Now it was Friday and Jon hoped today would follow the week’s trend. The intercom buzzed. Well, he would have his answer shortly. “Is she here?” “Yes, sir, Ms. Manning has arrived,” Matt said. “Send her in.” Ms. Manning entered the room, and Jon motioned for her to take the seat opposite his desk...
He had been acting so differently for the last two days. She knew he was troubled about Takes One and what Brad would have wanted. It had been weighing heavily on her mind as well. Mostly: how or when to tell Drew the truth. That was one of the good things about the busy weekend. It hadn’t left m...
It’s just dinner. That’s all.” Lexi laughed. “If you wear one of your old granny outfits then that’s all it ever will be. Do you even see how he looks at you? It’s like you’re a box of chocolates, and he wants to make you melt in his mouth.” Tessa b...
Everything at work went smoothly. She even had one of her biggest tip days yet. Which was good, since what she made was no longer just covering Mark, but Don as well. Feeding two burly men would stretch her more, but she could exist on salads since she still had a garden growing behind her house,...
One minute he’d been telling her to be a stay-at-home mother, the next he was taking time off to spend with Nicholas. She had no doubt this was going to be short-lived. There was an unforeseen lull in his work at this time but once Asher gave the go-ahead, it would be back to normal. Living and b...
But after what Ryan had said, having a bit of security probably was a wise choice. He knew he would lay his life down for her and was very capable of protecting her, but until he knew what exactly was going on, he would accept some help. I’ll do whatever it takes to keep her safe. This isn’t her ...
Her first thought when she saw her father talking to Shaun was that the romance was over. She knew that look on her father’s face. He was upset and wouldn’t share what was wrong, not even with her mother, which was out of character. Thankfully whatever it was, they solved it as both men had retur...