Rush

cleavage,
     though the material hugged her chest and clearly outlined the rounded mounds.
    She looked…sophisticated. It was a look she liked. It made her feel like she belonged
     in Gabe’s world.
    “Mia, I’d like to see it.”
    Gabe’s impatient voice filtered into the dressing room. She was surprised he hadn’t
     just stripped her down in the retail area. The saleslady had closed the boutique for
     Gabe’s visit and Mia and Gabe were the only two customers inside the store. For what
     Gabe was shelling out, it didn’t surprise Mia that the woman was only too eager to
     comply with his wishes.
    She opened the dressing room door and hesitantly slipped out. Gabe was sitting in
     one of the comfortable chairs in front of her room and his eyes blazed with immediate
     appreciation when his gaze settled on her.
    “It’s perfect,” he said. “You’ll wear that tonight.”
    He turned and motioned for the saleslady, who hurried over.
    “Find her shoes to match this dress. You can put together the rest of the items we
     decided on along with any others you think will suit her and have them delivered to
     my home.”
    The woman beamed. “Yes, sir.” Then she glanced at Mia’s feet. “What size are you,
     Miss Crestwell?”
    “Six,” Mia murmured.
    “I think I have the perfect pair of heels. I’ll go get them now.”
    A moment later, the saleslady returned with a pair of silver heels that looked to
     be about five inches high. Before Mia could tell her there was no way in hell she
     could walk in those, Gabe frowned.
    “She’ll kill herself in those. Find something a little more reasonable.”
    Undaunted, the saleslady hurried away again and returned shortly with a pair of sleek,
     sexy black heels that at least didn’t look as though they were held up by toothpicks.
    “Those are perfect,” Gabe said.
    He glanced at his watch, and Mia could see he was ready to be done. Without a word,
     she ducked back into the dressing room and slipped out of the dress, careful not to
     wrinkle it. After she put her clothes back on, she handed the dress out to the saleswoman
     to wrap along with the shoes.
    When she walked out of the dressing room, Gabe was standing, waiting for her. He put
     his hand on her back as they walked toward the front of the store, and it was like
     being scalded. Would her reaction to him ever diminish? Would there ever be a time
     he could touch her without eliciting a bone-deep shiver? It didn’t seem likely given
     the intensity of the attraction between them. They were like two magnets inexorably
     pulled together.
    After taking care of the purchases with the saleslady, Gabe ushered Mia outside to
     the waiting car and they began the ride back to his apartment. Knowing Caroline was
     going to wonder what the hell happened to her, Mia pulled out her phone and texted
     her friend.
    With Gabe. Not sure if I’ll stay over again tonight. Have an event to attend. Just
     went shopping, OMG. Will catch you up later.
    Gabe glanced curiously at her but didn’t comment. She slipped the phone back into
     her purse but mere seconds later, it rang. It was Jace’s ring tone and she dug through
     her purse again.
    Jace
, she mouthed to Gabe.
    Gabe nodded.
    “Hey, Jace,” Mia said as she answered the phone.
    “Mia, how are things going? Everything all right?”
    “Yes, of course. What about you? When are you and Ash going to be back?”
    It was an answer she dreaded because she knew when Jace returned there was no way
     for her to hide that she was working for Gabe. And no way to know how much speculation
     or gossip Jace would hear regarding her and Gabe. She wasn’t prepared to face Jace
     with this yet. Maybe never.
    “Day after tomorrow. Things are going well here. I just wanted to check in on you
     and make sure you were doing okay.”
    In the background, Mia heard the soft laughter of a woman and Ash’s voice. Her eyes
     widened as she remembered the chatter she’d overheard in the bathroom.
    “Where are you?” she asked.
    “In the hotel suite. We have one more meeting tomorrow and then we’re attending a
     social event for potential local investors tomorrow night. We’ll catch an early flight
     out the next morning and be back in New York by early afternoon.”
    If they were in the hotel suite, it was obvious that there was indeed a woman with
     Jace and Ash. It was clear there was a lot she hadn’t known about her brother. It
     was weird and kind of icky to suddenly know