The Hotshot by Lori Wilde

Author:Lori Wilde
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lori Wilde

Gage had to clench his fists to stay his anger. The man had insulted him. He thought of a smart retort but bit it back. What good would it do to make an enemy of Niles Hunter? Even though he considered the man a pompous windbag who did not deserve a daughter as fine as Janet or an ex-wife as sweet as Gracie.

“The Stroganoff is excellent,” Gage told Gracie to change the subject. “The best I’ve ever eaten.”

“Then you’ve never been to Moscow,” Janet’s father said. “Now that’s true beef stroganoff.”

What a snob. Gage wondered what was wrong with the man that he couldn’t pay his ex-wife a simple compliment. He was also beginning to understand what made Janet such a perfectionist and why she sometimes acted defensively with little provocation. Trying to please this uncompromising man couldn’t have been easy.

A new tenderness for her swept through him. After putting up with Niles Hunter for her entire life, she deserved a little extra TLC whether she recognized it or not. And Gage would love to be the man to give her that tender loving care if he could.

If she were his woman, he would indulge her with warm bubble baths, and he’d gently scrub her lush body with sweet-smelling soaps. Afterward he would wrap her in a towel warmed in the clothes dryer, then massage scented lotion into her silky skin.

He would surprise her with thoughtful tokens of his affection, from a fragrant bouquet of wildflowers to sexy notes tucked into her briefcase to a box of sinful chocolates left on her bed.

If she had a cold, he would plump up her pillows and serve her chicken soup in bed. He’d feed her ice chips from a spoon for her fever, buy her the softest tissues he could find, and put a humidifier in her room.

He would wash her car and keep the gas tank filled. He would grind her favorite coffee beans and program the coffeemaker to start just before she woke up every morning. He would rub her feet when she’d had a hard day at work. He would either help cook supper or order takeout.

If she were his, he would give her those things and so much more.

But she wasn’t his.

And probably never would be. They were too different, and they were both consumed with establishing their careers. Besides, he’d sworn never to get married again unless he knew for sure they were both in love. Equally. No lopsided unrequited mess. No getting married for all the wrong reasons.

His gaze flicked over her features, his eyes drinking in her soft dark hair, her flawless complexion, her round indigo eyes and that perfectly shaped mouth.

Ripe. Pink. So kissable.

Here we go, Gregory. It’s Pauline all over again. Admit it. You just want to take care of her.

Belatedly, he realized he had been staring intently at Janet’s lips, ignoring both his meal and the elder Dr. Hunter, who had apparently asked him a question.

“Sir?” He blinked, feeling oddly groggy as if some magical spell had enchanted him.

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