The Undercover Resort Billionaire by Chelsea Hale

Author:Chelsea Hale [Hale, Chelsea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Crescendo Ink
Published: 2018-10-06T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Callie woke up with a headache. Had she explained everything about her past to Liam last night over dinner? She’d broken down and been completely unprofessional. Here he was trying to help her with her business plan and she’d blubbered all over the place, almost crying twice.

Liam had been so kind and compassionate. He’d listened to her without judging her, though she judged herself enough. How had she ever been so stupid to fall for Michael and his charming, handsome self? Ugh. It had all been a lie. Everything had been a lie. And Liam had listened to the whole story. Her fingers tingled as she remembered how much she enjoyed the moment when Liam touched her hand across the table. It was a reassuring, friendly thing to do, but she’d felt sparks and fireworks that almost made it hard to continue her story. She had pushed through all the details on autopilot, thinking about how much she loved the feel of his hand.

Her breathing became shallow again, like it had at dinner. What was wrong with her? She was definitely not looking for something right now. But there was something about Liam—the way he looked at her, the way he worked hard at his job. He’d jumped into the accelerated training program at the resort, and was driven. She wondered what his career path would look like and if they’d be compatible. If she was traveling all over to promote her purses, would he come too, or would he stay at one resort for the rest of his life? She shook her head. They’d had a business meeting last night, not a date. She wasn’t going to go down the rabbit hole of planning a future with him.

She pulled her curled brown hair into a high ponytail and swiped on some lip gloss. She wasn’t trying to impress anyone, least of all Liam. She exited her room.

“Good morning,” a familiar voice said.

Callie jumped and turned to see Liam leaning against the black railing. It took a conscious effort to keep her breathing at a regular pace. “Hi.”

“We have a few minutes before our shift starts, want to have breakfast together?”

She raised an eyebrow at him. “Where?” They got their meals for free, and the three-digit price tag on dinner last night felt extravagant, though she’d had a great time with him. She wondered again why she’d brought up her past with him. She should have left it for another time, and not spoiled the moment. Oh well.

He laughed. “With the other employees. I just wanted to talk with you.”

Her heart began doing a tap dance. They were coworkers. She could have meals with coworkers. She did that every day. “Right, sure. We could have breakfast, unless you’re worried that I might have another meltdown like last night,” she said, joking.

He smiled. “I don’t remember any meltdowns.”

And just like that, he was practically perfect, and she was in so much trouble. He was overlooking her blubbering, and in the process, she might start blubbering to him all over again.

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