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you gotta make sure he buys you some dinner.”
    He gave Nathan a grin, but Nathan just looked annoyed.
    “Yes, well, I’m sure you have some kind of pressing issue you came here to talk to me about,” Nathan said.
    The tension in the room was palpable. It didn’t take a genius to figure out that there was something going on between these two men. Addison wondered what it was.
    Her relationship with her own parents was pretty normal. They’d been devastated when she’d left Georgia to move to New York City, but they were also very proud of her.
    Something told her the same dynamic didn’t exist here.
    The two men disappeared down the hall to talk about whatever it was Nathan’s dad had come here to talk about.
    Once they were gone, Addison wasn’t sure exactly what to do. She took another sip of her drink. From down the hall, she could hear the sound of muted voices.
    “It’s under control,” Nathan said. His voice sounded measured, like he was trying hard not to lose his temper.
    “Really, Nathan? Because it sure as hell doesn’t seem like it.”
    “It is,” Nathan said. “Now is there anything else? Because I have a life, you know.”
    “Oh, yes, I’m fully aware of that. Sometimes I think you have too much of a life.”
    Someone shut the door, obviously because they didn’t want Addison to hear what they were saying. She wondered if it was Nathan or Arthur who’d decided they needed privacy.
    Her phone buzzed in her purse, and she pulled it out and checked the screen.
    Three new text messages, all from Tia.
    The first one said, “What the hell was that about?” followed by one that said
    “HELLO?” and then finally, “Call me!!”
    Addison started to run excuses through her mind. She wondered if Tia would believe that she’d gone to Nathan’s to work on a project. Probably not, since it didn’t explain why Nathan had grabbed Tyler’s shoulders and told him to stay the fuck away.
    The sound of angry footsteps came echoing down the hallway, and Addison quickly shoved her phone back into her purse.
    She watched as Nathan led his father to the front door, not bothering to bring him into the living room to say goodbye. When the door shut behind Arthur, Nathan just stood there, resting his forehead against the wall.
    Addison’s heart clenched. He looked so small standing there like that, so vulnerable. For the first time, she saw him not as her rich, powerful boss, but as a man who’d just had a fight with his father.
    He turned around, walked back into the living room, and sat back down on the chair across from her. He undid the buttons on his sleeves, rolled them up, and then loosened his tie. His forearms were tan and strong, with just the right amount of hair.
    Suddenly, all she wanted was to make him happy, to take away the worry that was etched on his face.
    “Are you okay?” she asked.
    He nodded. “I’m fine.”
    “Are you sure?” she asked. “Because – ”
    “I said I’m fine.” He shook his head. “I shouldn’t have brought you here. I’m sorry, Addison. This… this was a mistake.”
    Disappointment flowed through her body. He’d changed his mind. She hadn’t done what he’d asked her to do in his office and now…now she’d lost her chance with him.
    “No, it wasn’t,” she heard herself saying.
    “Yes, it was.” He shook his head. “I’m not what you think I am.”
    She stood up and moved toward him, put a hand on his arm. She stood there like that, not saying anything for a moment. He didn’t move. “I’d like to stay,” she said finally.
    He went to open his mouth, but she cut him off. “Please.” She heard the note of desperation in her voice. “I’ll do anything. Anything you tell me to.”
    It was light a light switch. The look in his eyes instantly changed from one of sadness and darkness to one of desire. His eyes burned bright blue, and she could see how much he wanted her.
    “Go back to the couch,” he commanded.
    She did as she was told and