The Boss's Marriage Plan by Gina Wilkins

Author:Gina Wilkins
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-11-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

With Scott out of town and it being Heather’s last day, Friday was particularly busy at work. By the time Tess arrived home, she was already tired, though she still had a party to get through that evening. A fairly momentous party, actually. She would be spending the evening with all of Scott’s family for the first time since they’d become lovers. She doubted he’d shared such details with his relatives, but would they be able to sense the differences between her and Scott?

Scott arranged to pick her up at seven thirty, giving her just enough time to freshen up and change into the green dress she’d bought at Complements. He’d texted that he would be on time, but she knew he was rushing to make it after driving all afternoon from Joplin. She turned in front of her mirror. She’d followed Jenny’s advice of thin black tights and heeled booties, and was glad she had. The dress was a bit shorter than usual for her, though perfectly appropriate for a party this time of year.

“Let me guess,” Scott said when she opened the door to him a few minutes later. “Another purchase from your friend Jenny?”

Her coat draped over one arm, a small gold clutch in her hand, she smiled. “Yes. I bought it the same day as the red one. My holiday splurge for the year.”

“And worth every penny,” he assured her. “You look great. I suppose it would ruin your lipstick if I were to kiss you right now?”

She tilted her face up to him with a smile. “I can reapply it.”

Grinning, he swooped in. “Always resourceful,” he murmured just before his lips covered hers.

It was so good to kiss him again. Just to be with him again. Though they’d spoken by phone several times for business and once just for themselves, it still seemed as though the past two days had passed much too slowly. She’d had dinner with Jenny and Stevie last night and both had commented that she’d been unnaturally distracted.

“You’re thinking about Scott, aren’t you?” Jenny had accused her.

Feeling her cheeks warm, Tess had shrugged sheepishly. “A little.”

“This courtship is moving fast, wouldn’t you say?” Jenny had asked with raised eyebrows. Both she and Stevie had studied Tess’s face closely when they’d gotten together, and Tess wouldn’t be at all surprised to know that her friends could tell she and Scott had taken the next natural step in their relationship.

“It’s not as though he’s someone I just met,” Tess had replied logically.

“True. It’s just a big change, and it’s happened almost overnight.”

Tess could have responded that once Scott got a plan in mind, he rarely saw a reason to delay implementing it. She was his new plan, she’d thought a bit wistfully. And he seemed quite satisfied with how it was coming along.

Stevie, who’d been so perky and bubbly that Tess had wondered if there was some overcompensation involved in the cheeriness, grew a bit quieter when Scott’s name came up.

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