Teasing The Boss by Mallory Crowe

Author:Mallory Crowe [Crowe, Mallory]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Billionaires In The City - Two
Publisher: Sprinters Press
Published: 2015-03-11T04:00:00+00:00

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Grace didn’t have to fake the look of ecstasy that came over her face as she ran her fingers along the sanded and polished wood of Mark’s bar. “Good Lord…this is amazing, Mark.” She could seriously throw a blanket over the thing and call it a bed, it felt so nice against her skin.

Mark gave her an appraising look. “I thought you’d like it.”

“Like? Like is an understatement. Love, maybe. Adore. Worship, even. But definitely not like.”

A cocky grin filled his face and Grace remembered her initiative. She was supposed to keep him busy until…well, she wasn’t sure how long. Damn it. She should’ve asked Simon. He’d probably come find her when he was done, but she wasn’t sure.

She could ask for a tour of the rest of the house, but that might lead them back upstairs. “You said you had a good collection of liquor? What counts as good?”

His face lit up and she knew she had him. Everyone had certain passions that would open them up and get them talking for hours. For most people, it was their kids. For Grace, it was Princess.

Mark moved past her to the ornate fridge in the corner of the room. “Check this out.” He opened the door.

Grace’s jaw dropped as the walk-in cooler was revealed. “You had this all added in?”

“It keeps the wines at the perfect temperature and humidity. The stuff you get here is better than anything you’ll ever get served in a restaurant.”

She ran her fingers over the bottles and wished she knew more about wine. “What’s the oldest bottle in here?” There. That was a decent question.

“Well, when I was in France last year—” His gaze shot to a spot over her shoulder and Grace turned around. Her heart sunk when she realized it wasn’t Simon who stood behind her.

“Mark,” said Daton. “I didn’t realize you had company down here. Do you have a second?”

Shit. “Hello, Daton,” she said in her most charming voice. “Mark was just showing me some of his collection. Did you want a drink?” She almost cringed at her own behavior. Offering someone else’s prized liquor. But a job was a job, and she was tasked with distracting Mark.

“Sorry, Grace,” he said with a decidedly unapologetic expression. “Can you give us a moment?”

She tried to think of any possible excuse to stay, but came up blank. Anything she said would sound desperate and raise red flags. Her best chance was to get out and warn Simon while Mark and Daton were still talking over their super-secret business.

“Okay then. I should really find Simon anyway.” She shot Mark a quick look over her shoulder. She added a bit extra sway to her hips as she moved past Daton, hoping Mark was cursing himself for ever letting her go.

As soon as she was out of sight, she upped her pace to make her way up the stairs and through the house until she reached Mark’s work wing. She was sure someone saw where she was going, but she didn’t have time to waste sneaking in.

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