then Claire and Jane burst out laughing.
"Did you see the look on his face when he saw the ad with Kendra in the scarves?"
Between giggles Claire said, "Yeah, I thought he was going to have a stroke he turned so bright red."
"You have to admit it's a damn sexy shot." Jane pulled out the twelve by twelve glossy and laid it on the table.
"It certainly is sexy, but it isn't so in your face that it'll be yanked by the sensors."
"I can't wait for this to be over. We've both worked ourselves to the limit on this one, but I think the sales figures will show the effort was worth it." Jane began packing away the photos and posters. "You know I think I might even take a week off once this thing goes live. You should do the same, Claire."
Taking a week off sounded like a great plan. Maybe Ryan could get some time off too. The idea of spending a week with Ryan made Claire shiver. They could stay in bed the whole time, only getting up to order take away. Her blood heated and her heart rate sped up. Claire's breathing grew harsh and the flesh between her thighs throbbed. Damn, just thinking of Ryan sent her libido soaring.
"Claire? Are you all right?" Jane took a step toward her. "You look flushed, are you ill?"
She took a deep breath, tried to steady her racing pulse, and smiled at her friend. "I'm fine, it's just a little warm in here with this suit on," she lied. It wasn't that she didn't want to tell Jane about R yan, more that she wasn't sure what to tell her.
"Take your jacket off now that we're done. I'll help you take all this back to your office and then we can duck out for something to eat and drink."
"Can't, I've got to get started on sending all this back to Branded so they can go ahead with scheduling the campaign."
"Surely you've got thirty minutes to have some food, Claire." Jane sounded exasperated with her.
"Okay, fine but let me just make a couple of calls first and then we'll go." She glanced at her watch. "Actually, it's almost eleven now, by the time I make those calls it'll be close to twelve, and we can go to lunch." It would also give Claire some time to get herself under control.
"Sounds good. Where do you want to eat?"
They gathered up their things and left the conference room. "How about that nice café on the Quay?"
"The one that does those gorgeous desserts?"
Claire smiled. Jane was such a sucker for sweets. "Yeah, that one."
"Excellent." Jane leaned the portfolio of photos against the wall in Claire's office. "I'll be back at twelve."
"See you then." Claire skirted her desk and sat down with a sigh. She ached all over, but it was a pleasant hurt. It reminded her of last night and the pleasure she'd found in Ryan's arms. Goose bumps broke out as a ripple of desire flowed over her. Closing her eyes, Claire leaned her head back and savored the sensation. She squeezed her thighs together and squirmed in her seat, sending waves of pleasure through her pussy. Moisture dampened her panties and threatened to leak onto the back of her skirt.
The ringing of a phone in the outer office dragged Claire back to the here and now. Jeez, she had to stop this. Needed to put Ryan and all they'd done from her mind until she left work, or someone would catch on. She wasn't prepared to tell anyone what, or who, had her all flustered and aroused.
She pulled over her diary and address book, flicking through the pages until she had the week of the campaign launch open. After checking the number on Simone's business card, she reached for the phone and dialed the advertising agent. The woman was a visionary as far as Claire was concerned. Without fail Simone always managed to bring to life what Claire could see in her head—one more reason why Branded's exorbitant fees were acceptable.
Pleased with the way the winter range launch was shaping up, Claire had just hung up from talking with Simone when Jane walked back in.
"Ready?"
"Yep." Claire grabbed her purse from the bottom drawer of her desk. "Let me just run to
"Did you see the look on his face when he saw the ad with Kendra in the scarves?"
Between giggles Claire said, "Yeah, I thought he was going to have a stroke he turned so bright red."
"You have to admit it's a damn sexy shot." Jane pulled out the twelve by twelve glossy and laid it on the table.
"It certainly is sexy, but it isn't so in your face that it'll be yanked by the sensors."
"I can't wait for this to be over. We've both worked ourselves to the limit on this one, but I think the sales figures will show the effort was worth it." Jane began packing away the photos and posters. "You know I think I might even take a week off once this thing goes live. You should do the same, Claire."
Taking a week off sounded like a great plan. Maybe Ryan could get some time off too. The idea of spending a week with Ryan made Claire shiver. They could stay in bed the whole time, only getting up to order take away. Her blood heated and her heart rate sped up. Claire's breathing grew harsh and the flesh between her thighs throbbed. Damn, just thinking of Ryan sent her libido soaring.
"Claire? Are you all right?" Jane took a step toward her. "You look flushed, are you ill?"
She took a deep breath, tried to steady her racing pulse, and smiled at her friend. "I'm fine, it's just a little warm in here with this suit on," she lied. It wasn't that she didn't want to tell Jane about R yan, more that she wasn't sure what to tell her.
"Take your jacket off now that we're done. I'll help you take all this back to your office and then we can duck out for something to eat and drink."
"Can't, I've got to get started on sending all this back to Branded so they can go ahead with scheduling the campaign."
"Surely you've got thirty minutes to have some food, Claire." Jane sounded exasperated with her.
"Okay, fine but let me just make a couple of calls first and then we'll go." She glanced at her watch. "Actually, it's almost eleven now, by the time I make those calls it'll be close to twelve, and we can go to lunch." It would also give Claire some time to get herself under control.
"Sounds good. Where do you want to eat?"
They gathered up their things and left the conference room. "How about that nice café on the Quay?"
"The one that does those gorgeous desserts?"
Claire smiled. Jane was such a sucker for sweets. "Yeah, that one."
"Excellent." Jane leaned the portfolio of photos against the wall in Claire's office. "I'll be back at twelve."
"See you then." Claire skirted her desk and sat down with a sigh. She ached all over, but it was a pleasant hurt. It reminded her of last night and the pleasure she'd found in Ryan's arms. Goose bumps broke out as a ripple of desire flowed over her. Closing her eyes, Claire leaned her head back and savored the sensation. She squeezed her thighs together and squirmed in her seat, sending waves of pleasure through her pussy. Moisture dampened her panties and threatened to leak onto the back of her skirt.
The ringing of a phone in the outer office dragged Claire back to the here and now. Jeez, she had to stop this. Needed to put Ryan and all they'd done from her mind until she left work, or someone would catch on. She wasn't prepared to tell anyone what, or who, had her all flustered and aroused.
She pulled over her diary and address book, flicking through the pages until she had the week of the campaign launch open. After checking the number on Simone's business card, she reached for the phone and dialed the advertising agent. The woman was a visionary as far as Claire was concerned. Without fail Simone always managed to bring to life what Claire could see in her head—one more reason why Branded's exorbitant fees were acceptable.
Pleased with the way the winter range launch was shaping up, Claire had just hung up from talking with Simone when Jane walked back in.
"Ready?"
"Yep." Claire grabbed her purse from the bottom drawer of her desk. "Let me just run to
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