A longer taste of Married by Monday. Enjoy!
He folded
his arms over his chest. “I suppose you could say I’m following Blake’s lead.
Marriage solves a few fundamental problems in my career path.”
She stared
at him full on now, not trying to look away. “Your problems. Not mine.”
“Problems
you helped play a role in.” He saw the spark in her eye before she managed her
first syllable of defense.
She sat
the tea down and placed a hand on the counter. “That’s low, Carter.”
“And true
or you’d be the first to tell me I’m wrong. If I had a choice, I’d be married
by Monday to help dispel all the media crap created by yours and Gwen’s night
on the Texas town. I thought I could come to you and obtain a little bit of
cooperation.”
“A little
bit of cooperation. Marriage is a tad more than a little bit of anything.” Her voice rose and her knuckles started to
grip the counter.
“Yet you
earn your living arranging marriages or partnerships on trite reasons less
important than mine.” How dare she follow a moral high ground. Maybe she’d
forgotten how well versed he was on her and Samantha’s business.
“You
forget that our clients have to approve of the relationships we arrange. They
have to like the person—”
He
laughed, interrupting her. “Do you really want to pretend we aren’t friends to
prove your point?”
Her cheeks
grew rosy which he had to admit was a much better than the pasty color she’d
been sporting when he walked into the house. He felt the fire burning inside
her as she shot daggers with her eyes.
“You’re my
best friend’s husband’s friend. If you’re looking for a wife you might peek
into your little black book, or whatever it is you use, and draw another name.”
Carter let
his arms drop and took two steps closer. The angrier she became, the more his
blood churned. His body responded to her outrage, but not in anger. “I don’t
want to draw another name.”
Coming June 5th 2012
