The Dating Mr Darcy Trilogy by Katie Oliver

Author:Katie Oliver [Oliver, Katie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781474007498
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2014-10-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 28

On Monday, Sasha called in sick. On Tuesday, she was late and missed a meeting with Matt, the art director. On Wednesday, Valery summoned her the moment she arrived.

Holly exchanged glances with Kate as Sasha strode by, her face grim. “What’s up?” she whispered as she rolled her chair closer. “Why’s Sasha been summoned to the dragon’s lair?”

“How should I know?” Kate said with a shrug. “Valery doesn’t exactly confide in me, does she?”

Holly leaned around her cubicle wall and eyed her boss’s empty desk uneasily. She knew only that Sasha’s sister had suffered some kind of a setback over the weekend.

Poor Amanda…and poor Sasha. She truly felt sorry for her boss.

“It’s probably all those personal calls she’s been getting from her lover,” Kate mused, and giggled. “He must be pretty hot. After all, she was out Monday, shagging all day, I bet.” She lifted her brow. “Maybe it’ll put her in a better mood.”

Holly longed to set her straight, but said nothing. After all, she’d promised to keep Sasha’s secret. And she would.

“Business is down.”

Jamie Gordon’s blue gaze swept moodily over the linen-topped tables in his restaurant. Nearly a quarter of the seats were empty; only two weeks ago, every table was booked.

What the hell was going on?

“Maybe it’s because the place isn’t brand-new any more,” Holly suggested. She’d come in for lunch at Jamie’s invitation and was perched at the bar, munching on cheese and onion crisps.

He shook his head and dropped onto the barstool next to hers. “Our food’s the same, whisky’s still top-notch, the service is still excellent. Nothing’s changed — except for fewer rear ends in my chairs.”

“And Marcus’s brasserie around the corner,” Holly added.

“Brasserie Russo might account for a few empty tables,” Jamie conceded, “but not this many. Something else is going on. And I mean to find out what it is. Anyway,” he added, “enough of me. How’d your dinner with Alex go? Did he like the food?”

“He loved everything, especially the roasted olives. But we didn’t make it as far as dessert.” As Jamie’s eyes narrowed she hastened to add, “That’s not what I meant! Kate came back sooner than we expected, and Alex had to go.” Holly frowned. “Why didn’t you keep her out longer, anyway?”

“Some of us have to get up early,” Jamie retorted. “And there’s only so much of your flatmate I can take at one go.”

“I thought you liked her.”

“I do, well enough. She’s very attractive.”

“And?” Holly prodded.

Jamie regarded her levelly. “Look, I got Kate out of your hair for a couple of hours. You didn’t ask me to spend the night with her.” He paused. “And you shouldn’t be spending the night with Alex either, for that matter. You barely know him.”

“Don’t start,” Holly warned, and brandished a crisp at him. “Not in the mood. Will you ask her out again?”

“I already have. We’re going to the cheese festival a week on Sunday, spend the afternoon together.” He quirked his brow. “And if things go well, possibly the evening, too.

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