"Ms. Wilson, a pleasure to meet you."
"You too sir." Soon, they were both seated and at exactly six in the evening, the meeting began.
     "I have received the names you sent to me and I remember specifically telling you that I needed a woman with a clean past record."
   The waiter came to take their orders. Cassie ordered a hamburger and coffee with milk while Mr. Carter ordered black coffee. The waiter gave them their orders and their bills. Calvin brought out his wallet as Cassie brought out her purse.
     "I'm perfectly capable of paying my bills sir."
Calvin ignored her and paid for them both. Cassie was angry.
   "I did say I could handle my own bills you know." She said angrily.
    Calvin looked at her, she looked breathtaking when she was angry. Her brown eyes seemed to be a bit bigger and dove- like. Her total outlook was entrancing as always but today, it was better. The wind had blown some strands of her curly hair down her face and she obviously wasn't aware.
  He absolutely loved the way her thick long black lashes swept down and up and the way her cream- coloured skin flushed in the cold. But why did she looked worried? Was she saying something!
    "Mr. Carter are you alright?"
Had he been staring? This was getting out of hand.
"Yes, I am. I was just lost in thoughts." Calvin said snapping out of his thoughts.
"As I was saying, the ladies you found all have bad records with men."
   "But you had them as dates at one time or the other sir, I just thought you would be more comfortable with them."
     "Ms. Wilson," he said lifting her chin and looking straight into her eyes "they are dates and that's all they will ever be."
     Cassie swallowed and averted her eyes to her coffee cup been taken away by the waiter. She fumbled with her bag and tried to think of a way not to look at Mr. Carter and get lost in those eyes that were like a stormy sea.
    "We should get going, it's getting late."
She said getting up.
"Good idea, I could drive you home."
"No, thank you." No way was she going to tell Mr. Carter the location of her house. Her mother would jump from her hospital bed and begin preparations for a wedding.
       "Well then, let me at least walk you down the walkway until we get to the parking lot a few blocks away."
   "That's ok."

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  They walked in silence, each lost in thoughts. Calvin desperately wanted to tuck those few errant strands of hair behind her ear or at least feel Thor texture. Instead, he put his hands into his pockets and walked with her. This was a rare opportunity and he couldn't afford to screw it up.
    Cassie's mind was in turmoil. Why was Mr. Carter so silent. Couldn't he just say a word? Why did she feel so drawn to him? "He's your boss Cassie, don't mess with him." Her inner voice told her.
        On getting to Calvin's car in the parking lot, he turned to look at her.
        "Are you sure , I shouldn't drop you off?"
        "Yes I am sure."
     "Very well then." He willed himself to get into his car and drive away but he couldn't overcome the temptation of that  brown hair. Cassie was just turning to leave when he caught her face and turned her towards him. He tucked that silky brown hair, behind her ears. Her eyes were wide with surprise. Gosh, she looked pretty "Turn around Calvin " he told himself. But his body seemed to be having a mind of its own this even.
         He took a step forward, she immediately took one step back, the surprise in her eyes changing to fear. He smiled. He could see her again in her pink bikini, his hand on that smooth skin.
        This time, he moved faster than she expected and caught her right before she could escape. She opened her mouth to scream and he took advantage of the opportunity. His mouth slammed down on her's and the world exploded.
       He slid his tongue into her mouth. She froze, and then loosened up when he began to tease her. Soon, they were both matching each other's passion as both their tongues duelled for who to take control. Calvin's hand slipped unconsciously to Cassie's waist pressing her hard against him. She responded by resting her hands on his neck and drawing him even closer. His mouth slid over her's and slanted over and over again. He never wanted it to end.

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     "I'm kissing my boss." Cassie's mind registered. She immediately pulled back putting enough distance between Calvin and herself. He looked just as shocked as she was.
He took a step closer. "Ms. Wilson, I...." she cut him off. "Good night sir."
She walked away too embarrassed to even look at him. She tried to ignore the tingling feeling on her swollen lips as she briskly walked away. Tomorrow was going to be a long day.