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“I cooked for you, Amelia. I wanted to make sure you got a good start to your day.”
I blushed a little, surprised and heart-warmed. “Mary, you shouldn’t have. Thank you.”
“It was my pleasure, like I said before, to see someone enjoy my cooking.”
“Cook Henry some bacon and eggs, please.” I asked.
“Amelia.” Henry warned. “I’m in a rush.”
“Are you? I thought you were the boss? Delegate, or be late. It’s not every day you get a surprise visitor.”
“I got a surprise visitor yesterday,” he smirked. “Today, I know you’re here.”
“Well, I want to see you for a while. Who knows
I may leave today and go get a job in Manhattan and not return, so you’d better hang on to see me right now.” I stuck my tongue in my cheek.
Henry sighed. “Fine. Mary, would you please fix me some bacon and eggs, so I may breakfast with Amelia, and if you haven’t eaten yourself yet, please fix some for yourself too, and let’s all sit down and entertain Amelia while she’s still here.” He picked up his cell, “Ashley. Something’s come up. Can you move my morning appointment to tomorrow? Thanks.” He placed his cell back on the table. “Satisfied? The boss moved things so you can watch him eat bacon.”
I laughed, and Mary joined in. We both looked at the very serious looking Henry who sounded as if he’d just had a tantrum. Then Henry began laughing too.
“Actually, the aroma in here is so good, it’s not a hardship to stay and eat a cooked breakfast. I’ll have to hit the gym harder tonight, that’s all.”
“You go to the gym a lot?” I asked him.
“Most days. It’s on the fifth floor. I’ll get you a guest pass.” He explained.
“Excellent. When will you be going?”
“I never have a set time, just when I get home from work.”
“Well, let me know, and I’ll come with you. You can show me the ropes.”
He turned to me, “You do realize there are instructors there who can ‘show you the ropes’, and the equipment, and the weights?”
“Yeah, but I’m shy, so I’d rather go there with you.”
Mary placed a plate of food in front of him and refilled his coffee.
“Help me, Mary. This girl has come and is causing chaos. She’s only been here a few hours.”
Mary took a seat at the table and smirked at me while Henry sliced up a piece of bacon.
“Yes, I’ve noticed the difference already,” she said, and she winked at me.
Chapter 4
Henry
What was happening? I’d heard friendly chatter coming from the usually quiet kitchen. Usually in a morning, once she’d served me my coffee and toast, Mary left me to my laptop, cell or the morning news. But today, the kitchen seemed more, well, alive. I took in how happy Mary was when Amelia had thanked her for her breakfast and then here I was, forced to eat one myself.
And I had to admit, it was delicious.
Ashley, my main assistant, would have no doubt alerted my team that I’d been kidnapped or had had a mental breakdown, as I never failed to show for a meeting, never rearranged anything.
When Amelia had said she might not stick around long, I had thrown caution to the wind. I didn’t remember the last time I’d had a vacation. Maybe I could open a few windows in my schedule so I could spend some time catching up on what had happened with Vee’s family.
Amelia sat on a stool with her hair tied back, looking fresh-faced and comfortable, like she’d lived here her whole life, not arrived the evening before. With a guest robe from her bathroom wrapped over what appeared to be pajamas, she seemed in no rush to go anywhere or do anything.
