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biggest concern had been environmental issues—making No Limits a greener company—but the suggestions she’d made hadn’t been practical. Zane had taken her ideas and sought out innovative solutions to accomplish the same goals.
If she had paid more attention to the reports he’d sent her over the past couple of years, she would have known he’d been trying to incorporate her ideas. In fact, he’d told her years ago that he would do what he could, but she’d taken that as a brush off. She’d become disheartened and decided it was better not to care than to fight.
“Zane and I did have some interesting discussions. He’s actually made some big steps toward making No Limits environmentally friendly.”
“That’s great.”
She glanced at Bill as he drove. Neither his face nor his voice convinced her he actually thought it was great.
“Do you have something on your mind?” she asked, concerned he was worried about some problem at work. “You seem preoccupied.”
“No.” He smiled, shooting a quick glance her way. “I’m glad you had a good visit. I’m just a bit surprised. I thought you and Zane didn’t get along, but then you spent the weekend with him and now it feels as if things are good between you.”
His concern surprised her, and disturbed her a little. She wasn’t sure why, but just a feeling. Was it because he sensed that her relationship with Zane had made a fundamental shift? Was it possible that the fact that she was in love with Zane showed all over her face? She wasn’t quite ready for the world to know. She was still getting used to the fact herself. But would Bill judge her?
Or was her niggling worry that he wanted to start a relationship with her actually true? Bill was a great guy, but she just didn’t think of him that way. If he had hoped for a romantic relationship, however, that could make for problems.
“Yes, things are a lot better between us. But don’t worry. I’m not about to abandon Quiet Thunder.”
He frowned. “No, of course not. I never thought you would.”
But for some reason, his words and his demeanor didn’t seem to match.
He pulled in front of her apartment and she got out. He fetched her luggage from the trunk.
“You sure about dinner? Even a coffee?” he asked as he rolled her suitcase to the door.
“No, I’m really beat.”
“Okay. Uh… just so you know… A board meeting has been called and it’s on for tomorrow afternoon.”
“What? Why didn’t I know about this?”
“It happened last week, but I thought you’d be back on Friday.” He shrugged. “I didn’t want to bother you on your weekend away.”
“What’s being discussed at the meeting?”
“We can talk about that tomorrow.”
She was about to protest, but he’d already turned to walk back to his car. She wasn’t happy that he’d withheld the information. He may have meant well, knowing she’d stress about it, but she didn’t like being kept in the dark.
When she finally reached her apartment, she dragged her luggage into the bedroom, then shed her clothes and climbed into bed. As tired as she was, though, sleep did not come. Even thoughts of Zane and the wonderful, life-changing weekend they’d spent together, wasn’t enough to distract her from the worry of this sudden meeting.
* * *
Chelsea walked into the office the next day a bit bleary-eyed. She hadn’t slept well and she was concerned.
“Where’s Bill?” she asked when she saw Sandy.
“He’s out at a meeting with a new client all morning.”
Chelsea frowned. “We were supposed to talk about the board meeting this afternoon. What can you tell me about it?”
“Sorry, I don’t know anything about it. I didn’t even hear about it until yesterday and Bill just asked me to set up the boardroom for it. Why? Do you think there’s some problem?”
“No, I’m sure it’s nothing major,” she lied. She didn’t want Sandy worried about her job.
As she walked back to her office, she sucked
If she had paid more attention to the reports he’d sent her over the past couple of years, she would have known he’d been trying to incorporate her ideas. In fact, he’d told her years ago that he would do what he could, but she’d taken that as a brush off. She’d become disheartened and decided it was better not to care than to fight.
“Zane and I did have some interesting discussions. He’s actually made some big steps toward making No Limits environmentally friendly.”
“That’s great.”
She glanced at Bill as he drove. Neither his face nor his voice convinced her he actually thought it was great.
“Do you have something on your mind?” she asked, concerned he was worried about some problem at work. “You seem preoccupied.”
“No.” He smiled, shooting a quick glance her way. “I’m glad you had a good visit. I’m just a bit surprised. I thought you and Zane didn’t get along, but then you spent the weekend with him and now it feels as if things are good between you.”
His concern surprised her, and disturbed her a little. She wasn’t sure why, but just a feeling. Was it because he sensed that her relationship with Zane had made a fundamental shift? Was it possible that the fact that she was in love with Zane showed all over her face? She wasn’t quite ready for the world to know. She was still getting used to the fact herself. But would Bill judge her?
Or was her niggling worry that he wanted to start a relationship with her actually true? Bill was a great guy, but she just didn’t think of him that way. If he had hoped for a romantic relationship, however, that could make for problems.
“Yes, things are a lot better between us. But don’t worry. I’m not about to abandon Quiet Thunder.”
He frowned. “No, of course not. I never thought you would.”
But for some reason, his words and his demeanor didn’t seem to match.
He pulled in front of her apartment and she got out. He fetched her luggage from the trunk.
“You sure about dinner? Even a coffee?” he asked as he rolled her suitcase to the door.
“No, I’m really beat.”
“Okay. Uh… just so you know… A board meeting has been called and it’s on for tomorrow afternoon.”
“What? Why didn’t I know about this?”
“It happened last week, but I thought you’d be back on Friday.” He shrugged. “I didn’t want to bother you on your weekend away.”
“What’s being discussed at the meeting?”
“We can talk about that tomorrow.”
She was about to protest, but he’d already turned to walk back to his car. She wasn’t happy that he’d withheld the information. He may have meant well, knowing she’d stress about it, but she didn’t like being kept in the dark.
When she finally reached her apartment, she dragged her luggage into the bedroom, then shed her clothes and climbed into bed. As tired as she was, though, sleep did not come. Even thoughts of Zane and the wonderful, life-changing weekend they’d spent together, wasn’t enough to distract her from the worry of this sudden meeting.
* * *
Chelsea walked into the office the next day a bit bleary-eyed. She hadn’t slept well and she was concerned.
“Where’s Bill?” she asked when she saw Sandy.
“He’s out at a meeting with a new client all morning.”
Chelsea frowned. “We were supposed to talk about the board meeting this afternoon. What can you tell me about it?”
“Sorry, I don’t know anything about it. I didn’t even hear about it until yesterday and Bill just asked me to set up the boardroom for it. Why? Do you think there’s some problem?”
“No, I’m sure it’s nothing major,” she lied. She didn’t want Sandy worried about her job.
As she walked back to her office, she sucked
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