Accidents Make the Heart Grow Fonder by Tara Mills

Author:Tara Mills
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Published: 2013-12-03T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Jackson hated that both Van and Rob were right. For two days he stalked around his phone, pulled it out of his pocket, tossed it around his desk, glared at it, rubbed it like a smooth stone, popped it open then snapped it closed again. Indecision wasn’t something he was used to wrestling with, so it really grated on him. And this was just at work. At home it was worse, so much worse.

Sabrina haunted his apartment like a seductive scent. How many times had he stood exactly where she’d stood in front of his windows and simply looked out at the view that captivated her? Recalling her womanly shape, all curves and softness, drove him to distraction. He remembered how hard it was to fight the urge to walk up behind her and slide his arms around her waist and pull her tight against him. Her body brought a stringed instrument to mind. It was meant to be cradled, played, and coaxed into exquisite music.

He could see Sabrina sitting on the stool watching him cut vegetables and sipping his wine. She smiled in his mind like she had in reality. It was there, at his kitchen counter, that he’d noticed the asymmetry of her face, her left eyebrow and eye slightly higher than the right and the laugh line around her mouth only on that one side. It gave her a wicked playful look that he found impossibly compelling. He recalled the loose wisps of hair, too long, that she brushed aside or tossed with a flick of her head so she could see. The way she peeked out from the bangs she was obviously growing out was too damn irresistible. The woman gave him no peace, no peace at all.

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Nate skidded into Sabrina’s office in mid bitch. “They keep changing my wines! Did you know about this?” He stalked over and held out a sheet of paper.

She took it with a frown. “Hmm. Did they say why?”

“What’s it matter? We’ll have to re-do the menus again. Seriously, Sabrina, can we look for another distributor? I’m tired of this shit.”

“Let me make a few calls, see what I can find out.”

“Thank you.”

“Nate?”

He stopped on his way out and turned, “Yeah?”

“Don’t let it get to you. It’ll work out.”

She was flipping through her Rolodex when Tanya dropped by. “Now what was his problem?”

“Wine.”

“They’re not taking away that Pinot that I like, are they?” Sabrina handed her the flyer. “Those bastards!”

“I’m going to call Maxine at Vino Varietals,” said Sabrina.

“Good. She’s been courting us for a while. Maybe it’s time to give her a shot.”

“Well, let’s see what she can offer first. She’s hungry for this account. Bet we can get a break on a few of our more popular labels.”

“No doubt.”

“Was there something you needed?” Sabrina asked.

“Just nosey.”

Sabrina grinned. “I’ll let you know what I find out.”

“ ’Kay, I have to get back to the kitchen anyway. See what else I can get into.”

“You do that.” The phone rang just as Sabrina reached for it.

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