The Party Dare by Anne Oliver

Author:Anne Oliver [Oliver, Anne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mills & Boon
Published: 2014-08-31T23:00:00+00:00

NINE

Leo was flat out seeing clients in the north of the island state for the rest of the week. He had to adjust his schedule around losing Friday afternoon in order to drive back to Hobart then on to Heaven. There was no possibility of making up that time over the weekend because he intended spending every waking moment indulging in more fascinating pursuits.

Since he was working in a remote wilderness area west of Launceston, he had no mobile coverage from Wednesday morning onwards. Which was a good thing because it prevented him from picking up the phone late in the evening just to hear Brie’s sensual bedroom voice and indulge in a little pillow talk to get him in the right mood for the weekend.

Not that he hadn’t been in the right mood since he’d seen her on Monday morning at her office. He’d wanted her so badly his body ached. Still did. He’d not been able to focus properly on anything else since.

She was still a distraction he couldn’t afford.

He reminded himself of that fact as he checked his phone messages at two p.m. on Friday. Moments ago he’d arrived back in Launceston and was taking a coffee break on the town’s outskirts before driving on to Hobart.

Then he saw something that dashed his cheery anticipation into the ground. A check-in reminder for this afternoon’s four-thirty p.m. flight to Sydney. Sent yesterday when he’d been out of range.

No freaking way.

His mood plummeted and he stared at the screen, disbelief tracking like tiny ice picks up his spine. Not possible. Sunny’s concert was next Friday. It had to be—he’d booked the flight for the wrong week, that was all. But even as he brought his calendar up on the screen he remembered that next weekend he was due in Singapore.

He heard Sunny’s voice echo in his ear from Monday morning’s conversation. Don’t be late.

And there it was—the ugly truth. Stabbing him in the eyes. Pounding away in his head. He was due in Sydney this evening to watch his baby sister perform at the Opera House. Sunny’s dream gig—and now his waking nightmare.

He’d been so caught up with his own carnal needs and wants, he’d forgotten the person who deserved his support the most. Someone who deserved so much better than a brother who forgot her important day.

He slapped cash on the table and dashed to his car. Shoving it into gear, he all but fish-tailed out of the tiny café’s driveway and headed south to Hobart. The airport was this side of town; he’d have to put his car in long-term parking overnight. If he drove straight there instead of going home to shower and change, he might just make it before the final passenger call.

Wasn’t it ironic? His flight was departing Hobart at the same time he was due to pick up Breanna for their idyllic weekend away.

* * *

Brie squeezed her Friday afternoon clients in between the morning ones, forfeiting her morning tea and lunch break to do so.

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