Regan Reilly Boxed Set 1 by Carol Higgins Clark

Author:Carol Higgins Clark [Clark, Carol Higgins]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781451654875
Publisher: Scribner
Published: 2011-04-05T00:00:00+00:00

32

Cody and Dean walked up the steps to the enormous front door of Pristavec’s mansion. Dean rang the bell.

“I had no idea the house would look like this,” Cody whispered.

“Me neither. Last time I met him in a restaurant. I guess he trusts me now.”

The door was opened by a butler. “May I help you?”

“Mr. Pristavec is expecting us,” Dean said. “My name is…”

The butler nodded. “Come in, please.”

Something tells me we’re not going to be forced to eat lousy sauerkraut soup, Cody thought as they stepped into a magnificent marble entryway.

“Mr. Pristavec will receive you in the living room,” the butler informed them. “Follow me.”

“Anything you say,” Dean said nervously, clearly awestruck and intimidated by the elegant surroundings. A grand staircase at the other end of the long foyer went up to the second floor. Framed portraits hung on the wall next to each step. This is unreal, Dean thought. If Pristavec saw my crummy apartment, he’d never in a million years trust us with his money.

They followed the butler around the corner and down two plushly carpeted steps into a living room that was unlike anything either of them had seen before. Where do you even find furniture like this? Dean wondered. Where? Everything here is on such a grand scale!

The seventy-year-old dark-haired Thomas Pristavec was standing in front of a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, engaged in conversation with a very attractive woman who appeared to be in her mid-forties.

“Sir, your guests have arrived,” the butler announced.

Thomas turned his head. “Hello, Dean!” he called enthusiastically as he hurried over and shook his hand. “And, Cody?”

“Yes, Cody Castle, sir.”

“Cody, it’s so nice to meet you.” He turned. “Kicky, come over and say hello.”

The brown-haired, brown-eyed Kicky smiled warmly as she walked over and extended her hand to Cody. “It’s so nice to meet you.”

Cody shook her hand. “My pleasure.”

“I love your firm grip,” she said.

“Thank you. Your hands are so lovely and soft,” Cody flirted back.

Thomas slapped Cody on the back. “They better be! She’s a hand model. I think she makes more money than I do. Kicky and I just met a couple weeks ago in Aspen, and I feel like the luckiest man in the world.”

Cody hoped that Dean wouldn’t faint.

“A hand model?” Dean said as he shook Kicky’s hand. “That’s so interesting. I’d love to hear all about it.”

Kicky waved her beautiful hand. “There’s not that much to say.”

Wanna bet? Dean thought.

“I’ve enjoyed the work,” Kicky continued. “Only problem is you always have to be so careful to not get a scratch, or, God forbid, develop a freckle, or—”

“What about a wart?” Thomas interrupted. “That would put you out of business, wouldn’t it, honey?” He started to guffaw, clearly amused with himself.

Kicky smiled and rolled her eyes.

“Don’t you wear gloves for…?” Cody began. The words were barely out of his mouth when he felt Dean’s body tense. He knew what Dean was thinking. Don’t say anything that will in any way associate us with, or bring to mind, the annoying Lois.

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