All for You by Kate Perry

Author:Kate Perry
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi, epub
Tags: Laurel Heights#8.5
Publisher: Phoenix Rising Enterprises, Inc.
Published: 2013-06-04T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

She was ready to give up.

The Incident in Max’s office (with a capital “I” because it felt very significant despite how pragmatic he’d been at the end) made it difficult to think about anything, much less the conference call she was on. She should have been listening to the pitch to make notes for red flags to address during their due diligence round, but instead she kept rerunning the end of their encounter.

She’d pretty much threatened him.

Stifling a groan, she dropped her head in her hand. It’d been the combination of wine and sex—it’d emboldened her in a crazy way. Only if she was honest with herself, it was more than alcohol and passion that drove her to declare she wasn’t going to give him up. She’d sought Max out hoping to spice up her life, but he was more than seasoning. Max was the entire meal: appetizer, entrée, and dessert.

She wanted him, and the sober truth was that she couldn’t come up with one reason for him to stay.

Except for her.

Was that a good enough reason though?

“Anna?”

Scott’s voice over the speaker startled her alert. Sitting up straight in her office chair, even though no one was there to see her, she shook free of her disheartening thoughts and said, “Yes, I’m here.”

“I just asked if there was anything else you needed from Ron and his team,” he asked patiently, humor in his voice. He was known for his even temper and happy demeanor, which was completely at odds with his rich-boy background and master-of-the-universe career.

“No, I think I’m good.” She looked down at the legal pad in front of her. Instead of notes, she’d drawn her and Max’s name entwined in an intricate vine of flowers and hearts. “I have Ron’s information if I need anything else immediately.”

“Sounds great,” Scott said enthusiastically. “Thanks for the presentation, gentlemen. I’ll have my assistant contact you with what we’ll require to move forward.”

Anna muttered her thanks, too, and then ended the call.

Two seconds later, her phone buzzed again, this time from Scott’s office. She picked it up. “I’m on it, Scott, really—”

“I know you are,” he interrupted calmly. “I’m not worried about your performance. I just want to make sure you’re okay. You’ve been unusually distracted lately.”

She sighed. “I’m planning a party.”

“Really? What for?”

“I have no idea, actually. Want to come? It’s in a week and a half, on Wednesday.”

“I’m out of town that week.”

“Man.” The party was going to cost her a fortune, and so far she had no guests, meaning she was spending a ton of money on food that was just going to go bad in her refrigerator. “I’m taking that gamble you talked about, but so far the odds aren’t stacked in my favor.”

“Then reshuffle the deck, Anna,” Scott said.

She blinked. “You mean, so I win a hand or two?”

“Sure.”

“If you could tell me how to do that, I’d dub you a genius.”

“You’re a smart woman. You’ll figure out what you need to do.” He chuckled. “Let me know how it goes.

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