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pose, popped into his head. Sexy...
    His eyes popped open and he blinked away his lusty thoughts with a shake of his head. Should I go through with this? He’d begun this experiment determined to expose her as a fraud and teach her a lesson. But his interest in her now was more than a game.
    He ran a hand over his jaw, poring over his options. He didn’t date regularly, and therefore had no better prospects. Spending the rest of his days or even the next ten years living under the same roof as the beautiful Ms. Roberts wouldn’t be a hardship. Even if she denied him sex, instinct told him they could become friends. Friendship often blossomed into romance. If he played his cards right, and he truly came to care for her, perhaps their relationship could turn into something more.
    Grayson tapped his fingers on his desktop for a second before pushing back his chair. He paced the length of his office, nerves dancing in his system like a high school boy deciding to ask out a secret crush.
    He strode to his printer, scooped up the documents, tapped the edges of the papers against the desk, and slid them into an envelope. With the push of the intercom button, he summoned his administrative assistant.
    Sheila knocked before poking her auburn curls through the door. “What do you need, Mr. Nichols?”
    Grayson smiled and handed her the envelope. “I need you to courier this over to Thompson, Wade and Macleod. Oh, wait,” he said, snatching up a pen from the holder on his desk, and addressing the envelope to Kerry. “There. See Ms. Roberts gets this ASAP.”
    “Of course, sir.” Sheila nodded and retreated with the packet.
    All right, what is my plan? He paced his office again, wondering what in the hell he was doing.
    First, he’d figure out if she truly wanted a Sugar Daddy. Her reaction to his proposal would clinch the deal. If she did, then he’d have to bow out. If not, he’d put the second part of his plan into motion—the one where he convinced her to date him for real. One way or the other, Kerry wouldn’t get away without him giving it his best shot.

FOUR
    Kerry nibbled a thumbnail while perusing the proposal Grayson had sent to her office. The legal document was straight and to the point: he’d take care of her and her family financially in return for providing him with companionship.
    A knock on the door startled her, and she looked up to see her co-worker, Heather, standing in the doorway. “Whatcha reading? More on the Harper case?”
    Kerry shook her head. “No. Something new crossed my desk.”
    Heather walked into the office and shut the door behind her. “Need help?”
    “Maybe,” Kerry mumbled. “Although, this is of a more personal nature.”
    Heather appeared intrigued. “Tell me more.”
    Kerry chuckled and shook her head, sighing. “I think I’m in over my head here.”
    “This can’t be about Steve.” Heather sat in the chair opposite her. “You already told me what an asshole he was at coffee break. Sorry. I promise to never set you up again.”
    “And I promise to listen to my instinct and not you next time.”
    “Point taken.” Heather made a face. “Spill already.”
    Kerry eyed her closest friend. They’d been tight ever since graduating from Technical College and getting jobs at the same firm eight years ago. “Well, after the date that never was, I placed an ad on a dating site.”
    Heather’s brows shot upward. “You did? Which one?”
    Kerry massaged her brow with the fingertips of one hand, and held out the document to Heather with the other.
    “What’s this?” Heather asked, taking the manila folder from her.
    “I may have had a bit of wine last night after the boys went to bed. I might have placed an ad on a site called sugar daddy wanted dot com.”
    Heather’s eyebrows rose higher, and she laughed in disbelief. “You didn’t?”
    “Yeah, I did.” A groan escaped. “I was only playing around, thought I’d yank a few chains, but someone took me seriously.