Home to Me (The Andrades, Book 2) by Ruth Cardello

Author:Ruth Cardello [Cardello, Ruth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ruth Cardello
Published: 2014-09-30T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

A few days later, Rena was seated at her desk, typing up a memo. She paused, looked at the door, and cursed. She was finding it impossible to concentrate. Nick and Gio were out of the office for a meeting with Westlake Developers. It was the first time Rena had seen them together for a client meeting. It was a new contract that Nick had landed. The fact that Gio had told her anything about it proved it was an important one.

She had seen Nick once since hearing about Westlake. They’d met by accident in the hallway the day before. Rena had smiled at him politely, reminding herself of her own rules.

Nick, dressed in a Corneliani suit and looking as comfortable as if he’d always worked at Cogent, had given her a roguish smile that implied he was tempted to say more but was willing to play along. “How are you, Rena?”

“Good,” she’d answered thickly, clutching her notebook to her chest.

“Did you have a nice weekend?” he’d asked in an innocuous tone that nevertheless sent a wild blush to Rena’s cheeks.

“Wonderful.” She’d inwardly groaned at her inability to form a coherent sentence when his chocolate eyes held hers.

“Do anything special?” His eyes had danced with both laughter and a heat that sent waves of fire through her.

Her embarrassment had faded as she’d realized he wasn’t laughing at her but rather with her. She’d never had a secret, and sharing one with Nick was surprisingly fun. “I went to the opera.”

“How was it?”

Rena had traced her top teeth lightly with the tip of her tongue, experimenting with this newfound connection. Nick’s nose had flared slightly and his eyes had narrowed, giving Rena even more confidence. “Surprisingly good.”

“The best you’ve been to?”

“Hard to say.” Rena had hidden a saucy grin, trying to keep the conversation unremarkable to those walking past. “Each one is so different.”

Nick frowned. His displeasure with her comment was so clear she wanted to tell him she was joking, but she didn’t. Way too many women had contributed to his large ego; it wouldn’t hurt him one bit to think he had to step up his game to impress her. “Planning anything interesting for this coming weekend?”

“I am, actually,” Rena said, thoroughly enjoying their banter now.

“Anything you’d like to share?”

“No.”

An entirely new expression crossed Nick’s face, but Rena wasn’t sure how to interpret it. She couldn’t tell if he was irritated or turned on by their conversation. She changed the subject, saying, “I heard you landed Westlake. Cogent has been trying to work with them for years. How did you land that?”

Nick didn’t hesitate. “Via the son. It’s not a done deal yet. We meet later in the week to nail it down.”

Rena remembered one of the reports she’d organized for Gio regarding rumors of Westlake’s expansion plans. “I have a file you might want to look over just in case Daddy decides to play hardball. It was information Gio thought would be helpful last spring, but we ended up not needing it.

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