Page 53 of Breaking His Law

What I wouldn’t give for him to ruin me again.

I toss my morals onto the fire and hear them sizzle in my ears.

“Meet me in the foyer. You have ten minutes to freshen up, Arianna.”

“I’ll be ready in five,” I retort, feeling snarky and standing to my full height. “And I might just like the thought of you ruining my lipstick again.” My declaration tumbles out my mouth faster than I can catch it and I gasp, making his mouth lift at the corners.

“I’ll keep that in mind, Arianna.” Pride fills his chest, and somehow he appears broader as he strides past me.

“Forget I said that.”

“Not a chance.”

18

NATHAN

“Two of the grilled chicken with salad.” I hand my menu to the waiter.

Arianna looks across the table as if amused. “And I will have the champagne mussels, please.” The waiter takes her menu.

Oh, so she wants to order herself. Stupid me, of course she would. “That’s one grilled chicken with salad and one mussels.”

“Yes, sir,” the waiter replies.

“And a Manhattan, please, for the lady.” That was her drink from the first night we met.

“And a Macallan single malt on the rocks, for the gentleman,” she counters, remembering mine from the same evening.

“Yes, ma’am.” He bows his head in acknowledgment then leaves.

“Is this where you usually eat?” she asks, breaking eye contact with me to look around at the two-star Michelin restaurant.

“No.” I’ve only been here a handful of times.

“So this isn’t just dinner for you?” She raises a perfectly plucked brow.

I rest my forearms on the table and lean closer. “Of course it is. It’s just dinner.” It’s not, it’s a date, and she can see right through my invisibility cloak.

“Right.” She tucks her lips into her mouth to hide a smile.

“What made you become a legal secretary?” I ask.

“Wow, straight in for the kill, just like that?”

“I want to get to know you better.”

“Why?”

“Because we work together every day.” I shrug.

“Well.” She considers her answer. “I wanted to do a job where I could help make a difference.”

“Do you enjoy it?”

Her whole face lights up and I believe her when she says, “I do. I love it, actually.”

“So why did you apply for the records job?”

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