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For the umpteenth time since he first met Serenity, Morgan was baffled and unsure. Could it all be just a coincidence?
Surely not.
What were the odds?
Suddenly the door to the library swung open. An older man entered the room, and then catching sight of Morgan, he paused.
“Forgive me if I’m intruding…”
“Oh, Douglas, no,” Serenity said as she left her sister to greet the gentleman. “I am so glad you’re here. I’ve been wanting a chance to speak with you all evening.”
Morgan watched as she took Douglas by the hand and led him to stand before him. She gave both of them a dazzling smile, then turned back to Douglas. “I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your sending this man to the office this afternoon. Why, it was the best surprise I’ve ever received. He almost had me going again just a second ago, but I realize now he’s still—”
“My sending what?” Douglas interrupted. “Who?”
Serenity’s mouth dropped open and she looked back and forth between them. Morgan suppressed a groan, realizing finally that Serenity had no idea who he was.
“You don’t know this man?” she asked.
Douglas lifted his brows. “Should I?”
“You didn’t send him into the office as a birthday prank?”
Douglas shook his head slowly. “No.”
Serenity covered her mouth with her hand and took a step back. “Oh, heavens to Betsy,” she murmured, her face pale and mortified.
Morgan lifted one corner of his mouth into a smile. God’s blood, itwasall just a bizarre coincidence.
Then Douglas smiled. “Is this another of your games, Miss Serenity? You really should warn me. I’m getting far too old to keep up with you and your shenanigans.” He extended his hand to Morgan. “Douglas Adams.”
Morgan wanted to laugh aloud. So, this was the man she’d been talking about earlier.
And she had assumed…
And thenhehad assumed…
Oh, this was rich. Truly rich. His anxiety had finally come home to roost.
Wouldn’t Barney have a good laugh about this?
On second thought, he better keep it to himself. The less Barney knew, the more peace he’d have.
Morgan took Douglas’s proffered hand. “Pleased to meet you, Mr. Adams.”
Douglas turned back to Serenity. “I just wanted to let you know that Annie isn’t feeling well. I thought that I should take her home, but before we left I had to wish you a wonderful birthday.”
Finally her gaze settled on Morgan and for a moment she became so pale he thought she might actually faint. “You must think me the greatest of fools.”
The irony of the incident amused him. Besides, it was his initial assumption that had begun this whole ridiculous misunderstanding. “Not at all. I think we have both been made the brunt of fate’s folly.”
Her laughter rippled. It was an enchanting sound, deep and throaty, not the silly little giggles practiced by most women of his acquaintance.
“What is going on?” her sister asked from behind them. “I don’t think I understand.”
Serenity turned to her sister. “’Twould seem that honest business brought this good man to my office, but he bore such a striking resemblance to my hero that I merely assumed Douglas had hired him as a prank.”
Douglas joined her laughter. “I wish I had thought of that.”
