Just His Secretary: A Sweet Romantic Comedy (Southern Roots Sweet RomCom Book 1) by Donna Jeffries

Author:Donna Jeffries [Jeffries, Donna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-03-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Callie

Something is up. I examine the windows at the office, wondering who lifted the blinds already this morning. The parking for the building is behind the house, and since I don’t drive, I don’t know if Dawson is here yet this morning or not.

“He can’t be,” I murmur. I’m always the first one to arrive in the office, and I’m the one who raises the blinds, adjusts the temperature, and sets up for any meetings or presentations we have that day.

Today is our Monday morning meeting, and I even left home early to have my Carry driver take me through a bakery drive-through to get Dawson’s favorite pastries. I got mine too, and I think morning treats might be the one thing we have in common.

I dismiss that thought as I pull on the door, and it doesn’t open. Definitely Dawson then, as he would come in the back entrance from the parking lot. I open that door for him when I get here too. The least he can do is open the front door for me if he’s here already.

Could be a serial killer, I think.

My feet freeze, and I lean toward the glass to try to see inside. I’ve already texted Tara to let her know I arrived at work safely, and I see my future disappear before my eyes. I pull out my phone, juggling my oversized purse and the box of doughnuts, and dial Dawson.

“Hey, baby,” he drawls out, as if we’ve spent years of our lives as lovers and not ten days.

“Are you here?” I ask. “At the office? The blinds are up, but the front door is still locked.”

“Oh, right,” he says. “I’m here.” A few seconds later, he appears behind the glass, his smile so wonderful and vibrant.

I lower my phone, and he opens the door. He takes the box of doughnuts from me and backs up. “Sorry.”

“It’s okay,” I say. “I just thought there might be someone in here draining all the blood from someone’s body.”

“And they first made sure all the blinds were up,” he says.

I giggle and stride past him, my purse starting to weigh me down. “To give the impression that anyone could come look inside. Don’t you know you don’t even look at a house with the blinds up? It’s the ones that are all shuttered where we pause, look, and take a moment to wonder what they’re hiding.”

“Oh, my word,” he says, laughing as he follows me. “I think only you wonder what someone with their blinds shut is hiding.”

I turn around to find him right behind me, only the width of the doughnut box between us. “How was your dinner with Lance last night?” I smile as I take the pastries from him. “I got your favorites for the meeting.”

He sighs as he backs up. “Good enough. He’s going to ask Hadley to marry him.”

I glance at Dawson. “Why aren’t you happy about that? Is that good news?”

“I mean, yes?” He runs his hands through his hair and follows me like a puppy into the conference room.

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