His Semi-Charmed Life: Camp Firefly Falls Book 11 by Lisa Hughey

Author:Lisa Hughey [Hughey, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9780996435291
Publisher: Lisa Hughey
Published: 2017-06-23T04:00:00+00:00

9

Diego stalked toward the next activity.

Lunch with Jeffrey London had been strained, only becoming easier when the conversation turned to business.

He hadn’t spoken with Penny since she took off after the kayak race. He could have handled that better. Okay, honesty time, he couldn’t have handled it much worse.

Remorse and a sick shame slithered through him.

He knew what it was like to be judged on your parents’ mistakes. Before he’d gone to live with Tío Raul permanently, he’d borne the brunt of other people’s judgment for his parent’s bad choices. What happened twelve years ago and Jeffrey London’s reaction to her all these years later meant the scandal must have been intense.

So yeah, he sucked.

But, Cristo, having sex with her had put a crimp in his dealings with London.

He should never have deviated from his typical mode of choosing sexual partners for business reasons. His usual partners were elegant, well-connected, and chosen for whatever benefit they could bring to his business or social standing. Sure, his dating process was a little cold but everything in his life revolved around building his business and promoting his brand so he could ascend to the next level.

That method was a hell of a lot smarter than because he had a hard-on. He’d been shrewd about sexual partners for fifteen years.

And look what happened when he disregarded his personal commandments just once.

He’d hurt her feelings. He was sorry. But this weekend was all about seeing if his business practices and leadership style were compatible with London’s. The last thing he should do was hook up with a woman Jeffrey London hated.

London had spent lunch criticizing Penny Hastings.

Diego had gotten a polite diatribe, vitriolic for all its quiet upper crust wording, about the evil, immoral, unethical dealings of the Hastings family.

He’d wanted to defend Penny but he didn’t. He justified his silence by telling himself he didn’t really know what happened. And he had people depending on him—his employees and family all had a stake in making this venture work. His whole life was on the line.

Even if the sex had been fantastic, he couldn’t afford to blow this deal.

Every move and counter move was a negotiation step in the dance to merge with London Automotive.

Which was why he’d gotten his shit together and gotten in sync with Penny for the kayak race. Diego and Penny had managed to tie with London and his assistant, crossing the finish line at the same time.

As soon as they hit the shore, Penny had exited the kayak and headed toward the picnic tables. Diego was left to hand off the kayak and make small talk with London while the rest of their employees finished their races.

For some reason, Diego was hyper-aware of Penny at all times. And he knew exactly when she’d left the area.

He needed to apologize.

And he would as soon as he found her. But right now he was on his way to the Nature Walk Bingo event. Someone from the camp had placed a folding chair at the entrance to the hiking path and the woods.

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