The Boss's Proposal by Kristin Hardy

Author:Kristin Hardy [Hardy, Kristin]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, General, Man-Woman Relationships, Category, Architects, The McBains of Grace Harbor
ISBN: 9780373655403
Publisher: Silhouette
Published: 2010-06-30T16:00:00+00:00

The cries of gulls, the lap of water against the pilings of the dock, the snap of sail in the breeze…they were the sounds Dylan had associated with summertime for as long as he could remember. He sat next to his father on the back deck of his parents’ house, looking out at Casco Bay. The water glinted blue in the afternoon sun. A seagull landed on one of the dark pilings. A little way out from the shore, white sailboats bobbed at their moorings.Hal Reynolds reached for his highball and took a sip. “You know, in all the years we’ve lived here, I’ve never gotten tired of this view. We may not have any man-made islands here shaped like palm trees, but you’re never going to see anything like this in Dubai.”

“You’re right,” Dylan said, “but Dubai does have its attractions.” It was funny, usually about this time in a visit he’d start thinking about some of those attractions, about being on the move, being in a place where anything could happen. This time around, the restlessness hadn’t hit. Maybe it was because he’d been occupied with the proposal work. Or maybe because he’d been occupied with a pair of golden eyes.

If he could have marked it down to pure attraction, he would have been more comfortable. Then again, he hadn’t been comfortable once since meeting Max. If the events of the afternoon had shown him anything, it was that whatever lay between them went far beyond simple chemistry. The thought made him a little uneasy. Of course, he’d never been one to take the easy out.

And he sure as hell was not going to walk away from Max simply because he was worried about getting in a little too deep. He knew where his life was going, he always had, and nothing was going to change that.

Not even a woman like Max.

Behind him, the screen door opened and his mother stepped out. “You’ve got half an hour to relax and then one of you two manly types needs to start a fire and char some beast for dinner.”

Arianne Reynolds had the black eyes and brown hair of her Greek heritage, the same coloring she’d passed along to her son. She stepped up behind her husband’s chair and rested a hand on his shoulder. He covered her fingers with his. “Give me just a minute and I’ll take care of it.”

“You two talk for now.”

Dylan’s father swirled his drink a little. “Now that you’ve had some time to work with her, what do you think of Max?”

Dylan could think of a whole lot of answers to that question, almost none of which were suitable to share with his parents. Go with the obvious, he thought. It was also the safest. “She’s talented.”

“Yep.”

“Quick.”

“Definitely.”

“Too smart for her own good.”

His father chuckled. “You mean too smart for your own good. Is she giving you a run for your money?”

“She can be challenging.”

His mother laughed. “Sometimes those are the best kind.”

“I figure we’re going to lose her one of these days, probably sooner rather than later,” Hal said.

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