She’s beautiful, but she keeps every man I know at arm’s length.”
“She did say something about how getting involved with other lawyers is nothing but trouble professionally.”
He glanced at his computer monitor. Sex video I wrapped my arms lightly around her slim shoulders and looked down to find her looking back and up at me with her eyebrows raised in a slightly challenging expression. “Just scraped and bruised, I think.”
She sucked on her lower lip. Of course I did.”
“Good. Of course I did.”
“Good. A smile that should be registered as a lethal weapon, even through the streaks of mud and sweat across her face. The legal community gossips more than my college sorority. It usually doesn’t bother me but sometimes I have to cover some rough ground for my job, and it helps. Hi, I’m Ben McLoughlin.”
She started to stick out her hand and then thought better of it.
