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The few times I’ve run into him around town, he’s always been this commanding, calming, yet ridiculously grumpy presence.
And that’s the other problem. I like him—a little more than I probably should. If I still believed that forever existed for me, he’s the man I’d go for. He ticks boxes I didn’t even know needed ticked, and he makes me crave things that I’ve never admitted to anyone.

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Matchmaking isn’t really rocket science if you understand people, what drives them, and what they want. Tyler wants his assistant. He just doesn’t think he’s allowed to have her because he’s her boss. But when faced with the possibility of her starting a family without him? Well, the obstacles he’s created for himself stop feeling insurmountable and start looking a lot more like problems to solve.

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I roll out of bed, the morning light stabbing at me through the gaps in the curtains. An overzealous bird chirps somewhere outside, making me grit my teeth. Coffee. I need coffee. Strong enough to kick me back to life and maybe douse the remnants of last night’s misadventures in X-rated dreamland.