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she
asked Mary if there was another photocopier anywhere that she could
use. After being directed to the tech room which was three floors
down, Isobel hurried off to complete her list, breathing a huge
sigh of relief when it was done.
     
    She hurried back up to her own desk
and gave Mary a smile and a thumbs-up as she passed her. She picked
up her completed list and was just turning to go to Tyler’s office
when disaster struck; Julie had been walking by with a mug of
coffee in her hand, and as Isobel turned the woman knocked into
her, spilling hot liquid down her front.
     
    “Oh my God! I am so sorry! I didn’t see
you there!” Isobel thought she detected a hint of sarcasm to the
girl’s voice, but was too busy trying to mop herself up with a
paper towel to take much notice. But then Julie continued talking,
and there was absolutely no doubt about her intentions. “Maybe that
will teach you not to step on toes and to make sure you stay out of
my way,” she hissed as she walked away, not giving Isobel a chance
to say anything.
     
    Drying herself up as much
as she could, Isobel hurried to her new boss’s door, giving it a
knock and waiting patiently for a response.

 
    ~

Chapter Three
     
    ~
     

 
     
    “Come in.” Tyler’s deep, masculine
voice sent shivers down her spine. Or maybe that was nerves? Either
way, she opened the door and walked in on shaking legs, coming to a
stop in front of his desk and waiting patiently for him to say
something.
     
    Without looking up from what he was
reading, Tyler’s gruff, sexy voice asked her the question she’d
been expecting. “So, Isobel, how did it go today?”
     
    “Pretty good I think, Tyler.” She
hoped her voice sounded more confident than she actually felt.
“There were a few little hiccups, but I managed to get all of the
tasks you set me accomplished.”
     
    His head shot up at that, and his
raised eyebrows showed his surprise. “You did? I’m impressed.” He
smiled up at her, and something inside her quivered. “I’ll be
honest with you; I didn’t expect you to complete even half of those
tasks.” His smile got warmer. “What was the most difficult part of
your day?”
     
    Isobel chuckled wryly. “That would
either be the photocopier or the filing cabinet. Take your pick
because they were both bitches.” She slapped a hand over her mouth
in horror at swearing in front of him. “I’m so sorry! I meant to
say that they were both difficult!” She was mortified at her
slip-up, but relaxed a little when Tyler simply laughed her goof
off.
     
    “Don’t panic. I’m not going to fire
you over bad language; unless it’s in front of a client, of
course.” He smiled at her again, and she wished that her pulse
would stop racing enough for her to catch her breath. “I have to be
honest, Isobel, I’m extremely impressed by what you’ve achieved
today. I didn’t think for one minute that you’d get even half of
your work done.”
     
    He gave a wry chuckle. “I should have
known though, considering how you impressed me by getting the job
in the first place. I have to admit to liking people who take the
initiative, and you certainly did that, didn’t you?”
     
    Isobel frowned in confusion. “I’m
sorry, Tyler, but I’m not sure what you mean.”
     
    “Come on, Isobel. Did you really
expect me to not remember last night, or everything we talked
about? I would most certainly have remembered if I’d told you to
come and see me today to start work here. I may have been a little
tipsy, but I was still in control of my senses.” He frowned as
though enjoying a private thought. “I never lose control; in
anything. I just thought I’d play along and see how far you were
willing to go, and how well you handled the pressure of working for
me.”
     
    He looked at her again, more closely
this time. “Did you have an accident?”
     
    Isobel groaned quietly. Of course he
would have to notice the dark brown coffee stain that was all over
the