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Authors: Harmony Raines
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than your children. For wanting there to be more to your life than the daily routine.
“Helen?” Dan prompted.
“Sorry, what did you say Dan.”
“We’ll take good care of them. You go and enjoy this opportunity.”
Had her read her mind? “Thanks, Dan. I’m really nervous that it’s the wrong thing to do.”
“Max doesn’t think so. And you know she’s always right.” There was a pause. “Ouch. I was joking.”
Helen heard Max’s voice in the background, and smiled to herself. “I know Jess and Laura will have fun with you both. I only hope they’ll miss me.”
Chapter Sixteen - Oliver
He pulled up outside feeling as nervous, worse than on a first date in high school. Somehow he seriously needed to get a grip on himself, After all this was business, not pleasure. As he got out of the car, and went to her front door, the slight tightness in his pants told him he would have to remind himself of this fact over and over again throughout their time together.
Raising his hand to knock, he was beaten to it by the appearance of a man, who opened the door with a certain hostility. He had seen that look before, but usually on the face of a woman’s father, not her brother.
“Hi. You must be Dan.”
“And you must be my sisters boss.”
“Nice to meet you.” He looked at his watch, and then added, “Is Helen ready? I don’t want to be late.”
“She’s just saying goodbye to her children.” He took a step towards Oliver, pulling the door closed behind him so that only a sliver of light escaped the house. “I hope I can trust you to look after her. I know Max encouraged her to go with you, that it would do her some good. But if anything happens to her...”
“We’re going to Monaco, not a war zone.”
“I was thinking more in the broken heart department.”
Oliver smiled evenly, putting on his best authoritative expression, hoping his words sounded truer than they felt. “Dan, I can assure you Helen’s honour is perfectly safe. I make it my one unbreakable rule. I never date employees.”
Dan straightened up, and looked satisfied. “Thank you. I know it might sound draconian, a brother watching out for his grown up sister. But she’s been through a lot in the last few months. Sometimes I wonder how she manages to hold it all together. But she does, and I would hate for this to end badly.”
“You have my word, I have no intention of taking advantage of your sister. This is a very important business trip.”
“Dan, what are you up to?” Helen appeared, pulling the door open, and the light spilled out. “Oh, I didn’t know you were here. Dan?”
“We were just having a chat. Man to man.”
Helen slapped Dan across the arm. “Stay out of it, Dan.”
“What? I was just checking what time you were due back.”
“Of course you were.” Helen pulled Dan back into the house, and held the door open fully. “Oliver, do you want to step in? I just have to grab my suitcase.”
Oliver looked at his watch again, not wanting to linger over Helen’s family life. But he stepped in all the same, and was assaulted by her home. Pictures of two beautiful girls, coats hung up and shoes neatly placed. Drawings done by little hands, and the smell of home cooked food. It was warm, and begged him to linger, to forget all about business and enjoy the here and now with a woman he could love. A woman who knew how to love the simple things life had to offer.
“We really need to go,” he said, and turned abruptly, walking out of the house to wait in the safety of the dark night.
Chapter Seventeen - Helen
He made her nervous. By his behaviour she already assumed he thought he’d made the wrong decision asking her to go with him. With no real experience, she would have to admit he has right. It was either that or Dan had said something inappropriate. Perhaps he had insinuated that Helen saw this as more than a business trip.
Thoughts whirled through her head like confetti in the air. All
“Helen?” Dan prompted.
“Sorry, what did you say Dan.”
“We’ll take good care of them. You go and enjoy this opportunity.”
Had her read her mind? “Thanks, Dan. I’m really nervous that it’s the wrong thing to do.”
“Max doesn’t think so. And you know she’s always right.” There was a pause. “Ouch. I was joking.”
Helen heard Max’s voice in the background, and smiled to herself. “I know Jess and Laura will have fun with you both. I only hope they’ll miss me.”
Chapter Sixteen - Oliver
He pulled up outside feeling as nervous, worse than on a first date in high school. Somehow he seriously needed to get a grip on himself, After all this was business, not pleasure. As he got out of the car, and went to her front door, the slight tightness in his pants told him he would have to remind himself of this fact over and over again throughout their time together.
Raising his hand to knock, he was beaten to it by the appearance of a man, who opened the door with a certain hostility. He had seen that look before, but usually on the face of a woman’s father, not her brother.
“Hi. You must be Dan.”
“And you must be my sisters boss.”
“Nice to meet you.” He looked at his watch, and then added, “Is Helen ready? I don’t want to be late.”
“She’s just saying goodbye to her children.” He took a step towards Oliver, pulling the door closed behind him so that only a sliver of light escaped the house. “I hope I can trust you to look after her. I know Max encouraged her to go with you, that it would do her some good. But if anything happens to her...”
“We’re going to Monaco, not a war zone.”
“I was thinking more in the broken heart department.”
Oliver smiled evenly, putting on his best authoritative expression, hoping his words sounded truer than they felt. “Dan, I can assure you Helen’s honour is perfectly safe. I make it my one unbreakable rule. I never date employees.”
Dan straightened up, and looked satisfied. “Thank you. I know it might sound draconian, a brother watching out for his grown up sister. But she’s been through a lot in the last few months. Sometimes I wonder how she manages to hold it all together. But she does, and I would hate for this to end badly.”
“You have my word, I have no intention of taking advantage of your sister. This is a very important business trip.”
“Dan, what are you up to?” Helen appeared, pulling the door open, and the light spilled out. “Oh, I didn’t know you were here. Dan?”
“We were just having a chat. Man to man.”
Helen slapped Dan across the arm. “Stay out of it, Dan.”
“What? I was just checking what time you were due back.”
“Of course you were.” Helen pulled Dan back into the house, and held the door open fully. “Oliver, do you want to step in? I just have to grab my suitcase.”
Oliver looked at his watch again, not wanting to linger over Helen’s family life. But he stepped in all the same, and was assaulted by her home. Pictures of two beautiful girls, coats hung up and shoes neatly placed. Drawings done by little hands, and the smell of home cooked food. It was warm, and begged him to linger, to forget all about business and enjoy the here and now with a woman he could love. A woman who knew how to love the simple things life had to offer.
“We really need to go,” he said, and turned abruptly, walking out of the house to wait in the safety of the dark night.
Chapter Seventeen - Helen
He made her nervous. By his behaviour she already assumed he thought he’d made the wrong decision asking her to go with him. With no real experience, she would have to admit he has right. It was either that or Dan had said something inappropriate. Perhaps he had insinuated that Helen saw this as more than a business trip.
Thoughts whirled through her head like confetti in the air. All
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