breasts.
The sculpted line of her shoulders and spine, together with the easy, energetic way she moved, hinted at the benefits of a regular physical fitness routine. She might be careless about her filing habits, he reflected, but she looked as though she was highly disciplined about her workout.
Goal-oriented
. Like himself, he thought.
Her interesting, fine-boned face was framed by glossy red-brown hair that she wore in a casual twist. The sleek designer frames of her glasses emphasized the perceptive awareness in her wide hazel-green eyes.
Jasper sighed. He knew only too well that it was his dangerous lot in life to be attracted to intelligent women. The older he got, the more pronounced the taste had become.
âSorry about the greeting you got when you arrived.Weâre a little busy at the moment.â Olivia waved a graceful hand to indicate the busy scene on the opposite side of the windowed wall. âWeâve got four major events coming up in quick succession. One of them is a reception for Camelot Blue investors and clients.â
He inclined his head. âThat explains the giant glowing blue sword-in-the-stone and the fake cave.â
âUh-huh.â She sprawled lightly in her chair. The casual pose belied the glint of wary assessment with which she watched Jasper.
âWhat else is on the schedule?â he asked politely.
âLetâs see.â She held up one hand and ticked off items on her fingers. âWeâve got the annual Silver Galaxy Foods Night event, which will be an overnight cruise this year. A fund-raiser for Eleanor Lancasterââ
He raised his brows. âAs in Eleanor Lancaster, the candidate for governor?â
âOne and the same.â
That event had to have been a major coup for Light Fantastic, he thought. The conventional wisdom and virtually every newspaper pundit in the state were busy predicting that Eleanor Lancaster would easily win the election. The event firm that produced her fund-raisers would be in a very nice position when the client became Governor Lancaster.
âIâm impressed,â he said.
âDonât be.â Olivia gave him a cheerful, conspiratorial grin. âIâve got an inside track. My brother, Todd, is her policy consultant and speechwriter.â
âConvenient.â
She raised one shoulder in an elegant shrug. âBusiness is business.â
He wondered how far she took that bit of philosophy. What exactly
had
she done with the fortune in Logan Dane paintings that Crawford Lee Wilder claimed she had inherited after Dane got run over by a bull?
âI think Iâve got invitations to every event youâve mentioned so far,â he said.
âPlanning to attend any of them?â
âNo. I donât get out a lot.â
Olivia looked amused. âYouâll probably be invited to the last big production on my list this summer, too.â
âWhat is it?â
âThe annual Glow, Inc., company picnic.â
He smiled slightly. âYouâre right. I expect to be on the guest list. And I will definitely attend that event.â
He turned back to the view out the office window. There was a fair amount of purposeful activity taking place in the studio, he noticed. An array of tools, art supplies, and electrical equipment littered the floor. The young man who had been introduced as Bolivar Chantry was deep into the guts of the control panel that had recently gone awry.
Zara Chantry was busy at the drafting table. Her wealth of golden blond hair glowed in the light that filtered through the huge factory loft windows behind her. Jasper wondered why she looked vaguely familiar.
Two androgynous figures, both artistically thin and terribly trendy, were at work in one corner. They appeared to be constructing huge foil flowers for a large silver foil vase. Jasper recalled that the pair had been introduced as Bernie and Matty. He was not positive which name went with which