Bone Frog Bachelor (Bachelor Tower Series) by Sharon Hamilton

Author:Sharon Hamilton [Hamilton, Sharon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, SEALs, Military
Publisher: Frog Haven Press
Published: 2020-10-19T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Marco

It was hard to let her go. We nearly didn’t make it out of the shower. I quickly dressed and she dropped me off at the Oceanis, which was on her way to the radio station.

“Come check out the room I’ve got, Shannon,” I begged, knowing it would do no good.

“No, Marco,” she said, shedding my hand as I tried to pull her inside the lobby.

I grabbed my leather bag, gave her one more kiss, and waved as she drove away.

“Checking in, sir?” the bellman asked.

I was directed to the front desk.

After signing the registration card, I was handed a small sheaf of papers, messages from the office in D.C., the old office in Manhattan, and from the Towers in Boston. I knew of the three, the one from the Towers would be the most innocuous, so dialed them on my way to the elevator.

Jerrold Hoffstedler from the accounting office sounded like he was still in high school, complete with the croak in his voice that made me think it had just changed. His nasal tone was a little off-putting. Perhaps he had a sinus infection.

“We’re having trouble processing the balance of your lease deposit, Mr. Gambini. It seems the bank says you’re overdrawn.”

“That can’t be. I have millions. Used to have billions. I’ve not been overdrawn for nearly twenty years.”

“I know it’s probably some glitch in your accounting system. You were approved without any problem, which means they checked your assets. These things happen all the time when we have guests relocating from other metropolitan areas. I once had a Saudi prince who bounced a three hundred-thousand-dollar check to us. He was quite embarrassed.”

“I should hope so.”

“I’m sure it’s a condition of moving and something just didn’t get flagged properly. If you could call us back tomorrow or Tuesday, there won’t be any further action needing to be taken.”

I was hoping that my CFO wasn’t giving me a good-bye headache. He left because he was scared he’d not have a job if he didn’t. But I doubted he’d do anything vindictive. In fact, I was sure of it.

But Rebecca, on the other hand, was another story entirely.

The suite I’d hired was spectacular. The views spanned nearly fifty miles of white sand beach coastline. I felt like the King of Atlantis, above the gulf, even above the gulls and pelicans flying through the blue sky containing billowy clouds the largest I’d ever seen. It would be a spectacular sunset. I threw my leather bag on the bed and began to plan out what I was going to order for dinner.

The concierge helped me coordinate the delicacies I was seeking. She reminded me that there were monogrammed towels, robes and blankets in the bedroom closet and let me know if I needed any more, she’d send them right up. I felt confident handing over all those details, including the most fragrant long-stemmed red roses she could find.

“Is this a marriage proposal, Mr. Gambini?”

“No. Just someone very special. And if tonight goes well, then anything is possible.

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