Christmas Under a Starlit Sky by Holly Martin

Author:Holly Martin [Martin, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-78681-092-2
Publisher: Bookouture

Chapter 13

Adam was just reading through some of the reviews that had started to appear about the hotel when there was a knock at his door. He looked up, half hoping it would be Ivy who had come to distract him again, so he was slightly disappointed to see it was Gabe.

Gabe came in, closing the door behind him and sitting down in the chair opposite Adam’s.

‘How’s things?’

‘Good, busy but good,’ Adam said.

‘Do you need any help with anything? I know you’ve only been here a few days and you’ve been thrust into the thick of it already.’

‘No, everything’s fine. You’ve got a great team here and Neve is so efficient that it’s a dream taking over from her for a short while.’

Gabe nodded. ‘I haven’t seen Neve since we got back last night. Did she try to come to work this morning?’

‘Of course she did! I had her removed.’

Gabe laughed. ‘Are you any wiser to the whole baby daddy saga?’

‘Yes, actually. Neve told Oakley the baby wasn’t his because she didn’t want to land him with the burden of a baby he didn’t want. The natural assumption that Oakley leapt to was the baby must be mine,’ Adam said, dryly.

Gabe sighed. ‘I can’t believe she did that.’

‘Don’t be too hard on her, she did it for the right reasons. I’ve convinced her to tell him the truth so hopefully it won’t be too long before the situation is resolved.’

‘Well, that’s kind of what I wanted to talk to you about.’

‘Oh?’

‘They’re engaged, she’s pregnant with his child. At some point they will sort out their issues and if they don’t I’m not letting Oakley leave here until they do. He’s an actor in California, he can’t exactly relocate here. It makes sense that she’ll eventually end up moving over there and I wondered if you’d be interested in taking over from her when that happens.’

‘As manager?’ Adam clarified.

‘Yes.’

Adam wanted to leap up from his chair onto the desk and do a dance of joy. It was everything he wanted. OK, it wasn’t in London but, as he’d said to Ivy the day before, over the years his dreams had changed and this change was one that he liked.

Gabe misread his silence.

‘I know you’re happy in London but I doubt a managerial role will come up there, not with Franco showing no sign of moving on any time soon. If he ever leaves you’ll be the first person I’ll ask to take over from him, I guarantee you that. I know this place is remote and barren, I know it’s very different to what you’re used to, but it doesn’t have to be forever. But I need someone I can trust to take over from Neve if she leaves.’

Adam looked out the window at the little snow-covered lodges and tried to imagine how stunning the place would look in summer. He tried to imagine how different life would be for him in this little haven. Would he grow bored of the

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