* song that goes with the chapter - Temperature - Sean Paul

It had been a long week; from having a few speeches in class and her internship, Ryan was ready to sleep all weekend. The first week of her internship had been interesting, and she loved what she was doing; she even got to sit in on a few meetings with lawyers and the families they represented. It was hard because they reminded her about her family in New York. Still, she had to remember that she was doing this for them; she needed to make them proud. 

"Ryan!" Emma called from the living room of their two-bedroom apartment. 

Ryan walked out of her room, freshly showered, her hair in a bun, in sweats, and wearing a Yale T-shirt. " What's up?" she asked as she sat on the couch. 

Emma looked up from her phone with a big smile on her face. "I know you've had a long week, and I've had a long week, but I think we should go out to the bar tonight and have a little celebratory drink dedicated to getting our lives together." 

Ryan looked at her with a look that said I know, you know I'm not dumb. "Who's going to be there?" Ryan asked with an expectant look. 

Emma knew she had gotten caught, but she still thought going out that night would be fun for both of them. "Tim is going out with a few of the guys from our lecture class, and he invited us. Please, please, please. We never go out anymore; we are always too busy, sleep all day, and have a free weekend." 

Ryan bit her lip in contemplation. Although she knew Emma wasn't wrong, and she finished all of her homework at the office on Wednesday and Friday, she wasn't sure if she wanted to go out. Still, as the semester started ending, Ryan knew she eventually wouldn't have time to go out.

 "Okay, fine, but I don't want to be out till two in the morning; we aren't 21 anymore." 

They had met the guys at a pretty popular bar near Yale. The music was loud and vibrated Ryan's body. She wouldn't lie to herself; she had missed this feeling. The excitement from getting ready, walking onto the bar, and feeling the bass vibrate her body, the double shots the bartenders poured because they thought she was pretty, and the countless people next to her. At the same time, she danced on the dancefloor to her favorite songs. It was a feeling one could never forget, the sense of being free.

 "This is my favorite song!" Emma yelled in Ryan's ear as Sean Paul's temperature blasted through the speakers. "Come on, let's go dance!" Emma said as she pulled Ryan to the dancefloor. 

Their body moved to the music; the flashing lights and the warm bodies beside her fueled Ryan's energy. Ryan turned around, her back facing Emma's front as she wined her hips against her, moving her hands over her body. Just as Ryan was getting into the music, she had a feeling that eyes were on her, and when she looked up, she saw familiar hazel eyes watching her body move, which only fueled Ryan to dance harder. It wasn't that she was trying to entice the older woman, but seeing her out of her usual suit and in regular clothes made Ryan a little flustered. The pair of friends returned to the guys when the song was over. 

"You have moves, Ryan!" Tim smiled as he grabbed Emma's side. I know I've seen you dance before, but the way you were moving towards the end of the song was almost like you were hypnotizing everyone." He laughed, and Emma nodded her head in agreement. 

"I wasn't sure if I could keep up," Emma said with a laugh as she took the drink in Tim's hand and sipped. Ryan smiled and shrugged her shoulders. 

"That song just brings the animal out in me, I guess." They all laughed, and Ryan could still feel her boss's familiar eyes staring at her.

 "Hey, don't look, but that lady has been staring at you all night; maybe you should go talk to her," Tim said as he nodded his head behind Ryan. 

She already knew who he was talking about, and before she could say anything, she felt a familiar presence behind her. 

" I didn't think shy little Ryan could move like that." The woman whispered in her ear, sending shivers up Ryan's spine. 

The familiar Italian accent only made Ryan smile as she turned around to look at her boss. "there is more to me than meets the eye, I guess." Ryan said as she took in the tall Italian woman who stood before her. 

The sex appeal that woman held was almost enough to make Ryan fall on her knees; if she thought the suits were hot, then seeing her boss in a pair of jeans and a halter top that crossed her toned body was almost enough to make Ryan faint. She couldn't help but bite her lip as her eyes traveled from head to toe.

 Ryan's drinks were not helping the dirty thoughts in her mind as she looked up at the woman before her. 

"I didn't take you for someone that goes out often," Alexandra said as she looked down at the girl, her eyes scanning the younger woman's body. 

"I thought I had a pretty successful week, so I celebrated," Ryan said as she sheepishly shrugged her shoulders, finding her boss's intense gaze intimidating. 

Alexandra nodded and motioned towards the bar. "Well, how about a celebratory drink?" she smirked. 

"Ms. Leone, are you trying to get me drunk?" Ryan asked jokingly as he looked up at her boss through her eyelashes. 

Alexandra stepped a little closer, leaning only inches away from Ryan's face before moving her head towards the younger woman's ear; her hot breath flushed over Ryan's neck, making her a little nervous. "And if I am..would that be a bad thing?" 

Ryan stood there thinking for a moment; she wasn't sure if her boss was joking or if she was serious, and she didn't know what to do. She had an excellent opportunity going for her at the office, and she didn't want to ruin it by hooking up with her boss. She knew it was flirting and nothing would ever come from this, but it still made her nervous. 

Ryan took a few steps back, shaking her head. "I don't think that's a good idea." the older woman looked back at her with an amused face.

 One thing about Alexandra was that she had never been told no before, not by women or men, so when her intern denied her, she had a newfound respect for the girl and a burning desire to chase her. Alexandra always got what she wanted, and unbeknownst to the girl in front of her, Alexandra had sent her sights out on Ryan, and she was going to get her eventually.

 "Very well then, amore; see you on Monday," Alexandra said before walking away, back to the group of people she came with. Ryan exhaled a deep breath that she didn't even know she was holding.

 "Holy shit, what was that about?" Emma said, coming up to her, her eyes following the woman as she left Ryan stunned.

 "that..was my boss."