Harlequin Desire December 2014 - Box Set 1 of 2: The Secret Affair\Pregnant by the Texan\Christmas in the Billionaire's Bed by Brenda Jackson

Author:Brenda Jackson [JACKSON, BRENDA/ORWIG, SARA/MAYNARD, JANICE]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-10-14T16:00:00+00:00

Seven

That evening, Stella really wowed her dinner companions. She gave a talk similar to the one in Lubbock, showing pictures of the devastation in Royal, which she had on her iPad. By the time the evening was over, it looked promising that the oil and gas executives were going to publicize Royal’s need for financial help and make a large donation. As she and Aaron left the restaurant, she breathed a sigh of relief that her efforts for the town were paying off.

Then they went back to Aaron’s house to make love through the night. They were in the big bed in the guest bedroom where she was staying. She wore her necklace and bracelet through the night, but in the morning as Aaron held her in his arms, he touched the necklace lightly. “Put your necklace and bracelet away today. Just leave them here instead of taking them to the salon.”

“Sure,” she answered, smiling at him.

“Sid has the limo waiting,” Aaron said. “Tonight, we’re meeting television executives from here in Dallas. These people can do a lot, Stella. Tomorrow we’ll fly to Austin. You have a lunch, an interview and a dinner there and then we fly back to Dallas for one more interview at noon on Friday.”

“Don’t say another word. You’ll just stir up my nerves more than ever.”

“You’re doing great. I’ll tell you again, relax and enjoy your day at the salon. You better go now. I’m going to the office and I’ll see you tonight. It’ll take all day at the salon and, afterward, Sid will take you to the restaurant. Just call me when you’re on the way. I’ll try to get there before you do. That way we’ll be ahead of the people we’re meeting, so we can just sit and talk until they get there.”

“You’re getting me into more things,” she said, holding a bag with her new dress and clothes that she would wear to dinner. Aaron grinned.

“You’ll look back on all of this and be glad. I promise.” He took her arm and they left, pausing while he locked up.

When they greeted her at the salon, she couldn’t believe her day was turning out this way. It commenced with a massage. As she relaxed, she thought of the contrast with her life the first night after the tornado and how she had fallen into bed about four in the morning and slept two hours to get up and go back to work helping people.

She had her first manicure and first pedicure, which both seemed unnecessary. In the afternoon she had a facial. Following the facial, a salon attendant washed her hair and passed her over to the stylist to cut and blow-dry her hair. By the time she was done, Stella felt like a different woman. Instead of straight brown hair that fell halfway down her back, her hair was now just inches above shoulder length. It fell in a silky curtain that curled under, with slight bangs that were brushed to one side.

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