A Daring Vow (Vows) by Sherryl Woods

Author:Sherryl Woods [Woods, Sherryl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781460340097
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-07-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Well, that was certainly fascinating, Zelda thought as she absentmindedly rebuttoned her jacket and straightened her skirt. For Taylor to lose control in the office, his feelings had to run a lot deeper than he was willing to admit. If it had been nothing more than lust, he probably would have fired her on the spot just to avoid further temptation.

The fact that he didn’t return to the office for the rest of the day didn’t particularly surprise her. He always had been one for sorting things out in private. If he considered succumbing to his emotions a weakness, then he’d go to any extreme to avoid having her witness another lapse. Witness? No. Instigate was more like it. She wondered how long he’d manage to stay away and bet herself it would be hours, rather than days.

The challenge of seeing to it that he lapsed quite a bit made her smile. In fact, it cheered her up so much that she bought another can of raspberry paint for the living room walls that she’d stripped of that dreary cabbage rose wallpaper over the weekend.

She had the stereo on full blast and was paint spattered from head to toe, when she sensed that she was no longer alone. In Los Angeles that awareness would have had her tumbling from atop the ladder in a panic. Now she merely glanced over her shoulder and grinned at her expected visitor.

“Hi, Taylor.”

Mouth gaping, he was staring not at her, but the walls. “What the hell kind of color is this?”

“Raspberry. Isn’t it wonderful?”

“That’s not the word I would have chosen.”

“Let me guess. Bright? Flamboyant?”

“How about blinding?”

“Wait until I get the new curtains up and re-cover the sofa. With a little white woodwork, it’ll be warm and cozy.”

“Warm and cozy?” he echoed skeptically. “Couldn’t you have picked some subtle, muted shade that’s a little easier on the eyes?”

“White, I suppose?”

“White, cream, gray.”

She grinned at him. “Boring. By the way, I don’t suppose you happened to notice that the outside is the same color.”

“No kidding!”

“Nope. Sarah Lynn’s reaction was a lot like yours. If this keeps up, I wouldn’t be surprised to have the mayor institute a new ordinance restricting the exterior paint on all houses to white after this.”

“Not altogether a bad idea,” Taylor said with feeling. “Look, have you had dinner? I was thinking maybe we ought to sit down and discuss what happened at work today.”

“You mean your father’s visit?” she said, being deliberately obtuse.

He scowled at her. “No. I think that pretty well spoke for itself. I meant what happened after that.”

“When I tried to seduce you?”

For an instant Taylor looked unnerved, then he laughed. “Ah, Zelda, you never did bother pulling punches, did you?”

She shrugged from her perch on the ladder. It gave her a sense of security sitting above him. Maybe she should insist on holding all conversations with her at this vantage point. “Never saw much point to hedging, especially not with you. You could always read my mind, anyway.

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