An Unexpected Love Story (Love Story Book Two) by Rachel Schurig Read Free Book Online Page B

time when you’re not in your meetings.”
    He looked up from his sandwich, raising one eyebrow. It suddenly hit me how my words must have sounded, and I flushed even darker than before. “Because I know the area and I can give you some tips,” I said quickly.
    John’s eyes flashed again, as if he was trying to keep from laughing. Mortified, I took a large gulp of my wine. Real good, Murray , I thought.
    “Brooke,” he said. Something in his tone made me look up. His gaze was more intense than I was expecting, and he was leaning even closer across the table. He smiled, a slow, seductive smile. “I promise you’ll be the first one I call.”

    Chapter Six
    “I have a problem,” I said to Emily twenty minutes later.
    “What’s the matter?” she asked, sounding worried.
    “I have a new guest staying here.”
    “And that’s a problem? God, Brooke, I thought something was seriously wrong. You never call me more than once in a work day.”
    “Sorry,” I said. “But this really is a problem. This isn’t any normal guest.”
    “Is it a zombie?” she asked, deadpan. “A traveling head of state?”
    “Do you want to hear about the insanely hot man or not?”
    Emily whistled on the other end of the phone. “A hot man, eh? In Alpena? We don’t get too many of those.”
    “You’re telling me. This one isn’t from Alpena though. He’s a lawyer from Chicago. And I have no idea how I’m going to keep my hands off him for the next three days.”
    Emily laughed. “That hot, huh?”
    “God, Em,” I sighed, leaning back in my desk chair and putting my feet up. “You have no idea. I literally don’t think I’ve ever seen someone like him in my life. And it’s not just his looks you know? We spark together.”
    “Good looks and a spark. You really do have a problem.”
    “You’re telling me,” I grumbled. “I just ate lunch with Mr. Gorgeous, and it was all I could do not to shove my tongue down his throat.”
    “You’re a shameless hussy, Brooke Murray.”
    “You’re not wrong. But this is too far, even for me. You know my cardinal rule about getting involved with guests.”
    “You have a rule about getting involved with guests?” She asked. “I’ve never heard of this rule.”
    “Well, that’s probably because I’ve never had a guest at this place that I would think twice about.”
    Her soft laughter on the other end of the phone made my stomach hurt a little. I missed Emily so much. What I wouldn’t give to have her here to giggle with me about John in person.
    “So what are you gonna do about it?”
    “Nothing,” I said quickly. “I have way too much work to do this weekend to worry about a guy.”
    “Ooh, it’s the video game thing, isn’t it? Maybe you’ll get lucky—maybe one of those guys will be even hotter and will distract you from Mr. Gorgeous of Chicago.”
    It was my turn to laugh. “Yeah, right.”
    “Brooke, maybe this guy showing up today isn’t so random. Have you considered that?”
    “What are you talking about?”
    “Well, we just got done talking about how you were ready for a relationship. And bam, the most gorgeous man you’ve ever seen suddenly shows up. And gets all sparky with you. Maybe that’s not a coincidence.”
    “Em, what part of Chicago are you not getting?”
    “Don’t let geography stand in the way of true love, sweetie.”
    “Emily Donovan, you know what will happen if you start throwing around words like true love.”
    “You’ll hang up on me?”
    “Yup.” I was quiet for a moment. “But on second thought, maybe you do have a point. Maybe this wasn’t coincidence after all.”
    On the other end of the phone, Emily affected a dramatic gasp. “Hang on, is this still Brooke? Who am I talking to? Are you actually going to tell me you believe in something so romantic?”
    “You didn’t let me finish,” I said. “I was going to say, maybe John is supposed to be my last wild fling, you know? Final one-night stand before I settle