Bossing the Billionaire by Judy Angelo

Author:Judy Angelo [Angelo, Judy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Goodreads: 22809749
Publisher: Phoenix Publishing Limited
Published: 2014-01-01T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

“Where is everybody?” Blake whispered the words to herself as she stepped in the front door of Peggy’s house then pushed it closed behind her.

She left the foyer and stepped into the living room but there wasn’t a single soul in sight. “Strange.” She frowned. Had she gotten it wrong? She could have sworn her friend had said she should get to her house by ten minutes to seven, not a minute later, and just walk in the front door. Peggy had said she and the ladies from the sewing circle would be there, waiting. They’d planned a get-together, and Blake should arrive at the appointed time and she shouldn’t tell Ryder. Now if that wasn’t a sign of a surprise party in the making, she didn’t know what was. She’d guessed they’d planned a going-away party for Ryder. They must have given him some cock-and-bull story because he’d suddenly changed his mind and decided to stay one more night. So where the hell were they?

Confused, Blake left the living room and headed down the hallway toward the kitchen. Maybe she would find her answer there. They were probably all hiding out at the back of the house, waiting to yell, “Surprise!”

She was halfway down the hall, walking past the dining room, when she came to a sudden halt. The dining room, from what she remembered of it from her last visit, had been transformed into the most romantic parlor she’d ever seen. A glorious candelabra sat in the middle of the table, the glow from the candles’ flickering flames reflecting in the dark, gleaming mahogany surface. As if that weren’t idyllic enough, a bouquet of rich, red roses sat by the candles, their petals gleaming ruby-red in the subdued light. Surrounding this delectable display were a variety of covered dishes, obviously containing a meal that had been set out for some very special guests. Peggy looked like she’d pulled out all the stops in creating a scene that was sure to put whoever it was in a seriously sensual mood. What was the lady up to?

Curious, Blake made her way into the dimly-lit dining room and that was when she saw the folded card sitting on top of the largest covered dish. There were words scrawled on the front of the card. “For Blake and Ryder,” it read. What in the world?

Blake picked up the card and opened it to read what was inside. “I made this dinner specially for you both. Enjoy.” That crafty little matchmaker. Blake could only shake her head and smile. Peggy Thatcher was something else.

She’d just laid the card back on the table when she heard a knock at the front door. Ryder, no doubt. Peggy must have set things up so that he would arrive just after she did.

“Hello?”

She heard his voice before she saw him. He would have opened the door, just as she had, and was probably standing in the hallway, wondering where everyone was.

“I’m here,” she called out. “Come on back here.

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