Her allergies were in full force. What a time for an allergy attack, she mused. Brendan was due back tomorrow. With the changing of the seasons near, the atmosphere was filled with all the things that made her sneeze her head off, as her mother would say. After she called in to her assistant and gave her enough tasks to keep her busy for the day, Peri took some medicine and slipped back into bed. Although the medicine would make her drowsy, at least she wouldn’t be sneezing. The constant ringing of her doorbell woke Peri from a sound sleep a few hours later. Dressed in a nightshirt and little else, she answered the door. Brendan stood in her doorway looking very casual, very worried, and very sexy. The dark suit reinforced how attractive he was. Peri moved out of his way as he walked inside the house. “Brendan, what are you doing here? I thought you were coming home tomorrow.” Peri grew concerned at his silent expression. “Is something wrong with Chelsey?”
