The Wedding Truce by Kerri Carpenter
Author:Kerri Carpenter
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-10-15T16:14:18+00:00
Chapter Ten
“Interesting.”
Grace looked up from her computer to see Emerson standing in the doorway holding a piece of paper. Grace had been ensconced in reviewing details of the catering contract for Emerson’s wedding.
“What’s interesting?” she asked absentmindedly.
“Ahem.” Emerson gave a very dramatic show of clearing her throat before reading. “‘Princess Grace, I didn’t want to wake you.’”
Grace popped up. “Hey, give me that.”
“Uh-uh.” Emerson evaded Grace’s attempt to snatch the paper. “‘Thank you for an amazing evening.’ An amazing evening with Xander Ryan. Really? Do tell, Gracie. Or should I say, Princess Gracie.”
“Shut up.” She once again tried to grab the note but Emerson dodged and continued walking around Grace’s office.
She’d meant to put Xander’s note in her bedroom. Right between the pages of her journal. Who knew why, but it charmed her that he’d left a note at all. She certainly hadn’t meant to fall asleep on the couch. When she woke in the early hours of the morning to find herself wrapped in a blanket, the lights off and the space cleaned up, she couldn’t believe that Xander had gone to such trouble.
Of course, the fact that he’d stopped by at all—and only to check on her—spoke volumes. Unfortunately, no matter how hard she listened, she wasn’t sure what, exactly, those volumes were saying.
Emerson continued to watch her with an expectant expression. “Well? What happened? I leave you alone for one night...”
Grace folded herself into one of the chairs in front of her desk. Emerson joined her in the second chair.
“Xander came over.”
Emerson waved the letter in front of Grace’s face. “Ah, yeah. I figured that much out already.”
Grace laughed. “Fine. We talked for a little bit. Oh, he recommended me to his office assistant. Then he ordered us dinner.”
Emerson leaned forward. “And dessert...”
“Was homemade.”
“I guess we’re not hating Xander anymore, huh?” Emerson asked.
Grace sighed loudly. “I don’t even know how it started really. But next thing I knew, we were horizontal on the couch.”
“Yep, definitely not enemies.” Wiggling her eyebrows, Emerson clapped her hands together. “Then what happened?”
“He got a call from work that he had to take. I guess while he was on the call I fell asleep. When I woke up this morning, he’d covered me with a blanket and cleaned up everything.”
“Seriously?”
“Yeah. That’s sweet, right?”
“Well, yeah. And kind of surprising for Xander. He doesn’t seem the type to take care of a woman. Not that he isn’t kind,” Emerson hurriedly added. “What does this all mean?”
“I don’t know.”
“Are you and Xander a thing now?”
“I don’t know,” Grace repeated. “No. We aren’t. Right?”
“If you don’t know, I definitely don’t, either.”
“I’m not sure if it’s a blessing or a curse, but to be totally honest, at the moment, I don’t have the time to figure it out.”
Right on cue, her phone rang. Saved by the wedding bell.
While Grace spoke to one of her vendors, Emerson left the room, returning moments later with two bottles of water. She handed one to Grace just as Grace ended the phone call.
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