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Even though she hated them, she’d worn four-inch heels. She’d kept her jewelry a little boring and business casual, at least for the first day. Athena had seen Lizzy this morning before her meeting and her friend had said Athena looked fierce. Right about now, she felt fierce. Perfect timing to be confronted with Mr. Sexy.
    When Athena stepped out into the open assistant’s area, her heart skipped a beat to see Quinn standing next to Raegan’s desk.
    And he was wearing a suit . She might have to check for drool in a second.
    She’d never gone for corporate types before and the thing was, Quinn didn’t look corporate. He looked like he’d be more comfortable wearing military fatigues and carrying around one of those big guns she didn’t know the name for. He was wearing a suit because he had to. Which made him even sexier. There was no way to hide all those sleek predatory lines and muscles.
    Sweet Lord the man looked divine. Best. Suit Porn. Ever.
    That was when she realized Raegan and Quinn had stopped talking. Crap, how long had she been staring? Not too long if Raegan’s casual expression was any indication.
    “How did it go?” Raegan asked, her bright smile so big and welcoming it was hard not to adore the woman even though they’d only known each other a week. They’d spent time together before Athena’s first day so today would go smoother. The fact that Raegan was Keith Caldwell’s niece was a little weird but Athena had learned enough about their family dynamics that she knew Raegan wouldn’t keep this job if she wasn’t good at it.
    “Ah, good I think. Really good.”
    “Was Uncle…uh, was Mr. Caldwell senior excited about it?”
    Athena bit back a grin and nodded. Raegan was pretty much fresh off the farm—literally—and had moved to Miami only six months before from a tiny Midwest town and was trying so hard not to play on her relationship with the Caldwell’s. But Athena didn’t mind. “He was. Harrison was harder to read until the end and they’ve got some security concerns but I think it went well. How do you feel about going to the Vegas tradeshow with me next week?”
    Raegan’s eyes widened but the woman just nodded and seemed to struggle with not getting too excited. “That would be great. Thank you.”
    Smiling, she glanced at Quinn. “Hey, is everything okay?”
    “Yeah, just wanted to see if you wanted to grab lunch.” His expression was once again intense and even though those dark eyes didn’t leave her face she felt as if he was undressing her with his eyes. She hated that he’d seen her partially naked. Sort of. They’d gotten so far as him taking her top off. Not her bra though.
    Worse, she wanted to get naked with the man. Full-on, skin-to-skin. Gah. Stupid attraction. Athena cleared her throat, thankful she didn’t actually have to lie. “I have an appointment but—”
    “It was rescheduled when you were in with Harrison and the others,” Raegan said oh-so-helpfully. “I moved some stuff around and sent the revised schedule to your email and synced all your accounts.”
    Though Athena was annoyed, Raegan was just doing her job, so she didn’t show it. “Thanks.” She looked at Quinn, keeping her expression as neutral as possible. “I’ll meet you in the lobby in half an hour?”
    He paused, his gaze sweeping to her mouth for just a moment before he nodded. “Looking forward to it,” he murmured. Then he was gone.
    How he managed to make that simple statement sound almost sexual was beyond her. Once he was gone and out in the hallway, she waited a moment, then peeked around the corner of the wall to see him disappearing into the elevators. His ass looked amazing in the suit too. Figured.
    “Are you two together?” Raegan asked innocently as Athena turned back around.
    “No. Just friends.”
    Raegan nodded once but it was clear she didn’t believe Athena. “Oh, okay. I just met him for the first time today but he seems interested in you. A