What a Girl Wants by Kate Perry

Author:Kate Perry [Perry, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: Romance, Fiction
ISBN: 9781939102362
Publisher: Phoenix Rising Enterprises, Inc.
Published: 2015-06-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

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Sebastian walked into In Vino Veritas, looking around for Ariana. It didn’t take long before he realized she was the dejected-looking woman slumped at the counter.

Frowning, he pulled out the barstool next to her and placed a hand on her back. “You okay?”

“Super.” She bared her teeth at him and slammed back the rest of the champagne in her glass. Setting the glass on the counter, she nodded at the shopkeeper for another round.

He glanced Bronwyn, who gave him a look as though telling him to do something.

Okay. He angled his body toward Ariana, so his legs bracketed her seat. “How many of those have you had?”

“Way more than I’d normally have. My head is woozy.”

“Maybe you should have some water.”

Ariana shook her head. “Bronwyn isn’t serving water today.”

“I can make an exception for friends,” Bronwyn said breezily, setting a glass in front of Ariana before she sashayed away to help customers looking at the reds.

“I’ve had practically a whole bottle,” Ariana said indignantly as she cuddled the water to her chest. “I’m not a complete lightweight.”

He checked out the bottle sitting in front of her. It was barely touched. He smiled at Ariana. She was adorable.

Only she was obviously upset, and his amusement faded as he noted the tightness at the edge of her lovely face. He nudged her with his knee. “Want to tell me what happened?”

“What makes you think anything happened? Everything is exactly the way it was before,” she said bitterly.

“Something obviously happened,” he said gently, brushing her hair back so he could see her face. Okay—he also wanted to touch her. Who’d blame him?

Ariana faced him. “I need your help.”

“Okay.”

She frowned. “Just like that?”

“Yes.” He took her hand. “What do you need?”

She stared at him for a long silent moment. Then she surprised him by lunging forward and kissing him. Her kiss tasted like sweetness punctuated with spice, layered with a hint of bitterness, sharp and acrid.

He touched her face, her soft skin was a testament to her products, and drew back enough to talk to her but not enough to lose the connection. “What do you need, Ariana?”

She blinked, as though refocusing, and then pursed her lips. “Get me on The Hadley James Show.”

He reared back. “That was the last thing I expected to hear come out of your mouth.”

She lifted her chin. “Me too, but it’s what we’re doing. Can you make it happen?”

“Of course.” He had connections everywhere. But something didn’t feel right. “You didn’t want to a lot of publicity for your company.”

“I know.”

“What changed?”

“Everything.” She slumped over her drink. “My head is spinning. I think I’m drunk.”

“You can’t be drunk,” he said. “You’ve barely had more than a glass.”

“I’m drunk on anger. I feel the hangover coming on already.” She pressed her palms to her forehead. “I lied. I am a lightweight.”

He grinned. “Need me to carry you home?”

“I need you to get me in front of Hadley James.” She turned her eyes on him. “This is really important. I’m counting on you.

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