Harlequin Desire April 2014 - Bundle 2 of 2: The Black Sheep's Inheritance\A Not-So-Innocent Seduction\Once Pregnant, Twice Shy by Maureen Child

Author:Maureen Child [CHILD, MAUREEN/MAYNARD AND RED GARNIER, JANICE]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-4603-3261-0
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

Eleven

Liam didn’t particularly like tea. Even so, he found his way to the parlor at 4:10 determined to let Zoe see that she wasn’t calling the shots. To his dismay, once he finally entered the room, he saw her surrounded by a bevy of admirers. He decided not to fight the crowd, and instead, worked the room, conversing with guests and generally making sure his presence was known and appreciated.

In upscale hospitality, as in most things, the personal touch was what made a business stand out from the competition. Many of the people in this room were repeat bookings. Liam kept tabs on every aspect of the hotel’s services, from the most mundane detail to the most outrageously expensive special request.

Though he had come to his mother’s aid originally out of necessity, in the intervening years, he had discovered that he enjoyed making people feel at home in Silver Glen and welcome at the Silver Beeches Lodge. He wasn’t the kind of man who would enjoy idle time spent on yachts or in casinos. This life at the Lodge had perhaps chosen him and not the other way around, but it was a good match for his set of skills, and it was different every day. He enjoyed the challenges.

Zoe met his gaze across the room at least twice before she finally dismissed her contingent and crooked a finger. It was a small matter of pride and control that Liam lingered a couple more minutes in another conversation before crossing the expensive carpet and stopping in front of the woman who was rapidly driving him out of his wits.

She patted the seat beside her. The particular item of furniture upon which she sat was an antique love seat with a carved wooden frame and plump, red-velvet upholstered cushions. Zoe reclined against the arm comfortably, one foot tucked beneath her. Her short and sassy madras skirt would have been more suited to the tropics, but on Zoe, it worked. The short-sleeved jersey knit T-shirt in a shade of teal that matched one of the stripes in the skirt was modest. But it clung to her breasts in a way that made it impossible for him to ignore her sexuality.

Sitting down beside her, he leaned back with a sigh. “I suppose you want to talk about last night.”

She shook her head vehemently. “Not at all. I’ve never enjoyed rehashing my mistakes.”

He winced. “Is that what it was? A mistake?” They were situated in a small island of intimacy, far enough away from the other occupants of the large room that they couldn’t be overheard, but still on public display. The venue was guaranteed to keep his more reckless impulses under control. Probably.

Zoe picked at a loose thread on her skirt. “If it hadn’t been a mistake, you would have stayed the night. It was pretty clear that you were having second thoughts. It’s okay. I get it.”

“I’m fairly certain you don’t get it,” he said, “because I’m pretty sure I don’t even get it.

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