A Fortune's Children's Wedding by Barbara Boswell

Author:Barbara Boswell
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Silhouette
Published: 1999-10-07T04:00:00+00:00

“Brandon isn’t the blackmailer,” Flynt told Angelica as they pushed their trays along the cafeteria line.

He had arrived at her office in MetroHealth a few minutes before and asked to join her for lunch, cheerfully admitting that he’d called Mara earlier to get her schedule for the day.

Angelica vowed to have a word with her best friend about giving out personal information to the enemy. Except she didn’t consider Flynt an enemy and Mara knew it…

“Don’t let your mom ruin things for you with Flynt, Angel,” Mara had said last night, as they were getting ready for bed.

“Flynt and I don’t have a thing to ruin,” Angelica had insisted, and Mara hadn’t pressed it.

But she had given Flynt the information he asked for today and now here he was.

Flynt followed Angelica as she bypassed the specials of the day and crossed into the sandwich line where she ordered a ham and cheese on wheat bread. When he ordered the same thing, she looked at him quizzically.

“Deductive reasoning. I noticed that the only people in the hot entrées line are the visitors. The hospital personnel all head for the cold sandwiches. When in any institution, I always follow the regulars’ lead.”

“You really do pay attention to detail.” She was rather impressed.

“I also have strong instincts for self-perservation, which warn me against things labeled savory stew surprise or zesty pasta casserole.”

“A wise move.”

He insisted on paying for both their lunches when they got to the register.

“This is not a date,” she felt compelled to tell him. Because she’d spent entirely too much time last night thinking of him. Reliving every word, every nuance that had passed between them. Every kiss and touch, too. Angelica’s cheeks flushed.

She was having a hard time keeping her eyes off him, a hard time trying not to look thrilled to be with him. It was as if she were on an emotional merry-go-round, going up and down and in dizzying circles whenever she saw Flynt, whenever she thought of him. As a first-timer on this ride, she felt almost disoriented.

“No, it’s not a date,” agreed Flynt, picking up their trays and heading to an empty table. “This meal is being expensed to the Fortune Corporation. Since they’re your relatives, technically this lunch is on you.”

“The Fortunes are my relatives,” she murmured. No wonder she was disoriented! “How can that be true? I keep waiting to hear it’s just a hoax.”

“It’s not a hoax, Angelica.” He took a bite of his sandwich. “How are little Sawyer and his mother doing today?”

She wasn’t fooled by his casual tone. His blue eyes radiated intensity. “They were fine when Mara and I left the Rydells’ house this morning. We’re going to stop by later, after—”

“Don’t bother,” he cut in. “I called there myself about an hour ago. Your mother answered.”

“She gets paid to be there, remember?” Angelica bristled defensively. “She was there to take the dogs outside.”

“Romina told me the mother and baby weren’t there, Angelica. She claimed to have no idea where they’d gone, but she had no intention of reporting them missing.

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