Harlequin Romance September 2016 Box Set by Marion Lennox

Author:Marion Lennox
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488022951
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWO

OOPS. LEXI BLINKED at Jethro. She’d been caught out. She shifted her gaze to the phone he held aloft as evidence of her culpability and her eyes went wide.

The position of his arm caused his suit and shirtsleeves to slip down revealing his wrist and the tip of the birthmark. Enough for her to see it matched Jazi’s.

The mark reminded Lexi of a dragonfly with a curled tail only kind of blotchy. She’d been stunned when she saw it on Calder’s wrist in the picture accompanying the article she told him about. The top execs of Pinnacle had all been holding the award aloft. Calder had been standing closest to the camera and there on his wrist was the same birthmark as her precious Jazi’s.

Lexi had known instantly that he had to be related to the baby, most likely her father. When she’d read his stance on never having a family, she firmly believed it was a sign. With his help she could get Jazi back.

Between the matching eyes and the birthmark, Lexi had all the confirmation she needed that Jethro Calder was Jazi’s father.

“Ms. Malone?” Fingers snapped in front of her eyes.

She blinked and focused on the man next to her, staring into his unreadable features, into Jazi’s blue eyes. Thoughts of how important he was flooded her mind, crippling her with fear. If she blew this she’d never get Jazi back! And she was about to blow it. Big-time.

Stop. Get a grip.

She drew in a slow, deep breath, released it around a sheepish smile. She only had one option now. She looked him right in the eye and confessed. “I’m sorry. You’re right, I don’t usually work for Excursions.”

A dark brow lifted at her easy admission. “So you were just at the restaurant to shanghai a date with me?”

“Oh, gracious, no.” Now his other brow lifted. Had she offended him? She half shrugged. Best to stick as close to the truth as possible without getting Excursions in trouble. “Today was my best friend Alliyah’s birthday. She used to go to work for Excursions. She passed away six months ago and I needed a distraction tonight, so I called Sally and asked if she could hook me up with a date. She said she had a cancellation and here I am.”

“A cancellation?” Suspicion dripped from the question.

“Yes. You can call her if you like.” Lexi held her breath—the last thing she wanted was to cause trouble for Sally.

“You recognized me.”

“Yes, from the article. Why, did you know Alliyah? Alliyah West?”

He looked away, but nodded. “We had a couple of dates. You said she passed away.”

“She was killed in an auto accident just over six months ago.”

“I’m sorry to hear that. She was a charming companion.”

Lexi glanced out the window and saw they were cruising along the dazzling Las Vegas Strip. “So listen, I’m sorry I’m not what you were expecting. You can let me out anywhere along here. I’ll catch a cab back to the Pinnacle.” She batted her eyelashes at him in an obvious ploy.

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