Scott took her hand when she didn’t answer immediately, mistaking her pause for hesitation. “Think about it. While Elliot and I are up to our eyeballs in construction and cow manure …”
Alexandra shook her head and laughed. “No need to sell me on it. I’m convinced already. It’s the perfect offer, David. Thank you. Oh, and I’ll give you a call later to talk about that raise I just know you have in mind.”
David winced. After all, he knew that determined look of hers. He looked at Scott. “Ask the receptionist to screen my calls on the way out, will you?”
Alexandra smiled brightly and her heels clicked on the familiar tiled floor as she walked out of David’s office with her husband right by her side. They had a lot of packing to do, but it would have to wait. As they passed the supply closet, Scott grabbed Alexandra by the arm and pulled her inside.
He nuzzled her neck as she sat down on that stack of boxes she had come to know so well. “All right, Falconer. I sense grounds for a sexual harassment lawsuit coming on.”
He murmured against her, “I’d better make this worth all the dire legal repercussions—” He placed a sweet kiss on her mouth. “—and make this good enough that at least one person in the world will be happy with me today.”
Her former words came back to her. “Rest assured, Scott Falconer—I’m extremely happy.”
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