The Final Bid (The Auction Series Book Two) by Michelle Windsor

Author:Michelle Windsor [Windsor, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Windsor House Publishing
Published: 2017-04-07T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Three

Hannah entered the lobby of the hotel and walked towards the concierge desk. Her heart was beating so hard she wondered if it could be heard over the clacking sounds the heels of her boots made on the marble with each step she took. She had changed no less than four times before finally deciding on a pair of boyfriend style jeans, (with the perfectly configured ripped patches of course), a simple black off the shoulder t-shirt and black ankle booties. It finally came down to just wearing an outfit she would normally have worn if going out to visit with friends. She wanted to be in her own skin, and not what she thought Drew would want to see her in for this meeting with him.

She smiled as she she reached the concierge desk and realized George, an attendant she collaborated with often, was working.

“Good morning George.”

“Hannah! Good morning to you! Are you working on a Sunday?”

Hannah shook her head and felt her cheeks flush as she responded, “No. I actually have an appointment with Drew—er, Mr. Sapphire at 11. I’m a bit early though.”

Hannah glanced down at her watch and realized she was a whole fifteen minutes early and silently chastised herself for looking too anxious.

George smiled warmly at Hannah and picked up the phone. “Let me just call up to see if he’s available now. He just came back from a run not too long ago so I believe he’s in.”

Hannah glanced around, taking in the sights and sounds of people making their way through the lobby, wondering where people might be visiting from or where they were heading to. George had come around the desk and touched her lightly on the elbow, guiding her toward a set of elevators.

“Hannah, if you’ll come with me? Mr. Sapphire’s on a secure floor, so I’ll just need to punch in an access code.”

“Of course.” Hannah followed George and stood silently as they both waited for the doors of the elevator to open. George swept his hand out, holding the door of the elevator open and inviting her to enter first. He continued to hold the door as he quickly entered a code on a key pad under the floor numbers, before pressing PH3 and stepping back out.

“Off you go then Miss.” He tipped his head and smiled as the doors slid shut.

Hannah raised her hand to wave goodbye and got out a quick, “Thank you George,” before the doors closed tight and the elevator started to rise. Her heart, which had calmed a bit while speaking with George, seemed to increase its rhythm with every floor she climbed. This was a moment she had hoped she wouldn’t find herself in, but she knew she was being unfair to her own feelings, and to Drew’s, by not giving him some kind of closure to their weekend. She scoffed a bit at that, remembering suddenly that he was the one that had stormed out on her and left her alone and confused in his house.

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