Why did Mark have to be so fricking hot? So delectably sexy? So magnetically gorgeous? Shouldn’t someone allergic to long-term relationships have an egg-sized wart on his nose? A missing front tooth? No teeth at all? But his sex appeal didn’t make up for his audacity. Unable to meet his gaze, she kept her eyes on Don, Phil, and Barrett—the traitor. Barrett was retiring. How dare he retire and leave an opening Don needed to fill. Now she was stuck with Mark, because Don would move into Barrett’s upstairs office and inherit his assistant. How was she expected to work with Mark given their past? She would just have to lay down the law immediately and make Mark understand she was with Brad now. She wasn’t interested in getting caught up in any more of his “lessons.” She no longer needed him to teach her how to be with a man, or how to talk to one. She no longer needed him to boost her confidence and make her feel beautiful. Been there, done that. After the meeting, she bolted out of the conference room before Mark could stop her, rushed upstairs to grab her purse, then met Lisa outside by her car.
