For the first few weeks, Mara and Sean kept their relationship quiet.
Not secret.
There was a difference.
They simply hadn't told anyone at the firm yet. It was easier that way. Their work remained separate, their professional lives stayed untouched by whatever was developing between them, and their evenings belonged entirely to them. For the first time since Mara had arrived in the city, she had the chance to get to know Sean without the shadow of Ashford & Cole hanging over every conversation.
She was beginning to discover the man behind the reputation.
She learned that Sean could cook surprisingly well, something she hadn't expected from a man who seemed to survive mostly on coffee and whatever he could grab between meetings. She learned that he sang badly when he thought nobody co
