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.`Reed, no matter what assumption you’ve come to about Marc and I, or what he let you believe, I did not spend the weekend with him,’ she stated calmly.Uncertainty flickered in the stormy green depths of his eyes, and she knew she had been wise not to fire his temper any more than it already was.`I called you,’ he bit out.`Several times during the last couple of days.You were never there.’ She sighed.`I went home to visit my parents for the weekend.’ His eyes narrowed disbelievingly.`You never go home,’ he accused.`That isn’t true, Reed,’ she rebuked with a frown.`Admittedly I haven’t been home all that often.’ ‘Once in the seven months you’ve worked for me!’ She frowned.`I haven’t been counting.’ ‘Well I have!’ `Why?’ She eyed him suspiciously.`Did you see Jason while you were at home?’ He didn’t answer her question.The colour in her cheeks gave him his answer.`We did meet ‘`I’ll be in my office if you need me,’ he cut in coldly.`Otherwise I don’t want to be disturbed.’ Her first instinct was to follow him, but she didn’t know what she would say even if she did do that.She had explained about Marc, but there was no way she could have explained about Jason.Marc came into her office once he knew Reed was safely out to lunch.`If Moham-med won’t come to the mountain.’ Darcy glared at him.`You have all the sensitivity of a mountain!’ `Hey, don’t blame me for Reed’s insecurities,’ he chided lightly, sitting in the chair opposite her desk to stretch out his long legs in front of him.`That’s ridiculous.Reed is the most self-confident man I know,’ she scorned.`Except when it comes to you,’ Marc drawled.`What on earth do you mean?’ she frowned.He shrugged.`If you have a day to spare become lovers and you still know nothing about his feelings!’ Wings of colour highlighted her cheeks at the statement.`We ‘ `Yes?’ Marc quirked mocking brows as he sensed she had been about to deny his claim.`God, the man waits months to make love to you and then he makes a complete hash of it!’ he burst out disgustedly.`Now if it had been me But then, you aren’t in love with me,’ he sighed dismissively.The colour deepened in her cheeks.‘I.” ‘Uh uh,’ he warned lightly.`It’s naughty to tell lies.’ She pulled a face at him.`When did you get to be so wise and allknowing?’ `And being nasty to me isn’t going to help either,’ he told her goodnaturedly.`Even an insensitive idiot like me can see you’re in love with Reed.’ `Then why did you invite me out if you knew I felt that way about him?’ She frowned her puzzlement.Marc grinned again.`I could say I decided to lend a hand to true love and romance and pushed Reed into action because of jealousy and desperation,’ he drawled.`But then I’d be lying,’ he admitted lightly.`I’m not above trying to take advantage of another man’s stupidity.’ It was impossible to remain angry with this man, he just never took anyone or anything seriously! `You’re impossible!’ she told him, half-laughing, half-serious.`If I had any sense I’d ask you to leave.’ ‘Ah, but then you would never get to hear how Reed feels about you; he certainly doesn’t seem to be about to tell you!’ Marc scorned impatiently.Darcy sighed.`I know how Reed feels about me; I remind him of his mother.’ `His what?’ Marc burst into peals of stunned laughter.`It isn’t funny.’ She glared at him.`Reed finally took you to bed and then told you you remind him of his mother?’ `No,’ she rebuked crossly.`I just know he finds my forgetfulness as irritating as he finds his mother’s vagueness.’ Marc shook his head disgustedly.`I don’t know what went on in Florida-not all of it, anyway,’ he added mockingly.`But I thought Reed had more sophistication than to have allowed things to have deteriorated between you this badly.He.’ ‘Are you back again?’ Reed scowled at them both from the doorway
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