Taming the VIP Playboy Promoted to Wife? by Katherine Garbera

Author:Katherine Garbera [Garbera, Katherine; Roe, Paula]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781408923023
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2011-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

Three

As befitted his top-end income bracket, Zac traveled in style all the way, from the flights and airport car service to the accommodations. Normally Emily took secret delight in their business trips, in the unfamiliar luxury she could wallow in, albeit briefly. Outwardly she was perfectly composed, but inside her stomach jittered with glee each time, just like a kid on her first plane trip.

But this time was different—she was different. She was acutely conscious of every inch separating them on the flight south, of each small movement as he shifted his arm on the rest, when he brushed away that lock of hair while bent forward, concentrating on work. The way he took her overnight bag with a smile, shouldering it as they made their way to their waiting car. Even their “adjoining room” status at Sydney’s five-star Park Hyatt on Circular Quay took on new meaning.

When they both got into the elevator and he pressed the top-floor button, she felt his interest, his eyes lingering for seconds too long.

“New suit?”

Startled, she darted him a glance. “No.” “Shoes?”

“No.”

He paused then said, “There’s something different about you.”

“Maybe it’s my absence of rose-colored glasses.”

She hadn’t meant to make him laugh. And in this luxurious harborside hotel, with the cloud of serious circumstances hovering in the background, it was a relief to see his normally animated face crease into humor.

“Does this mean,” he said with a quirk of an eyebrow, “you’ve forgiven me for butting into your life and paying off your debt? “

“No.”

“Even though I’ve handed you my highly-sought-after Point One account?”

Her eyes narrowed. “Is that why—”

“No.” The truth lay in his direct gaze. “They’re two unrelated issues. You can do this job without worrying about you or your sister’s safety.”

Man, why’d he have to put it like that? She pressed her lips together and stared at the ascending floors. Her objections were beginning to make her sound like an ingrate, and he knew it.

He returned his attention to the numbers, hands in his pockets. He was still smiling when they got off on their floor and he indicated she lead the way. They paused at their respective doors, Emily making a big deal of digging the keycard from her pocket.

“I’ll see you in an hour,” he said as she finally shoved the door open.

She nodded like she had a thousand times before, knowing he’d be knocking on her door a minute to the hour, ready to throw himself into work. But when she stumbled into the familiar surroundings of her premier suite, pulled in her bag and closed the door, heavy tension came crashing down, forcing her over to the cream couch. With a groan, she collapsed into it.

Acute and painful awareness. That’s what it was. He moved and she flinched. He spoke and she felt a burst of desire spike her heart rate. And when he inadvertently touched her, she had to bite her tongue to swallow a frustrated groan.

You have got to get a grip.

Toeing off her shoes, she shoved her glasses up and rubbed her eyes.

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