Sweet On You by Kate Perry

Author:Kate Perry [Perry, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: Phoenix Rising Enterprises, Inc
Published: 2012-12-15T13:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Marley had two choices: stick around and talk to Tony, who was supposed to call for a phone conference in ten minutes, or make herself unavailable.

Second option—without a doubt. She couldn't talk to Tony. She was afraid she might tell him about Daniela, and she wasn't sure how to handle that yet. So she grabbed the present for Valentine, left her cell phone, and walked out of the house.

It hadn't occurred to her that Valentine might not be in her office until she was halfway there, but she shouldn't have worried, because the matchmaker sat on her gilded couch, fiddling with her iPhone.

Valentine looked up with a bright smile as Marley walked in. "I was just thinking about you. You saved me a phone call."

"Did you need something?"

"I just wondered how you were doing." She wrinkled her nose. "What do you have in your hand?"

"Oh." Marley looked down at the package, suddenly having doubts. "It's not really anything. I just thought you might like it, but—"

"I love gifts. Let me see." Valentine held her hand out.

She handed it over reluctantly. "It's really nothing great. In fact, it's not that nice."

"Let me be the judge of that." She ripped off the wrapping, tossing the shredded pieces of paper all over so that Marley started to bend over to pick them up.

Until Valentine's gasp startled her back upright. "What is it?"

"This. Is. Amazing." Valentine stared at the framed photo, her big eyes wider than usual.

Some of her nerves receded, and Marley sat down on the uncomfortable chair across from the matchmaker. "It's not the best composition, but I thought you looked nice in it."

"Nice? I look awesome." Valentine stared at the photo. It was the one Marley took that day when she'd been in answering those random questions that had matched her up with Brian Benedict.

Who was plaguing her, by the way. Marley shifted on the seat, uncomfortable and not sure what to do—about her butt or the guy. "It's really not anything—"

"It's the best picture anyone's ever taken of me." Valentine hugged it to her chest, beaming. "I wish I had a boyfriend to give it to."

"You don't have a boyfriend?"

"It's like the cobbler's kids not having shoes." She set the framed picture on the coffee table in front of her. "I don't have time to look for myself. I'm trying to get my business off the ground. Which is why I'm glad you're here. Tell me about Brian."

Marley crossed her arms. "What about him?"

"Brian told me that you guys were going out but not dating."

"Does that violate the terms of my agreement with you?"

"I don't care about our agreement," Valentine said in her schoolmarm's voice. "I care about you messing this up with Brian. He's the perfect guy for you."

But she'd always thought Tony was The One. "How can you tell?"

"What are you talking about?" She shook her head. "How can you not tell?"

"I've always wanted Batman."

The redhead gaped at her.

Marley blushed. "I know it's ridiculous, but I've always had a thing for Batman.

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