Men Made In America Mega Bundle by Gayle Wilson Marie Ferrarella

Author:Gayle Wilson, Marie Ferrarella
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2007-03-01T23:00:00+00:00

“GOOD MORNING, Louise.” Veronica stepped into her office and paused. “Eli, what are you doing here?”

Eli’s warm smile wasn’t as bright as usual. He gave her a hug. “I came to visit my goddaughter. Anything wrong with that?”

Veronica shook her head. “No, of course not.”

She took a stack of messages from Louise. “All about Barrett?”

Louise nodded. “The phone’s been ringing like mad. And it’s only eight o’clock!”

Veronica laughed and opened the door, leading Eli in. He shoved his hands in his pockets. He looked tired and worried, and she suddenly felt uneasy.

“Something wrong, Eli?”

She settled at her desk and motioned toward the couch. Eli shook his head and picked up the glass paperweight her grandmother had given her when she’d graduated from law school.

“Eli?”

“Oh, yes.” He placed the paperweight down, his shoulders straightening. “I came to talk to you about Gerald.”

Veronica nodded, noting the newspaper he had rolled up under his arms. “This wouldn’t be about Barrett Pharmaceuticals, would it?”

Eli gave her a shaky smile. “You’re a smart girl, Veronica.”

“I’m an attorney,” she said. “And Barrett was my client. Everybody is interested in that.”

“I assume you know Gerald and my mother owned stock in his company.”

Veronica nodded. “Is this going to affect Gerald’s campaign?”

“I believe we have that covered,” Eli said. “But that’s not what I want to discuss.”

She arched an eyebrow, unable to read Eli’s strange expression. Did he want her to handle Gerald’s financial affairs with the company? “Okay, what is it then?”

He settled down in the chair, looking weary. “I know Gerald took you to lunch the other day.”

“Yes.”

“I’m not sure you and he…well, that you should—” Eli coughed, struggling for words.

“That we should what, Eli? Work together?”

He swallowed, and Veronica noticed the bulging vein in his throat. “That you should become involved.”

Her eyes widened, her temper quickly surfacing. “Involved?” She stood up, hands on hips, and glared at Eli. “You’re telling me you don’t want me to date your son?”

“That’s right,” he said quietly. “Gerald’s in the middle of a campaign, there’s enough gossip about Barrett—”

“And you think I’ll have a bad effect on his reputation.” Veronica tried to squelch the hurt building in her chest. She was his goddaughter and she’d trusted him. She thought he loved her.

But when it came to his family, she was an outsider, someone with a past that could hurt his precious son.

“Don’t worry, Eli,” she said in a hard voice. “I don’t plan to get romantically involved with Gerald.”

“Wait, Veronica,” Eli sounded desperate. “You don’t understand.”

“Oh, I understand perfectly,” she said, walking toward the door and opening it for him. If she’d had the slightest hope she would handle the family’s business or be a part of Eli’s life, the idea had just died. Being her godfather had simply been a responsibility he’d carried out for her parents’ sake. No emotional ties.

Well, she could handle that. She’d never had anyone to depend on but her grandmother anyway. “I really have work to do now, Eli.”

He frowned, his gray eyebrows knitting together.

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