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I’ll pick you up from your hotel at seven.”
She wouldn’t give in that easily and fall for his smooth South American charm. This was business. “Make it eight.” She turned and sashayed out.
Chapter 10
“S yd, you’re going out with him again?” Lynn asked in a harsh whisper as the driver whisked them back to their hotel.
Sydni crossed her legs. “We’re going to discuss business.”
“Yeah, right. Just be careful, Syd. He’s gorgeous, sexy as hell, rich and fabulous. Much too easy to fall for and fall hard. I don’t want you to get hurt and I don’t want your kitty cat to mess with your head and this deal.”
Sydni turned to Lynn and made a face. “I’ll be fine and I will get this deal done. Don’t forget I saw you salivating when Max walked into the room. I thought you were going to have ‘a moment’ when he kissed your hand.”
Lynn playfully rolled her eyes. “A girl can dream—and he was fine. With a capital F. ”
Sydni laughed. “That I know.”
“You know you have more than one agenda here, Syd. You need to get him on board with the proposal and get on board with the merger.”
Sydni swept an errant curl off her face. “I know,” she said without conviction.
* * *
Gabriel reviewed the proposal. Without the distraction of Sydni in the room he could pay closer attention to the information. Slowly, he looked through each part of the finely detailed plan, the steps, the rollout and the publicity. He grudgingly admitted that it was brilliantly put together. But if he went along with it, he would ostensibly be thumbing his nose at his family’s legacy and the dynasty that was built by his father.
He relaxed against the high-back leather chair. For the past decade he’d worked hard to build, maintain and grow the enterprise that his father began and his brother continued. He had equal share in the mega-million-dollar corporation. Although he was solely in charge of export and oversaw a staff of hundreds with offices in several parts of the world and was endowed with a fortune, the entire business was not totally his. In his gut he knew that it was time to make his move. The launch of his resorts was set up to attract and cater to those who were able to enjoy and afford the extravagance that he envisioned for his locations. All of his life he and his brother had never wanted for the luxuries of life—all they’d wanted was their parents. He wanted to be able to give something back for all that he had acquired. Sydni’s proposal made that possible by allowing a portion of the resort to be made available to lower-income families. The unique and daring venture would clearly set his resorts apart from his competitors’.
He expelled a long breath and flipped the folder closed. He ran a finger across his bottom lip. She had another week in Brazil. There was only so long that he could stretch out and delay giving her his decision. But he intended to enjoy every minute of working out the details. He’d deal with her being gone when she was gone and not a moment before.
* * *
“Everything is going well, Dad,” Sydni said into the phone. Her father rarely, if ever, checked up on her during negotiations but she knew he had a personal interest in this deal being struck. Yet it was still hard for her to understand why merging with St. James Enterprises was so important. “I’m sure he will sign off on the proposal.” She sat down on the side of the bed. “No. I haven’t broached the merger idea yet.... I will. One thing at a time.” She rested her head in her palm. “Yes. I’ll keep you posted. Yes.” She sighed and disconnected the call, then tossed the phone on the bed.
Quickly, she pushed up from the bed, gave her head a short shake and headed for the shower. She had a bit more than an hour to get ready before Gabriel arrived to pick her up, and the only thing she wanted to have on her mind was how to blow his.
* * *
When Sydni strutted across the lobby of the hotel, heads
She wouldn’t give in that easily and fall for his smooth South American charm. This was business. “Make it eight.” She turned and sashayed out.
Chapter 10
“S yd, you’re going out with him again?” Lynn asked in a harsh whisper as the driver whisked them back to their hotel.
Sydni crossed her legs. “We’re going to discuss business.”
“Yeah, right. Just be careful, Syd. He’s gorgeous, sexy as hell, rich and fabulous. Much too easy to fall for and fall hard. I don’t want you to get hurt and I don’t want your kitty cat to mess with your head and this deal.”
Sydni turned to Lynn and made a face. “I’ll be fine and I will get this deal done. Don’t forget I saw you salivating when Max walked into the room. I thought you were going to have ‘a moment’ when he kissed your hand.”
Lynn playfully rolled her eyes. “A girl can dream—and he was fine. With a capital F. ”
Sydni laughed. “That I know.”
“You know you have more than one agenda here, Syd. You need to get him on board with the proposal and get on board with the merger.”
Sydni swept an errant curl off her face. “I know,” she said without conviction.
* * *
Gabriel reviewed the proposal. Without the distraction of Sydni in the room he could pay closer attention to the information. Slowly, he looked through each part of the finely detailed plan, the steps, the rollout and the publicity. He grudgingly admitted that it was brilliantly put together. But if he went along with it, he would ostensibly be thumbing his nose at his family’s legacy and the dynasty that was built by his father.
He relaxed against the high-back leather chair. For the past decade he’d worked hard to build, maintain and grow the enterprise that his father began and his brother continued. He had equal share in the mega-million-dollar corporation. Although he was solely in charge of export and oversaw a staff of hundreds with offices in several parts of the world and was endowed with a fortune, the entire business was not totally his. In his gut he knew that it was time to make his move. The launch of his resorts was set up to attract and cater to those who were able to enjoy and afford the extravagance that he envisioned for his locations. All of his life he and his brother had never wanted for the luxuries of life—all they’d wanted was their parents. He wanted to be able to give something back for all that he had acquired. Sydni’s proposal made that possible by allowing a portion of the resort to be made available to lower-income families. The unique and daring venture would clearly set his resorts apart from his competitors’.
He expelled a long breath and flipped the folder closed. He ran a finger across his bottom lip. She had another week in Brazil. There was only so long that he could stretch out and delay giving her his decision. But he intended to enjoy every minute of working out the details. He’d deal with her being gone when she was gone and not a moment before.
* * *
“Everything is going well, Dad,” Sydni said into the phone. Her father rarely, if ever, checked up on her during negotiations but she knew he had a personal interest in this deal being struck. Yet it was still hard for her to understand why merging with St. James Enterprises was so important. “I’m sure he will sign off on the proposal.” She sat down on the side of the bed. “No. I haven’t broached the merger idea yet.... I will. One thing at a time.” She rested her head in her palm. “Yes. I’ll keep you posted. Yes.” She sighed and disconnected the call, then tossed the phone on the bed.
Quickly, she pushed up from the bed, gave her head a short shake and headed for the shower. She had a bit more than an hour to get ready before Gabriel arrived to pick her up, and the only thing she wanted to have on her mind was how to blow his.
* * *
When Sydni strutted across the lobby of the hotel, heads
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