The Boss's Marriage Arrangement by Penny Jordan

Author:Penny Jordan [Jordan, Penny]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781408904350
Published: 2008-06-04T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIVE

HARRIET had just finished speaking to the hospital to check on her elderly neighbour when Matt walked into the kitchen, and her concern for

the old lady was in her eyes as she turned to him and said worriedly, ‘Mrs Simmonds’s injuries are more serious than they thought. She’s

fractured her hip and she’s stil in shock. The hospital says that it could be several weeks before she’s wel enough to come home. What kind

of people would do a thing like that, Matt?’ she demanded passionately. ‘To a helpless elderly woman…’

‘The kind who would do the same thing to a young woman who is equal y helpless, even though she might be too damned stubborn to

accept that!’ Matt warned her grimly.

Harriet gave a little shudder.

‘I’m going to ring the police to report the damage here last night, get someone ‘round here to instal a decent security system, and then—’

‘You’re going home?’ Harriet suggested eagerly.

‘And then we are going out shopping,’ Matt told her with an unkind smile.

‘Shopping?’ Harriet queried uncertainly.

Matt leaned back against the wal and folded his arms across his chest ‘Shopping! As of now, until I deem it safe for you to be here on

your own, you and I wil be sharing the same roof. That roof can be this one—although it could be damned uncomfortable with a team of

workmen instal ing a security system—or it can be mine. I don’t care. But what I do care about is that when, as it wil do, our relationship

becomes public knowledge, you are wearing my engagement ring—here.’

As he finished speaking he took hold of her hand and tapped her ring finger meaningful y.

‘What on earth for?’ Harriet asked, once her body had stopped reacting to his touch and her emotions had stopped rioting at the thought

of what it would be like if he real y meant it. ‘No one gets engaged these days just because they’ve spent a night together…’

‘No, but they do when they’re planning to get married.’

‘But we aren’t!’

‘Ben thinks we are,’ Matt reminded her. ‘And I intend him to go on thinking that! There’s no way out, Harriet,’ he informed her.’ I’m not

letting you off the hook. You need to break out of this addiction you’ve developed—for your own sake as much as Ben’s and Cindi’s.’

‘I am not addicted to Ben and I am most certainly not letting you buy me an engagement ring!’ Harriet protested. ‘Wearing it would make a

…a travesty of…of…’

‘What you mean is that you don’t want Ben to see you wearing my ring. Why not? After al , he’s already seen you in bed with me—’

‘Exactly!’ Harriet pounced triumphantly. ‘He’s seen me in bed with you, so why does he need to see me wearing an engagement ring?’

‘ He doesn’t, but I think it would be better for you.. and me—if other people did,’ Matt replied obliquely.

‘If I loved a man I wouldn’t care who knew I had spent the night with him,’ Harriet told him passionately, even though a smal voice inside

her reminded

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