Making You My Business (A Lennox in Love) by Tina Martin

Author:Tina Martin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, romantic suspense, suspense, black love, womens fiction, cheap reads, black romance, black ebooks
Publisher: Tina Martin

Chapter 11

Jojo laid back in a recliner, watching a movie. This past week had been a monster. Between working at the deli, her woodwork projects and the one-on-one consultations with Giovanni, her energy was zapped. This evening, she had time to herself to relax. No sanding tables, serving sandwiches and no Giovanni. Just her, a glass of sweet wine and the TV. She would’ve invited Kierra over for company, but Kierra was out of town this weekend. At any rate, it felt good to have some time to herself.

When her cell phone rang, she lazily looked at the display and saw Giovanni’s number. She hadn’t stored his name and number in her contacts, but she did recognize his number from the business card he’d given her. She didn’t want to answer, had even ignored the first three rings, but then curiosity got the best of her.

She picked it up, and asked, “Why are you calling me on a Saturday?”

“Because I have a question,” he simply replied.

Sounded like he had a mouth full of something. Something crunchy. An apple maybe. “What’s your question?”

“You mean, you’re actually going to let me ask it? I was waiting for the dead silence of the line after you hung up on me.”

She grinned. “Don’t tempt me.”

He laughed.

“So what’s the question?”

“I was just sitting here looking through the records for the lodge and I see detailed documentation for the breakfast bar.”

“Okay. What’s the question?”

“The lodge doesn’t have a breakfast bar.”

“It probably doesn’t have one now, but when I was there, I stocked it pretty well.”

“With what?”

“Fruit, milk, juice, cereal, oatmeal, a waffle maker, and—”

“And you paid for this out of pocket?”

“I did.”

“Would you recommend continuing that?”

“You really want my opinion?”

“Yes, Jojo. I want your opinion.”

“Okay.” She grabbed the remote and muted the TV. “Yes, I think you should continue it. Guests enjoy the perk of free breakfast and a lot of your competition doesn’t offer it. It’s one of the reasons why they would choose Smoky Mountain Lodge over other hotels.”

He crunched, chewed and smacked in her ear.

“What are you eating?” she asked.

“An apple. In fact, this is my second one. I just got back in from a ten-mile run…have to replenish.”

She lifted a brow. “Ten miles?”

“Yeah. It was a piece of cake.”

“If you say so…”

“Hey, what are you doing later?” he asked.

“Why?”

“Because I feel like I need to see you today.”

Jojo smiled. “You feel like you need to see me.”

“Yeah…been seeing you all this week and now I have to wait until Monday to see you again.”

Jojo laughed. “You’re crazy. Why don’t you sit over there and eat your apples?”

“You want one?”

“An apple?”

“Yeah.”

She laughed again.

“I have a juicy Jonagold right here with your name on it.”

When she was able to stop laughing, she asked, “Are you really trying to lure me over to your house with an apple?”

Giovanni grinned. “You make it sound so devious.”

“That’s because it’s you.”

“Why do I have to be all that?”

“Because you are.”

“Well, my plans were to sit on the dock and do a little fishing if you’re interested.

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