Playboy Boss, Live-In Mistress. Kelly Hunter

tucked her legs against her seat as Lex swept past her. Keep going, Lex, well done, breathe out.

      ‘Good news,’ he said as he settled into his seat, his voice casual, as if he’d decided to forget all about their earlier altercation. ‘We’re landing in Singapore in twenty minutes. We can go into the terminal. Stretch our legs, stock up on airport novels and newspapers. There’s an executive lounge area that has internet access. Showers too.’

      ‘So much to do, so little time,’ she said, but she was grateful for both the impending stopover and Lex’s efforts to put their relationship back on its normal footing. Forgetting all about the upheavals of the last ten minutes was a mighty fine plan to her way of thinking. Being able to get away from Lex for a spell was an even better idea. ‘You shop, I’ll shower.’

      ‘A good PA would stay by my side and see to my needs,’ he said.

      She knew the basic philosophy but even so… ‘Even in transit?’

      ‘Especially in transit.’ Lex smiled grimly. He’d been doing that a lot lately. ‘Maybe it’s a good thing I was prepared to take you on and train you up. Imagine if you’d taken that job with the oil sheik in Dubai? OPEC would never have been the same again.’

      ‘The sheik didn’t think I’d make a mess,’ she said tartly. ‘He thought I could do it.’

      ‘The sheik was besotted with you, Sienna,’ said Lex darkly.

      Unfortunately, Lex was correct. It was one of the reasons she hadn’t taken the job. The other reason, and it galled her to admit it, had been her lack of experience in all matters pertaining to the business of being a good personal assistant. She’d needed experience. Lex had needed an assistant for a month while he was in Australia. Sienna had no aversion whatsoever to visiting the colonies. Sienna had long overdue personal business she could attend to while in Australia. The entire plan had seemed like such a good idea.

      At the time.

      ‘Thank you for agreeing to this, Lex,’ she said awkwardly. ‘I do appreciate it. Really. And I didn’t mean to question your business ethics, earlier. I just…wanted to understand.’

      ‘And now that you do?’ He looked wary. Defensive. ‘Do you still want to be my PA for the month, Sienna?’

      ‘Yes.’ She shoved her newfound awareness of him aside, took another deep breath and collected her scattered wits. ‘If you’re skilful enough to take bits and pieces of broken companies and put them together in ways that work, then I’m all for it. I was in fix-it mode before. Now I’m thinking salvage. Corporate recycling. I’m all for recycling.’

      ‘Recycling,’ he said disbelievingly.

      ‘Absolutely.’ She offered up a smile for good measure.

      ‘You’ve missed your calling,’ he told her. ‘Corporate public relations needs you.’

      Sienna felt her smile widen. This was the Lex she knew and understood. This Lex she could handle. ‘So what exactly is it that you want me to do while we’re in transit?’

      He stared at her through narrowed assessing eyes and Sienna stared back with as much calm as she could muster. After what seemed like an eternity Lex bestowed on her a smile an angel would’ve been proud of. He was up to something. Nothing surer.

      ‘Tell you what…’ he said graciously. ‘I’ll shower, you hold the towel.’