Christmas with the Boss by Seaton Annie

Author:Seaton, Annie [Seaton, Annie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-10-07T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

After she dried off in the bedroom, Jilly pulled on a clean pair of shorts and singlet top before she tied her purple sarong in a fancy twist around her neck so it looked like a dress. Her temper was simmering; she was fairly unimpressed with Dominic’s juvenile antics.

What was his problem? Nice to her face, and offering to take her for a surf?

Have a chat? Have a beer together? And then play stupid pranks on her?

So different to her serious boss from work. She shrugged before she ran a brush though her hair and twisted it up in a clip. He could come clean about the silly practical joke and they could laugh about it. All she wanted was honesty.

Staring at herself in the mirror, she frowned. If she was honest, she had to admit that the sight of Dominic was making her want more than that.

She ran a smudge of lip gloss across her lips before she stepped outside. He was at the far end of the porch watching the clouds swirl above the beach. The storm was building from the south and lightning lit the late afternoon sky. He turned as she walked along the wooden floor, her bare feet silent on the timber.

Jilly stood in front of him with her arms folded. He could talk first and explain what he was up to. He smiled but didn’t speak.

She couldn’t help herself. “So?”

The smile got wider and irritation buzzed through her.

“So what?” he said. Was this guy really second-in-charge of a multi-billion dollar trading bank?

“So what’s with the teenage boy pranks? And while I’m saying my piece, I thought you’d agreed last night to stay out of my cottage while I was here.”

This time Dominic frowned back at her. “What do you mean? I haven’t been here today…not until now anyway. What pranks?”

“Like mow the lawn? And move my car?” Jilly leaned back against the verandah rail while she waited for him to answer, but all she got was a shake of his head. “And push my chair?” Her voice was softer now because she knew he couldn’t have done that. He’d driven past a few seconds later.

He seemed to be thinking for a moment and Jilly narrowed her eyes waiting for his latest excuse.

“No. I’ve been in town.”

“So who mowed the lawn?”

He shrugged. “My aunt organizes the upkeep of the place. The handyman must have come while we were at the beach.”

“On Christmas Day?”

He shrugged. “This is the north coast, not the city.”

Her temper eased a little. “So you didn’t move my car and leave the house door open?”

“No. I didn’t and I wouldn’t do that without checking with you.” He smiled at her and the crinkles around his eyes made him look even sexier.

“Okay then…and you say the shower locked itself.” Just as well he’d been here to get her out because there was no one else within calling distance and she would have been stuck in there.

“I’ll have to prop it open next time I have a shower.

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