She rushed through her shower, rushed through breakfast, rushed on her drive, and she even rushed on her way into the building. And every nanosecond of every one of those moments, she did the same thing she’d done while lying sleepless in her bed at night. She relived Graves’s kiss. Over and over, she’d rewind, pause, rewind, replay… She felt so haunted, so gripped by that moment, she could not push him out of her head. His raw, forbidden taste teased and tantalized her. His heat. His groans. His hands. The way he’d drawn out the moment…teasing her and somehow, making her want it so much more… God, she had to stop thinking about it. Being in a daydreaming state all through the day with the children would just not do. Plus Luke would be here today to motivate the kids, and she had to be sharp and clear-headed when she exposed her plans and hopefully enlisted his assistance. But definitely, a “pretend affair” with Luke was in order. Shuffling into the great room, Chloe greeted Lisa and Marie, the two caretakers on standby, with a hug and a kiss, discovering that they’d already gathered the kids into several rows of perfectly lined chairs for Luke’s presentation.
