car. Lucy, doubling for Mrs. Bell, was hustling into the study, setting down a tray of drinks.
“Lucy, you’d better stay.” Senator Verne spoke so thunderously that the chairs seemed to quake, making it easy to imagine him commanding voters to the polls. “I know how close you and Vanessa are, and I’m worried.”
“Worried?” Lucy sidled next to Bjorn, and even though they were trying to be discreet, it was no wonder the senator suspected the affair. Even from here, Morgan felt the sparks. He hoped the senator didn’t pick up on the flares between himself and Vanessa.
“Mr. Fine,” the senator said, “you’ve met my daughter during your brief stay in our home, of course?”
Thinking of how shamelessly she’d flirted with him and about last night, Morgan couldn’t help but seek her gaze, feeling more in control now that they were dressed. “We’ve…” He let the pause linger. “Met.” He wasn’t proud of it, but given how thoroughly she’d unsettled him last night, it felt good to tease her, to wrestle back some of the control.
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