Watch Over Me by Landon Sydney

Author:Landon, Sydney [Landon, Sydney]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2015-08-31T07:00:00+00:00

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True to her word, Mia had transformed her into someone more presentable in less than fifteen minutes. But the shoes that Mia had lent her were about a size too small, so she was grateful when they reached the restaurant. Her toes had lost feeling shortly after she had squeezed them into the too tight leather pumps. Sometimes you had to suffer for fashion and this was one of those times.

When they walked through the door, Crystal ran over, seeming surprised, but happy that Gwen had come along. “You came! When Mia told me that you’d agreed to our group lunch, I didn’t think you’d show up.” Lowering her voice, Crystal added, “Ava’s not coming, I already double-checked that.”

Gwen felt herself relax, glad for the confirmation from Crystal. After her lunch with Ava, she didn’t harbor any bad feelings toward her, but it still felt uncomfortable. Plus, these were Ava’s friends and Gwen didn’t want to barge in on that. “That’s good,” she said under her breath as the three of them walked over to the four women waiting a few feet away. Gwen recognized Suzy Merimon and Claire Danvers immediately. Anyone who worked for Danvers had seen Suzy with her gorgeous husband, Gray Merimon. She was also willing to bet that many of the females at the office had been heartbroken when their CEO Jason Danvers had married his assistant Claire. Both men were powerful and gorgeous, but also approachable and friendly.

She had also seen Crystal’s sister Ella and Suzy’s sister Beth around the office, although she’d never formally met any of them. Ella was married to Ava’s brother Declan, who had also served in the military with Dominic. Beth was married to Nick Merimon, who was the brother of Suzy’s husband, Gray. It seemed that Gwen’s family wasn’t the only one who liked to live and work together.

Before the introductions could be made, the host announced that their table was ready. They all took a seat around a large, round table. Gwen was grateful to be sitting between Mia and Crystal until she realized that it put her directly across from Suzy and Claire. They both seemed friendly but curious.

When they had ordered their drinks, Mia cleared her throat, saying, “Let me introduce you guys to Gwen.” Pointing to each woman, she said, “This is Beth, Ella, Suzy, and Claire.”

Everyone said an enthusiastic hello, allowing Gwen to relax even further until Suzy spoke up. “I’m really sorry about what happened with Mac. Sitting here with you now, I, for one, feel kind of like shit-on-a-shoe for not considering your feelings in the whole scheme of things.” As all of the other women gave her guilty looks, Gwen found herself trying to swallow a lump the size of a robin’s egg.

When no one added anything further as if waiting for her to speak, she finally cleared her throat and said, “I . . . um . . . don’t really know how to take that.” Under the table, Mia squeezed her knee in support.

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