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Morgan turned, fairly sure she knew why the other woman had
reacted. Adrian stood beside the desk, in earnest conversation with Klaus.
    “Would you like to take a break for
lunch?” Karen motioned toward the restaurant. “We usually grab something in
there.” She glanced at the wall clock. “If you go in now, you’ll beat the
hungry hordes coming down from the mountain. I’ll go later.”
    She wasn’t quite ready to deal with
Adrian yet and agreed. “Sounds like a great idea.” She grabbed her purse and
headed into the restaurant. It was already busy, and she recognized some of the
lift personnel from yesterday at the regular staff table. She joined them and
listened with an amused smile as they exchanged stories on what had happened
this morning.

Chapter Five
    Morgan was stirring sugar into her
coffee when the table went silent. She looked up to see Adrian standing
hesitantly by the receptionist’s podium, scanning the restaurant. He spotted
her and came directly to the table.
    “Could we eat together?” he asked,
nodding politely to the others at the table. “At another table?”
    “What’s the matter with right here?” She
wasn’t going to make this easy for him. The “liftys” were suddenly engrossed in
conversation, their heads together.
    He sat beside her at the end of the
table, effectively isolating them from the others. He seemed nervous but
determined, and as he opened his mouth to speak their server came by.
    “Have you ordered?” he asked.
    She nodded.
    “Just coffee please, Janine.” He shot a
quick look at Morgan. “Something tells me I won’t be staying long.” She tried
unsuccessfully to hide a smile.
    “Listen, Adrian...”
    “I’m sorry, Morgan...”
    Their words hung there and she forced
herself to look at him. Why did he have to have such remarkable eyes? There was
no superiority there, no sense that he’d edged her out for the coveted job. As
a matter of fact, he looked miserable.
    She sighed and sat back; waited for him
to speak first.
    He looked at her for a long moment and
his gaze softened. “I should have told you,” he said, keeping his tone low. “I
just didn’t know what to say.”
    She released the air from her lungs,
surprised to find that she’d been holding it. “It’s not your fault,” she said.
“But when I spoke to the manager at the Zimmerli in Banff I really thought I’d
been chosen.” She shrugged. “There must have been some mix-up. Mr. Wynn-Jones
said they always choose the person with the most experience working for Zimco
and that’s obviously you.” She gave him what she hoped was a confident smile.
“That’s all there was to it.”
    He frowned. “Not really. You see...”
    “Hi guys. Can I join you?”
    Chance was already pulling up a chair.
He looked back and forth between them, but if he noticed anything out of the
ordinary, he didn’t let on.
    “Oh, my goodness.” Morgan smacked
herself on the forehead. “I was supposed to phone you.”
    Adrian raised an eyebrow. For a moment
he looked jealous, but Morgan told herself she was imagining it.
    “Dale is arriving this afternoon. She
said she’d find her way to the Lodge, but if the offer is still open...”
    A smile lit up Chance’s face. “Is she
coming on the two thirty?” He didn’t wait for her to reply. “This is ideal. We’ve
been training a new employee, so it will be a perfect opportunity to slip out
and leave the two of them to fend for themselves.” His grin was infectious. “Although
I don’t know. She’s young and pretty and Ken, my assistant manager, is all over
her like a bad rash.”
    Morgan smiled back at him. “She can
probably take care of herself.”
    “You’re right.” He sat back while the
server brought Morgan’s soup, and coffee for everyone. “I don’t know what I’ll
do if I ever have a daughter of my own. Probably lock her in the house until
she’s thirty.” He looked up at Janine. “Hamburger, please.”
    Adrian watched the exchange