Perfect Partners by Carly Phillips

Author:Carly Phillips
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, Contemporary
Publisher: NLA Digital LLC
Published: 2014-11-24T05:00:00+00:00

NINE

“I can’t help if you won’t talk to me.”

Chelsie stood with her back to Griff and stared out the window. A slight breeze blew the branches on the trees and she wished she were outside enjoying the end of summer, instead of being inside, subjected to an early frost.

“What happened back there?” he demanded in a no-nonsense tone.

She shrugged. “Something I ate didn’t agree with me. I’m okay now.”

He cleared his throat and she heard him restlessly pacing the carpet behind her. Though her half-answers might frustrate him, she had no choice but to stall. With a client waiting outside, she couldn’t get into personal matters, but with personal intruding on business, she realized she couldn’t put off the inevitable much longer.

“Are you sure it didn’t have something more to do with the subject matter?” he asked, his voice softening.

“Two days ago, you wouldn’t have asked me that question.”

“Two days ago, you hadn’t confided in me. Two days ago, we hadn’t made love.”

Her body heated with the memory and his genuine concern tugged at her heart. She could no longer avoid him, but she couldn’t bear a pitying look in his eyes, either. She whirled around, finally facing him, only to discover deep emotion lingered in the hazel depths. Pity was nowhere to be found.

“Tell me something, Griff. Does having sex give you the right to grill me?”

She regretted the words the minute they left her mouth. The entire situation had her rattled, which was no excuse to take her rampaging emotions out on the man she loved.

To his credit, he merely shrugged out of his suit jacket and tossed it over a chair. She recognized the delay as a means to bide time and calm his anger. She gave him his due. How a man could be just as devastating fully dressed as he had been unclothed baffled her. But it was the man inside the clothes that had drawn her out and made her fall in love.

When he met her stare, his expression darkened, along with his eyes. He took two steps forward, but she stopped him mid-stride with as much honesty as she could muster.

“I’m sorry, please forget I said that.” She lifted her hand and worked the sore muscles in the back of her neck. “Yes, the subject matter is upsetting,” she said, lowering herself into the nearest chair. She owed Griff as much of the truth as she felt he could handle hearing—as much as she could handle revealing—for now.

His hand touched her cheek. “I don’t like seeing you hurt. Do you react like this after every client interview?”

She shook her head, unwittingly freeing some strands of hair. Without much thought, she tucked them behind her ear. “Some hit me harder than others.”

“No wonder this one’s difficult. She looks so much like you. The dark hair, the eyes…”

“I hadn’t noticed.” And she hadn’t. Now that he’d pointed out their similarities, Chelsie realized Griff was right—another factor that must have unconsciously upset her. “I really must

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