The Proposal (Forever Bound Book 2) by Bree Callahan

Author:Bree Callahan [Callahan, Bree]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-08-26T04:00:00+00:00

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Derek entered the kitchen and took in a whiff of the baked spaghetti that was still cooking. “Wow…it smells amazing, Mary.”

She looked up from the kitchen counter where she was putting together a salad for the evening. She smiled. “You look nice.”

He looked down at his suit and shrugged. “Just something I’ve thrown together.”

She laughed. “Right and the Taj Mahal was something that was just thrown together.” She grinned and Derek turned away from her enthusiastic look.

He reached his hand out for a cucumber before she tossed it in the salad and she smacked his hand away. “Ouch!” he teased.

She laughed. “You’re like a little kid in a candy store.” She went back to cutting up the veggies, then turned her attention back to Derek. “So…never heard of this woman before. You said her names Charity?”

Derek nodded, moving away from the counter. He didn’t want a bunch of questions to have to answer, but it was clear Mary had other ideas in mind. “Yep. She used to work for me. She took Lilly’s position. I’m sure I’ve mentioned her before.”

Mary shook her head. “Nope. I think I would notice the light in your eyes, should you have talked about her before.” She winked at Derek and Derek felt redness creep up his neck.

“We’re just friends,” Derek replied quietly.

Mary looked back up and lifted an eyebrow to question if that was true. “You said she used to work with you…as in no longer?”

Derek initially ignored the question. He wanted that to be in past-tense. He wanted to think that soon he would be able to say she worked in his office, but he didn’t want to push her into doing something she didn’t want to do. “She got another job,” he finally admitted.

“Oh.” She cut some carrots and threw them into the salad, but continued her thought. “You’re going all out for someone that is merely a friend.” She giggled but kept her back to him. He looked down at the floor and thought about everything he wanted to come out of their date that night. He also didn’t want to get his hopes up, because anything could happen.

“Please keep your dysfunctional thoughts to yourself. I would hate for Charity to get the misunderstanding about tonight.”

She turned around and leaned against the counter. She wiped her hands on her apron. “Want some advice?” Mary asked.

He snickered. “If I said no, does that mean I can leave this kitchen and not listen to it?”

She laughed heartily. “Uh…no.” She chuckled, before continuing with her advice. “One needs to be a friend with someone before there can be more, so you are headed in the right direction.”

He laughed. “That’s your advice?”

“Well…” she paused, before adding, “don’t let your pride get in the way. If you like this woman, as I suspect you do, just be honest with her. You’ll be surprised how perceptive a woman can be.”

Derek didn’t bother pointing out that he’s been as honest as he could be and she didn’t seem to believe him, but it was a good sign that she accepted his invitation.

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