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breakfast instead of the eggs and bacon she set in front of me. Instead, I cast my head down and picked up the fork. It was heavy and solid. Probably cost more than a month’s rent.
    Shoveling in the food, I sat and tried to mind my manners. The second Kathleen left the room, I set down my fork and turned to Warren.
    “Look, I’m sorry.” Warren folded up the Washington Post and set it on the table. “I guess it’s hard for me to understand why I’m here when you have a perfectly beautiful woman ready to do as you bid.”
    His gaze held mine as he seemed to think about my statement. “Kathleen has been with this family since Aaron was a young boy. She helped raise him when we lost his mother. Only recently have we begun something more.” Warren inhaled then sighed. “Honestly, I’m not even sure how to broach this. Having an affair with the help wouldn’t look good for me—or the business. I’m uncertain whether Aaron would accept it or not. He loved his mother deeply. Her passing hit this family hard.”
    “But it was Kathleen that helped hold it together right?”
    “Yes, absolutely. Things would have been much worse without her here to pick up the pieces.”
    “So then you owe her in a way.” His eyes burned at that comment, but I continued. “When I chatted with her last night, I figured it out; she didn’t tell me, by the way.”
    “I’ve been with Kathleen for over a year and she’s not mentioned anything to a single soul. I know she’s trustworthy.”
    “Then why don’t you trust her with your heart? Bring her out into the light. Has she not earned that?” He ran a hand over his chin as his jaw tightened. “Maybe you don’t love her like she does you? Is she just someone you use to get your dick wet?”
    Warren stood up abruptly and tossed his napkin on the table. “I will not have you address me with such crude language or accuse me of something so heinous. My time with Kathy is special and…and wait... Did you just say she loved me?” I nodded, and he put his hands in his pockets and rocked back and forth on his heels. “Really? Did she actually say the words?” From angry to pensive in twenty seconds flat. That may be a record for my matchmaking skills.
    “Yeah, last night. Said she wouldn’t stay with you in a hidden arrangement if she wasn’t madly in love with you.”
    This time Warren sat down in a heavy heap. “I’ll be damned.”
    “You mean, you didn’t know?” I’m certain my tone was quite shocked because I was. I’d been there two days and I figured out the woman was head over heels. How could he have been bedding her for the last year and not know? Maybe it was that politician side to him. Always thinking someone had an agenda of their own. The world would be a lot better off if everyone said what they thought and believed in living the Golden Rule.
    Warren shook his head and placed a hand over his mouth. “This whole time…”
    “Yep. You could have been hitting that for a lot longer.”
    With that, he let out a huge chuckle. “Mia sweetheart, you are definitely a handful all wrapped up in a pretty package aren’t you.”
    “A handful?” I shrugged. “I’ve been called a lot worse.” I grinned and he placed his hand over mine.
    “Thank you. I’m not yet sure what to do with this information but I do know that I need to proceed with my plan. The project will suffer, and after last night’s win, we need to strike while the iron is hot. You understand? I need you to do what I’ve hired you to do.”
    “You got it. Whatever you need.”
    “Good. Review this list and plan for the next few week’s events. The rest of the time will be your own. I believe Aaron has offered to show you around DC proper if you’re interested.”
    I nodded vigorously. There was no telling when I’d be in our nation’s capital again. I wanted to soak up all the sites I could.
    Again, he patted my hand. “I’ll be busy until Friday. We have a dinner to attend hosted by