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“Hi, morning.” I swallow and it physically hurts.
Our eyes lock for a short but dense moment and immediately I feel my body react and become aroused.
Fuck yourself, baby.
“Good weekend?” he asks me.
Is he fucking with me?
He has to be kidding.
Well then...
“Yes. Action-packed. You?”
“Very stimulating,” Knox replies and slowly drinks from his coffee mug.
Jesus, Payton. Press in again, faster. Deeper.
Damn him.
“Well, I hope you’ve recovered.” My eyes accidentally drop to his groin, then snap back to his. “And enjoy what we have to show you.”
“No doubt.” He quirks his brow. “I have every reason to believe you’ll present me with a wide range of options.”
Damn him.
“Okay, let’s get started.” Cody claps his hands as the presentation appears on the screen. “We are excited to show you our draft creatives for the Verity & Co. Spring/Summer Collection launch 2024.”
Alexandra takes the lead, talking about our creative process and who contributed to our pitch. Then she hands it back over to Cody and me.
Karen leans against the wall and glares.
I glare back until she turns the lights down.
“Shame murder is illegal,” Cody mutters.
I click the clicker and the first slide appears.
“First, I’d like to say the StoryCraft team absolutely loves the new collection, and that led to a very exciting brainstorming session.” I smile, averting my eyes from Knox.
Not quickly enough. His dark simmering gaze makes me catch my breath.
“From Paris to the eighties we looked at how fashion embraced the pastels in the past,” Cody says.
“And how Verity & Co. has used that same feminine softness and blended it with modern independence,” I add.
Knox rubs his hand over his mouth.
Shit, what does that mean?
Now I’ve shifted into business mode, and I need him to be okay with these ideas. We don’t have time to go back to the drawing board.
“First, let’s look at the fundamentals. We’re obviously doing a fashion show and we’ll talk theme in a moment, and we have put together a media comms plan and a list of key celebrity influencers we believe Verity & Co. should engage with on Instagram and TikTok.”
“Which we will do for you,” I add, glancing at Alexandra, who nods. “And a heavy social media campaign.”
We step through the timelines of those strategies and answer a few questions along the way. Knox remains silent, sitting at the head of the table at the other end.
