Robin Wells by Love & Other Surprises (mobi)

Author:Love & Other Surprises (mobi) [Love & Surprises, Other]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-11-02T02:31:44+00:00

Ali squinted as she followed the hostess to Matt’s table, her eyes trying to adjust to the dim restaurant lighting after the brilliance of the noonday sunshine.

“Hello,” Matt said, rising to pull out her chair. “Glad you could join me.”

Her vision cleared enough to see his eyes scan her legs as she seated herself. Her heart picked up speed as a surge of attraction rushed through her, the same attraction she felt every time she saw him. Aware that he was still eyeing her legs, she tugged at her pencil skirt. “Thanks for inviting me,” she said.

She busied herself unfolding her napkin, trying to figure out what Matt was up to. Inviting her to lunch in a dimly lit restaurant in the middle of a workday was certainly out of character. Especially since she was certain he’d been deliberately avoiding her. He’d taken to keeping the door to his office closed and he was always in a hurry when she passed him in the hall.

All of which was fine with her, she reminded herself. She didn’t need the distraction of a physical attraction in the workplace—an attraction that even now was making her palms grow damp.

“What’s the occasion?” Ali asked.

Matt rested his forearms on the table. “Does there have to be a special occasion for me to invite you to lunch?”

“I suppose not. But it’s not in keeping with your regular schedule.”

Matt knit his brows together. It was the second time today the topic of his regular schedule had come up. Was he really such a creature of habit? “What do you know about my regular schedule?” he asked.

Ali answered by glancing at her watch. “It’s now twelve-thirty—precisely the time of day you head out the door for the Cattlemen’s Cafe, where you order the blue plate special. Since this is Friday, that would be fried catfish with hushpuppies.”

Matt stared at her. “And just how would you happen to know a thing like that?”

“I had lunch there earlier in the week and got into a conversation with the waitress. She asked where I worked and I told her.” Ali grinned at him. “She told me you were her best customer.”

Matt scowled. He didn’t like the idea that his habits were suddenly a topic of conversation everywhere he turned.

“I was with Lauren,” Ali continued. “She and Justin are back from their honeymoon. They had a wonderful time.”

“Glad to hear it.” His thoughts were stuck on the earlier topic. Was he really such a fuddy-duddy? Ali made him sound as stuffy as a taxidermist’s parlor. Was that how she saw him?

Ali picked up a tortilla chip and dipped it into a bowl of salsa. “Lauren looks terrific. Marriage really seems to agree with her.” Ali took a bite and cast an inquisitive glance at Matt. “How long were you married, Matt?”

The question caught him off guard, and he answered it without thinking. “Less than a year. That was seven years ago.”

“What happened?”

Matt shrugged in a display of nonchalance, still smarting from her uncannily accurate account of his noontime schedule.

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