Harlequin Nocturne December 2017 Box Set by Deborah LeBlanc
Author:Deborah LeBlanc
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488031366
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-10-15T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER 2
Now it all made sense. She wasnât usually this slow on the uptake, but over the last four years of living more than a hundred and fifty miles apart, sheâd become less accustomed to being mistaken for her twin.
âYou know Theia.â
Leo nodded, combing his fingers through his hair. âThis is embarrassing.â
âWhen you said âghostedââ¦â
âWe met on Tinder. We went out a couple of times, but I kind of stopped answering her texts because things got weird. I mean, not weird. We just werenât hitting it off.â He exhaled deeply. âOh, boy.â
All the times some guy had mistaken her for Theia in high school came crashing back. Theia was the âsweetâ one, the normal one who didnât dress weird or act like a clown, and guys were always falling for her. And more often than Rhea cared to recall, they had run into her somewhere and taken her for Theia, treating her the way guys usually didnât treat Rhea. Then theyâd realize they were talking to the âother oneâ and the disappointment would be palpable and awkward.
âI made this weird, didnât I?â Leo tucked his hands back into his pockets. âSorry. I hope you find someone to fill the position. Take care.â He was walking away again.
Anger flared inside her, irrational and childish but impossible to suppress. âSo Theia was good enough to bang for a while, but Iâm chopped liver.â Damn. Why did she have to say that out loud?
Leoâs shoulders stiffened as he reached the door, and he turned back with a miserable look of discomfort. âLook, I didnât mean toââ
âNo, itâs me. Sorry. Iâm totally overreacting.â Rhea sighed, setting the tablet on the counter. âYou just triggered some stupid childhood drama.â She tried to laugh it off. âShould we try this again? Rhea Carlisle.â She held out her hand.
Leo squared his shoulders and came back to the counter. âNice to meet you, Rhea Carlisle.â He smiled as he shook her hand. âIâm Leo Ström.â
âYeah, I know.â Rhea indicated the tablet with a nod of her head when Leo looked suspicious. âItâs on the application.â
âRight.â He laughed, still a bit awkward but more at ease.
âSo whatâs your availability?â
âMy availability?â
âFor the job. What hours would you be available to work? Iâm open seven days.â
Leoâs eyes widened within the wire frames. âYouâd actually hire me after this disaster?â
âItâs hardly your fault someone Xeroxed your ex-girlfriend.â Without telling you, apparently. Which was a new low for Theia.
âWhoa. Wait. Sheâs not my ex-girlfriend.â
âOh, so youâre still seeing her.â Rhea laughed at the look of mortification on his face as he stuttered, trying to answer. âIâm just giving you crap. I need someone to work about twenty hours a week to help get the place in shape and book appointments, mostly mornings, occasionally closing if you prove trustworthy.â She winked at his expression. âSound okay to you?â
âUh, yeah.â Slightly bemused, he took her outstretched hand once more and shook on it. âYeah, sounds great. Thanks.â
âYou didnât ask what it pays.â
âAt this point, Iâm thinking maybe I shouldnât press my luck.
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