French Kissing Series Box Set by Harper Bliss

Author:Harper Bliss [Bliss, Harper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9789881490995
Publisher: Ladylit Publishing

Steph

“I have nothing to say to her.” Steph looked longingly at the door Véro had just walked out of. “So why would I talk to her?”

“Don’t…” Juliette shook her head, but she probably knew Steph was just messing with her. She wasn’t interested in her boss’s assistant. She’d learned her lesson well. Business and pleasure didn’t mix. “I promised her you’d take one call.”

“That wasn’t your promise to make.” Steph slapped the armrests of her chair with vigorous force. “I’m ready to come back to work, Jules. I’ve had enough of sulking at home.”

“That’s great, but you must realise that when you come back, you will see Dominique.” A knock on the door startled Steph. For an instant, she feared that Juliette had set her up already, and arranged for Dominique to drop by.

“Sorry I’m late.” Claire rushed in and crashed down in the chair next to Steph’s. “Welcome back, Steph.” Claire looked like death warmed up. Black circles under her eyes. Her skin a grey, ashen colour. And was her blouse unironed?

“Not one minute too soon, I see. What’s going on here?” She eyed Claire suspiciously.

“Rough night. Don’t worry, I’m not seeing any clients today. Just keeping my head down and catching up on a million e-mails.”

“Very well.” Steph let herself be brushed off for now, but she’d get to the bottom of what was bothering Claire soon enough. “Catch me up then, Bosses.”

“Are you sure?” Juliette asked. She didn’t look too well-slept either. Steph knew Juliette had taken over most of her work. Another reason for her to come back. She couldn’t leave her friends hanging any longer.

“As far as I’m concerned, Dominique Laroche never happened. It’s in the past. Buried. I’ve moved on.” Steph didn’t just say this to convince her bosses and herself, she believed every word she uttered. She had no choice. “I did what I had to do.”

“Seriously?” Claire shook her head.

“I don’t want to talk about it. I’m here to work.” It was, of course, rather unfortunate that the whole Le Matin saga had happened just after Claire and Juliette had offered her a promotion. “Not to look back.” Steph wasn’t lying when she said she was sick of staying at home. She could have taken a holiday, gone abroad, but was afraid of how that would have made her feel after the glorious week she had spent with Dominique in Juan-les-Pins. She’d helped Barbier & Cyr strategise at first, then had taken three weeks off to re-immerse herself in the world of anonymous, meaningless sex. What else was she going to do? Find a wife?

“Music to my ears, Stéphanie. I’ve been buried in work,” Juliette said.

“I can only imagine. I’m sorry.” Steph knew of how much value she was to this company, which was why she wasn’t afraid to ask the question. “Does the offer for promotion still stand?”

She watched Claire and Juliette exchange a quick glance. Perhaps she had overplayed her hand.

“Depends,” Claire said. “How many politicians have you slept with in the past three weeks?”

“I have no idea.

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