him willingly.
Chapter Nine
Reyna glanced out her office window only to discover that it was snowing.
The first snowfall of the season. The weather reports had all been promising snow for several days, but they’d been wrong.
She walked to the door that separated her office from Brody’s. He was sitting at his desk deep into the presentation he’d been editing for a late afternoon meeting today.
“It’s snowing. Come look out the window.” She went over to the window, missing the way he smiled tenderly at her childlike excitement, every inch of him a man in love. Brody abandoned the proposal entirely and joined her at the window, standing close behind her.
She was expecting to feel embarrassed after that night Brody found her sleeping in his bed over a month ago. She should have been embarrassed at having spent the night with him, but the truth was she hadn’t wanted to leave, and Brody never once made her feel uneasy about it.
It hadn’t happened again but it seemed the most natural thing to happen between them. No doubt, it was commonplace for Brody to find a woman in his bed. Only the outcome would be different. He hadn’t made a move to touch her. He’d treated her like…a friend. Somehow, no matter how she tried to convince herself it was the only reaction she could expect from him, it wasn’t the one she wanted.
Now he put his arm around her waist and brought her close. It surprised Reyna at how easily she went into his arms, although she wasn’t sure why. She loved him after all. Being near him like this made her happy.
“It’s really coming down, isn’t it? Want to blow off the meeting and go play in the snow?” She looked up at him smiling teasingly, her breath catching as she saw the expression in his eyes. It had been there so many times before, an almost tender look that left her breathless. She wished she could understand that look. As always, her response to it was embarrassment. She looked away, nervous again.
She heard him laugh at her response before he kissed her check and let her go. “Don’t tempt me. You have no idea how much I’m not looking forward to this meeting.” He returned to his desk still watching her as she walked over to the fireplace her hands reaching out to the warm flames.
“Are you sure you don’t want me there with you tonight, Brody? I know how important this meeting is to you, and I can miss the class tonight, you know?”
The meeting in question was scheduled for six that evening in Brody’s conference room. Reyna wanted him to say yes, but she knew he would never ask her to sacrifice her class for work.
“Do I want you there? Yes. I won’t let you to miss your class for it. The meeting will be long, boring, and brutal. No doubt, the first of many to come. You go to your class. Just be careful. The streets are getting icy. With any luck, I should be home tonight around the same time as you.”
Reyna left him, disappointed by his answer. She was just finishing the last schedule change to Brody’s calendar for the following morning, when she heard the door. Distracted, she glanced up to see her cousin Jenna standing in the doorway looking every bit the rich socialite, dressed impeccably in a white wool coat and matching hat and gloves, snow still clinging to her soft brown perfectly styled hair.
Jenna’s dark green designer suit must have cost a small fortune, in spite of its simple cut. “Hi there. How are you?” She gave Reyna her usual hug, but her focus was on Brody’s office door. It was easy to see the true reason for her visit.
Chapter Nine
Reyna glanced out her office window only to discover that it was snowing.
The first snowfall of the season. The weather reports had all been promising snow for several days, but they’d been wrong.
She walked to the door that separated her office from Brody’s. He was sitting at his desk deep into the presentation he’d been editing for a late afternoon meeting today.
“It’s snowing. Come look out the window.” She went over to the window, missing the way he smiled tenderly at her childlike excitement, every inch of him a man in love. Brody abandoned the proposal entirely and joined her at the window, standing close behind her.
She was expecting to feel embarrassed after that night Brody found her sleeping in his bed over a month ago. She should have been embarrassed at having spent the night with him, but the truth was she hadn’t wanted to leave, and Brody never once made her feel uneasy about it.
It hadn’t happened again but it seemed the most natural thing to happen between them. No doubt, it was commonplace for Brody to find a woman in his bed. Only the outcome would be different. He hadn’t made a move to touch her. He’d treated her like…a friend. Somehow, no matter how she tried to convince herself it was the only reaction she could expect from him, it wasn’t the one she wanted.
Now he put his arm around her waist and brought her close. It surprised Reyna at how easily she went into his arms, although she wasn’t sure why. She loved him after all. Being near him like this made her happy.
“It’s really coming down, isn’t it? Want to blow off the meeting and go play in the snow?” She looked up at him smiling teasingly, her breath catching as she saw the expression in his eyes. It had been there so many times before, an almost tender look that left her breathless. She wished she could understand that look. As always, her response to it was embarrassment. She looked away, nervous again.
She heard him laugh at her response before he kissed her check and let her go. “Don’t tempt me. You have no idea how much I’m not looking forward to this meeting.” He returned to his desk still watching her as she walked over to the fireplace her hands reaching out to the warm flames.
“Are you sure you don’t want me there with you tonight, Brody? I know how important this meeting is to you, and I can miss the class tonight, you know?”
The meeting in question was scheduled for six that evening in Brody’s conference room. Reyna wanted him to say yes, but she knew he would never ask her to sacrifice her class for work.
“Do I want you there? Yes. I won’t let you to miss your class for it. The meeting will be long, boring, and brutal. No doubt, the first of many to come. You go to your class. Just be careful. The streets are getting icy. With any luck, I should be home tonight around the same time as you.”
Reyna left him, disappointed by his answer. She was just finishing the last schedule change to Brody’s calendar for the following morning, when she heard the door. Distracted, she glanced up to see her cousin Jenna standing in the doorway looking every bit the rich socialite, dressed impeccably in a white wool coat and matching hat and gloves, snow still clinging to her soft brown perfectly styled hair.
Jenna’s dark green designer suit must have cost a small fortune, in spite of its simple cut. “Hi there. How are you?” She gave Reyna her usual hug, but her focus was on Brody’s office door. It was easy to see the true reason for her visit.
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