Love Beat (2015)
“If I’m busy, text me. I want the whole deal wrapped up by tomorrow.”
Cade’s deep voice murmurs through my brain, along with the heavenly aroma of coffee. I open my eyes in a shaft of bright sunlight and blink.
Through the open door of my room, I can see him striding about his sitting room in a shower robe, coffee in one hand, phone in the other, a tousled, preoccupied Greek god.
My heart turns over.
As he dials again, a woman’s voice cuts in, too low for me to make out the words.
I stiffen. He’s got company.
I slip out of bed, snatch up the thin satin robe and peek cautiously through the door. A small table is laid with silver, snowy porcelain and the remains of breakfast. Close by, notebook in hand, stands Sonja, businesslike today in a prim skirt and crisp white blouse, her face hidden by a curtain of soft, shining hair.
She’s still murmuring something, but at that moment, Cade looks up and our eyes meet. He turns abruptly to Sonja, his tone curt. “That’s all for now.
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