should bring him by.”
“I might.”
Pamela hurried into the break room and returned with a bottle of water before heading back down the hallway toward Jama’s office.
When S ue was certain the woman was out of sight, she went into Keely’s office to see just what was so important that Alex had to come by before work. Sitting in the center of Keely’s desk was a white box with a large pink and blue bow.
“Good morning,” Keely said , coming into the office.
Sue pivoted. “Hi. Pamela was telling me you had a package delivered this morning. Veronica let Alex in.”
“He must have come by early. I thought I’d get here before he did.” Keely dumped her purse and brief case in her chair before she reached for the card on the box. She read it and smiled. “A friend from high school heard I was expecting and sent this to the house. Alex insisted that I had to have it right away.”
“That was sweet of him to bring it by.”
“He can be that. I saw you have a rose on your desk.”
Sue nodded. “He left it for me.”
“I’d say that is the real reason he came by, but this gift was a good pretense to come.”
“Maybe, but he could have stuck around until at least one of us got here.”
Keely’s brow arched and she grinned. “Anxious to see him, are we?”
Sue shrugged.
“Does this mean you’ve changed your mind from Monday?”
She nodded.
“I hoped you would.” Keely came over and hugged her. She stepped back and looked her in the eye. “Promise me you won’t say a word if I tell you something.”
“I promise.”
“I went to see Alex the other night and he was pretty worked up over you. He was even talking to Duke about you.”
“He was?”
“I think I scared the be jibbers out of him when I spoke because he thought he was alone with the dog.” Keely laughed then said, “If you could have seen the shocked look on his face when he turned around and saw me. It was priceless.”
Sue laughed too.
“Anyway .” Keely took a deep breath and rubbed her tummy. “I think his confusion about you is a good sign. He realizes that whatever is going on is something to not rush.”
“ Maybe.”
“I think it’s more than maybe.” She went back to her desk and opened the box, pulling out the cutest little pale yellow and green layette set. “Would you look at this?”
Sue smiled.
“I’ve got to go show Darren. Hold my calls.”
“I will.” Sue went back to her desk and turned on her computer. While she waited for it to boot up, she reached for the rose and inhaled the sweet fragrance and looked at the card Alex had penned. His script was crisp as if he’d taken his time writing it. Which she found very thoughtful.
Pulling out her cellphone she sent him a text thanking him for the rose and that she was looking forward to Sunday.
The switchboard on the phone line lit up and she sighed, taking the call Veronica forwarded to her. It was time to get to work.
“Keely Jones office. How may I help you?”
The morning flew by and it was mid-afternoon when Keely came out of her office with a concerned look on her face. “Are you busy?”
“Not awfully. What do you need?”
“Mrs. Bradshaw, my neighbor…former neighbor just called. She said animal control just left the house on Cedar Lane. Something about them picking up a white dog that had been roaming the area and that Duke is barking and acting all crazy. I’ve called Alex, but he didn’t answer his cell. He may be out in the field doing research today. He spends most of Fridays doing that. I have a conference call scheduled or I’d run over there to check on Duke. Would you mind going?”
“They got the white dog?”
“That’s what my neighbor said. You know about it?”
Sue nodded, closing out the program she’d been working in. “Alex only got glimpses of it, but I actually saw it. A very pretty animal, but it wouldn’t let me get close enough. I wonder who would call animal control over it running around the
“I might.”
Pamela hurried into the break room and returned with a bottle of water before heading back down the hallway toward Jama’s office.
When S ue was certain the woman was out of sight, she went into Keely’s office to see just what was so important that Alex had to come by before work. Sitting in the center of Keely’s desk was a white box with a large pink and blue bow.
“Good morning,” Keely said , coming into the office.
Sue pivoted. “Hi. Pamela was telling me you had a package delivered this morning. Veronica let Alex in.”
“He must have come by early. I thought I’d get here before he did.” Keely dumped her purse and brief case in her chair before she reached for the card on the box. She read it and smiled. “A friend from high school heard I was expecting and sent this to the house. Alex insisted that I had to have it right away.”
“That was sweet of him to bring it by.”
“He can be that. I saw you have a rose on your desk.”
Sue nodded. “He left it for me.”
“I’d say that is the real reason he came by, but this gift was a good pretense to come.”
“Maybe, but he could have stuck around until at least one of us got here.”
Keely’s brow arched and she grinned. “Anxious to see him, are we?”
Sue shrugged.
“Does this mean you’ve changed your mind from Monday?”
She nodded.
“I hoped you would.” Keely came over and hugged her. She stepped back and looked her in the eye. “Promise me you won’t say a word if I tell you something.”
“I promise.”
“I went to see Alex the other night and he was pretty worked up over you. He was even talking to Duke about you.”
“He was?”
“I think I scared the be jibbers out of him when I spoke because he thought he was alone with the dog.” Keely laughed then said, “If you could have seen the shocked look on his face when he turned around and saw me. It was priceless.”
Sue laughed too.
“Anyway .” Keely took a deep breath and rubbed her tummy. “I think his confusion about you is a good sign. He realizes that whatever is going on is something to not rush.”
“ Maybe.”
“I think it’s more than maybe.” She went back to her desk and opened the box, pulling out the cutest little pale yellow and green layette set. “Would you look at this?”
Sue smiled.
“I’ve got to go show Darren. Hold my calls.”
“I will.” Sue went back to her desk and turned on her computer. While she waited for it to boot up, she reached for the rose and inhaled the sweet fragrance and looked at the card Alex had penned. His script was crisp as if he’d taken his time writing it. Which she found very thoughtful.
Pulling out her cellphone she sent him a text thanking him for the rose and that she was looking forward to Sunday.
The switchboard on the phone line lit up and she sighed, taking the call Veronica forwarded to her. It was time to get to work.
“Keely Jones office. How may I help you?”
The morning flew by and it was mid-afternoon when Keely came out of her office with a concerned look on her face. “Are you busy?”
“Not awfully. What do you need?”
“Mrs. Bradshaw, my neighbor…former neighbor just called. She said animal control just left the house on Cedar Lane. Something about them picking up a white dog that had been roaming the area and that Duke is barking and acting all crazy. I’ve called Alex, but he didn’t answer his cell. He may be out in the field doing research today. He spends most of Fridays doing that. I have a conference call scheduled or I’d run over there to check on Duke. Would you mind going?”
“They got the white dog?”
“That’s what my neighbor said. You know about it?”
Sue nodded, closing out the program she’d been working in. “Alex only got glimpses of it, but I actually saw it. A very pretty animal, but it wouldn’t let me get close enough. I wonder who would call animal control over it running around the
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