She wanted this – wanted him – so badly it hurt. But he’d just had an attempt on his life, and she wasn’t about to let him hide from that trut...h. He needed to deal with it – and she needed to know it was her he wanted, not just a distraction.She gentled the kiss, then stopped with her forehead pressed against his softly. “The first time we make love,” she quoted back at him with a smile, “it won’t be on the ground with you smelling like the wrong side of a seedy tavern.”He groaned. “The first. Days passed on, we became close. Later in the evening, at my home, i and my wife had a fight regarding the baby, and we both were harsh and she angrily left to her home town. It created a big trouble to me, as my baby was alone in my house. I tried to convince her, but could not. i was helpless. I took an off of two days to office. I got calls from office and managed. The third day, the new gal (Rani) came to my house at her lunch time, asking what happened to me, why i was not coming to. I asked, "What can I do for the Imperial Courier Service?" We require transportation to Lutetia as soon as possible."I looked at the four men and said, "I can take the mail without charge to the empire. I do require help with the nets and the cleaning of the fish we may catch on the way. For this service I will pay a share of the profits. This is not negotiable though." I am not a fisherman," he said haughtily."I am not either but I want to find out about fishing and to do so I must fish this. My plan was to make Brad some nice coffee, chat him up during lunch, and wait for whatever happened. I hurried to the coffee room and grabbed a handful of glazed doughnuts (his favorite). Then I poured a cup of cappuccino and carefully walked down the hallway with his breakfast. I could feel the eyes of the other men ogling me and a feeling of disgust rolled over my body. I loved to show off, but I didn’t like it when lecherous old men ogled my ass, breasts, and pussy. But still, that didn’t.