Come Undone by Jessica Hawkins

Author:Jessica Hawkins
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: contemporary fiction, debut, Contemporary, Fiction, romance, contemporary romance
ISBN: 9780615746425
Publisher: Kinshaw Press
Published: 2013-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

May 11, 2012 7:51 AM

Come by here 11:30. Gretch meeting us @ shop.

May 11, 2012 8:02 AM

K see you soon

I put my phone away and gave the next two hours my full attention so I wouldn’t feel bad about taking a long lunch with Lucy. When ten o’clock hit, I hopped in a cab downtown to meet with one of our top bachelors, taking extra care to review the file this time. I scrunched my nose, trying to remember if we had profiled a freelance photographer the year before.

Brian Ayers swung the door open with enthusiasm and greeted me with a big hug. “What is that scent, it reminds me of Paris!”

“I’m not wearing anything,” I said, giggling shamelessly. “I’m Olivia Germaine, associate editor for Chicago M.”

“Hang on, now, you look familiar. Do I know you from somewhere?” I knew his face as well, and I squinted at him while trying to place it. “Eureka.”

“Eureka?” I repeated. “Oh - with the dog! That was you?”

“Yes,” he said. He broke into a sudden, boisterous laugh. “Sorry, I was just picturing the way that dog took you down.”

I grimaced. “So much for a first impression.”

“Darling, that was the most endearing first impression anyone’s ever made in the history of the world. If you weren’t married,” he said, motioning at my ring, “it’d be a damn fine beginning to our own romantic comedy.”

“Leashed by Love, starring,” I studied him for a moment. “Paul Walker. In a suit.”

“Paul Walker?” he asked, his eyes crinkling with a smile. “And his lovely co-star . . . Well, now, I can’t think of a good comparison. Have a seat, I’ll get us a drink.”

“That’s not necessary, Mr. Ayers.”

“Please, call me Brian.”

I glanced around his sunny apartment, admiring the large framed photographs. Gritty portraits, backdropped by Chicago’s streets, lined the walls. “You have a lovely collection here, Brian.”

“Why, thanks Olivia, that means a lot.” He handed me a glass of white wine and set a platter of cheese and olives on the coffee table.

“I really shouldn’t,” I said with a small smile.

“Don’t worry, it’ll be our secret. ” With a wink, he brushed his hands over his charcoal slim-fit suit that was punctuated with a striped, knit skinny tie. He sat across from me and rested his ankle on the opposite knee, exposing grey and white polka dot socks.

“Well, I can see why everyone says you’re so charming. It’s because you’re serving them wine right off the bat,” I teased. I took a sip from the glass, glad I’d changed my mind at the last minute about bringing Serena.

He ran a hand through his blond shoulder-length hair, a look I normally despised, but which he pulled off very well. “It’s my little secret. But that’s off the record, I wouldn’t want anyone else catching on.”

“Check,” I said, pulling out my notepad. “Before I forget, we’re having a Meet & Greet for the participants in the article next week. I will have Serena forward you the invite.”

“Sounds perfect. I’ve thought of someone.

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