Dear Cupid by Laurie LeClair

Author:Laurie LeClair
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance
ISBN: 9781949707519
Publisher: Tule Publishing
Published: 2019-01-26T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Putting distance between Gemma and him sat paramount in Sean’s mind since the day of his impromptu bicycle built for two outing.

She’d been amazingly brave and funny and adorable.

His heart still skipped a beat when he thought about her—breaking free of her tried and true schedule and plans—and swooping down that bridge like she owned it.

And later, on the sidewalk, he’d had an incredible urge to stare into her eyes, lean down, and then kiss her lips. He imagined they were soft and warm.

Sean shook himself. Get a grip!

What had happened for him to start thinking about Gemma in that way?

She eased into his thoughts and wrapped around him in ways he never knew possible.

“Stop! Now!” He focused on where he was and what he’d accomplished for his project. “Work. More work.”

Sean had filled his last two days with meeting the other tenants in the block of buildings, preparing to close up. He’d checked on their status, took hundreds of measurements and pictures, envisioned the types of businesses the client would be successful with here, and then wrote half a dozen emails to his boss and the client—Benjamin Caruthers—with the reports and information.

At night, he huddled over the scale model, adding details and finding he’d liked some of the old charm and feel to the block. He’d adapted and included a few of those touches.

Sean was certain Gemma played a part in those choices.

“Her again?” He zipped up his coat and headed down the street, bracing himself against the chill and the over-the-top Valentine’s decorations cluttering the many businesses.

Red and white and pink was everywhere—big red cupids on street posts, glittery red and white hearts strung across the building fronts, pink heart-shaped balloons bobbed near doorways.

“Cupid’s Corner delighting in its own holiday less than two weeks away.” But Sean grinned at the display, knowing they were going all out for the very last time.

Things were going well in Sean’s work and with the town’s people. Other than he felt out of touch with his office—the hustle, the bustle, knowing what his two competitors were up to—however, progress happened on his project.

He couldn’t let Whitney and Gordon beat him. He had to win this one.

In his mind, he pictured his new office—a much needed step up from the sad cubicle he now occupied in one big area with his fellow coworkers, also in their miniature work stations.

The designated office that went with the promotion couldn’t be called much better; however, it allowed more elbow room and storage space. Also, it came with the knowledge that the qualified person who received it got plum projects and had climbed one more rung on the mighty ladder.

Walking briskly along the now crowded sidewalk, Sean’s cell phone buzzed. He dug it out of his pocket and read the caller ID. He answered it before the next ring finished. “Penelope? What’s up?”

“Not so good news, friend.”

He slowed, picturing the receptionist biting the end of her pencil. Sean shifted to get out of the human traffic as they went along the sidewalk to their next stop.

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