inched her panties down, and she swallowed hard as she lifted her head a little from the pillows to look at the top of his head. “This is unfair, you’re still wearing clothes.”
She knew he would let her go if she chose to, but wild horses couldn’t have dragged her away.
Chapter Four
Jenny usually had problems sleeping the first night in a new place. The bed wouldn’t feel right, there would be strange, unnerving noises, and usually, her head pointed in the wrong direction, no matter what direction it was. This night she didn’t have any such problems. She was more at home than she’d ever been anywhere and snoozed away in Alex’s arms until the door made a clicking noise, closing behind him.
It was an excellent opportunity to visit the bathroom and check that she didn’t have her hair standing to all sides, or mascara all over her face. The previous evening, putting a toothbrush, a comb, and some make-up in her purse seemed presumptuous, but now she was happy to have it all.
She hurried to brush her teeth, just to make sure she’d taste nice in case he’d want to kiss her, and jumped back in bed just a minute or so before Alex returned to the room. He must have raided the breakfast buffet; he carried an overloaded tray.
“Good morning, beautiful. Breakfast in bed?”
It sounded like a wonderful idea, and she was surprised at the initiative. He looked very sexy unshaven, with his hair falling into his eyes. It made her want more than food for breakfast.
Alex put the tray down and sat on the edge of the bed, watching her with a smile playing on his lips. His steady gaze made her feel a little embarrassed, and she took a cup of tea and a croissant to distract herself.
He was still staring when she glanced up several seconds later, and turned his eyes away with a look of “busted” on his face. He too reached for some food, took one bite of a croissant and frowned. “You know, food here is very different. I’ve never—”
He interrupted himself and shook his head, and Jenny’s phone picked that very moment to chime a merry tune. “Now what? It can’t be that late yet?”
“Where is it?”
She never lost her cell phone, it was the only object she kept track of at all times, and not remembering where she put it scared her. Her life truly changed over the span of a day. “In my right coat pocket, I think.”
Winking at her, he went to get it, and when she looked at the display and saw who it was, the interruption seemed smaller. “Hi, girl. Bad time.”
Nori’s voice carried so well she could have been in the same room, “I couldn’t wait. Did you go to dinner? What happened? Talk to me, girl.”
She was yelling loud enough for Alex to hear, and he looked amused. Jenny grinned, “Nori, I’m busy being a bad girl. I’ll see you in the office soon.”
“Really? I am so proud of you, I didn’t think you had it in you. It’s wonderful!”
Jenny shook her head a little when she hung up. It was nice to know people cared for her, but it was a little comical too.
Alex’s voice held suppressed laughter, “Are people in your office always like this?”
“Yeah, more or less. We’ve become family, I guess.”
*****
Alex took an apple from the tray and turned it over in his hands. It was very big and very red, and would make a great Christmas decoration. Wasn’t there something about an American stepmother giving the princess a red apple to get rid of her? No, he must have that legend wrong, it didn’t sound right even in his own head. Either way, the apple could be a good omen, or a bad…
Jenny’s pearly voice beckoned to him, “What’s wrong?”
Trying to dismiss the sudden dark mood, he shook his head and forced a smile. He didn’t believe in premonitions, but the feeling that this could never end well was insistent. Maybe he had been a fool to want her. “It’s very… red.”
Good going. “It’s red,” how eloquent. In his defense, she wasn’t
She knew he would let her go if she chose to, but wild horses couldn’t have dragged her away.
Chapter Four
Jenny usually had problems sleeping the first night in a new place. The bed wouldn’t feel right, there would be strange, unnerving noises, and usually, her head pointed in the wrong direction, no matter what direction it was. This night she didn’t have any such problems. She was more at home than she’d ever been anywhere and snoozed away in Alex’s arms until the door made a clicking noise, closing behind him.
It was an excellent opportunity to visit the bathroom and check that she didn’t have her hair standing to all sides, or mascara all over her face. The previous evening, putting a toothbrush, a comb, and some make-up in her purse seemed presumptuous, but now she was happy to have it all.
She hurried to brush her teeth, just to make sure she’d taste nice in case he’d want to kiss her, and jumped back in bed just a minute or so before Alex returned to the room. He must have raided the breakfast buffet; he carried an overloaded tray.
“Good morning, beautiful. Breakfast in bed?”
It sounded like a wonderful idea, and she was surprised at the initiative. He looked very sexy unshaven, with his hair falling into his eyes. It made her want more than food for breakfast.
Alex put the tray down and sat on the edge of the bed, watching her with a smile playing on his lips. His steady gaze made her feel a little embarrassed, and she took a cup of tea and a croissant to distract herself.
He was still staring when she glanced up several seconds later, and turned his eyes away with a look of “busted” on his face. He too reached for some food, took one bite of a croissant and frowned. “You know, food here is very different. I’ve never—”
He interrupted himself and shook his head, and Jenny’s phone picked that very moment to chime a merry tune. “Now what? It can’t be that late yet?”
“Where is it?”
She never lost her cell phone, it was the only object she kept track of at all times, and not remembering where she put it scared her. Her life truly changed over the span of a day. “In my right coat pocket, I think.”
Winking at her, he went to get it, and when she looked at the display and saw who it was, the interruption seemed smaller. “Hi, girl. Bad time.”
Nori’s voice carried so well she could have been in the same room, “I couldn’t wait. Did you go to dinner? What happened? Talk to me, girl.”
She was yelling loud enough for Alex to hear, and he looked amused. Jenny grinned, “Nori, I’m busy being a bad girl. I’ll see you in the office soon.”
“Really? I am so proud of you, I didn’t think you had it in you. It’s wonderful!”
Jenny shook her head a little when she hung up. It was nice to know people cared for her, but it was a little comical too.
Alex’s voice held suppressed laughter, “Are people in your office always like this?”
“Yeah, more or less. We’ve become family, I guess.”
*****
Alex took an apple from the tray and turned it over in his hands. It was very big and very red, and would make a great Christmas decoration. Wasn’t there something about an American stepmother giving the princess a red apple to get rid of her? No, he must have that legend wrong, it didn’t sound right even in his own head. Either way, the apple could be a good omen, or a bad…
Jenny’s pearly voice beckoned to him, “What’s wrong?”
Trying to dismiss the sudden dark mood, he shook his head and forced a smile. He didn’t believe in premonitions, but the feeling that this could never end well was insistent. Maybe he had been a fool to want her. “It’s very… red.”
Good going. “It’s red,” how eloquent. In his defense, she wasn’t
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