Ruining Mr. Perfect (The McCauley Brothers) by Marie Harte

Author:Marie Harte [Harte, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2014-10-07T04:00:00+00:00

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Cam waited until his last client of the day left and let out a happy sigh.

Hope leaned into his office with a thumbs-up. “I heard her mention her plans to share your name with her friends. Nice work, Cam.”

He grinned. “Yeah. Noelle has contacts in some pretty impressive places. See? I told you you wouldn’t starve working for me.”

She entered and sat across from him. “That’s what Alex said.” His associate, who’d been diligently working in the back room before Cam had told him to go home. He’d more than earned his time off. “Well, this income is helping me pursue my dream job, for sure.”

“I’m hurt. I’m not your dream job?”

“You’re too easy.” She snorted. “But then, that’s what they all say about you.”

“Ha ha. Remember, Hope. You’re the nice Donnigan. Don’t turn into your brothers.”

“God help me.” She gagged, and he laughed. “Don’t get me wrong, Cam. I love this. But I really want to make a go of my other job.”

“The one where you cater to personal fantasies? Sounds kinky.”

“Shut up.” Her cheeks grew pink. “It’s not like that. More like we give our clients a fantasy—that’s not sexual, you perv—but like a dream date or dream vacation. It’s more a logistical job than anything. It’s so fun putting the pieces together.”

“The idea sounds exciting. I wonder what Vanessa would consider her dream date?” he mused.

“Anything with you, I’m sure.” Hope sighed. “Ah, to be young and in love.”

“Shut up.”

“She looks at you with stars in her eyes. Really.”

Vanessa had stopped by his office a few times and talked to Hope while waiting on him. He liked that she’d taken the time to see where he worked.

“Vanessa? Stars? Are you sure you aren’t seeing daggers or knives?”

She laughed. “I like your girlfriend. She’s no-nonsense. She doesn’t let you get away with stuff. You need that.”

Cam liked the idea he needed Vanessa as much as she needed him. With him, she let herself have fun and laugh. With her, he didn’t have to pretend to be more like his brothers or tone down his intelligence. She understood his caustic wit, even shared in it.

“I see you mooning again. That’s my cue to leave.” She stood and left, just as Brody and Flynn entered.

“Hey, Hope. Still not sure why you’re working for this loser,” Flynn remarked.

“Yeah. We can pay you double what he is. Come to the dark side,” Brody added.

Flynn punched him in the arm.

“Ow. What the hell?”

“We don’t know what he’s paying her. You don’t double a mystery number, dickhead.”

Hope laughed and said something Cam couldn’t hear. Then the outer door closed, signaling her departure.

“So are you two here to talk investment strategies?” Cam paged through his calendar, preferring to have one not linked to his computer or phone. “Because I could have sworn I had you penciled in for next week. I’d have seen you with Mike, but it’s all I can do not to throttle his giant neck after an hour of talking numbers.”

Brody and Flynn looked at each other before sitting down.

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