"No, absolutely not," Laney said vehemently.
"Please," Claudia begged, batting long mascaraed eyelashes at her young, deadly bodyguard. "Just one? I'm about to go to New Zealand on my honeymoon. You're about to go to Japan to visit your family. We won't see each other for a whole month! Who will it possibly hurt?"
Laney kept the desk between them and glared murderously at the tall, beautiful blond woman. "The last time I let you hug me you cried and nearly ruined your wedding makeup. You almost made me cry. This hugging thing is unacceptable. Everyone around here wants hugs. Hugging is not part of my contract."
Claudia looked stricken and then nodded slowly, hanging her head. Her bottom lip quivered slightly and she said quietly, "I understand. You don't want to cross that line with me
