"Can I afford yours?"The two men talked about business for a while before Seth's secretary told him his first appointment for the day was there. He sl...d a slip of paper with a store name and address on it toward Erik before he stood up."He'll take care of you. There's no one in the diamond business that knows more than he does, Erik."Erik nodded but didn't reply. His mind was already figuring out what he could afford to spend and when he could sneak out to look at what they had. He checked his. " He visibly relaxed as I said, " No it's someone else... it's Maureen Dewar, remember her, used to do Lena's job a few years ago. Well she's got herself pregnant by some rich Arab chap. Gone to live in Bahrain. But don't tell anyone I told you." I knew I was on safe ground here. Maureen had gone back to live with her sister in Canada, where she was born. Brian wasn't likely to bump in to her and discover my lie.Brian sighed with relief, "Thank heavens for that. Even so, I think that we ought. ’ He closed the distance between them quickly, and then hauled her up to stand in front of him intending on telling her exactly what he thought of her. He pulled of the fabric that covered her eyes, and then he found himself transfixed by her face. Her blue eyes glittered with hatred, her cheeks were red with anger and indignation, and her full lips were slightly parted. He watched as her tongue darted out to touch her upper lip almost nervously. Then he crushed his lips harshly over hers,. Tammy turned and said, “Hey, what are you doing?”“I was just . . . I was . . . watching you,” I confessed.Smiling, she said seductively, “A little turned on, are we?” When I didn’t say anything, she said, “Hey, let’s dance in the moonlight.”“What about the men?” I whispered.“Oh, they’re probably all asleep by now,” she said.She danced toward me, moving erotically to the music. I basked in the scent of her soft hair and flesh. She leaned into me, her body feeling hot. I couldn’t stop myself from.