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her life.
    “Who will handle my workload? Jenny is on maternity leave and Leah is gearing up for our expansion and has meetings with some of football’s elite.”
    “Leah’s trip has been postponed.”
    “We have a small window of opportunity here before the draft starts. We have to move now and can’t afford for Leah to not take those meetings.”
    Her dad smiled and shook his head. “When I leave all of this to you one day, I have no fear that the company will continue to thrive. Instead of flying Leah out to them, I’m flying the players to her. In between meetings with them, she will handle what she needs to for you. Leah will meet with you to discuss the layouts. The shoot will be rescheduled to an alternate location, so you can attend, but your focus needs to be on saving our investment.”
    “Fine. You are going to need to give Leah a paid month off when this is all said and done. The woman won’t sleep until everything is completed.”
    “No doubt. Her work ethic is very much in line with yours. That’s probably why you hired her.” He relaxed. “So it’s settled.”
    “Not so fast. I have some conditions of my own. If I need to get his head back on surfing, it has to be done on my terms. Going into a big contest like that the L.C., you probably have him interviewing like crazy. There has to be privacy. No media attention, no distractions. I can’t start making progress and have some asshole journalist screw it up by asking him about Slade. It will undermine anything I manage to accomplish.”
    “Done.”
    She studied him. “And no visitors. That includes you.”
    This was her ticket out. Her father would never agree to her demands.
    “I figured as much. The plane is waiting for you at the airfield.” He took her hand and gave it another squeeze.
    It was her turn to be shocked. This was all out of character for her father.
    “Keep it professional.” He gave her a stern look. “He has a reputation.”
    “One you probably gave him!”
    “Do you really think so little of me?” He let out an exasperated sigh. “You’re right. I fabricated his playboy image. A fact that doesn’t change my stance. I know you and men, and if you were going to bend the rules for anyone, this surfer would fit the bill.”
    If only her father knew just how right he was.
    “Thanks for the vote of confidence.” Do what is right for her father and the company or put her own wants and desires first? Just as she had when she was younger, her father won out.
    “I mean it. No personal involvement. Remember the rules.”
    “Trust me, Dad, the rules you taught me have not been forgotten.” They’d merely taken a small vacation once Hunter’s visits to her bed became more frequent.
    She wasn’t about to divulge that bit of information to her father, or that she and the surfer had met months before Limitless sought to represent him. And she definitely wouldn’t confess that she and Hunter hardly knew anything about each other outside of the bedroom unless it was public knowledge. Of course, based on the recent admission from her father regarding the events at Maverick, she had plenty of reason to doubt the accuracy of the public stuff.
    “I just needed to be sure you didn’t forget.” He ran his hands over his face and she realized how tired he looked.
    “Dad, you feeling all right?”
    “I’m fine, princess.” He leaned in and kissed her cheek. “Don’t worry about me. Aaron will be around to stock up the house, make sure you have all you need.” He held his hands up to stop her protest. “You need someone to run the day to day errands. He won’t be staying there on the property. Just a phone call away should you need something. This is not negotiable. I’ll call Hunter and tell him you will meet him at the airport when he lands.”
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    “S o this is why you weren’t answering my calls? Why couldn’t you tell me you got blasted at Maverick’s?”
    The irritation in her voice as she tossed the