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to tell you that this makes sense,” she said quietly.
    “But it doesn’t make sense. This sharp decline in profit doesn’t make sense. You can blame the economy until you’re blue in the face, but Duncan Enterprises had a solid backing. It would have taken a hit, but it shouldn’t be anywhere near this bad. There’s nothing I can see that explains it.” He sighed and rubbed his face. Then looking up, he said, “But you’re hungry and so am I. Let’s take a break. Dinner?”
    “That would be awesome,” she said, relieved, as her stomach growled again. “I was starting to think I was going to have to gnaw on this desk.”
    Stephen smiled. “That might be difficult to explain on an expense report. Chinese? There used to be a place right around the corner that had some amazing shrimp with lobster sauce, and I’ve never found anything close to it.”
    “ Made in China ? That place is so good.” She was already salivating at the thought of some Crab Rangoon. Her phone rang, and Stephen tossed her a curious look.
    “You’ve been avoiding your phone all night.”
    She shrugged. “I didn’t want to be distracted,” she lied. The truth was that it was the third time that Duncan had called, and she didn’t want to talk to him while Stephen was right there. No doubt, Duncan wanted a progress report, and Angie didn’t have one to give him yet.
    She also didn’t want to admit that she was curious to see what Stephen would come up with.
    “My treat,” Stephen said as he stood and stretched.
    “Dutch,” she said automatically. He gave her another quizzical look, and she faltered. She’d always made the decision to pay for herself on dates, but she’d just had to remind herself that this wasn’t a date. Which meant there was even more reason not to let Stephen pay for her. Still, he didn’t say anything as he held open the door.
    Twenty minutes later, they had their food in bags and were riding the elevator back up to the office. She had a sudden flashback to when they first met in the elevator, when she thought he was a construction worker. She hadn’t been lying when she said she had a thing for guys in hardhats. All he had to do was wrap one hand around her and lift her so that she could wrap her legs around his waist and… “So I heard your youngest brother is here,” she said quickly as she tried to distract herself. What the hell was wrong with her?
    “Was he in the office?”
    “Gabe mentioned it,” she said hastily. Immediately, she colored. What was wrong with her? She was lying left and right. Why was it so important for her to keep her phone conversations with Duncan a secret?
    “He should have been in the office,” Stephen grumbled. “But Nathan has always been more of a free spirit. I don’t think he’s ever going to grow up.”
    They stepped into the office together, and Angie smiled. “My youngest sister is like that. She’s a talented writer, and she had a promising career as a reporter, but she’s completely tossed it aside to get in bed with a restaurant. She’s going through divorce number three, and she’s only twenty-four. She has no idea what she wants in life, and rather than focusing on that, she keeps flitting from one thing to another and, even worse, from one man to another.”
    “Wow. Three husbands. Nathan’s actually had a long-time girlfriend, and I’m not sure he’s ever going to marry her. I don’t have a problem with that because I think the girl is bad news, but Nathan won’t commit. He’s incredibly passionate and talented, but he’s so unfocused. I’m not really sure why Gabe called him back, but if I have to be here, then so does he.”
    Angie popped a wonton in her mouth and nearly moaned with pleasure as the crab and cream cheese exploded with flavor. For a moment, there was nothing in the world except the delicious fried pastry in her mouth. When she swallowed, she saw Stephen looking at her with a dark intensity. “What?”
    He leaned over