Christmas in the Billionaire's Bed by Janice Maynard

Author:Janice Maynard
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-11-03T16:00:00+00:00

Eleven

Fortunately for Emma, her day was full. With the sun shining, Christmas shoppers were out in force. She and Mrs. Correll barely had time to take a breath in between customers.

Mia called midafternoon. “I wanted to make sure you were still coming to my house this evening,” she said. “You left the party early last night, and I was afraid you were feeling bad.”

Emma blushed, even though her friend couldn’t see her. “I’m fine, honestly. I’ve been trying to pace myself.” Except for the several hours last night she spent making love to Aidan instead of sleeping. “Do you need me to bring anything?”

“We’ve got enough food to feed half of North Carolina, but if you wouldn’t mind coming an hour early, I’d love some help with my hair and makeup. Would that rush you too much?”

“Not at all. Mrs. Correll has offered to close up the shop today, so I can be there whenever you want me.”

* * *

Emma had been to Dylan and Mia’s house once before when she babysat little Cora. Even during this cold winter, she had to marvel at the home Dylan had built before he met Mia. The approach was a narrow lane flanked by weeping willows that in summer would create a foliage-lined tunnel. Today, though, the trees were sparse and bare.

As the house came into view, she sighed in envy. Dylan and his architect had created a magical, fairy tale of a place. The structure, built of mountain stone, dark timbers and copper, nestled amidst the grove of hardwood trees as if it had been there forever.

She parked in the area that had been roped off for cars and took one last look in the visor mirror. Coming face-to-face with Aidan was inevitable this evening, but even if they were going to ignore each other, she wanted to look her best.

The jersey dress she had ordered from England was comfortable and fit like a dream. The lace duster dressed it up and made the form-fitting fabric a bit more modest for a family dinner.

As she walked toward the front door, the unmistakable smell of meat cooking teased her nose, making her stomach growl. She’d grabbed a cup of yogurt for lunch, but that was a long time ago.

Mia answered the door herself. “Thank God you’re here. Look what I’ve done to myself.” She whipped the towel off her head.

Emma did her best to cover her shock, but it was bad. “Oh, dear...” She managed a smile. “We’ll fix it. What did you do?”

“I was sick of having boring hair, and I didn’t have time to make it to the salon, so I tried a home color—highlights actually. But all I got was this.”

Emma winced inwardly. “Not to worry. But let’s get started. We don’t have much time.”

Fortunately, the orangey red was mostly on the ends of Mia’s dark brown hair. Even so, this intervention was going to require desperate measures.

* * *

Aidan carried a tray of bison burgers into the kitchen and snagged a handful of potato chips before he went back out into the cold.

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