"You must be Michelle Jones," she heard him say, with a twinkle in his eyes and a knowing smile.
Mickey was pole axed. She never thought she'd see the man from the plane again. And here he was. This was the difficult client her boss had sent her to see. "What did I ever do to deserve this?" Mickey wondered to herself.
"Uh, yes, I'm Michelle Jones. Please, call me Mickey, Mr. Grant." Mickey's mouth was suddenly dry, and the temperature in the office must have been at least 100 degrees.
"Call me Tim," he said, coming over to shake her hand. The thought of where that hand had been a few hours ago made her blush. She mumbled something incoherently while returning the handshake.
Reaching for her briefcase, she asked, "Well then, shall we get started?" She sat her case down on the desk and opened it up. Pulling out a sheaf of papers, she realized he hadn't answered her.
She looked up to see him staring at her. Mickey was waiting for him to comment on the flight, but he was quiet. The tension was killing her. She was nervous and sweating. Finally, she could take no more.
"Look, I know this is awkward, but if we could get these papers signed I could get out of here. I need your signature here, and here," she said, pointing to the papers.
Still he just watched her. Mickey wanted to slap him just to snap him out of his trance. She was uncomfortable, and to be honest, a little turned on again. Thinking back to what he'd done to her on that plane had her feeling a familiar tug low in her belly.
He finally broke his silence. "I actually wanted my people to look over those again before I signed them. I'm just not sure if this is the direction I want my career to take."
Mickey knew that his people had looked at this contract at least 5 times in the last 2 months. They hadn't asked for any changes, or more money. She, and her boss, really didn't know what the hold up was.
"Mr. Grant, um, Tim, I really think that this is a good deal for you and us. We're not asking for much, and you will be getting a lot of good publicity. Your team thinks this is a great deal, and they want you to sign as well." Mickey was getting frustrated. She just wanted away from this man with the flirty dimples and the wicked tongue.
"Maybe we should go over it one more time. I just want to be sure. My career is at stake here." He seemed to be genuinely concerned, but Mickey had met prima donnas before and was skeptical. However, she really wanted this to be over, so she agreed.
He led her to a couch at the back of the office, and they sat down. She gave him the contract and waited for him to go over it. He began to read through it, and Mickey couldn't help but admire his profile. A strong, straight nose, slight stubble on is cheeks, and that chin. She never did get to nibble that chin...
"Hello? Are you still with me?" she heard him ask her. She raised her eyes to his and felt a blush creep up her neck. He was staring right into her eyes, right into her it seemed. She cleared her throat and said, "Sorry, I was thinking about something else."
A slow, sexy smile spread across his face, his dimples making another appearance. "Really? I think I'd like to know what you were thinking about. Anything good?" he asked, mischief playing behind those bright green eyes.
"This is ridiculous!" Mickey thought to herself. She couldn't work like this. "Just talk about the plane and get it over with," she mused.