Hearts Under Construction by Hunt Diann

Author:Hunt, Diann [Hunt, Diann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises
Published: 2011-02-21T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

The next day at work, Ellie made her way to the refrigerator for her salad. Cole had told her an hour ago he was leaving for an appointment, yet when she walked by his office, he was still there. She backtracked.

“Hey, I thought you were leaving.”

He glanced up. “Ellie?” He said her name as if he had no clue who she was.

“Are you okay?”

He smiled so big, she could have stuffed a banana in his mouth sideways.

It irritated her a little. “Well, did you call the Kennedys? I mean, weren’t they expecting you?”

He seemed flustered. “Oh, that, uh, yeah, I talked to them. In fact, it was their idea to cancel. Yeah, that was it. They couldn’t make it.” He fidgeted with a folder on his desk.

Ellie stared at Cole. He was acting very strangely. Her gaze ran over his shirt and tie and black pants with a sharp crease down the center of each leg. How odd. Cole never fussed with creased pants, and almost always wore jeans on days he visited job sites. Her eyes narrowed. Something seemed very odd about him today.

He glanced back up. “You need anything else?”

She snapped out of her mental wanderings. “Oh, no. Nothing.”

“Well, I guess I’d better get back to work,” he said.

Feeling a tad embarrassed by his dismissal, she mumbled, “Oh, sure.” She started to walk away when she heard him say her name.

“Ellie?”

She took two steps back and stopped in front of his door. “Yeah?”

“You look great today.”

She was stunned into silence. That didn’t happen often. Okay, try never. “Thanks,” she finally managed.

Another smile. She turned away and continued on toward the kitchen.

No question about it, she could not figure him out. One minute he upset her, and the next, he said something that took her breath away. Trying to understand Cole Preston was near to impossible.

Still, she couldn’t deny she rather liked it when he was this way. In fact, she could almost pretend it was worth wading through his not-so-pleasant ways. Namely, changes.

She reached into the refrigerator and got her salad, then went back to her desk. Pushing thoughts of Cole aside, she decided to check her e-mail while she enjoyed her lunch. Cole had sent a message. Uh-oh, probably another change.

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