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Brenda Jackson
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English and French. More than once during the
course of their business meetings he would lapse
into French without realizing he’d done so, and
would quickly catch himself and revert back to
English. She smiled. He hadn’t yet figured out the
fact that she also spoke French, not as fluently as he
did but enough to get by. In fact she spoke several
different languages, thanks to all those classes she’d
taken while attending Georgetown. She had prepared
herself to tap into the international markets.
“Dominic, I’m glad you were able to meet with
me today.” She liked the fact that they were on a firstname
basis, a rule he had established the first time he
had walked into her office as a new client. She also
liked the fact that he had given her an appraisal from
head to toe, which meant this new cobalt-blue
business suit had made an impression. When she’d
purchased it yesterday, she’d hoped that it would.
“No problem, but I do have an important meeting
back at the hotel in a few hours, so my time with
you will have to be brief,” he informed her, breaking
into her thoughts.
“I understand. Please have a seat,” she said, coming
from behind her desk.
He took the chair she offered and she sat in the
one across from it, thinking it would be better not
to sit behind her desk. Although she would be
making what she considered a business proposition,
she wanted less formality than usual.