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Fiona McGier | 5 comments Self-actualization is the theory espoused by Abraham Maslow, involving finding out what you are interested and talented at, and figuring out how to do that for a career. So what if you are a journalist, very good at writing, but also so drop-dead gorgeous that you can seduce any man you want? Then your boss' boss, the big cheese, tells you that to keep your job, you have to seduce, then write a negative article about an analyst you never heard of? Then when you meet him, you discover that not only is he one of the best-looking men you have ever seen, but he is also a very nice person...oh, and did I mention that he is also blind?


He stopped speaking then, and waited for her to respond. Catalina tried to formulate an answer, but when he leaned forward, she could see down his open collar to the dark blond chest hair that called out for her touch. She forced herself to concentrate on what to say, and chose her words carefully.
“Well, Dr. Evan, it’s all very well and good for you to say that I have to spill my guts to you, and make myself vulnerable and all…but one of the first things I need to share with you is that unless I am related to them, I don’t trust any man that I haven’t had sex with.”
He swallowed hard, and leaned back in his chair, the color rising in his face. She watched fascinated, as a flush started in his hair and worked its way down to color his entire face. She wondered briefly if that happened when he was having sex also, and decided that she was going to have to pay close attention, to see if it did.
He cleared his throat again, and reached for the glass of water, to take a sip and buy himself time


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