Catch 'n' Kiss (Are You Game?) by Rhian Cahill Read Free Book Online Page A

had he gone?
    “Did you hear anything I just said?”
    Embarrassed to admit she’d completely zoned out, she tried to bluff her way through. “Sure. Tonight’s function is in here.”
    Dan laughed. “Nice try. But, no. I asked if you wanted to go to the room for anything before we get started with set up.”
    Her face heated. He’d caught her out. “Um. No, I don’t need anything.”
    “Are you feeling all right?” He stepped closer. “You’re looking a little flushed.”
    She definitely felt warm, but it wasn’t illness that made her that way. “It’s a little hot in here, that’s all. Plus, we’ve been rushing around for the last few minutes.” Okay, so they hadn’t been running or even walking fast. As excuses went, it wasn’t a very good one.
    He stepped closer and pressed the back of his fingers to her cheek. “Are you sure? You feel a little hot to me.”
    Jody swallowed. It wasn’t his words that had her stomach clenching and her blood racing. Dan didn’t bother to mask the desire burning in his eyes. His hand might be gentle and innocuous, but those eyes…they were dark with arousal and dangerous to her self-control. She fought the urge to lean into him and instead pulled away. “I’m fine.”
    Putting some distance between them, she headed towards the door to see if the trolley with their gear had found its way to this area of the hotel. She needed to get busy—distract herself—with work. Not that anything could divert her wayward hormones or her body’s reaction to being close to Dan. Jody knew she was in trouble. Pushing him away was becoming more and more difficult, and it was only a matter of time before she succumbed to the volatile chemistry arcing between them.
     
     
    Dan wiped the sweat from his brow. They’d been working for three hours and the room was finally the way he’d imagined it. He’d wanted the tables set like the house tables in Harry Potter. Each group would have a long table and a house flag, in this case a department logo. Food and beverage, meet and greet and housekeeping. Management would be working alongside their staff—on equal footing—for the duration of the weekend.
    Cassie had a marvellous program for her corporate sessions, and this one was tailor-made for the hotel industry. Over the course of two days, the participants would be working together in games designed to teach them problem solving and interacting as a team. He’d run these workshops before so he knew them well, but Jody had had limited exposure to the corporate side of the business. Until now, she’d been dealing with the adult and children’s party lines. He wanted her to be comfortable with the seminars she’d be running on her own.
    “Okay, we’re done.” He headed over to where Jody was laying out the house flags on the end of the long tables. “Let’s go up to the room and run through the program for each of the sessions you’re doing. I want to be sure you’re familiar with all aspects of them.”
    “Oh, I already went over them. I didn’t see anything that caused me concern.”
    “Well, we’re done down here anyway. Plus, we have to get ready at some point.” Dan placed his hand on her lower back and urged her towards the door. “And I’m feeling a little hungry, so I’m planning to order some room service and sit out on the patio for a few minutes of downtime before the chaos begins.”
    “I’m not hungry.” Was she trying to dodge him? Probably.
    “It’s been hours since lunch, and it’ll be another few before dinner.”
    “I don’t snack between meals,” she argued.
    “I’ll order you a coffee.” He wasn’t about to let her weasel out of spending some time with him, which is exactly what she was attempting to do.
    Dan thought he was home free when they reached the door only to run into Mooney. Who, Dan noticed, couldn’t take his eyes off Jody. A growl rumbled in his chest and he had to fake a cough to cover it.
    “Hey, you’re done.”