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Mylee stood halfway down the spiral case, peering at us uncertainly in a stunning white pantsuit that accented her smoldering beauty, even from the distance between us.
“Am I interrupting?” she asked. “I never know how to announce myself around here. There’s no door to knock on, and no one answered my texts to okay me coming down.”
“You’re fine, Mylee. You don’t need to announce yourself to come down,” Lincoln told her, stepping away from me to gesture her closer. “You look great.”
Great was an understatement. She looked ravishing, breathtaking. I wasn’t an expert, but as I peered at her face, she didn’t seem to be wearing much makeup, either.
She was a natural beauty.
Flashing me a smile, she extended her arm. “Are we ready to do this, Kai?” she asked sweetly. “Or are we going to blow this off and go watch a movie instead?”
She winked at me, and I laughed nervously as Lincoln scowled.
Paxton snorted.
“You better not blow off this luncheon,” Lincoln told us seriously, and I rolled my eyes as Mylee’s grin grew wider and more mischievous.
“No?” she asked innocently. “What if it’s just one short movie? And we don’t get any popcorn?”
“Mylee…”
I cast her a sidelong look, my appreciation for her growing by the second. Despite what they had said about her mood, Mylee appeared delightful, almost flirty, as she joined my side.
“We’re going,” I promised, and Mylee giggled.
“We’lltryto get there,” she reassured him.
“Mylee!”
“We should probably go before Lincoln blows a gasket,” Mylee told me, nodding toward the door.
I rose from the dining room chair to follow her svelte hips across the penthouse floor. I wet my lips and glanced back at my partners, who shot me a thumbs-up.
“Have fun!” Paxton called out after me.
“We will!” Mylee replied for both of us.
In the hall, she glanced at me. “I was just kidding,” she told me gently. “You don’t need to look so terrified.” She paused at the elevators. “Unless, of course, you do want to skip the lunch and do something more entertaining than head to a conference full of tech geeks.”
I tensed. “You know I’m a tech geek, right?”
Her smile didn’t waver. “Yeah, but you’re much better looking and the head of Silverpiece. How can anyone compare to you?”
I stared at her, unsure if she was mocking me or just being silly. Either way, it made me tense.
The elevator doors opened, and I shuffled inside, Mylee following behind me. We were both quiet as she pressed the lobby button. Through my peripheral vision, I saw her wipe her palms on her pants.
She’s much more nervous than I am.
The revelation was surprising. I wouldn’t have thought that someone who looked like Mylee Lynn could be apprehensive. It had never been my experience with attractive women.
We stepped into the elaborate lobby at Gable Place Towers, and Lyndon opened the doors for us right away.
“Good afternoon, Mr. Evans,” the doorman said, ignoring Mylee entirely.
She maintained her taut smile as if she expected the treatment from the doorman, and I eyed the interaction, wondering if I should say something.
“Lydon, this is Ms. Lynn. She’ll be staying with us,” I announced, wondering why Lincoln hadn’t already informed him.
