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something for it.” She rushed the last sentence.
    “That’s Business Acquisition 101.
Blake bought the property. He didn’t do the research or believe the due
diligence. He lost it all because he is a bad businessman,” Remy stated firmly.
    “Well, that isn’t the way he sees
it. He blames Jimmy for leading him into a bad deal.”
    “You feel guilty about that?” He
watched Francesca closely.
    “Of course I do.” Her voice rose.
She licked her lips and continued. “Yes, the blame is misplaced. I mean, first
of all, The Phoenix hadn’t made a profit in six years, the building was in
disrepair, and the area surrounding it looked like a war zone. Blake made a
terrible business decision when he bought the place. Then he blamed Jimmy for
his loss. I’m the one who decided to work with the group that owned the
property. I’m the one who travelled to Ohio. I don’t think Jimmy has ever been
to Ohio.”
    “So you feel like you should be the
target instead of your father.” Remy said softly.
    “Yeah.” She met his eyes. “Jimmy
doesn’t mind taking Blake’s heat, but it’s a mess that I’m responsible for.”
Francesca shrugged her shoulders. “I don’t know why I told you that.” She
blushed and looked away, hunching her shoulders.
    “I’m glad you did.” He leaned his
forearms onto his thighs. “Francesca, I won’t share what you said with anyone.
I’m glad to hear that you see that Blake could be a threat. I’m not so sure
that he has all of his marbles. Some of his claims are pretty out there. They
don’t sound like something from a sane man.”
    She relaxed a little and smiled.
“I’m careful. I’m always careful.”
    Remy stood and stretched his back.
“It’s getting late and I know you need to go to bed. So I’m going to take off.”
This wasn’t the moment to try to seduce the beauty, even if she had given him a
green light by inviting him in.
    She stood as well and walked to the
door. “I don’t know if I’ll make it to the breakfast tomorrow. I think I’d
rather do room service and then go to a panel.”
    “I have to go to the breakfast.
Remember, we have a meeting at two. I promise it will be brief. I just want to
run through the presentation and make sure everybody is ready.” He tensed a
little, thinking about the panel. It was important. Now that his retirement
plans were in the works, he wanted a position on the Board of Casino Owners and
Operators.
    “God, you are so demanding,” she
teased.
    Remy pulled her into his arms and
she didn’t resist. “So if I demanded a kiss, you wouldn’t fight me?”
    “Why don’t you try and find out,”
she purred.
    He bent his head and took her lips.
They opened willingly and his tongue met hers. They continued kissing, as
Francesca’s hands traveled to his shoulders. She kneaded his thick muscles with
her nails.
    After a few minutes, she slowly
pulled away.
    “Wow.” She touched her lips with her
finger.
    He couldn’t have made himself stop
grinning if there were a gun to his head. “I’m going to walk out that door and
head to my room. I don’t want to, but I also don’t want to rush you.”
    Her eyes had flecks of gold mixed
with the caramel brown. “I might not be as tired as I thought.” She raised one
eyebrow.
    She was tempting, but he pushed down
the urge to explore her offer. “Yes, you are, and I’m trying to be a gentleman
tonight. But tomorrow, Francesca, it’s going to be a totally different story.”
His voice had developed a rough edge.
    “Tomorrow, I might need some
convincing. I mean, I’m not easy.” She flipped her hair over her shoulder and
met his eyes with a challenging look.
    “Believe me, I don’t think that easy
will ever be a word to describe you.   More like determined, brilliant, hard-working, and sexy as hell.”
    She gave him another heart stopping
smile. “I’ll be around, Remy. I imagine that you’ll be able to find me.”
    He kissed her briefly then opened
her door and walked