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“Mr. Weston?” she said finally with a smile.
Colt’s grin was arrogant. “Yes, ma’am. That’s me.”
“Mr. Campbell is expecting you. Please, follow me.” She ushered us through the busy restaurant to the back. Opening a door, she gestured for us to enter a private dining room.
An attractive man, with dark hair and cobalt blue eyes, rose from his chair and buttoned the middle suit button of his gray jacket. An auburn haired woman sat in the seat next to him but didn’t move to stand.
“Thank ye, Janet,” he said, his voice thick and husky with a Scottish brogue.
“Will that be all, Mr. Campbell?”
“Aye.”
Janet left and shut the door.
My eyes darted between Mr. Campbell and the woman who had taken her time rising from her chair. She was stunning and regal, and though we were the same height, it was only because my boots put us at eye-level. Her auburn hair hung in loose waves about her shoulders, her white, asymmetrical gown more suited for a gala than a sit-down dinner.
As if noticing my hesitation, her smile widened in a show of genuine welcome. She came toward me, hand held out. “Hi, I’m Barrett.”
Her lack of formality surprised me. Taking her palm, I gripped it. “Nice to meet you. I’m Mia.”
“I love your boots,” she said, eyeing the studded footwear Colt had bought me. “They look like they’re made for stomping on hearts.”
I laughed. “I feel very under dressed.”
She dismissed my statement with a nod of her queenly head. “Knowing Colt, he wouldn’t be caught dead wearing a suit.”
“Your wife knows me well, Campbell,” Colt drawled.
Campbell grinned and looked at me. “It’s good to meet you, Mia. Call me Flynn.”
“How are the boys?” Colt asked Barrett.
“Driving us both to drink,” she said with a wink. She turned to me and explained, “We have three boys under the age of five.”
“That sounds like a handful,” I said. I tried to hide my astonishment. The woman standing in front of me hadthreechildren? I never would’ve guessed it judging by her trim, elegant figure.
Flynn pulled Barrett to his side and draped an arm around her. She placed her left hand on his chest, and I immediately noticed that her wedding band was demure and elegant. These people, despite the hotel empire they ran, were not gaudy and I began to relax.
“What, you don’t say hello to me anymore?” Colt asked as he raised an eyebrow at Flynn.
Flynn rubbed his jaw, pretending not to smile. “If I jumped into your arms, could you catch me?”
“Let’s find out,” Colt shot back.
“Let’s not,” Barrett interrupted.
Flynn let go of his wife and then approached Colt. The two men stared at each other for a moment before they engaged in a manly bro hug.
“You look well,” Flynn said, peering at Colt a moment before shifting his gaze to me. “Are you keeping this one in order?”
“As much as Barrett keeps you in order, I’m sure,” I quipped, causing laughter to ring out.
Flynn waved us all to the set table. White china, white tablecloth, goblets trimmed with gold.
Colt surprised me by helping me with my chair. I gazed up at him in astonishment.
Leaning down, he whispered, “I can be a gentleman if I need to be.”
