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advertising campaign, and some targets. I’m hoping we can take over ten percent of the California surf market within twelve months from the launch.”
    “I’m after market domination,” Cameron Crane said.
    Like that was a surprise. He struck her as a guy who wanted to dominate everything and everyone. And, of course, that was why he’d wanted to show up with her this morning. She knew the American market, which gave her the edge. But he’d wanted his staff to see that she was still under him. In bed and in business.
    The man was as obvious as that shirt. Still, she’d been hustled by smoother operators than he and never succumbed. She didn’t think she was in much danger from Cameron Crane and his caveman tactics, although she had to give him credit for a certain animal magnetism. She’d enjoy watching him try to get her into bed and failing spectacularly. She wondered if he thought for one second he was being subtle.
     

4
    “I see you’re not one to waste time,” Cam said, walking out with her after the meeting and accompanying her to her temporary office.
    “I’m only here for three weeks. We have a lot to accomplish.”
    “I think a person can accomplish anything they set their mind to,” he told her in a tone that had nothing to do with target markets and surfboards.
    She wished this hairy, loud-dressing, barely civilized man didn’t . . . affect her, but she was too honest not to admit that he did. He was sexy in an earthy way, completely opposite to the type of man she went for, so it surprised her to find that her erogenous zones seemed to perk up when he was around. She must have worse jet lag than she’d thought.
    “My phone works, I’ve got a desk, computer, supplies, and an assistant. Thank you.”
    “No worries. You’re going to have to get to see a bit of Oz and get to know a few Sydney-siders while you’re here.”
    “Yes. I know.”
    “Start by getting to know me. Have dinner with me tonight.”
    She smiled. So he was back to trying on the charm, was he? “By dinnertime I’ll be sound asleep.”
    Still, they had to work together and she was determined to get them on a friendly professional footing. And two could play at power games.
    “Why don’t you have lunch with me?” Lunch was much safer and she did want to get to know one particular Sydney-sider better. His own dynamic personality and boundless energy had a lot to do with his success, but she needed to know if he could bring that same level of intensity to a US expansion. She also needed to know if there were any skeletons hiding in his closet. She slapped a hand to her mouth too late to stifle a yawn.
    “All right,” he said, grinning at her in a very unsettling way. “I’ll take you down the street to the touristy part of the Rocks. It’s noisy enough there to keep anybody awake.”
    The Rocks was the oldest part of Sydney, a place of refurbished warehouses, museums, and quaint shops. They sat outside in one of a string of restaurants, and she was charmed to find the arch of the Harbour Bridge on one side of her and the famous white sails of the Sydney Opera House on the other.
    “On the weekend there’s a great market here if you want to pick up some things to take home,” he informed her. “Over there is the oldest pub in Sydney, serves a very nice home brew.”
    Since he’d acted perfectly normal since they’d left the office, offering her a running commentary on the city as they’d walked here, she let herself relax. The restaurant was crowded with tourists, business people, and regular people, she supposed, having a meal out. She opened her menu and noted that Cameron Crane didn’t bother to open his. He must eat here a lot.
    “Do you like seafood?”
    “Sure.”
    “You must try Moreton Bay Bugs.”
    “You have got to be kidding me.”
    “Trust me.”
    “I’m not that stupid.”
    He gave a diabolical chuckle, then ordered them anyway. She ordered a chef’s salad. When the bugs arrived, they