His Convenient Proposal by Lindsay Armstrong

Author:Lindsay Armstrong [Armstrong, Lindsay]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9780263832112
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2002-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

Ellie woke up in her bed the next morning, still fully clothed although her shoes had been removed.

She sat up suddenly, then it all fell into place. But a glance at her bedside clock saw her scatter bedclothes left, right and centre; she’d slept in and had a bare half-hour to get Simon off to school and herself off to work.

But Brett was already up and Simon was dressed and ready for school, calmly eating his cereal and fruit as she flew into the kitchen, still buttoning up her blouse.

She skidded to a stop, eyed the situation and said lamely, ‘Oh.’

‘Hi, Mum! You look a bit frazzled.’

And Brett, whom she had no idea how to face, put a cup of tea down in her place at the table with a murmured greeting.

‘Thanks.’ She slid into her chair and sipped the tea gratefully. She was never much good for anything until she’d had a cup of tea in the morning. ‘Uh…how come you two are up so bright and early?’

‘We’ve been for a jog and a swim,’ Simon said virtuously. ‘You should try it.’

‘I…maybe I will one day.’

Brett sat down. He wore his usual attire for work, moleskins and a checked shirt, and as usual he looked alert and altogether too much man for any woman to have to cope with at that time of the day. ‘Guys,’ he said casually, ‘I have to go away for a few days. Think you’ll manage without me?’

‘Sure.’

‘Definitely!’

Simon and Ellie spoke at the same time with Ellie being the most emphatic of the two and Brett flicked her a quizzical little look.

‘Where to?’ Simon enquired.

‘A board meeting of a company I’m involved with in Sydney. I’d actually forgotten about it until I got a call from someone last night. And while I’m down there I have a few other things to do but I’ll be back on Thursday.’

Ellie said airily, ‘Not a problem. We’re used to being on our own, aren’t we, kid?’

Simon saluted her. ‘You gotta admit it’s nice to have a man around the place, though, Mum.’

‘Oh, I do—lunch!’ Ellie got up distractedly.

‘All taken care of,’ Brett said. ‘And I’ll drop Simon off at school—when you’re ready, mate.’

‘I’ll just clean my teeth. Meet you in the car! Bye, Mum!’

Brett waited until Simon was out of earshot, then he came over to where Ellie was standing looking shell-shocked. ‘I’m sorry about this,’ he said quietly. ‘I did forget all about it.’

‘That’s OK.’

‘Is it?’ There was a humorous little glint in his eyes.

She twisted her hands together. ‘About last night.’

He raised an eyebrow. ‘Nothing happened—that you weren’t aware of.’

She bit her lip. ‘I didn’t mean that. But I…got a bit carried away again.’

‘No, Ellie, we got carried away again. It’s almost becoming a habit with us.’

She said bravely, ‘What about the rest of it?’

‘Maybe…’ he paused ‘…a few days apart isn’t such a bad idea. To get things into perspective?’

A flash of amusement made the golden flecks in her eyes more noticeable. ‘You’re suggesting

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