. What the hell had he been doing? If she hadn’t backed away—just a few seconds more and he would have kissed her. What had he been thinking ? No, he hadn’t been thinking at all. He didn’t understand what had just happened. The only thing he could remember was falling into her eyes.
    Shaken, he managed to control his expression from giving him away. He gave a humorless smile as he realized she was completely unaware of what had almost happened. Did she even see him as a man? he thought. Why the hell that should matter to him, he had no idea. Good thing she had no clue he had almost kissed her. Better to leave it that way.
    “Yes, you’re right. I’ll just have to come up with better ways.”
    “I told you to give it up, not find other ways,” Skye snapped, irked.
    Cian managed to smile smugly, though inside, he was still shaken up. “Don’t you know, Fletcher? I never give up.”
    Skye sent him one fulminating glare and turned back to her laptop. No matter what she said, he always had a comeback. She would just have to be smarter next time, she told herself determinedly.
     

CHAPTER THREE
    “Come on, let’s go. They are waiting for us. And you haven’t eaten anything all day,” the bane of her existence complained.
    It was Thursday. Skye had gotten roped into going out to lunch with Nick, Thea and Cian to celebrate completing the deadline for the review of a particularly important client. Marina had already given them permission to take a longer lunch than usual since all four of them had been working hard all week to finish.
    Nick and Thea had already gone ahead to the restaurant, Delizioso , which was conveniently round the corner from their office, to order pizzas and save them seats. Skye had been on the verge of finishing the format of a database she’d been working on, so she’d told them she’d join them later.
    For some insane reason, Cian had stayed behind to wait for her. She didn’t need a freaking escort to go to lunch, for god’s sake. And how the hell did he know she hadn’t eaten anything all day? She’d been running late this morning so she hadn’t had time for breakfast.
    “Geez, why don’t you go ahead? I’m almost finished.”
    “No, you won’t. You’ll just keep stalling. To hell with this!” He grabbed her arm and began pulling her away from her laptop.
    Skye looked up in alarm at his too-forward behavior. She could feel the warmth of his hand through the cotton of the three-quarter-sleeved blouse she was wearing. The sensation was disturbing.
    She pulled her arm away. Her stomach chose that moment to let out a grumble. He stared pointedly at her and she stared defiantly back.
    Then she threw her hands in the air. “Alright, fine! I’m finished anyway. Just let me save the work and lock my laptop.”
    She did so and grabbed her bag, slinging it over her shoulder, cross-body style. She loved that bag. It was so cute , dark blue and all velvety with little blue stones sewn on the hem of the flap.
    Thankfully, the elevator came soon and they got in. Unfortunately for her, it was an empty one. No people around to act as buffer between her and Cian. They took opposite corners. Skye stared straight ahead, ignoring him completely.
    She could feel him staring at her. Damn, when would they get to the ground floor? Finally, as usual, she couldn’t stand his staring. “What?” Goddamn it, she really had to stop letting him affect her so much.
    “Nothing.” The smile he flashed her was pure charm.
    She glared tetchily at him. There