All I Want for Christmas Is Her: An Opposites Attract, Christmas Rom-Com, Spy Romance by Harper Cross

Author:Harper Cross [Cross, Harper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781946574343
Publisher: Nyb Publishing LLC
Published: 2023-10-30T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15

GAGE

Rex’s dinner out with the boys started early, at 4:00 p.m. on Friday afternoon. One of the perks of him being self-employed. Not that I had any problem ducking out early from work, and the early time was fine by me. I’d have time to make an appearance, have one drink, and slip out in plenty of time to get home and set up for my date with Kat.

Since I was taking the company car service anyway, I had a driver to get me to the bar, then the Italian restaurant and liquor store, and finally home. By six, I would be showered and ready for Kat’s arrival. We’d eat some amazing Italian takeout, drink some very good wine, watch another movie, and then…

Hell, who was I kidding? After that teaser in my kitchen this morning, we’d probably both want to start the evening with and then.

At 4:15, my driver pulled up in front of the upscale bar where Rex, half the groomsmen, and a few other friends were already gathered.

“Jim, do you mind parking over at that garage for fifteen minutes, then swinging back around to get me?”

“Sure thing, Mr. Halifax.”

“Thanks.” I climbed out of the car. The icy wind cut through me, and I popped up my overcoat collar for the minute-long walk to the bar.

As I approached the door, I could already see the group gathered around a table by the front window. Normally, it probably wasn’t a great advertisement for an establishment to showcase half a dozen thirty-something-year-old men getting drunk before 5:00 p.m., but no doubt there were exceptions when one of the men was Rex Buchanan and another of them was his brother, Richard.

Rex spotted me and waved, and then everyone at the table turned and waved. Before I could wave back, my phone buzzed in my pocket. I held up my forefinger to signal I’d be there in a minute. I got six middle fingers back, followed by raucous laughter that I could hear from the sidewalk. Seeing Kat’s number, I turned my back to the group and took the call.

“Hey,” I said, realizing I was grinning. This was the first we’d spoken since she’d left my apartment that morning.

“Hi, Gage. Are you almost done at work?”

“Actually, I’ve already left the office. Do you need me?” I tried to put innuendo into my voice, hoping it was discernable through the phone.

“Oh, I didn’t know you’d be home so soon. I just have something to tell you. But I don’t want to interrupt your workday.”

“Kat, it’s not like I was busy solving world peace. You can call me any time. If I can’t answer, I won’t pick up, and you can leave a message.” I knew that 99 percent of the time, I would find a way to pick up her calls, but I couldn’t get a read on her mood, so I kept that to myself. “Right now, I’m outside a bar in uptown to say hi to Rex and the guys. I’ll be out of here in fifteen minutes.

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