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Chapter Two:

Ric just stood there confused, his body unable to move. Claudia stared back at him with a look almost matching his.

Claudia, who was starting to feel uncomfortable, thought to herself, "just sit damn it and where in the hell have I seen you before."

Ric was racking his brain, he too remembered her.

Finally, Claudia, the lesser impatient of the two asked, "Why are you standing there? Sit, we need to talk about the waterfront piers."

"I don't think that's a good idea," Ric said then continued "I was just um... looking for my father... Trevor Lansing, I thought he would be here."

Claudia smiled and answered, "Trevor is not here right now. He left right before you got here, but that doesn't mean we can't talk. You know try to figure things out."

"Like I said I don't think that's a good idea," Ric continued, "I'll just come back another time." Ric turned around and started to head out the door.

Claudia flew up from the couch and grabbed him by the arm pulling him to face her. Ric looked at the desperation in her eyes.

"Please don't go, don't leave." She spoke softly.

They both were surprised at her request. Claudia mostly, because she didn't understand how the hell it came from her mouth. I am not a needy woman she told herself, why is this man having this effect on me?

She looked and wondered if she banged her head on the wall, if it might bring her back to sanity.

She pulled herself together. She tried again, "We really need to discuss busin..." Claudia didn't finish her sentence. Ric, who was completely amused leaned forward, capped her face with his strong hands and kissed her softly on the lips.

He leaned back, caressing her checks and forcefully took her lips. As he pushed with his tongue she allowed him entry into her mouth.

Their tongues exploring, wanting to feel each other as much as they could. Ric pulled her tight and they could hear the pounding of each other's hearts.

So familiar they each thought, so familiar.

Johnny Zacharra was pissed, what the hell is his sister doing? He went to go get a file out of his father's office and saw the man they had just talked about staying away from seducing his sister.

He left before they had seen him and actually wondered if his sister was the one seducing him. He shook his head and hoped Claudia knew what she was doing. He just could not be bothered.

He had a mission of his own.

He was heading to Jake's. He had met a beautiful bartender who had just started working there two weeks ago.

He had never seen a woman quite as beautiful as Isabella Rodriguez.

When he first saw her two weeks ago behind the bar instead of Coleman, he knew he was in trouble. She had taken his breath away without even realizing that she did.

Johnny found himself spending more and more of his time at Jake's. He wanted to know everything there was to know about Isabella.

They would spend their nights at the bar when it was not crowded, getting to know each other.

Johnny found himself feeling connected and captivated by her.

As he walked into the bar, he immediately saw her. An instant smile covered his face. As he got closer, he groaned and felt the blood in his body becoming hotter.

God, was she beautiful. Isabella was wearing a purple tank top with dark blue colored jeans, a cross necklace around her neck, rings that she always wore on her fingers, and her bracelets.

She had told him about the bracelets, how they were a gift from her grandmother, her most treasured possession.

Her dark brown hair was pulled back into a ponytail with her bangs going to the side along her face. She had the most beautiful bright blue eyes he had ever seen and they pierced his soul when she flirted with him.

"Hey Isabella." Johnny said, sitting down at the bar. She looked up and smiled, "Hi Johnny. How are you tonight?" She gave him a wink as she handed another customer their drink.

"I'm doing good now that I see you." Johnny smirked and gave her his flirty smile.

Isabella smiled at Johnny and told him, "Flattery will get you everywhere" she continued, "I'm just a little busy tonight with Coleman being out of town. Nothing I can't handle" she said grinning.

"What can I get you?" she asked, "Usual?" Before he could respond, she had his drink in front of him.

Johnny smiled and leaned a little closer to her across the bar, "You're good. Do you treat all of your customers this special?" he asked her.

She blushed; "Only the good looking ones and you have been coming here now for weeks, I know you..." she stopped herself.

Johnny smiled, "So you think you know me what?" he asked.

"Oh... Johnny... I know more about you then you think I do, even stuff that you haven't told me." She replied, but then regretted it after she heard the words come out of her mouth.

She covered her mouth with her hands and stared wide eyed at Johnny who was raising his eyebrow at the comment made by Isabella.

Before Johnny could respond, Isabella walked really fast to the room behind the bar, leaving Johnny confused. What just happened? He thought to himself and why did she just leave like that?

Back at the Zacharra mansion, a bewildered Claudia found herself on her back laid across the desk in the office.

She didn't quite remember how she ended up in this position but all she knew was that Ric Lansing was on top of her planting wet kisses from her ear down her neck.

Somehow she was her back and scattered papers were all over floor and Ric was straddled on top of her.

Ric's hands started to undo her shirt buttons. As he unbuttoned a button his mouth covered her newly exposed bare skin.

"Wait... we need... to stop... this." Claudia told Ric in between breaths. Ric continued his assault on her chest.

Claudia moved her arms up, pushing hard on Ric's chest which caused him to land on his feet off the desk.

Claudia knew she wanted him, her body aching for him to continue but she knew it was a bad idea.

Claudia got up from the desk, buttoning the buttons he was able to get to.

Ric stepped back to give her room as he said, "I... um... sorry for that. I guess I got a little carried away." He looked down at her and gave a little smile.

"It's alright... I got a little carried away myself," Claudia told him with reassurance in her voice, "But we just can't do this. I don't want to do this." she added. She put her hands on Ric's tie and started adjusting it.

"I know that we can't, we shouldn't. I wanted to distract you from the business talk" he smiled. "I…ah, just got carried away. I hope I didn't make you uncomfortable with us just meeting?"

Claudia leaned in "No, you just surprised me. It was a nice but… we just need to stop." Ric leaned slowly in to give Claudia another kiss but stopped when he heard a deep voice yell from the doorway.

"What the hell is going on here!" the voice yelled.

Ric and Claudia turned their heads around to see Ric's father Trevor standing in the door with full fury in his eyes.