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in all those online job listings somewhere.
    Five minutes passed before the door clicked open again and Judith walked back to sit in her chair. I waited nervously as she clasped her hands in front of her on the desk and leaned forward with a smile. “Well, Ms. Montgomery, I’m happy to say that Mr. Huntington said you can definitely have your dad and brother on our family medical plan.” I opened my mouth to respond, but she continued. “And I’m pleased to say that I told him about our interview, and he wants to extend the offer to you. If you accept, can you start tomorrow?”
    I couldn’t help it. My jaw dropped. What did she just say? Tingles of excitement and anticipation flooded my system, and I was rendered utterly speechless. Judith looked at me, a smirk on her mouth as she awaited my response. After a moment, I started to nod slowly. “I… um, yeah. I mean… Yes, I’d like to accept the offer, thank you. I need to tell my current employer and finish a few jobs I’ve already committed to. Can I start Friday instead?”
    I heard myself speak these words, but my mind raced to catch up. I’d just been offered a job at a huge production company, working directly for the owner. How easy would it be to slip him some screenplays? It was perfect.
    “Excellent, Ms. Montgomery. I’ll have your contract drawn up and delivered to your apartment by tomorrow afternoon. Welcome aboard.”
    We bid each other goodbye, and I walked back down the hallway towards the elevators in a daze. I pressed the down button and waited for the elevator as my head swam. I tried to grasp what had just happened—that I actually had a job at a big film production company, one with amazing pay, benefits, and extras—but it was hard to process so quickly. A ding sounded as the elevator doors opened, and I saw someone inside coming down from a higher floor.
    When I realized who it was, all the blood drained instantly from my face, and a surge of both pleasurable electricity as well as a shocked anger flooded through my body. Braden.

Braden
     
    I stood there against the back elevator wall and blinked with surprise as a heated tingle ran from my stomach to my scalp. Lexi stood there and stared at me as if she’d been hit by a freight train. Her intense green eyes—wide and framed by long black lashes—held a mixture of emotions.
    I could see the shock and the anger flash across her expression, but there was also a strong physical attraction that caused her to be highly flustered. The blush in her pale cheeks wasn’t just from anger; I could tell. After years of being around and flirting with all kinds of women, I knew the difference. Lexi had an innocence about her, which was one of the things that attracted me to her in the first place. I could sense she wasn’t as experienced, or as jaded, as most women I’d met. Lexi had a pureness about her that was beautiful and alluring.
    “Hi,” I said finally as I put my hand out to stop the elevator door from closing. She stood immobile for several long moments, frozen to the spot. “Going down?” I asked simply, not sure what else to say. I hadn’t planned on seeing Lexi until she actually started working as my assistant.
    Knowing what to say at a club to the typical Hollywood blonde woman in a slinky dress came easily to me, but knowing what to say to this gorgeous, down-to-earth, and currently very angry young lady was much harder. I felt flustered myself, which was new for me.
    Lexi finally woke out of her shocked daze, gave me a death glare, and walked into the elevator to stand against the farthest wall from me. I snuck a brief once-over of her outfit, noting how snugly the black skirt hugged her curvy hips and how the tailored suit clung nicely to the lines of her full chest. A fresh wave of heat washed through my veins, pooling between my hips. The sound of Lexi clearing her throat made my eyes dart back up and lock onto her crystal-green ones. She had a dark eyebrow raised and