The Wedding Venture: 5-hour read. Marriage of Convenience, Romantic Comedy (Colorado Billionaires Book 3) by Regina Duke

Author:Regina Duke [Duke, Regina]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Regina Duke
Published: 2013-09-19T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

Jason and Vicky had just decided they had no choice but to bundle Dolores into the car when Dee arrived for her five o’clock meeting. Jason let her in.

“What a nice surprise.” Dee smiled up at him.

Jason said, “This is Vicky.” He added with emphasis, “My fiancée. We’ve got an emergency and we have to run. Grandmother is in the parlor. Would you do me a favor and stay here until we return?”

“Of course.”

As they rushed out the door, Vicky said, “Nice to meet you.”

Vicky stayed on the phone with Madlyn as Jason drove the Jaguar like a race car to her house. When they arrived, they spotted Madlyn talking into the phone and to a fireman at the same time. Vicky told her they had arrived and put her cell away. She got out of the car and ran to hug her friend, with Jason right behind her.

“Are you okay?”

“I’m fine. They called me at the shop.” Madlyn’s hands were shaking.

A blue pickup screeched to a halt across the street, and Office Dare got out. He was in jeans and a flannel shirt. He trotted over and gave Madlyn a hug.

“Thanks for coming, John.” Her voice shook.

“Good to see you, John,” the fireman said. “I was telling Madlyn that the house will be fine. It was a toaster. It short circuited and a spark hit a sweater on the counter. We took care of it, but the counter and the cupboards will need some repairs. And there’s a lot of smoke damage in the kitchen.” He patted Madlyn’s arm. “You got lucky.”

“Thanks, Dave. Vicky, do you remember Dave from high school? We all had geography together.”

Vicky tilted her head and tried to place the fireman’s face. “Yes, I do. It’s great to see you, Dave. I see you’ve found a calling.”

Dave grinned, then resumed his serious fireman face. “We’ve got a few details to take care of. The house is safe to live in, but you might want to give it a night to air out. Stay at a hotel or something.”

Jason said, “No need for a hotel, Madlyn. Come stay at the house. You know we have room. Unless—” He broke off and shot John a questioning glance.

Madlyn answered his unasked question. “John has a roommate who doesn’t need to see my undies hung in the bathroom.”

Vicky said, “As soon as they let us into the house, Madz, we can pack our bags. And if it’s okay, Jason, I’d like to bring my keyboard.”

“That would be great.”

Madlyn’s forehead creased. “Are you sure it’s not too much trouble?”

“Not at all. As it turns out, you’ll be doing us a favor,” said Jason. “We need more people around, especially until the regular staff is back on the job.”

“What’s going on?” Madlyn shot Vicky a questioning glance.

“Jason had to fire someone today, and rehire a bunch of people who were fired by her.”

“Oh, that Gloria woman.”

“You know her?”

“She’s the one who encouraged my mother to retire. Mom wanted to stay

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