The Parent Pact by Laurie Kellogg

Author:Laurie Kellogg [Kellogg, Laurie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: Fiction, Romance, General
ISBN: 9781938618062
Publisher: LK Books
Published: 2012-09-11T14:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

At one-thirty on Friday afternoon, Tyler finished changing into the freshly pressed suit and clean shirt he’d brought to the office. When the intercom buzzed, his assistant told him, “Mr. Elliott’s chauffeur is downstairs. He says the lady is waiting.”

Ben had been acting weird all week.

“Thanks, Connie. Tell him I’ll be right down.” He drew his eyebrows together as he straightened his tie in the mirror. Wait a second. Connie had said thelady was waiting? What about Ben?

A hard knot formed in Tyler’s gut as he recalled the number of times in the last several months his friend had tried to set him up on blind dates. He picked up his cell phone and punched BJ’s picture. When he answered, Tyler barked at him, “What’re you trying to pull? You know I’m interested in Annie.”

“Tyler? Hasn’t Thomas gotten there yet?”

“He’s downstairs. Connie told me he said the lady is waiting. That’s when I realized what you’re up to. If you think I’m going waste my evening with some blind date when I could be home with Annie and the kids, you have—”

“Fitzpatrick, shut your yap and go downstairs. I want you to check this woman out. I think she’d make a perfect wife.”

Tyler closed his eyes. “I thought you were soured on the idea of marriage.”

“I was. But this girl’s different. If you like her, you have my blessing to take her out.”

When the line disconnected in his ear, he stared at the receiver. Why would Ben give him the green light to date someone with whom he was contemplating marriage?

He ran a comb through his hair and took the four flights of stairs to the lobby rather than waiting for the elevator. Right outside the door, Ben’s silver-haired chauffeur lounged against the white stretch limo, apparently enjoying the warm sunshine.

“Hello, Thomas. How have you been?”

“I’m doing well, Mr. Tyler. It appears Master Ben ordered a touch of Indian summer for you today.”

Tyler glanced at the smoky mirrored glass surrounding the rear passenger compartment and turned his back to the Lincoln so the woman couldn’t see his lips. “So what’s the story? Do you like this woman?”

“Very much. She’s quite beautiful.”

“But does she care two bits about Ben?”

“I highly doubt that. But after the amount he spent on her today, one never knows.”

“That’s what I was afraid of. Ben never gives them the chance to fall for him rather than his wallet.”

Thomas smiled and opened the rear door for him. “We’d best be going.”

When Tyler ducked into the car, he turned to confront the woman about her intentions and nearly choked on his tongue.

“Annie,” he whispered. “You look....amazing.”

Other than the light coat of mascara and lip-gloss she’d worn on her date with Will, Tyler had never seen her apply much make-up. She had a natural kind of beauty that didn’t need cosmetics. However, he had to admit, she looked like a beautiful magazine model today. Her thick lashes were longer than ever. The shape of her tempting mouth had

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