Power Play (Play Makers Book 4) by Kate Donovan

Author:Kate Donovan [Donovan, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Beyond the Page
Published: 2015-08-29T23:00:00+00:00

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Darcie and her client knew the press conference had gone well, but the verdict wasn’t official until Murf called that evening and boomed his appreciation and excitement. Darcie had never heard him so enthusiastic about a non-family matter, and her spirit soared with pride and relief.

Alexi seemed relieved too, to the point where he started flirting with her. At first she thought he was kidding with lines like: “Let me rock your world, baby. It’s the least I can do.”

But he kept it up until she had to lay it on the line. “You’re my client. You’re too young for me. I’m hung up on someone else. And frankly, Murf wouldn’t let me work with you anymore if we got personally involved. And I wouldn’t feel comfortable meeting your grandfather next month like we planned.”

She loved the way he immediately backed off after that. Still, he insisted on driving her all the way back to Los Angeles. In the Carrera, of course. And under the speed limit, or at least within a couple of miles either way. They stopped for dinner at an out-of-the-way diner, where they could hopefully escape prying eyes. Then they exchanged life stories, with Darcie joking that hers took less than five minutes while his covered the rest of the meal plus dessert.

By the time he walked her to her door, it was almost two in the morning. He came inside long enough to use the bathroom, then she tried to shoo him away to the hotel room she had booked for him downtown, but he had caught sight of the yellow roses and took an appreciative sniff, then read the card and laughed.

“Sounds dirty,” he said teasingly.

“You couldn’t be more wrong,” she bluffed. “I just shared some yummy sliders with my friends.”

“Not the guy you’re so hung up on?”

“No,” she admitted, stifling a yawn. “He’s gone for good.”

Alexi stepped closer, his smile devastating. “Here’s an idea. We spend one night together then get amnesia. Best of both worlds, right?”

“I was really looking forward to meeting your grandfather,” she said with an exaggerated sigh.

He chuckled and kissed her Sean-style on the lips, then ambled over to the door. But when he turned to say a final good-bye, she saw that he had morphed again, his expression almost wistful. “When Murf said he wasn’t coming to Santa Barbara, I figured he had given up on me. Now I get it. He knew it had to be you. And now I know it too. So thanks, Darcie. I’m yours to command forever.”

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