At Your Service by A.C. Arthur

Author:A.C. Arthur
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-04-02T18:11:56+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

THE DUPLEX ON the Upper East Side was bigger than two of her apartments back in York. The stripped-wood flooring and private rooftop terrace were amazing. Nina loved it and she’d told Major so when he’d brought her yesterday to stay here for the remaining month of their agreement.

Today was the first bridal dress fitting. Last week, she and Riley had gone to lunch and afterward sat in Riley’s office for the duration of the afternoon going through sketches of wedding gowns, fabric swatches and color wheels. By the time they were finished, six sketches had been selected for Nina, there were three color-scheme finalists and she’d discovered that when it was her turn, Riley didn’t want a big wedding.

“Something small, maybe on an island, with just our family and closest friends. That’s the perfect wedding for me,” Riley had said.

Nina had noted the light in her eyes when she’d spoken about her wedding ideas. A spark that Nina presumed was from being in love and actually believing that a wedding was on the horizon at some point. Nina didn’t have that type of imagination.

But she was ready for today. Sitting at the table next to the biggest set of windows with the best northern view of the city, she monitored the activity on her app in correlation to the sales directly from RGF. All the numbers were up. This trial run was going well so far. She clapped her hands together and reached for her mug, frowning when she sipped very cold coffee.

Minutes later she walked out of the gorgeous gray-and-white kitchen with a bottled water and a banana when she heard the doorbell ring.

Somebody was early.

Nina went to the door and smiled when she saw Riley looking fashionably chic in dark jeans, a tan blouse and heels that were way too high for a Saturday afternoon. After greeting Riley and stepping to the side so she could come in, Nina looked down at her weekend attire: gray sweatpants with a matching sweatshirt that was a couple sizes too big, so she looked like a sack of potatoes.

“Sorry I’m so early. I was just eager to get this started and Chaz is out of town until Wednesday. This place is great,” she said as she walked straight through the living room/dining room and into the kitchen.

Nina followed.

“Yes, it is. I know Major wanted to make sure we were in a nice place for the fitting and photo shoot, but this might be a little above and beyond.” She’d been thinking that ever since last night when Claude had carried her bags from the hotel to the car and driven her over here.

Riley leaned on the island. The eight-foot-long, gray-and-white-marble waterfall island had a stainless steel sink in its center and five clear-backed stools along one side. Nina slid onto one and set her water bottle on the marble top before peeling back the layers of her banana.

“You think he rented this apartment just for the photo shoot?” Riley asked.

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