A White Knight in ER by Jessica Matthews

Author:Jessica Matthews
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-09-08T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

‘DINNER reservations?’ Megan’s shock soon gave way to a host of other emotions, with excitement at the top of the list.

‘Dinner reservations,’ Jonas said firmly. ‘At the West Ridge Country Club.’

‘We can’t go there.’

‘Why not?’

‘It’s frightfully expensive.’ She’d always wanted to eat at the club, but it was so far out of her league that she never allowed herself to consider it.

‘Regardless, that’s where we’re going.’

‘But what about the children? They can’t go to a place that elegant.’

‘Which is why I found a babysitter. Jennifer Millard. According to her father, she’s sixteen, great with kids and has an opening for this evening. She’s coming to my place at seven-thirty so if you have any objections, you’d better say so now.’

Megan had heard of the girl, although she’d never been able to book her because she seemed to be everyone’s first choice for a responsible sitter. ‘She’s fine but, Jonas, this is so unexpected!’

He smiled. ‘Sometimes the best times are those that come on the spur of the moment.’

‘But to find a sitter, much less Jennifer! You must have been working on this all day.’

‘Not really. I met her her father on the golf course today, and when he started telling me about his kids, I got the idea. Fortunately, everything fell into place.’ His expression grew serious. ‘The question is, do you want to go or have I overstepped my bounds?’

His momentary uncertainty was endearing. For him to have planned everything, down to finding a babysitter, which was a near-impossible feat on such short notice, he obviously knew how to counter any objections she might have.

Maybe she was foolish, but she didn’t have to weigh her answer.

‘I’d love to go,’ she said simply.

The tension on his face eased and his slow grin reappeared. Suddenly, as if he realized the house seemed far too quiet in spite of the whirling fans, he glanced around the room. ‘Where are Angie and Trevor?’

‘At my parents’. I need to go for them before long. I promised Angie we’d stop at McDonald’s on the way home.’ She sighed, wishing she’d accomplished more than she had. ‘I’d hoped to finish her room, too, but I haven’t even started.’

‘There’s always tomorrow,’ he said.

‘True.’ Perhaps she should have declined his dinner invitation. She had enough work to keep her busy for the next forty-eight hours, and who knew how Trevor and Angie would behave for a sitter they’d never seen before?

Plus, going out to dinner seemed a lot like a date. Although this was a nice gesture, now that she’d let herself think past her initial impulsive desires, she was afraid that subconsciously she would put far more importance on it than she should. On the other hand, spending an entire evening alone with Jonas, without children or their profession to provide a buffer, was so very tempting…

Jonas could see her indecision reflected in her eyes and in the way she chewed on her lower lip. Perhaps he should let her change her mind but, after seeing her initial excitement, he simply couldn’t.

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