Twice Smitten by Melissa Blue

Author:Melissa Blue [Blue, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, enemies to lovers, aa romance, bakery, Melissa Blue, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯), a modern fairy tale, work romance
Publisher: Confessions of a Romance Author
Published: 2013-04-18T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“’I can’t fight it’,” Emma sang through the phone line. “’I just can’t hide it.’”

“I know, I know…you should stop or I’ll have to hit you with something.” Abigail swivelled her chair to face the window.

Drew had yet to make it to her office. Yes, Jim had given Drew an office for himself on loan, but he’d rarely used the space. Her morning felt empty without him there to antagonize her or vice versa. She scowled down at the view. “So, what am I supposed to do?”

“Nothing.” Emma squeed again. “We’ve got a week to put together an engagement party. We want something small and intimate, but I’m going to be calling in favors. I’ll save up all the big ones for the wedding.”

“What’s Sasha in the clink for?”

“It’s not jail, it’s a party,” Emma said with more cheer. “And invitations. She’s started on them already.”

“Oh, so I get the second phone call. Figures. I’ll be bringing all the joy and cheer, but Sasha gets called first.”

“When you have a party and need invites, who do you call first?”

Abigail wouldn’t deny the truth, but she had to argue with someone. “That’s not the point. Formal wear?”

“And,” Emma’s voice went conspiratorial, “A guest.”

The door behind her opened, and the guest Emma had in mind came into the office. His aftershave filled the room. She couldn’t quite describe the scent, but it probably held a designer label. All Abigail could think was “go for it.” If anything, the smell was brimstone in a fancy bottle.

“There will be no need for a plus one on my invite,” Abigail said.

She turned the chair away from the view to the other just as appealing one. The day’s suit was pinstriped and tailored to a ’T’. A red clip pinned down the cerulean blue tie. He’d forgone a jacket, or had left it in the borrowed office, and sported a navy-blue vest that matched the striped pants. The closed expression gave nothing away and it worried her the most.

They hadn’t made it to friends yet, and if her sanity held, they wouldn’t ever be lovers, but in the past they’d always managed banter. Though he wore a mask with charm or a playboyish slant, he’d been open in a way.

“Emma, I’ve gotta get to work, but let me know if you need anything else,” Abigail said into the phone.

Emma gasped. “Oh, he is standing right there?”

Abigail’s gaze slid from his. “I will call you later or see you at the shop.”

“He is.” Emma sighed. “Invite him already.”

She opened her mouth to reply, but the dial tone rang in her ears. Placing the phone back into the cradle, she considered Drew. “Good morning.”

“Morning. When will your team be ready?”

All business. No flirting on the horizon. Good. This is what she wanted from the beginning. He was the one who had broached the idea of friendship. She could live with her office being devoid of any warmth for the next couple of weeks if it meant keeping her team.

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