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breath hissing annoyed commands in his ear. The more he did as she asked, the more annoyed she became. All the time, he thought about Alice whispering sweet nothings in Andrew’s ear and it frankly pissed him off. “Finally,” Sue hissed. “You’re not good at taking orders, Hatter.” She placed a hand on his knee and he jumped. “You are quite sexy, though. I’m planning to go back to the lake after this. Why don’t you join me?”
    “Uh...” He was saved from commenting when Hopps congratulated everyone on a job well done. Obviously he and Sue were the last to finish.
    “Now, the WC’s, weakest communicators, will move one spot to their right and begin the puzzle with a new partner.” It was music to his ears.
    “Good luck dealing with her.” Sue patted his leg and got up to move. He still couldn’t see, but he felt the sensation of heat when Alice took her place by his right side. He angled the puzzle closer to her and heard her sharp intake of air as his arm brushed against her. He couldn’t stop grinning as she whispered the first move he needed to make.
    “I can’t hear you, Alice. Move closer to my ear.” He damn sure could hear her, but he wanted her closer.
    “Okay, hat off.” He felt her remove his hat and brush his hair back behind his ear. He nearly moaned at the sensation, but clenched the board in his hands as if to keep from grabbing her soft body. She leaned so close that her lips brushed his earlobe as she whispered.
    “Slide the top piece to the left. Good. Now the second piece in the second row moves up. Nice.” She calmly followed every command with a reward. He loved it. Disappointment mixed with pride as she whispered that they were finished. “Excellent work Wayne. We’re the first ones done. And Mr. Hopps looks...perplexed. You’re right. I just can’t win with that man.”
    “Great job Alice. I’d happily work with you any day.” Or night, given the opportunity. She remained quiet beside him. “Are you all right?” He leaned in her direction to whisper.
    “Yes.” He heard a hesitation in her tone.
    “Yes, but?”
    “You’re too good to be true. Are you a spy sent here to get me fired?”
    “No, why would you get fired?”
    “Because all I want to do right now is jump in your lap.” He barely heard her, but he didn’t miss the soft brush of her lips against his earlobe. A shiver of sharp heat stole his breath. “Sorry, I shouldn’t have said that.” He felt her pull away, but before he could give her carte-blanche to any part of his anatomy she slid over to her next partner and he found himself stuck with Harrison.
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    Alice could not believe what an idiot she’d been to come on to the Asset Manager. Her home, her car, even her poodle, Princess’ future depended on her paycheck. She should have known better than to kiss his ear. But good heavens the man smelled eatable! She tripped on a root sticking up and barely caught herself from falling into Kitty. As usual, she was at the back of the pack. She did notice that Wayne had slowed his pace. Though he hadn’t approached her, she sensed his gaze on her more than once that morning as they prepared for the hike. Of course, the man couldn’t move without Susan right at his elbow. She seemed particularly aggressive with him; even going so far as to ask him to check her over for ticks. The slut!
    She heaved a sigh and tried to concentrate on her footing, and breathing. The climb showed her that she needed to start exercising more. Her body was out of shape and protesting every step. Maybe walking Princess on the dog trail every Saturday morning would help the painful stitch in her side? Then they could finish the morning with a hot caramel latte and a chocolate croissant. A giggle bubbled up in her throat. Kitty turned to give her a concerned look.
    “I’m all right. Keep going.” She stopped for a second to catch her breath.
    “I can wait for you.” Kitty offered.
    “No, keep moving. I’m