His Christmas Bride by Brooks Helen

Author:Brooks, Helen [Brooks, Helen]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2011-12-26T17:41:41+00:00

Chapter 6

‘So let me get this straight.’

Blossom waited while her sister gave a pregnant pause. She had known this was going to be a difficult phone call, and Melissa wasn’t disappointing her. She rarely did.

‘You are now going out with the man we both agreed would be majorly crazy, if not one-hundred-per-cent disastrous for you to see. Right so far?’ she said tartly.

‘I guess,’ Blossom said flatly when Melissa let the silence at the other end of the phone grow. ‘In a manner of speaking.’

‘The man who, far from being your average Mr Nice Guy, is a class-one womaniser? Who has women lined up like skittles?’

‘You don’t know that.’ She didn’t know why she was defending Zak. No, actually, she did. ‘I don’t think his reputation is deserved,’ she said carefully. ‘Office gossip always embroiders everything, you know that. Not that I’m saying he hasn’t known plenty of women, he’d tell you that himself, but I don’t think he’s any worse than lots of other men.’

‘Casanova, Don Juan, men like that?’ Melissa put in sweetly.

‘Very funny.’ She really didn’t need this aggravation.

‘And the fact that this man who is no worse than lots of other men happens to be drop-dead gorgeous and wealthy and influential and powerful doesn’t bother you at all? You feel sure that at heart he’s a real one-woman guy?’

Sisters. Why did they always have to put their finger right on the sore bit? ‘I don’t know,’ said Blossom shortly.

‘But you’re going out with him anyway.’

‘Casually.’ Blossom paused. ‘Strictly on a casual basis.’

There was a snort. It was remarkably eloquent.

‘I mean it, Melissa. We’re taking it slowly, no strings attached. Just the odd meal now and again. A drink after work.’

‘You’ll be telling me next the pair of you are just good friends. And please don’t. I couldn’t stand it.’

‘Well, no, I wouldn’t go that far, but Zak’s fully aware I’ve got no intention of sleeping with him, if that’s what you mean. I’ve laid it on the line, so there can be no doubt about it.’

‘Blossom, Zak Hamilton is the most attractive, sexy man in the universe! How long do you think you’re going to hold out? I mean, give me a time span here. A week? A month?’

Blossom breathed out slowly and prayed for patience. ‘I thought you didn’t like him.’

‘That doesn’t make me blind.’ There was another pause. ‘And I’ve never said I dislike him. I’m just not sure I like him, exactly. That’s something completely different.’

‘I’m glad we cleared that up.’ Blossom shook her head.

‘Sis, he’s not right for you.’ Melissa had changed tack, now her voice was soft and throaty. ‘You must see that? I’m only concerned for you. You took such a knock over Dean, I didn’t think you were ever going to get over it. And Zak…’

‘I know.’ She knew all right. Once Zak had deposited her back at the flat after a truly delicious meal at the sort of restaurant she’d only normally got to see from the outside, with her nose pressed up against the windowpane, she hadn’t slept all night.

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