Miss Ashton, Derek concluded over the next few days, just did not know how to behave. He had driven to Fairchild & associates the next Friday afternoon, where he was to have a meeting with Andrew Fairchild about some of his landed properties in Australia. The conversation had not gone halfway when Derek noticed Miss Ashton There she was standing and looking terribly business-like and serious in a gray pin striped suit and office high heels. She had her hair packed in a style that kept it neatly away from her face and she reminded him of an sss warrior. Apparently she was chatting with some colleagues. She did not know that he was at the office, he had not intended on spending so much time with Andrew, but after noticing Miss Ashton, he found that he could not take his eyes off her. She

