Courting Trouble (The Texas Two-Step Series, Book 3) by Kathy Carmichael

Author:Kathy Carmichael [Carmichael, Kathy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ePublishing Works!
Published: 2014-01-18T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

When they reached town, they drove to Alec's office building and parked the rental car in the underground garage next to Diedra's car. His had been left at Love Field Airport.

Wearily, they entered the high-rise building. His knees felt like spaghetti noodles but he managed to get them under control. When they climbed into the elevator, Diedra started to punch the button for his floor, but stopped.

"You do it," she said with a wave.

He shook his head, but wordlessly punched the button himself. She was pale and he wished he could do something to bring the color back to her face. He held the door open for Diedra as they reached his office.

"Thank goodness you've come, A.C.," exclaimed his secretary, Sarah, as soon as she saw them.

He smiled at her, thankful she'd remained in the office waiting for his return, even though it was now early evening and she should have left at least an hour earlier.

"What happened to you two? You go swimming with your clothes on?"

Diedra and he hadn't stopped anywhere to clean up. Their clothing was damp and wrinkled, and his jacket hung limply from his shoulders. However, he never went to the office without one, so he suffered through.

"We got caught in the rain. Is Jeff here?" asked Alec, hoping for good news but after a look at Sarah's expression, not expecting it.

"No, but he was. I didn't know what to do. He wouldn't stay." Sarah twisted her hands and her voice rose. "He's skipping out. I just know he is."

Alec patted her on the shoulder, and immediately felt awkward and embarrassed. He wasn't a demonstrative man, and it hit him that he'd never touched Sarah before. "Sit down, take a breath. I'll get you some coffee and you can tell us what happened."

As he left to fetch the coffee, Diedra asked, "You haven't heard from my sister, have you?"

He heard Sarah's negative reply. Glad to escape their scrutiny, he was careful to add exactly one and a half teaspoons of sugar to the cup, just as Sarah liked it. Rather than dwell on his embarrassing emotional display, he considered what he'd like to do to Jeff when he caught up with him.

Coffee in hand, he returned to the reception area feeling much more relaxed about having patted Sarah. Neither she nor Diedra had acted as though it was unusual. Obviously, it had been an appropriate gesture to make in a time of stress. It didn't mean that he had lost control or acted out of character. It didn't mean spending time with Diedra, making love with her, had changed him. He hoped.

He handed the coffee cup to his flustered secretary as he noticed Diedra talking on the phone, looking downhearted. So, Meagan still wasn't home.

He turned back to Sarah. "What happened?"

"He came in about three hours ago. Went into his office and made some phone calls. I told him you wanted to talk with him and I hoped he was trying to get in touch with you.

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