Then I Found You by Rachel Branton

Author:Rachel Branton [Branton, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Women’s fiction, Contemporary Romance
ISBN: 978-1-939203-86-1
Publisher: White Star Press
Published: 2017-10-10T00:00:00+00:00

“What did you do?” Dustin Bronson challenged Tawnia as she approached her office.

She stared at him blankly. “What are you talking about?”

“First you land the billboard account, and now my biggest account suddenly calls up and cancels everything? Something stinks.”

Tawnia took a moment to let that sink in. “Are you talking about Multnomah County?”

“Of course I’m talking about Multnomah. But then you already know that, don’t you? I thought it was suspicious when I talked to that engineer yesterday. He’s from Nevada, and I bet you know him, don’t you? What did you say to him?” He looked like an angry blond-haired rooster, with his spiked hair and arrogant expression.

“I really don’t know what you’re talking about.”

But suddenly she did. Now that the cause of the collapse had been traced to explosives, the county was no longer accountable. They couldn’t have prevented this mess, and no lawsuit could win against them. In fact, the threat of terrorism might bring all of Portland together far more effectively than any publicity campaign. Naturally, Multnomah would opt out of paying so much money for publicity they no longer needed.

Of course, she couldn’t tell Dustin any of this until the authorities went public with the news, but it gave her no small satisfaction that the man was crashing and burning because of his own dishonesty. If she’d won that account, she’d be the one holding the bag, but now the higher echelons would wonder what Dustin had done to cause the county to cancel.

“Did they give you a reason?” she asked lightly.

“They said they’d changed their minds.” Dustin’s sneer told her what he thought of that excuse.

She tilted her head to the side and studied him. “Then maybe that’s what actually happened.”

Turning on her heel, she stepped through the open door to her team’s room. Already there was life in the cubicles, as Canda’s blond head could be seen in Sean’s space, moving as she talked animatedly.

Dustin’s hand closed over Tawnia’s arm, stopping her flight. She stared at his hand silently until he drew it away. “Look, I can’t say I’m sorry, Dustin, because I still think you’re a snake, but I had nothing to do with it. Even if I had the connections, that’s not who I am.”

He nodded, looking slightly appeased.

Tawnia remembered the drawing and took it from her purse. “That reminds me. Have you seen this girl?” Dustin’s connection with his college co-eds might be useful.

He studied the drawing. “There are dozens like her in my classes, but no, I don’t know her in particular. Why do you ask?”

Tawnia hadn’t thought of an explanation. “A friend is looking for her. Apparently, she left a memory of her face but not her phone number.”

“I see.” Dustin’s eyes flicked to the drawing again briefly and back to her face. “Well, later. Maybe we can do lunch.”

Not on your life, Tawnia thought, but she did feel a sliver of pity for the man. “If I were you, I’d call that Multnomah guy and try to sell him something else.

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