Midnight Fantasies by Vicki Lewis Thompson & Stephanie Bond & Kimberly Raye

Author:Vicki Lewis Thompson & Stephanie Bond & Kimberly Raye [Vicki Lewis Thompson & Stephanie Bond & Kimberly Raye]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, General
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2001-03-15T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIVE

REBECCA SHOOK HER FINGER at Quincy. “You’re up to something.”

Quincy pulled an innocent face and pressed his hand against his chest. “Me?”

“Yes, you.”

“Can I help it that the man’s divorce is final the same week you’re looking for a divine diversion from Mr. Dickie?”

“I’m not looking.”

“Don’t you see, it’s perfect—your heart is broken, his heart is broken.”

She bit into her bottom lip. “Did she have an affair? No wait, don’t answer that.”

“Yep, the guy was a customer at the restaurant, and he’s freaking loaded.”

She stuck her fingers in her ears. “I don’t want to hear this.”

“Mrs. Pierce dumped Mr. Pierce and left him holding the bag.”

She unplugged her ears. “What bag?”

“The restaurant—it’s going under.”

Rebecca’s eyes bugged. “How do you know that?”

“Most of the restaurant’s vendors will only ship ‘cash on delivery.’ It’s a sure sign.”

She frowned. “You’re not supposed to tell things like that.”

He sighed dramatically. “I only divulge information on an as-needed basis, and you need the whole picture if you’re going to have an affair with him.”

“You’re not well.”

“Don’t tell me you don’t find the man attractive.”

“Is he? I hadn’t noticed.”

“Right. Are you blind? The man’s gorgeous.”

She carried the special-order costumes he’d delivered to the closet. “Michael and I are working together on a project, Quince. I don’t mix my personal and professional lives.”

His ears fairly grew before her eyes. “What kind of project?”

“If you must know, he’s asked for my help in the evenings to give the restaurant a new look—and that little tidbit is not for public consumption.”

Quincy grinned. “That’s great news—he’s going to fight to keep the place going.” He wagged his eyebrows. “And the two of you working elbow to elbow, knee to knee—you never know what could happen.”

“Nothing is going to happen, Quince. End of discussion.”

He nodded to the box that held Harry. “What did your friend send you?”

She kicked at loose foam peanuts on the floor. “A male blow-up doll.”

He blinked. “Okay.”

“It’s dumb—he’s supposed to be a good luck charm, but I don’t buy into that bunk.”

“I don’t know, it sounds like a fun little tradition to me.”

“I don’t have time for nonsense.”

“I guess not, now that you’ll be working after hours with Michael Pierce.”

She gave him an exasperated look. “Don’t you have a route waiting?”

“Alas, yes.” He headed toward the door, then gestured to her front window. “By the way—the vampire costume is hot.”

“Thanks.”

Rebecca sighed. She had already taken a couple of orders for the racy outfit—a bonus because she’d actually dressed a mannequin in the costume to convince Michael that she hadn’t been simply, um, entertaining herself.

She called Mrs. Conrad and left a message that her order had arrived. Then she rented several costumes for a party at a nearby community college. A magician came in looking for skimpy show outfits for his two assistants. A local club singer came in to buy a glitzy hat. Meanwhile, the clock hands seemed to creep toward six-thirty.

And if she hadn’t been edgy enough since her earlier talk with Michael, the information that Quincy had leaked only heightened her anxiety.

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