by Hazel Hunter
“They’re not,” Clark said, a bit of energy in his voice.
“What?” Jean said. “I thought you said the greenhouse was completely destroyed, burned to the ground, and everything in it.”
“Not everything was in it,” he said, a smile beginning to form on his lips.
Her mouth formed a soundless ‘what?’.
“The buds that George stole,” he said, really smiling now. “I got them back.”
“You what?” she said, stunned.
“I guess I forgot to mention that part.”
“I guess you did,” she said.
He circled his arm around her waist and drew her in front of him, straddling his thighs.
“I must have had something else on my mind,” he said, looking down at her body and then back up to her eyes.
“I can’t imagine what,” she said, trying not to grin.
“Oh, I doubt that,” he said. He was quiet for a few moments. “A loan package–a good one–that must take some time to put together.”
“Oh no,” she said quickly. “I could have that done in a few days.”
He became a little more serious.
“Okay,” he said. “Then, getting the loan results back. Getting accounts set up. I don’t know, getting the blank checks printed–that might take weeks. Or, who knows? Maybe months.”
She slowly shook her head. That was ridiculous.
“Blank checks?” she said.
“What I’m saying,” he said, pulling her closer, “is that I’d like you stay.”
She stared at him.
“Stay?” she whispered. “You mean, like, stay?”
He smoothed some hair back from her face and looked into her eyes.
“I mean stay,” he said, smiling. “With me. We’ll make a good team.”
Then suddenly he was serious again.
“I love you, Jean. I can’t imagine doing this without you.”
His face was close now and she leaned in.
“I’ve loved you from the start,” she whispered.
She was just about to kiss him when he held her back.
“Just one thing,” he said.
“What?”
“No more silk blouses,” he said, one corner of his mouth curling upward. “You look better without them.”
She couldn’t help but smile.
“Deal,” she said.
He drew her in then and kissed her and, as far as she was concerned, she would never wear silk again.
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