Mixing Business With Pleasure (Love Conquers All Book 2) Read Online Free Page B

work together in more a healthy relationship?”
    “Right!”
    “Okay, then it's a must we go out to lunch.”
    “I'm glad you see it in my point of view.  12:00?  I'll pick you up.”
    Tiffany laughed, “You know where my office is.”  She shook her head and left.  He enjoyed messing with her and he was sure she could give as much as she could take.
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    “It's 12:00 and your carriage waits.”  Tiffany looked up at Matt and she tried to force a smile.  She still wasn't convinced she should accept his invitation to lunch, but she didn't know a graceful way to get out.
    “Okay, let me put my voicemail on so that if anyone calls.”  She punched in the code and then turned off her light.  “Where are we going?”
    He shrugged, “You're call.”
    “How about that restaurant at the corner, it's new.  It serves Mexican.  Would that be alright with you?”
    “Sounds good to me.”  He put out his arm to link hers and she pushed it away.  She then looked around the office and saw that an employee, Bruce, was watching them intently.  “Sorry,” he whispered.
    She didn't respond, what was done was done; she just had to be more careful.  She didn't want the office to think that they were having an affair on the side.  That would be bad news for everyone involved.  He opened the door for him, but she figured it was because he was a gentleman and nothing else.  “Thank you,” she replied quietly as she got in and he hurried to the other side.  Once they were on their way to the restaurant she turned to him.  “We have to be careful.”
    “About what?”
    “We can't have people starting rumors that we're dating.  You don't understand, it really is a company policy and I don't want either one of us to get into trouble.”
    “They can believe what they want.  We know the truth.”
    “Yeah but, it's our word against theirs and if they strongly believe we're having an affair they could cause trouble, even if it isn't true.”
    “You're right, but what happened to you being the boss?  I mean, don't you have a say in things like that?”
    “I'm not the one that makes the rules and I can't just say I'm the boss and what's my business stays my business.  So, there's no way around it.  What we have is simply platonic, but we have to be even less than that when co-workers see us.  We can't let them see us doing anything or going anywhere.  If they do, we have to make up excuses.”  She paused for a moment, “It's the only way I can be your friend, outside of work.”
    She didn't know if he truly understood, but she had to pray that she was getting through to him.  “Fine, if someone says something I'll say that you had a meeting and needed me to go with you.  It won't be unusual, because it's happened before.”
    Tiffany let out a breath, “Okay that's good.  We'll stick with that.”
    They pulled into the restaurant and she quickly opened the door, not giving him the chance.  When they walked into the restaurant she noticed how busy they were and she hoped that no one was there that they knew or their first day of being friends outside of work would be over.  She glanced out around the room as the hostess led them to a table.  She sighed with relief when she placed them in the back.  “Thank you,” she heard Matt say as they sat down.
    “So far so good,” she mumbled under her breath.
    “What was that?”  He asked as he looked down at his menu.
    “Nothing, I'm starved.”  She lied as she looked in the menu.  It was only a few minutes before she placed the menu down and knew what she wanted.  When he looked at her with a curious expression she laughed, “I'm a very decisive woman.  It doesn't take me long to decide what I want.  He mumbled something she couldn't quite make out.  “Did you say something?”
    “Nope, just thinking about what I want.”  She knew that wasn't true, but it was supposed to be a celebration and she didn't want to