An Aussie Christmas Duo by Annie Seaton

Author:Annie Seaton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Annie Seaton
Published: 2022-11-11T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Two

Dominic Smythe-Phillips turned his sleek sports sedan onto the dirt road that skirted the beach. He deliberately looked away from the first cottage and turned his attention towards the beach. Purple shadows cast by the setting sun hovered on the glassy water. The last rays caught the slow-moving swell as it pushed to shore, breaking as a bridal veil of foam on the wet sand. Even though the waves were small, there was a nice right-hand break on the point, just catching the last glimmers of light from the sun as it sank below the Great Dividing Range to the west of Sandy Heads, the small town where he’d learned to surf.

Should be great for a surf in the morning.

But surfing tomorrow wasn’t at the forefront of his thoughts. The skimpy shorts and the figure-hugging tank top were very different to the attire of Miss Henderson of the corporate suits and high heels. If it hadn’t been for the glorious copper-toned hair that cascaded down her back, Dominic probably wouldn’t even have recognised the woman behind him as his executive assistant. The lush image imprinted on his mind since Jilly Henderson had gaped up at him in the gas station wouldn’t go away. The same woman who had caught his eye the day he had been appointed as chief of the Group Executive at the biggest bank in Sydney. There’d been muttered comments about special treatment when she’d been promoted to his executive assistant, but it hadn’t taken much to dispel the gossip. He was used to it; corporate banking was a bitchy and cutthroat environment. He recognised talent and hard work; good looks were a bonus.

He wondered idly where she was heading and then focused on the surf. They hadn’t shared their Christmas plans; the office was too busy for personal conversations. And he much preferred to keep work businesslike without the social chitchat that went on in the lunchroom.

Kept the rumours at bay. Although he did wonder what Jilly Henderson had been up to lately. Usually one to stay late at her desk, in the last month she’d been leaving as soon as trading ceased for the day, and then she’d had a few days off last week. Personal time, she’d said with no further explanation. She got her work done, so it was none of his business.

Dominic shrugged as he turned to the ocean. And she did her work very well; she had a keen eye for the stock market and on more than one occasion Jilly Henderson had directed his attention to recent trends before he’d noticed them.

Forget work. He was here for a break.

If the swell stayed small, he’d get his knee board out and wax it ready for the morning. Didn’t matter that it would be Christmas Day; he had no family left in town.

Nice legs, though.

It had probably been stupid to come up here in his rare time off from work, but it was as good a time as any to try to put his memories to rest.

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