Mad for You by Anna Antonia

Author:Anna Antonia [Antonia, Anna]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

I picked up the phone and answered crisply, “Emma Adams.”

“Emma, I know you got my text. It’s lunch time. C’mon!”

“Hi, Gabriel.” I didn’t have to look at a mirror to know I smiled giddily like a school girl.

“Hello, my dear. Lunch. Now.”

“Hmm…” I switched back to concentrate on the computer screen, scanning the numbers and importing column after column.

“Emma?”

“Just a couple more minutes…” I answered distractedly.

“You already said that twice.”

“Did I?”

“Yes, you did.”

“I’m sorry. Really. It’s just I don’t think I can eat lunch right now. Can we postpone?”

Gabriel neatly cut my excuse down. “Unacceptable. You have to take care of yourself, Emma. Pushing off lunch isn’t going to help keep your mind fit and sharp. You need to feed it.”

“I will, but can’t lunch wait for another hour?”

“No, it can’t. Now will you come and meet me in the lobby or do I have to come and get you? If I get you, I might make a detour and find your supervisor. From there I’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse to let you go into the loving bosom of Gordon Industries where you’ll be able to eat at a proper time…”

I rolled my eyes and minimized my screens. “Fine, fine! I’ll be down in five minutes.”

I heard the smile in his voice. “Good girl. See you then!” The phone clicked off. I checked the clock, mentally making note of when I needed to be back. Mondays were always a beast and today was no exception. I leaned over and rapped on my neighbor’s plushy wall. “Kevin, I’m off to lunch. I’ll be back in about an hour.”

He waved me on, calling out “Have a good one.”

“Will do.”

Gabriel, resplendent in a charcoal suit with matching shirt and tie, grabbed my hand as soon as I got off the elevator. “I’m starving! Let’s go.”

“Poor baby, is that my fault?” I crooned sympathetically.

“As a matter of fact, yes. I demand you make it up to me.”

The frenetic morning lifted off my shoulders as I gave into the charm that was Gabriel Gordon. “Oh, I’m sorry then. Let’s eat then.”

“Glad you’re finally seeing things my way. I’d swear you didn’t know just how important it is for me to spend time with you!”

I did because I felt the same way.

We’d spent the majority of the weekend together. Gabriel had driven me into the city in his luxury SUV to pick up my car.

“Is this new?” It had the new car scent all over. I’d also noticed the temporary tags.

“Yes. I just got it this morning.”

“You’re kidding.”

“I told you already—I don’t sleep much. Besides, the parking spaces here are tiny. I’d doubt our neighbors would appreciate my limo taking up a whole row of them.”

‘Our neighbors’ made all the fuzzies inside me bounce around. “I hope you got a good deal on this.”

“Always do.”

After we’d picked up my car and brought it back, Gabriel took great pleasure in giving me the grand tour of his place. Never mind the fact that I had the same exact apartment.

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