The Undercover Affair by Cathryn Parry

Author:Cathryn Parry
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-11-23T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

THREE HOURS LATER, Lyndsay gaped, amazed. After days of chaos, the MacLaine design seemed to be coming together.

Lyndsay let in the two men DesignSea had sent, who wheeled in a load of custom cabinets and bookcases for the upstairs sitting area. In the master bedroom that she had thought of as hopeless just a few days ago, all new furnishings, including bedding, pillows and accessories had been delivered. AJ and Chet installed the nice vinyl flooring, and Moon finished his tile job. Even outside, the patio landscaping had begun in earnest, and it looked great.

Her cover had held—thank goodness—and Kitty MacLaine would reap the benefit of a new, beautiful home. Lyndsay was up a ladder, installing a new set of blinds in the front window when she saw John’s black truck pull into the driveway and park beside Andy’s van.

She’d been waiting to see him. Stepping down from the ladder, she put her hand to her throat.

Tall, purposeful, head high. John was aiming for her. In a new way, it lifted her spirits.

She met him at the door, running her hands through her hair to smooth it.

“Hi,” he said, gazing at her. His hands were stuffed inside his pockets. “I was able to get away for a while.”

“Would you like to come in and see my design skills? The place is really coming together now.”

“Yeah.” He smiled at her. “I have to admit I’m curious.”

She opened the door wide for him and led him inside. “It’s the most important interior decorating job I’ve ever done.” Feeling playful, she positioned her hands over his eyes. “Pretend that you’re the homeowner and this is the big reveal. Well, what do you think?”

* * *

JOHN LIKED BEING part of Lyn’s excitement. He liked the feel of her hands on his face. Liked that she was happy about having him there.

She’d done a great job. He walked around the house with her and looked at everything as she explained it all to him. Later, as the workmen hustled around them, he and Lyn flopped on a set of old couches in the still-unfinished living room that overlooked the ocean.

“I could get used to living the good life here,” she said. “This place is much bigger than my tiny apartment.”

“You live in an apartment?”

Her cheeks turned pink, but she nodded. “I’m hardly ever there. I’m always on assignment for my job, it seems.”

“Do you travel a lot?” he couldn’t help asking. He was genuinely curious.

She smiled wistfully at him. “Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to have a normal life sometimes? I mean, where you spend regular work hours in a place that fulfills you and then afterward in a personal life where you’re not...?”

He understood what she was starting to say. And since her talk with him last night, he’d been thinking about how much he sacrificed for the family and the business, feeling responsible for all of them.

He checked his watch. “Speaking of, I hate to leave, but I have an appointment in ten minutes and then some errands I need to get done.

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