Tristan's Redemption by Blackburn Candace

Author:Blackburn, Candace [Blackburn, Candace]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Candace Blackburn
Published: 2013-11-29T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

After her parents left, Tristan sat down on the couch and exhaled.

“Did my dad give you a hard time?”

“No, no. That was fine. Actually, he made his displeasure with my occupation clear and then we moved past that.”

“Then,” she frowned at Tristan’s expression, “what’s wrong?”

“Abby, I’d like it if you would come with me back to my house.”

Her eyes widened in surprise. “Why?”

“Because you’re seven months pregnant and just found out you have gestational diabetes. It would make me feel better to know that you’re being taken care of.”

Abby blinked, but stayed silent. Tristan’s brows were furrowed, his concern clear in his eyes. Since the day they’d met, all he’d done was care for her, worry about her well-being. And really, being taken care of felt pretty damned good. He wanted to do this for her. God, she wanted to leap into his arms.

“Abby?”

“I’d love to.”

Tristan got to his feet, his relief obvious. “Good,” he said with a smile. “Let’s get you packed.”

~

“For a while anyway, Alice. I’m not sure how long. That’s a great idea. No, there’s no need for that, in the morning will be fine.”

Abby stood in the doorway of Tristan’s office and listened. He paced and motioned with his free hand while he spoke on the phone. David used to do the same thing.

“Nine will be fine. Take your time. Thank you, Alice. I’ll see you in the morning.” Tristan strode over to his desk and laid the phone down.

“Who’s Alice?”

Tristan turned in surprise. “My secretary. She’ll be over in the morning because I’m going to be working from here for a while.”

Abby walked in and glanced around the room. Huge was an understatement. Tristan’s desk was enormous, probably the size of her parents’ dining table. A large, leather chair sat behind the desk. The surface was clean, save for a few notepads, a pen, and a lap top. There were three different monitors on a table behind his desk, Twitter open on one screen.

At Abby’s questioning glance, Tristan shrugged and said, “I’m watching what is trending. My company’s involved with something new, and I’m interested in public opinion.”

Across the room, there was another desk and various office equipment on an adjacent table. The picture on the desk was what interested Abby the most. Alice, she assumed, and a man with his arm around her. There were more pictures, of young children, a boy and a girl, a family portrait.

Tristan stood beside her. “That is Alice and her husband.”

“She’s very beautiful.”

“Michael, her husband, says she always has been. He says when she walked into his father’s coffee shop, she took his breath away.” He looked at Abby with a smile on his face.

“You know the family?”

“Alice, her husband and son all work for me. Michael and I talked not long ago. They’ve been married for thirty years and seem to be just as much in love as any two newlyweds. Even more.”

Abby felt a great sense of relief. She’d always felt uneasy around David’s secretary, who’d never hidden her desire for Abby’s husband.

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