Quick, Find a Ring! by Jo Leigh

Author:Jo Leigh [Jo Leigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781459267701
Publisher: Harlequin

Chapter Ten

Bentley tried very hard to concentrate on Darren Colker. More specifically, what she was going to do with him once she got to the sixteenth floor. She needed this time to figure out her strategy, to have a plan and a fallback position.

Instead, she just kept thinking about Mitch.

At least she’d been granted a small grace period. The elevator seemed to stop at every floor, and someone inevitably cried, “Hold that elevator,” so the wait was even longer.

The chatter inside was all about Hurricane Bonnie, of course. From what Bentley gathered, the winds were classified as moderate, with sustained gusts of about ninety miles per hour at the heart of the storm, but only about sixty miles here. Several men, meteorologists, she gathered from their confidence and knowledge, said the only way to get through a hurricane like this was to get completely soused, concentrating on rum drinks. Damn, there were no rum drinks in her emergency packet. What had she been thinking?

She smiled as the weathermen went on about being prepared, but the distraction only lasted another moment. Soon enough she was thinking about Mitch. Mostly about the look on his face when he’d said, “Because it makes you unhappy.”

She’d been dwelling on that for a while, trying to see if she’d misinterpreted his words. Or if he’d only acted concerned, the way he’d acted interested in Babs’s catering dilemmas.

The truth was, she had no idea. None. He’d sounded sincere. Looked earnest. But with Mitch, could she trust her instincts?

They stopped at the fourteenth floor, and she prayed that none of her family would board. Luck was with her, and she stayed among strangers.

What if his feelings were genuine? That he really did give a damn about her, and not just because of the story? Surprisingly, she wasn’t totally sickened by the idea. He did know how to kiss. A very important attribute, that. Many flaws could be overlooked for excellent kissing. Many, but not all.

First, she had set her life goals, her road to success. Mitch was not in that scenario. Even if she was to veer off the straight and narrow, he would be the last person in the world she’d do it for. She needed a Carter. Not a Mitch. Carter was stable, solid, reliable. Slater was a disaster waiting to happen.

So why the angst? More important, why was her body so damned perky whenever she was in his arms? Maybe she had a split personality. Yeah, right She should be so lucky.

The elevator stopped, and she noticed that not only was she alone, but she’d reached the sixteenth floor and she had absolutely no idea what she was going to do.

She could take another round trip, but that seemed cowardly. Instead, she stepped into the hallway.

It was different up here. Not just the decor. The air seemed purer, the dust shamed away from this high-income bracket. The carpet was also more plush, she realized as she walked toward room 1602 and the maid’s cart parked by the door.

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