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him and he wasn‘t going to waste it talking about business. At

work it was different but in the company of family he wouldn‘t

bring it up.



For Lily, the next week was brutal. He certainly hadn‘t

lied to her. She put in a twelve to fourteen hour day and when

she got home , would collapse on her bed and fall asleep,

sometimes with her clothes still on. How the hell did he do it?

The man was a machine. Earlier that day, she was in the middle

of setting up the boardroom for a meeting of directors when Max

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strolled in to the room on his cell phone looking to handsome to

be real. He was wearing a dark grey suit, blue silk shirt and

striped tie. One of his hands was thrust into his pocket and he

nodded to her briefly not breaking conversation on the phone. It

sounded like he was speaking in Greek and a minute later he

hung up and centered his gaze on her.

―Lily do you have a dress?‖

―I have dresses.‖ She answered with a puzzled look. It

was an odd conversation. Usually he kept his conversations

short and professional with her around the office probably to not

let on that he knew her more than just and employee. Actually

she appreciated that he didn‘t show her favouritism because

there was already some animosity brewing because of the

position she held. So far it didn‘t bother her too much and she

was hoping that it wouldn‘t.

―No, a cocktail dress. Cybil‘s out of town, I need a

companion for dinner tonight.‖

―I can go get one.‖ She answered trying to keep the

tremor out of her voice and the excitement off her face.

―Do that.‖ He said casually as he studied her for a

moment, ―something green to match your eyes, and elegant, but

simple.‖

―Yes sir.‖ She said with a mock salute causing him to

smile.

―How are you holding up? It‘s been a hectic first week for

you.‖ His eyes searched hers with concern.

It was worth every minute she could spend with him, but

she wouldn‘t tell him that, instead she teased him. ―Hell.‖ She

said. ―You are a slave driver.‖

He chuckled, ―Yet not one complaint. I‘m impressed, not

many people could keep up with me.‖

―I‘m not arguing there.‖ She grinned setting out the last

folder and pulled out her PDA to look at his schedule, ―You don‘t

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have a dinner scheduled.‖ She stared up at him.

―Last minute arrangement. I have some Greek associates

that are interested in one of my new Global Positioning Systems.

It‘s a multimillion dollar deal and I need a beautiful woman to

entice them.‖

That stunned her. Max had access to hundreds of

beautiful women. She was sure of it, yet he‘d asked her? ―Why

me?‖

Board members started to file into the room, so he took

her by the elbow and led her to the far corner so they weren‘t

overheard.

―Remember Cybil is out of town and I wouldn‘t ask this of

you Lily, if you weren‘t capable.‖ He spoke quietly so only she

could hear.

―I‘m flattered really. I‘ll do my best to impress.‖ She

went to leave, but paused and turned back, ―Does Luke know that

you asked this of me.‖

―He does.‖

―And he doesn‘t mind if I go along to entertain clients. I

find that hard to believe. He‘s just as protective as you are.‖

―He is, and he probably would protest, but he‘s coming

to.‖

―Oh,‖ she laughed, ―I should have known.‖

He grinned, ―Well, God forbid if your brother will let you

come with me unsupervised. I may not behave.‖ He teased, but it

didn‘t reach his eyes. No, he definitely wouldn‘t.

What did he just say? She was going to ask him when she

was interrupted by Eugene DeWetter, his head accountant. She

took her seat back against the wall behind his in case he needed

assistance. She had to admit, she was getting better, but she still

felt incredibly inadequate. Yet, he was very patient with her and

he was right about her being with him the whole time. Very

rarely did he leave her alone. In a way she was really thankful

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because it was so intimidating the first Monday when the offices

are in full swing that she just wanted to run into the nearest

closet and hide. However, he put her to work immediately after a

briefing with his head secretary Nancy, who was very kind. She

may have been the only one though. There were another three

ladies in the same office as Nancy‘s but none of them seemed to

pay her much mind. One in particular, her name was Brittney,

seemed to give her looks of contempt every now and then. She

already knew what it was about. Max.

She was young blonde and pretty and stars entered the