power and authority, with a dash of arrogance. Damn, the man packed a one-two punch.
A deep woof echoed down the corridor. I saw Liam frown. I heard another woof. What in the world?
We swiveled and I spotted a giant Saint Bernard bounding toward us.
I froze. I wasn’t exactly a dog person. I’d been bitten by one doing surveillance on a cheating husband once. This one was big.
Really big.
And moving at full speed, a leash trailing behind it.
Liam shoved his coffee at me. I grabbed it, just as he stepped in front of me.
The dog did an expert dodge around Liam and jumped. Its paws hit me in the chest and I sucked in a shocked breath. I fell backward.
Strong arms caught me and my arms flailed. The dog jumped down.
My file went flying one way, and the coffee cup slammed into Liam’s chest. Its lid flew off, and coffee spilled all over the fine gray fabric of his shirt.
Shit. It had to be hot. Without thinking, I pivoted, snatched a water bottle off a desk nearby and then tossed the water on him.
It caught his face and soaked his shirt.
He blinked, water dripping down his cheeks.
Oh. God. I’d just thrown coffee and water on a billionaire.
He arched an eyebrow. “I wasn’t wet enough?”
“I was worried the coffee would scald you!”
The dog, clearly still excited, circled us, barking.
The leash had become tangled around our legs, and I felt it go taut. “Watch out—”
“Shit,” Liam barked out.
He fell backward and I pitched forward.
He landed on his back and I landed smack on top of him. My mouth hit his, and our teeth clicked together.
I wasn’t sure if I was embarrassed, horrified, or some other emotion that should make me want to crawl into bed and never come out.
The scent of coffee was strong, but under it, I picked up a masculine cologne—the woody smell of sandalwood. I had a sandalwood candle and it was my favorite.
He cupped the back of my head. “Are you all right?”
“Actually, you make a pretty good place to land.” I winced. “Crap, that might have come out wrong.”
He smiled.
I was up close and personal with that sexy smile. My lips just inches from his. His hard body stretched out under mine.
Then a furry head stuck itself in our faces and started licking.
Ew. I tried to push up and heard Liam grunt.
“Watch that knee.”
Shit. I tried to fend off the very-happy-to-see-us-dog, and not emasculate Liam Kensington at the same time, and felt something well up in my chest.
“Don’t you dare.” Liam brought us both up to sitting. I was practically in his lap.
Laughter burst out of me. I was laughing so hard, my chest hurt.
Liam shook his head, but he was smiling. He gripped the dog’s collar. “You, sit.”
The dog sat its huge butt down, tongue lolling in a size-large, doggy grin.
“I…you…” I couldn’t control my laugher. “Mr. Kensington—”
“Since we’ve been horizontal together, and kissed, you should call me Liam. And I’ll call you Penn.”
My laughter broke off. “We didn’t kiss.”
“Lips touched. That’s a kiss.”
“It is not!” The very last thing I needed to be thinking about was kissing Liam Kensington, in the middle of a damn undercover investigation.
A male assistant appeared, racing down the corridor. When he saw us, he skidded to a halt, horror reflected in his wide eyes. He looked at the dog, at us on the floor, at Liam’s wet, coffee-stained shirt.
“Sir, I am so, so sorry. Mrs. Newhouse is here for an investment meeting, and she insisted on bringing that monster…I mean, dog, with her.”
“It’s fine, Richard. No harm done, except for my shirt.”
The assistant grabbed the dog’s lead and yanked the giant canine away, still mumbling apologies.
In a lithe move, Liam rose to his feet and held out a hand to me.
I took his hand, and felt a funny tingle up my arm. I barely resisted snatching my hand away.
Then, he towed me down the hall.
“What are you doing?” I tried to tug my hand free. “My file—”
He snatched the file up on the way past. “I need to change my shirt. I keep a spare in my office. Your hair is loose, and you’re untucked. You can freshen up in my bathroom.”
The man had a hard grip and kept ahold of me. We sailed past a startled Eleanor, and into his office.
I blinked. How did the man get any work done in here? It looked like the entire city was stretched out below us. I’d spend all day staring at the