janet maple 05 - it doesnt pay to be bad by astor marie

Author:astor, marie [astor, marie]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2016-03-29T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

When she came in to work the next morning, Tina was relieved to hear that Laskin had taken a day off to accompany his wife to a doctor’s appointment. Not that she didn’t like Laskin—he’d been about the nicest person in the office to her—but her mind was all muddled and confused after last night and having the office to herself was a welcome surprise. She’d enjoyed her extravagant evening with Daniel Garrett much more than she dared to admit, and now she needed to get her thoughts in order.

Tina set her coffee on her desk and logged into her computer. She intended to delve into work and put Daniel Garrett out of her mind—not a very easy thing to do when committing his biography to memory was part of her assignment. Still, she was determined to confine her thoughts of Daniel to purely work-related matters. Never mind the extravagant helicopter ride to his mansion, the intimate tour of his estate, the romantic candlelit dinner, and the kiss that followed—it was all part of a job.

“How did it go with Garrett yesterday?”

At the sound of her colleague’s voice, Tina nearly spilled the entire contents of her coffee mug. “Janet, good morning! I didn’t see you in the doorway.”

“Sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you. Can I come in?”

“Sure.” Tina smiled brightly and took a long gulp of her coffee. Her dinner with Daniel had run very late last night and she needed all the caffeine she could get.

“So, how did it go?” Janet asked, perching herself on the edge of Tina’s desk.

“Fine. Just fine.” Tina did her best to sound nonchalant. “Daniel gave me a tour of his house and then we had dinner—”

“Tour of his house and dinner? I thought you were just going out for coffee.”

“That’s what I thought. But after the helicopter ride to his house, I couldn’t exactly turn him down when he suggested dinner. It was getting late and I was hungry—”

Janet’s eyebrows arched. “Garrett took you on a helicopter?”

“Yes—he said we would avoid traffic that way. I must say it was a very impressive date—” Tina broke off. “I meant that if it were a date, it would’ve been impressive. I bet he does it with all the girls— Not that I’m one of his girls—I told him as much, very professionally of course.”

Janet raised her palm in a soothing gesture. “Tina, Daniel Garrett is a very handsome and, from what I could tell, charming man. It’s only natural to feel attracted to him—”

Tina shook her head vehemently. “But I’m not— I’m not attracted to him in the least.”

“What I was going to say,” Janet continued, “is that it’s okay to be attracted to him. Just don’t let it get in the way of your job.”

“I won’t,” Tina said firmly. “Nothing will get in the way of my assignment because there isn’t anything between me and Daniel. This job is my chance to show Ham that I’ve got what it takes to be a part of this agency, and I’m not going to jeopardize that.

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