boss doesn’t have a problem with that. He’s a bit of an ass, though.”
“That bad?”
He scoffed. “I had pitched him some ideas on our new project the week before I went to the cabin. We had a meeting on Friday afternoon, and can you believe that he pitched my ideas as his own?”
“Are you serious?”
He nodded. “And there’s not a damn thing I can do about it. I despise liars and cheats, and he’s both of those things.”
“That really sucks.”
“The only thing I can do is hope that it benefits me in the end somehow. Anyway, does four o’clock work for you?”
“Four would be fine.”
Our dinner was interrupted by another work-related call, and once we’d finished eating, he promptly wrapped up the meal, explaining that he was going to have to go in and work for a couple of hours.
When we reached my apartment, he walked me to the door. My heart raced as he leaned against the doorframe, looking debonair in his suit and tie. He had taken my breath away in his swim trunks, but looking at him now in all of his sophisticated glory released a flock of doves in my belly, their wings fluttering as they took flight.
“You want to come in?” I asked, praying that he would.
“I better get going,” he answered, his hands tucked in his pockets.
I nodded. “Well, I’ll see you tomorrow.”
Grasping my arm, he stopped me as I turned to enter my apartment. “You really do look beautiful tonight, Ava.”
“Thank you.” I smiled.
His face grew serious, and his intense gaze made a tiny shiver vibrate down my spine. My grin slowly faded as he moved toward me. I studied his features, and I could sense that he wanted to say something.
“I…,” he began before being cut off from a high-pitched voice behind him.
“Am I interrupting?”
I peered around the side of Ridge to see London standing in the hallway. “Yes, actually you are.”
“Don’t stop on my account. Please proceed,” London urged as Ridge took a step back.
“Ridge, this is my sister, London.”
“Hi, London,” he greeted, giving her a quick nod. “I’ve heard a lot about you.”
London pressed her way between us , tossing strands of silky hair over her shoulder. “All good, I hope.”
Ridge’s warm hazel eyes found mine, a knowing smile playing on his lips. “Of course.”
“Oh, Ava, you were right. He is a hottie.”
My jaw dropped. “I never said….”
“ Ava has always attracted the sexy ones,” London spouted to Ridge. “I don’t know what it is about her, but men find her irresistible.”
“Is that so?” Ridge asked, his eyes twinkling with amusement.
I pushed London into my apartment. “Get in there.”
She laughed at her own antics and called over her shoulder, “ She won’t be single for long.”
“London,” I warned through gritted teeth as I stepped into the hallway and closed the door behind me.
“I’m so sorry,” I said to Ridge.
He waved my apology away. “No need. I have a little sister, remember? Anyway, I better get going. I’ll see you tomorrow.”
“Okay.”
I watched him as he walked to his car, looking suave in his expensive suit. Even though London had totally lied, she was right about one thing. Ridge’s combination of physical beauty, drive to succeed, and nice-guy attitude made him extremely sexy, and I couldn’t help but wonder whether he would’ve kissed me if it weren’t for London’s poor timing.
I exhaled longingly and opened the door to my apartment.
“What the hell was that?” I asked London, who was peeling a banana as she perched on the arm of my couch.
“What?” she asked, concentrating on the fruit in her hands. “Why don’t you ever buy any potato chips? I’m having a junk food attack, and all you have is fruit, vegetables, and stuff full of fiber.”
“Don’t avoid my question.” I stood with arms akimbo, glaring at her like an angry mother.
“Kelsey said he focused more on work than women . I just wanted to let him know that if he
“That bad?”
He scoffed. “I had pitched him some ideas on our new project the week before I went to the cabin. We had a meeting on Friday afternoon, and can you believe that he pitched my ideas as his own?”
“Are you serious?”
He nodded. “And there’s not a damn thing I can do about it. I despise liars and cheats, and he’s both of those things.”
“That really sucks.”
“The only thing I can do is hope that it benefits me in the end somehow. Anyway, does four o’clock work for you?”
“Four would be fine.”
Our dinner was interrupted by another work-related call, and once we’d finished eating, he promptly wrapped up the meal, explaining that he was going to have to go in and work for a couple of hours.
When we reached my apartment, he walked me to the door. My heart raced as he leaned against the doorframe, looking debonair in his suit and tie. He had taken my breath away in his swim trunks, but looking at him now in all of his sophisticated glory released a flock of doves in my belly, their wings fluttering as they took flight.
“You want to come in?” I asked, praying that he would.
“I better get going,” he answered, his hands tucked in his pockets.
I nodded. “Well, I’ll see you tomorrow.”
Grasping my arm, he stopped me as I turned to enter my apartment. “You really do look beautiful tonight, Ava.”
“Thank you.” I smiled.
His face grew serious, and his intense gaze made a tiny shiver vibrate down my spine. My grin slowly faded as he moved toward me. I studied his features, and I could sense that he wanted to say something.
“I…,” he began before being cut off from a high-pitched voice behind him.
“Am I interrupting?”
I peered around the side of Ridge to see London standing in the hallway. “Yes, actually you are.”
“Don’t stop on my account. Please proceed,” London urged as Ridge took a step back.
“Ridge, this is my sister, London.”
“Hi, London,” he greeted, giving her a quick nod. “I’ve heard a lot about you.”
London pressed her way between us , tossing strands of silky hair over her shoulder. “All good, I hope.”
Ridge’s warm hazel eyes found mine, a knowing smile playing on his lips. “Of course.”
“Oh, Ava, you were right. He is a hottie.”
My jaw dropped. “I never said….”
“ Ava has always attracted the sexy ones,” London spouted to Ridge. “I don’t know what it is about her, but men find her irresistible.”
“Is that so?” Ridge asked, his eyes twinkling with amusement.
I pushed London into my apartment. “Get in there.”
She laughed at her own antics and called over her shoulder, “ She won’t be single for long.”
“London,” I warned through gritted teeth as I stepped into the hallway and closed the door behind me.
“I’m so sorry,” I said to Ridge.
He waved my apology away. “No need. I have a little sister, remember? Anyway, I better get going. I’ll see you tomorrow.”
“Okay.”
I watched him as he walked to his car, looking suave in his expensive suit. Even though London had totally lied, she was right about one thing. Ridge’s combination of physical beauty, drive to succeed, and nice-guy attitude made him extremely sexy, and I couldn’t help but wonder whether he would’ve kissed me if it weren’t for London’s poor timing.
I exhaled longingly and opened the door to my apartment.
“What the hell was that?” I asked London, who was peeling a banana as she perched on the arm of my couch.
“What?” she asked, concentrating on the fruit in her hands. “Why don’t you ever buy any potato chips? I’m having a junk food attack, and all you have is fruit, vegetables, and stuff full of fiber.”
“Don’t avoid my question.” I stood with arms akimbo, glaring at her like an angry mother.
“Kelsey said he focused more on work than women . I just wanted to let him know that if he
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