(RCF 2) The Man's Outrageous Demands by Lennox Elizabeth

Author:Lennox, Elizabeth [Lennox, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance, General, Contemporary, Fiction
ISBN: 9781940134291
Publisher: www.ElizabethLennox.com
Published: 2009-09-06T07:00:00+00:00

“Twelve thirty.”

They stepped out of the elevator and Sam escorted her to the waiting limousine. Once they were inside, she continued.

“Sam, I didn’t even know if you were in the building today and yet you basically know every move I made today. It leaves me no privacy. If I were to hire spies who would tell me what time you showered today and what soap you used, wouldn’t that make you feel just a little weird?”

“Yes.”

“So why can’t you give me the same respect?”

He waited until the car was moving before answering. “Because I’m here to protect you, Marabeth That’s what your father tasked me to do.”

“No, he tasked you to protect the country and from what I’ve heard, you’re doing a wonderful job of it. But I don’t fall into that category.”

“Yes, you do,” he said harshly. “You’re mine, Marabeth,” he looked into her eyes, determined to let her understand the intensity of his feelings. “I protect what’s mine.”

“Well, if the converse is true, then I should have the right to know what you are doing at every moment of the day. So I’ll start arranging that,” she said and sat back in her seat, frustrated that he wasn’t willing to see her side of the argument.

He sat against the soft, leather seats, smiling smugly.

“What?” she demanded, wondering why he was so happy now when sixty seconds ago he was about to pull a caveman act on her.

“You just let it slip.”

“Slip? What do you mean?”

Sam lifted her hand to his mouth and kissed her fingers. “If the converse is true, then I’m yours and you’ve finally agreed to marry me,” he said, the light in his eyes dangerous.

Marabeth pulled her hand out of his. “No I didn’t. And that brings up another subject. I want to learn karate,” she said.

“No.”

Marabeth laughed. “No? Just no? What do you mean no? Of course I can learn karate. All I have to do is hire a tutor.”

“Why would you want to learn karate? You have two body guards who are trained in martial arts and just about any weapon someone could put in front of you.”

“Don’t be condescending, Sam. I want to learn to defend you and myself. I don’t like being a target with no skills other than ensuring that my shoes match my dress.” “No. You don’t need to learn any self defense.”

“Why not?”

“Because you’re a girl.”

“Nice of you to notice, but now you’re simply being sexist. I’ll make some calls tomorrow and I’ll find someone to teach me. Manny will have the clearance paperwork on his desk in the morning.” She stopped for a moment and thought about that. “Actually, I’ll just have Rick or Mark teach me,” she said, referring to her two body guards. “You just said they were very skilled.”

“No,” he said and ran his fingers through his hair in frustration. “Marabeth, if you want to learn, then I’ll teach you.”

The car pulled up beside an Italian restaurant that Marabeth had been to before and enjoyed very much.

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