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Winthrop,” Zelda said impatiently.
    “He’s…” She searched for a description that would satisfy Zelda’s curiosity without stirring her overly active imagination. She didn’t dare say anything about the way the man’s temper had riled her. She couldn’t mention that she’d been intrigued by the sorrow in the depths of his eyes. She settled for
pleasant.
To be honest, the description was far from accurate, but it was definitely innocuous enough to suit her purposes.
    “Pleasant,” Zelda repeated incredulously. “What does that mean? Dinner is pleasant. Mediocre movies are pleasant. Men are either fascinating or dull or out-and-out creeps.”
    Kate laughed. “Those are my only choices?”
    “In my experience.”
    Zelda had vast amounts of experience, which she was willing to share in the form of anecdotes or advice. “Given that, I’d have to say fascinating,” Kate conceded, thinking of the layers to David Winthrop that she’d suspected, but hadn’t begun to plumb and probably never would.
    Zelda’s eyes lit up. “Okay, now we’re getting somewhere. So you did like him, after all?”
    “I didn’t say that.”
    “Sure you did. No man has climbed beyond dull on your rating system for ages now.”
    Unfortunately Zelda’s perceptiveness was sometimes a pain in the neck. So was her tendency to think that Kate’s social life was fair game for discussion.
    “Zelda, the man is our adversary. We represent his son.”
    “What does that have to do with whether or not he’s a hunk?”
    “I did not say he was a hunk,” Kate protested.
    “You said fascinating. That’s close enough.”
    “Zelda, don’t you have work to do?”
    “Sure. I always have work to do,” she said, not budging.
    “Then go do it,” Kate prodded.
    “Oh,” she said, her eyes blinking wide. “Sure.” She made it as far as the door before she turned back. “It’s a good thing your new stepfather doesn’t know about this David Winthrop, huh?”
    “What is that supposed to mean?” Kate demanded, though she knew perfectly well what Zelda was getting at. Brandon Halloran had taken a personal interest in her future not ten seconds after he and her mother had spoken their wedding vows. Given his meddling ways, Zelda was right on target. Brandon would latch on to the news of Kate’s
fascination
with David Winthrop and start making plans for a wedding.
    Kate’s gaze narrowed. “He will not hear about this from you, will he?”
    “Me?” she repeated innocently. “Never. Of course, the man does seem to have a real nose for romance. You told me how he plotted to marry off his grandson. I’d be real careful what you tell him about your current caseload.”
    “Brandon and I do not discuss my caseload. He and my mother are on their honeymoon. If we discuss anything at all, it’s which European capital they intend to visit next.”
    “Oh, I guess he doesn’t bother to ask you because he’s already pumped me for all the information he wants,” Zelda added slyly.
    Kate’s heart plummeted. “He what?”
    “Don’t worry, boss. I am very discreet.”
    Kate scowled at her. “See that you are or you will be very unemployed.” The last thing she needed was Brandon Halloran taking an active interest in her love life. In fact, she didn’t especially want her new stepfather involved in any aspect of her life. She’d had a wonderful father she’d adored. She didn’t need a replacement.
    For the next three hours Kate returned urgent phone calls, delegating those less pressing to Zelda. At four-thirty, she packed up her briefcase and walked out of her office. “I’m gone for the day.”
    Zelda regarded her with open astonishment. “It’s only four-thirty.”
    “I have to visit a client.”
    Her secretary glanced at the appointment book in front of her. “Which client? It’s not in here. Boss, how do you ever expect the accountant to keep the billing straight if you forget to write things down on the calendar?”
    “This