Oops, I'm Having My Boss's Twins! by Holly Rayner

Author:Holly Rayner [Rayner, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-04-21T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

ASHLEY

“It’s starting to look as though you two might be here for a while,” Donna said with a cheerful grin as she got them their coffees the following day.

Unlike the last time they’d come to the bakery, when Caleb had seemed barely present, today he was at the counter alongside Ashley, actually taking the trouble to interact with Donna. He stuffed a tip in the tip jar, surprising Ashley — she would never have pegged him as someone who carried cash. “It’s all right,” he said. “I was eager to get back home, but it’s kind of nice to be “stuck” here — forced to take a vacation.”

“Ooh, I know just what you mean,” Donna agreed, handing him his cup. “About five years back, I was visiting San Juan with my husband, and our flight out was cancelled. We couldn’t get on another one for three days! It was a mess, but in the end we decided the best thing to do would be to accept the facts and take that time to enjoy the city. They ended up being the best three days of our trip! We went hiking in the rainforest, which we hadn’t even planned on doing, and it was spectacular.”

“That sounds great,” Ashley said. “I’ve always dreamed of going to the rainforest.”

“I never knew that,” Caleb said, looking at her.

Ashley felt the burst of surprise that was starting, paradoxically, to feel familiar. It was no surprise that there were things she and Caleb didn’t know about one another, of course, but it did take her a bit by surprise each time she came to the realization that he cared about those things. He was looking at her now as if her interest in the rainforest was something that actually mattered to him — something he might have wanted to learn more about. There was no reason he should want to know about his assistant’s hobbies and travel interests.

But then, there was also no reason she ought to want to learn as much more as she had been lately about her boss.

She didn’t just appreciate him telling her about the struggles of his past for the context it gave her. She was also, very simply, glad to know. It helped her feel closer to him — and it didn’t make sense that she wanted that with him.

He was her boss. She was planning on leaving soon, maybe. She shouldn’t be feeling this way.

She shouldn’t be looking at Donna and wondering whether the baker could tell that she was feeling romantic feelings toward the man standing next to her.

She certainly shouldn’t have been hoping Donna could see it. Who was that going to help?

“I don’t have any of my pictures from our trip, or I would happily show them to you,” Donna said. “They’re all at my house. Say, the two of you would be more than welcome to come around tonight. Clark and I usually play board games on Friday evenings.”

“Board games?” Caleb repeated.

Ashley looked at him, checking for disdain or disinterest, but that wasn’t what she saw.

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