Forever After (Montana Brides) by Leeanna Morgan Read Free Book Online

in a zen garden, with glimpses of a huge indoor lap pool and spa area. “When will the apartments be finished?”
    “In about three weeks.” Patrick looked across at Sam. “I had a meeting with the developers last week. Sales are above their predictions, so everyone’s happy.”
    “That’s good news. But what are you doing here on a Sunday?”
    “Renee’s taken the kids to a birthday party, and I needed to check some things for tomorrow. It seemed like a great reason to escape a mob of sugar loaded kids zooming around the park.”
    Nicky put the book down, laughing at the look of horror on Patrick’s face. “They can’t be that bad?”
    “Believe me, I know what I’m talking about. Two of my three kids will be the sugar loaded ones. One whiff of a hotdog, ice cream, or cotton candy and they go berserk. God help anyone around them if they devour all three in one sitting. My wife gets to chat with her girlfriends, and I’m safe here. The perfect Sunday morning.”  
    Sam nudged Nicky toward the door. “I’d better show you the rest of the building before Patrick pulls out his family photos. We’ll never leave before sunset once he gets started.”
    “Don’t scoff too soon,” grinned Patrick. “One of these days you’ll find yourself up to your eyeballs in diapers and baby formula. Guess who else will be escaping into work for some peace and quiet then?”
    Nicky tripped on the edge of a rug, grabbing the edge of a cabinet before she made a complete fool of herself.  
    “I’m allergic to anyone’s kids but yours.” Sam laughed.
    Nicky kept moving down the corridor. He wouldn’t be laughing quite so hard if he knew how close he’d come to teething rings and rattles.

    Two hours later, Nicky had walked three floors of the building and sorted through some of the information sitting on her computer.
    “Ready for lunch?” Sam smiled at her from the doorway of her office.
    “Lunch?” Her breath caught in her throat at the mischievous gleam in his eyes.  
    “Yeah, you know. Food, drink, friendly conversation?”
    Looking down at her watch, she couldn’t believe it was already one o’clock. “You don’t need to look after me. I’ll grab something from a café downstairs and head back to the loft once I’ve finished.”
    “Don’t be silly. I’ll get a bad reputation if I ask you to work more hours on a Sunday.”
    Moving another file into a new folder, Nicky frowned at her computer. “I thought your reputation had already been firmly secured. You’re a hard-nosed boss who stops at nothing to get what he wants.”
    Raising a finger to his lips, Sam said, “Ssh. Someone might hear you. It’s only my competitors that believe that stuff. I’m really a pussy cat at heart.” A grin spread across his face at her look of disbelief. “It’s true. Ask Amanda, my assistant. One word from her and I’m eating out of her hand.”
    Nicky wondered if that hand came with a full chest and long legs. His last few girlfriends, according to her step sister, had super sized double F breasts, IQ’s that barely made it up to double digits and bodies that suction-cupped themselves to whatever piece of his anatomy they could find.  
    He might be a pussy cat in his personal life, but other organizations had seen more than one sharp claw directed at them over the years. She didn’t let his smile fool her for one moment. If Sam Delaney wanted something, he got it. Including her – for six long weeks.
    She stared at the computer screen, hoping Sam hadn’t heard the growl rumbling from her stomach.
    “I’ll be on my best behavior. And if you want to be really hardnosed about it, I’ll let you pay for your own meal.”
      Nicky shut down her computer and picked up her bag. “Okay, I give in. I’m not going to argue with the boss on my first day.”
    “Good choice,” he winked. “Follow me, I won’t lead you astray.”
    Nicky rolled her eyes. If only it were that simple. He’d perfected the art of