Beguiling the Boss by Hohl Joan

Author:Hohl, Joan [Hohl, Joan]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance
ISBN: 9781460306666
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2012-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Eight

Marsh began his courting campaign first thing on Monday morning, making Jen nervous before she’d even had her coffee.

Even at that early hour it was already warm outside and the weather forecast was for the temperature to rise into the eighties by the afternoon. After breakfast he said, “How about a game of tennis followed by a swim?”

Jen was struck dumb for an instant. Marsh always went directly to work after breakfast. She had never dreamed that this whole courting thing meant he’d actually take time out of his workday to spend with her.

“I’d love it,” she said. “But we’ve got to—” That’s as far as she got before he cut her off.

“We can work after we’ve had some exercise.” Taking her hand, he led her away from the table. “Let’s get changed.” Releasing her, he sprinted up the stairs. “Last one on the court’s a slowpoke.”

“Hey, no fair,” Jen protested as she chased after him.

To Jen’s surprise, Marsh played a mean game of tennis. He won, but she made him work for it. “You’re good,” she said, bent over with her hands on her knees, drawing in deep breaths of air. “Where did you learn to play like that?”

Marsh was breathing every bit as heavily but he remained upright. “I was on the tennis team in college. You’re good, too.” He smiled at her. “For a few minutes there, I was afraid you’d beat me at my best sport.”

Jen arched her brows in surprise. “You didn’t play football?”

“Yeah, I did. But, after the first time I had my bell rung with a concussion I decided I liked tennis better.” He flashed a killer grin at her. “My daddy didn’t raise no fool.”

From the court they went to the pool. Marsh stripped off his shirt and dove right in. Jen had pulled on a T-shirt and shorts over her bikini. Stepping out of the shorts and yanking the shirt off her sweaty body, she dove in after him.

There was no contest this time—they simply swam together. Jen was reveling in the sensation of the water rippling over her heated flesh when suddenly she let out a yelped, “Wha—!”

Marsh had dunked her.

Sputtering, Jen came up from the water to the sound of Marsh’s laughter. She immediately retaliated. Jackknifing into a deep dive, she grasped his ankles and pulled his legs out from under him.

When he surfaced, Jen was laughing. For a moment, she watched him warily, but relaxed when he grinned at her.

“I deserved that,” he admitted.

“Yes, you did,” she said, grinning back at him.

“But I’ll get you back for it,” he teased. “Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but I will get you back for it.”

That night, to her surprise, Jen slept alone. As much as she told herself she was glad Marsh hadn’t made as much as a suggestion that they share his bed, she didn’t sleep well.

Dammit. Having decided she wouldn’t sleep with him again until she was certain of his true feelings for her, she expected she’d feel relieved that he hadn’t tried to seduce her.

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