tongues?
Allison gave a long, slow sigh. She didn’t need to voice that question because she already knew the answer. Lean and chiseled, Carter was a rogue, a risk taker, a fierce protector with the strength and attitude to back him up. He was a guy who would run into a burning building to save a dog, a guy who would fight to the death to protect the woman he loved. And if the grapevine was correct, and Allison could only assume it was, he’d been doing an awful lot of that loving as of late.
Allison’s stomach punched into her throat, but she quickly swallowed it down, refusing to let her ex throw her off her game. She was a professional and she was damn well determined to act like one, especially in front of her staff.
Putting him out of her mind, she addressed her team, who all seemed distracted. “Drake, make sure everything is set for the shoot and the area is secured. And Julia—”
“I’d better get going,” Tanya said as she rushed out. “I need to get Carter’s wardrobe ready.”
Allison didn’t miss the urgency in Tanya’s voice, nor did she miss the way her glance kept darting to the door like she was hoping for another glimpse of Carter.
“That’s not for hours,” Allison responded hastily, annoyed that her ex had the ability to rattle a room full of professionals without even trying.
Tanya stopped where she stood. Every set of eyes turned on Allison. Waiting.
“Fine, meeting adjourned.” Allison gave a resigned shake of her head. “We’ll reconvene Monday.”
While everyone gathered their items, Allison unplugged her laptop from the overhead equipment and thought more about the man who made her equal parts crazy, equal parts aroused.
Why exactly had they broken up again?
Oh yeah. Now she remembered. They were very different people. She was a by-the-book kind of girl who cared about image. Carter, on the other hand, was a rogue cop, one who took police matters into his own hands, lived by his own set of rules, and constantly went against protocol.
Allison shoved her research papers into her open briefcase, hating how the media always twisted the story and tarnished his reputation. The truth was, Carter was a good man, a dedicated cop, and Allison hated to see him throw it all away. They might have fought nonstop and split because of irreconcilable differences, but that didn’t mean she didn’t still care about his well-being.
“Finally, a productive meeting,” Drake commented. When she turned to face him, he added, “We really got the ball rolling today.”
“Thanks,” she answered absently and snapped her briefcase shut with more force than necessary.
Drake gave her an odd look. “You okay?”
She straightened her shoulders. “Of course. I’m just thinking about the million things I have to do before the end of the day.”
With that Drake went back to his own business, and she gathered the rest of her supplies. As Allison tucked her computer into her bag, her team began to exit, filing into the hall one by one.
As much as she’d like to hang back until Carter left, she had to face him sooner or later. If she wanted to prove herself on this job and open her own agency some day, she certainly couldn’t let personal matters interfere with professional ones.
The receptionist and her friend, Jamie Saunders, poked her head into the room.
“Carter wants to see you.” When Allison went quiet, Jamie gave her a concerned look.
“Everything okay?”
“Yes, everything is fine,” Allison assured her friend.
“Carter says it’s urgent.”
“Carter thinks everything is urgent. Can you please show him to my office. I’ll be right with him.”
“He’s already in there.”
Allison rolled her eyes. “Of course he is.”
“I tried to stop him but you know Carter.”
Oh yeah, she knew Carter all right.
Picturing him waiting in her office had Allison’s body reacting with urgent need. Despite the fact that they’d broken up, Carter still had the ability to get
Allison gave a long, slow sigh. She didn’t need to voice that question because she already knew the answer. Lean and chiseled, Carter was a rogue, a risk taker, a fierce protector with the strength and attitude to back him up. He was a guy who would run into a burning building to save a dog, a guy who would fight to the death to protect the woman he loved. And if the grapevine was correct, and Allison could only assume it was, he’d been doing an awful lot of that loving as of late.
Allison’s stomach punched into her throat, but she quickly swallowed it down, refusing to let her ex throw her off her game. She was a professional and she was damn well determined to act like one, especially in front of her staff.
Putting him out of her mind, she addressed her team, who all seemed distracted. “Drake, make sure everything is set for the shoot and the area is secured. And Julia—”
“I’d better get going,” Tanya said as she rushed out. “I need to get Carter’s wardrobe ready.”
Allison didn’t miss the urgency in Tanya’s voice, nor did she miss the way her glance kept darting to the door like she was hoping for another glimpse of Carter.
“That’s not for hours,” Allison responded hastily, annoyed that her ex had the ability to rattle a room full of professionals without even trying.
Tanya stopped where she stood. Every set of eyes turned on Allison. Waiting.
“Fine, meeting adjourned.” Allison gave a resigned shake of her head. “We’ll reconvene Monday.”
While everyone gathered their items, Allison unplugged her laptop from the overhead equipment and thought more about the man who made her equal parts crazy, equal parts aroused.
Why exactly had they broken up again?
Oh yeah. Now she remembered. They were very different people. She was a by-the-book kind of girl who cared about image. Carter, on the other hand, was a rogue cop, one who took police matters into his own hands, lived by his own set of rules, and constantly went against protocol.
Allison shoved her research papers into her open briefcase, hating how the media always twisted the story and tarnished his reputation. The truth was, Carter was a good man, a dedicated cop, and Allison hated to see him throw it all away. They might have fought nonstop and split because of irreconcilable differences, but that didn’t mean she didn’t still care about his well-being.
“Finally, a productive meeting,” Drake commented. When she turned to face him, he added, “We really got the ball rolling today.”
“Thanks,” she answered absently and snapped her briefcase shut with more force than necessary.
Drake gave her an odd look. “You okay?”
She straightened her shoulders. “Of course. I’m just thinking about the million things I have to do before the end of the day.”
With that Drake went back to his own business, and she gathered the rest of her supplies. As Allison tucked her computer into her bag, her team began to exit, filing into the hall one by one.
As much as she’d like to hang back until Carter left, she had to face him sooner or later. If she wanted to prove herself on this job and open her own agency some day, she certainly couldn’t let personal matters interfere with professional ones.
The receptionist and her friend, Jamie Saunders, poked her head into the room.
“Carter wants to see you.” When Allison went quiet, Jamie gave her a concerned look.
“Everything okay?”
“Yes, everything is fine,” Allison assured her friend.
“Carter says it’s urgent.”
“Carter thinks everything is urgent. Can you please show him to my office. I’ll be right with him.”
“He’s already in there.”
Allison rolled her eyes. “Of course he is.”
“I tried to stop him but you know Carter.”
Oh yeah, she knew Carter all right.
Picturing him waiting in her office had Allison’s body reacting with urgent need. Despite the fact that they’d broken up, Carter still had the ability to get
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