Tiger Lily_Part Three by Amélie S. Duncan

Author:Amélie S. Duncan [Duncan, Amélie S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: ASD Publishing
Published: 2015-09-08T07:00:00+00:00

THE OFFICE WAS ALL brick, with mahogany and leather office furnishings, including a six-seat conference table with a state-of-the-art computerized note board between two flat-screen televisions. Like most of the loft space, it had a touch of old style with Asian rugs and clapboard flooring. Jonas quickly seated himself behind the large mahogany desk after sending David off to work with Samuel to get our late dinner and ensure security was in place. I used the spare phone next to the conference table to call Mary. When I couldn’t reach her, I called Ian. He answered on the second ring. “Hi, Ian. It’s Lily,” I said.

“It’s Lily,” he announced.

Mary yelled out “Lily!” in the background.

“One second,” Ian said. I could hear a muffling of the phone. After a few seconds, he spoke again. “Mary wanted me to tell you she didn’t realize her phone is dead until now. She can’t wait to see you,” Ian said with amusement in his voice. “Everything alright?”

I chewed my bottom lip. “Not really. The press is outside the building and along the block. The police and security have been called, but…”

“Mary will stay over here tonight. Hey, Mary. Oh, one second, Lily,” Ian interrupted and left the phone again.

“What’s going on?” Jonas asked.

I lifted my shoulders “I don’t know,” I said as loud laughter rattled my eardrum, and I held the phone away. “I think they may have been drinking?”

“Ian, drunk?” Jonas grinned and returned to his phone and computer. After a minute, Ian came back on the line and said slowly, “Mary is fine with staying here. We’ll see you tomorrow.”

“Can you put her on the phone?” I asked and smiled at Jonas.

Ian chuckled. “If you insist, but she’s naked in the aqua massage,” he responded. His voice elevated. I heard a scream of “no” and more laughter. Yep. Mary wasn’t a big drinker, so it wouldn’t take much.

“No. That’s okay,” I replied quickly. “Thank you, Ian, we’ll see you both tomorrow.” He hung up. I looked over at Jonas.

“The final statement to be distributed to all media contacts and channels will read, ‘Jonas Crane is not engaged to or dating Melissa Finch. They are and remain lifelong friends,’” he said as he motioned for me to take the seat across from him.

I yawned and stretched before occupying one of the two empty chairs before the desk.

“I didn’t realize the time before I sent David out for dinner, but he has picked up something fast and will have it here soon,” Jonas said and rubbed his eyes. It had been a long day. “I’ve got a couple more calls, but we can work on the rest in the morning.”

I nodded and he returned to the phone. After twenty minutes, David entered the room with Thai curry, which we both ate at the desk. Jonas’s phone buzzed before we finished and his face lit up, which led me to believe it was Paul calling. “Just a second.” He looked at me a twinkle in his eye.

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