Harlequin Special Edition February 2017, Box Set 1 of 2 by Brenda Harlen

Author:Brenda Harlen
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488031380
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

Four days later, Sophie was sitting at her desk, wondering how she could finish the day when a smiling Mason suddenly strolled in carrying a foam container.

“What is that?” she asked, gesturing to the object in his hand. “It smells like food.”

He pulled up the extra chair she kept in her cubicle and sat a short distance away from her.

“It’s a snack. Just for you. I’ve been to Bernie’s.”

Excited now, she grabbed the container. “Bread pudding! Oh, you darling man!”

He pulled a plastic spoon from the pocket on his shirt and handed it to her.

“I stopped by to see if you wanted to have lunch, but your neighbor told me you were in a meeting with Dennis.”

Nodding, Sophie quickly dug into the rich sweet. “Mmm. That’s right. I haven’t even had a chance to eat lunch. We’ve been bombarded over this health insurance thing. I think Dennis and I have convinced Ben if he sticks with this new plan his employees are going to flee like rats on a sinking ship.”

Mason grunted with faint amusement. “I have no intentions of running out of the building. If I did that, how would I ever see your smiling face?”

He was so sweet and funny and endearing. And special. How had she worked near him for so long without noticing him? Why had she let Thom’s sexy grin and confident attitude turn her head when she should have been looking at a man she could trust?

She playfully wrinkled her nose at him. “I would never allow you to quit Robinson Tech. I’d be lonely without you. And hungry,” she added teasingly.

He glanced at a heart shaped box of candy lying on the far end of her desk. “Looks like you’ve already been given something to eat. Pecan pralines.”

She tried not to grimace. “Thom sent me the chocolates this morning. But I can’t eat them. I had already told him that I can’t eat nuts—especially pecans, but he seems to have forgotten.” Or never bothered to pay attention to her in the first place, she thought drearily. Since she’d turned down the Dallas date, Thom had started leaving little gifts on her desk, along with silly little notes that sounded as phony as a three dollar bill. Like she was the only woman he’d ever fallen for, or wanted so much. Who was the man trying to fool?

Who do you think, Sophie? You’re the one who thought Thom was a prince on a white horse. You’re the one who flirted your way into his life without ever really taking a good, hard look at him. You thought because every other woman in the building wanted him, he had to be Mr. Wonderful. Now he’s a nuisance. One that you don’t know how to get rid of without making yourself look like an idiot.

“I’m sure Thom will make up for the candy on your Valentine date.”

It wasn’t only the chocolate that had her mentally shaking her head. Last Friday she’d found a

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