Harlequin Desire July 2020--Box Set 1 of 2 by Yvonne Lindsay

Author:Yvonne Lindsay
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

Quinn drove into town for lunch. Frustrated with Max’s sudden lack of communication, she needed fresh air and a change of scenery.

She’d been working on the project furiously and had lots of exciting ideas to pitch to Max. But he’d been nearly impossible to reach all week.

Something is definitely going on with him.

Every time she’d tried to phone him her call rolled over to voice mail. When he was in the office, his door was closed. And Molly, who’d previously known her boss’s schedule to the nanosecond, seemed utterly confused about when or if the man would ever have time to meet with her again.

Max was clearly avoiding her, and she intended to find out why.

As she entered the Magnolia Lake Bakery, Quinn inhaled the aroma of the delicious peach tartlets they served. She’d definitely be having one or two of those.

“Quinn!” Savannah grinned. “Kayleigh and I were just leaving. I’m sorry we missed you.”

“Me, too.” Quinn said. “I would’ve enjoyed the company.”

Quinn studied Savannah’s warm smile, her brain churning. She needed help tackling the situation with Max, and she wasn’t comfortable going to Duke, Grandpa Joe or her grandfather. It felt too much like tattling. But this deal was important to her family, and she wouldn’t allow Max to sabotage it.

“Savannah, if you have a few minutes, I’d love to pick your brain about something,” Quinn said.

“Of course.” Savannah didn’t hesitate. “Let’s grab a seat. My back is killing me.”

“And that’s my cue to leave.” Kayleigh smiled. “Besides, I have orders to fill and lots of packing to do.”

Kayleigh hugged Savannah and bade them both goodbye before heading to her shop on the other side of Main Street.

“What’s going on?” Savannah asked as soon as they’d settled into a booth near the window. “Have you run into a problem planning the marketing materials?”

Quinn explained her dilemma with Max.

“It’s like he’s become a totally different person in the past few days,” Quinn said, wrapping up her concerns. “I’m not sure what I’ve done to tick the guy off.”

“It isn’t you, Quinn, so don’t take it personally.” Savannah’s hazel eyes suddenly seemed sad. “There’s a lot going on at KFD right now, and everyone is kind of on edge.”

That tracked with what she’d noticed over the past few days. It wasn’t just Max who seemed distracted. Zora and Blake seemed stressed. Duke and Grandpa Joe hadn’t been around that much. Only Parker seemed unaffected by whatever was bothering the rest of the family.

“Max probably just needs time to sort through what’s going on. You might actually miss the silence once things are back to normal,” Savannah joked.

“Everything is okay with Duke and Grandpa Joe, I hope.”

Savannah wasn’t going into detail, and she respected that. After all, she had secrets of her own.

Everythang ain’t for everybody to know.

Her grandmother’s words rang out clear in her head.

“Yes, they’re both fine,” Savannah assured her.

“Good.” Quinn was relieved. She genuinely liked both men. “And I get what you’re saying about Max needing time. The problem is we haven’t got much of it.

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