Harlequin Holiday Collection: Four Classic Seasonal Novellas: And a Dead Guy in a Pear Tree\Seduced by the Season\Evidence of Desire\Season of Wonder by Leslie Kelly & Debra Webb & Merline Lovelace & Marta Perry

Author:Leslie Kelly & Debra Webb & Merline Lovelace & Marta Perry
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Harlequin Special Releases
Published: 2011-12-01T22:00:00+00:00

Maybe this silly crush had nothing to do with being so far from home or the holidays…maybe it was that ridiculous concept of a woman’s biological clock. After all, Olivia was barreling toward thirty-one. Never married, hardly any past relationships to speak of.

Whatever it was, she had to regain her perspective. After two months, it was clear Jacob Webster wasn’t interested.

“Olivia, I need a word with you.”

Olivia jumped. Too preoccupied with adolescent adulation, she hadn’t realized Callie was right behind her. “Sure.” She offered her boss a bright smile, but the frustration etched across the other woman’s face dragged Olivia’s lips into a frown. “Is something wrong?”

“Why don’t we talk in my office?”

If Jacob had looked up from his work when she came in, he wasn’t looking now. Olivia was glad. Any time Callie McBride had that look things were far from good.

In her office, Callie took a seat, as did Olivia, and got straight to the point. “I’m very pleased with your work so far. However, when I give you an assignment with a deadline, I expect that deadline to be met. At the very least, I expect to be kept abreast of any reason that can’t happen.”

Confusion joined the anxiety twisting away at Olivia’s insides. “I’m sorry. I don’t understand. All my assignments have been completed. In exactly the time frame I was given.” This made no sense at all.

Callie’s eyebrows lifted in surprise. “I asked you to have the Tanner case results in by five yesterday, so that I would be prepared for my eight o’clock briefing this morning.”

Now Olivia was utterly dumbfounded. “I e-mailed the complete file to you. Just as you instructed.”

Callie gave her head a little shake. “I don’t have it. And I need it—” she glanced at the clock on the wall “—in less than half an hour.”

Olivia stood. “There must have been a glitch in the e-mail system last night. I’ll resend it now. Or print you a hard copy.”

“Just resend it.” Callie looked even more flustered as she shifted her attention to the mound of paperwork on her desk.

Olivia hurried back to her station and logged on to her computer. A few clicks later and she searched her e-mail’s Sent box just to set her mind at ease. Then a new wave of confusion furrowed her brow. “That’s impossible.” She had sent the file. But her Sent box indicated otherwise.

Olivia shook her head and prepared to resend. She clicked the necessary keys. Strange. File does not exist.

Fear detonated in her chest. What the hell? She searched her system. Nothing.

Hours of work gone. Poof!

The file had vanished.

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