Off Kilter by Donna Kauffman

Author:Donna Kauffman [Kauffman, Donna]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

It wasn’t like the last time they’d stood in that exact spot.

Then he’d had no real sense of what—or who—he wanted. Well, he had, but he hadn’t fully admitted it to himself, much less made a decision on what to do about it or how to handle it.

After significant time spent thinking about it, he knew exactly who he wanted and what he intended to do about it. He was going to find a way to lower Tessa’s defenses. Shatter them if possible. Kissing her right off had seemed like the way to go. Or maybe it was just that, when she opened the door, kissing her was all he could think about.

He shouldn’t be surprised that she was doing her damnedest to shove him away, but she was going to have to shove a bit harder. If she wasn’t willing to accept his advances man to woman, so be it. For a while, anyway. He’d need a bit more convincing before he agreed that the spark between them wasn’t worth pursuing. Limitations be damned. But that didn’t mean he had to give up becoming her friend. From where he stood, she could use a few more of those.

“Let’s go for a drive,” he said. That had been part of his plan, too. Actually, that had been his plan. All of the rest … seemed to happen when they got within two feet of each other.

“Drive? The island isn’t that big. We could almost jog it.”

“I thought we could scout locations for the calendar photographs.”

“Is there snow somewhere on Kinloch that I’m not aware of?”

He smiled. “We’ll improvise. Come on, if nothing else, it gets us out and away from whatever is on our respective desks and—”

“I was hoping to get more of the wedding photos developed and put together to give to Katie and Graham when they get back tonight. I still have a ton to go through.”

“I dinnae think that will be the first thing they’ll be thinking about the moment they return. Surely the photos can wait one more day. You and I have a more critical deadline. We can get out, drive a bit, and brainstorm on how to meet the needs of the calendar people.”

“You’re awfully pushy for someone who’s basically bumming a favor off me in the first place.”

“That’s why I’m good at my job.”

“What, exactly, is your job, anyway?”

He backed slowly away from her and the door, snagging her hand at the last possible second, and tugged her forward. “Come with me and I’ll explain while we drive.”

“Better be a short conversation. We’ll have lapped the island twenty minutes from now.”

“See,” he said, “then it won’t take up much of your precious time.”

“You’re incorrigible.” But she let him pull her with him to his lorry.

“Yet another good attribute to have in my line of work.”

“I should go tell Kira I’m taking off.”

“She’s weaving, aye?”

Tessa nodded.

“She willnae even know you’re gone, most likely.”

The truth of that was clear on Tessa’s face. He grinned,

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