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You mean Dad is standing his ground and not going along with your progressive
ideas.
Wind energy is the wave of the future. If we lived in corn country, I d be growing
it as a cash crop for ethanol in addition to the sugar beets. We need to diversify.
I know. I know. So what do you need from me?
She happened to agree with him about the wind energy stuff. The family needed to
get in on the ground floor and work with Whirlwind. The only problem she had with
this business deal was Whirlwind Energy itself. Right after she came back from her wild
night with Rigo a month ago, she d been curious about him, wanting to know more
before she called him to make contact again. She found a wonderful portrait of him on
his company s corporate About us page& along with a listing of corporate divisions. A
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listing that shattered her burgeoning dreams of a future with Rigo because Whirlwind
Energy was one of his company s divisions.
As soon as she saw the web page, she d known that all she could ever have with
Rigo was that one night. If she called him again and the family pursued the wind
energy business, Rigo might think she d bedded him in order to further the deal. She
couldn t wouldn t let him believe that, so she hadn t called. No matter how badly
she d wanted to. Even so, she d kept his card safely tucked into her purse. Wishing for
something that could never be.
You have access to databases and stuff, right? Well, give me some statistics about
wind energy.
I ve already done that. Whirlwind provided information too.
You know Dad. He doesn t believe anything Whirlwind has to say. He wants
something independent.
I m independent?
You re a librarian, aren t you? Well, who s more objective than a research
librarian?
Erika laughed. Baby brother, I m no research librarian.
Okay, reference librarian. It s the same thing, isn t it?
Not exactly. But let me see what I can do. Maybe I can find something else. If I
can t find anything, I can probably make some contacts at other libraries in the state to
get some help. How soon do you need it?
Andy looked at his watch. About five minutes?
Erika s jaw dropped. What?
The head of Whirlwind is meeting me here in five minutes then we re going to go
out to the farm to talk to Dad.
Rigo is coming here? In five minutes? she squeaked. No way. Erika stood up,
intending to run for the bathroom to brush her hair and put on makeup.
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Rigo? Holy shit, you know him, don t you? Erika froze and turned to glare at
Andy, who grinned like a cat with a fat canary. He s the hot guy from Minneapolis you
told me about. The one you had the wall-banging one-nighter with.
Andy, if you tell anyone I ll
Oh, I won t tell anyone. Maybe.
Anders Olaf Larson, don t you dare threaten me!
He burst into laughter. Had you going though, didn t I, big sister?
Oh really. You re such an ass. She glared at him with her hands on her hips. Then
she heard the door open.
Erika turned. Please let it not be him& But it was. Rigo stood on the threshold,
staring at her and she stared back. Her nipples hardened immediately, her pussy
dampened and her clit began to throb. All in reaction to a man she hadn t seen in a
month.
Damn it! She finally saw him again and she looked like hell. Sloppy red-checked
shirt and blue denim capris. No makeup and she probably had ink or glue on her
somewhere. Even worse, she smelled of Eau de Goo Gone because she d been cleaning
books just before Andy came in. The only thing she had on that looked good were her
Ava Darling heels, but he couldn t even see those with the desk between them and right
now, she wanted to crawl under her desk to hide.
Erika? He walked slowly over to the desk, his eyes wide. As if he d seen a ghost.
Erika Bergstrom, is that you?
She nodded wordlessly.
Do you know how many Erika Bergstroms live in Minnesota?
She shook her head.
Hundreds. My assistant is only halfway through the list.
Halfway through what list?
The list of Erika Bergstroms. I m having her call them& one by one.
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Erika s mouth dropped open. Call them? All of them?
Sí, querida. I meant what I said when you left.
That if she didn t contact him after she got home, he d find her. She couldn t believe
it. He d really meant it. Rigo wanted her. Not just for sex but for a relationship. What
was she going to do?
What did he say when you left, Erika? Andy asked. Her brother always had a
dangerous curiosity about her life. She turned to tell him so when Rigo interrupted.
Of what business is it of yours, Andy? You know the lady?
Andy glanced back and forth between them. You mean he doesn t know?
Erika bit her lip and shook her head.
Well, shit. He turned to Rigo. Yeah, I know her, and it s my business because
she s my sister.
Sister? Rigo looked at her in surprise, a frown building between his brows.
You re a Larson?
She could almost hear him wondering if she d sought him out. But how could she
have? He d hit on her, not the other way around.
Larson is my maiden name. I m divorced and I have two adult daughters.
Adult?
Oh God. This was so bad. If he wanted her before, he didn t now. He couldn t
because he looked horrified. Erika straightened. She was proud of her girls and proud
of herself for rearing them mostly alone. Yes. My twin daughters just graduated from
college last weekend.
He frowned. You must have been a baby yourself when you had them.
Erika shrugged, gratified that he didn t think she looked old.
She was. Erika was eighteen when they were born. Her asshole ex divorced her ten
years later. Andy answered the question she hadn t. She s amazing.
I know that, Rigo agreed.
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Andy, would you please shut up? she growled, blushing in reaction to her
brother s staunch support but pleased with Rigo s agreement.
Rigo continued to study her as if he was trying to figure her out. This was what
she d feared that he d think she d screwed him to seal the deal. Could this get worse?
Andy watched Rigo, out-frowning him, if that was possible. Andy crossed his arms
over his chest.
If you think my sister knew who you were a month ago, you couldn t be more
wrong, Torbellino.
How do you know? How do I?
Because it s just not something Erika would ever do. You ever wonder why she
didn t call you back when you asked her to? She s curious as a cat. If you think she
didn t research you after she got home, you re a freaking idiot. And I don t think you re
an idiot.
Rigo sighed, rubbing the back of neck then looked at Erika. Is that the truth?
Erika nodded. I don t want you to think& She shrugged. It was special. Okay?
Sí, it was.
Was. Past tense. Erika looked away, blinking tears back so he wouldn t see. I have
to lock up and finish the closing routine. Erika picked up her door keys. Andy, you
know how to search the databases. Go get started while I lock the doors and make sure
all the readers have left.
Erika almost ran away from the two men. She d known Rigo would think the worst.
With his money and power, how could he not? In his place, she would. Still, it hurt. Her
night with Rigo was the most wonderful of her life. She d never been that in tune with a
man before. Hell, she d never had that many orgasms before either.
Erika locked the door and followed closing procedures on autopilot. She checked
the stacks to make sure no one was still looking for books or napping in a corner. She
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