‘I don’t mean you guys,’ he assured her. ‘It’s someone else here. I would trust you and your team with my life.’
He held out a hand amiably. ‘Friends?’ he asked.
She considered his offer and smiled. He pulled her close and hugged her to his chest as she took his hand. ‘I’m so happy,’ he whispered into her ear.
She pushed him off quickly. ‘You are such an ass,’ she said. But as he strolled off, she felt herself go weak at the knees at the memory of the dream and his hard, muscular body that had impressed its lingering sweet smell all over her: a mixture of male pheromones and sweet-smelling deodorant and aftershave. She glanced around self-consciously and straightened herself up.
Nothing just happened, she told herself forcefully.
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