Better for Us by Vanessa Miller

Author:Vanessa Miller [Miller, Vanessa]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 0373862911
Publisher: Harlequin Kimani Romance
Published: 2013-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

“She wants me to take her out on dates,” Noel told Ian as he walked into his office.

“Isn’t that what a man does for the woman he loves?” Ian asked with a noticeable smirk on his face.

“Don’t be cute,” Noel said as he flopped into his napa leather office chair. He kicked his feet up onto his desk. “That woman is driving me crazy. First she demands an engagement ring, and then she tells me that I couldn’t just hand it to her.”

“So you got all romantic with it, huh?”

Bragging a bit, Noel said, “You know how I do it.” He stood and started strutting around the room. “I put rose petals on the porch and the steps, and then I rang the doorbell. I handed both Jaylen and Ryla a single red rose when they opened the door.”

As if remembering something he’d forgotten to do, Noel walked over to the file cabinet, grabbed a folder and then went back to his chair.

“Don’t keep a brother waiting. What did you do after that?” Ian asked.

Noel sat down as he looked through the file folder.

“Was the proposal that bad for you?” Ian continued waiting for Noel to respond.

“Huh?” Noel glanced up, and then shook his head. “Actually, I enjoyed every minute of it. That is, until my daughter jumped on my back and thanked me for marrying her mother.”

“What could be so wrong with that?”

Noel hadn’t yet revealed his plan to have Ryla leave him at the altar to Ian. Since the man was his campaign manager, Noel felt that he owed him the truth. “Sit down, Ian. I have something to tell you that you’re not going to like.”

Noel spent the next few minutes clueing Ian in on his runaway bride plan. When he was finished, Ian said, “Do you know how many marriages of convenience there are in the political spectrum? Why can’t you just marry the girl and let her move back to Houston?”

“I can’t do that, Ian. Not even to win an election.”

Ian shook his head. “I think you’re making a mistake. You’re counting on your constituents giving you the pity vote, but some of them may just assume that Ryla had good reason for not marrying you.”

“And some of them will feel as if I’m free of a woman who could keep a child from me for seven years.” Noel opened the file he needed to review and began going over information his staff had compiled on some of the campaign donors that would be attending the luncheon today.

Ian sighed as he sat down in the seat in front of Noel’s desk. “You really need to let go of this bitterness you have against Ryla. She seems like a nice woman, and if you want my opinion, I think she’s still in love with you.”

Noel glanced up and then pointed at the file he was studying. “Are you sure that David Lewis will be attending the luncheon today?”

“He confirmed last week, so I believe he’ll be there.

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