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“Oh, okay.”
“Do you think at some point you’re going to relax and accept that I’m not just looking for a quickie and a goodbye?”
She laughed. “Sorry. I’ll try.” She didn’t want to be a constant downer. This was supposed to be fun. “I hope you are still looking for a quickie, though?”
He laughed. “Err, yeah.”
“Good, me too. Do you know when you’re coming?”
“Yeah. I talked to Gene about it last night. He’s flying some of the execs back from Sacramento on Friday afternoon, but he’ll be able to bring me up there after that. I should be there by seven.”
“Do you want me to pick you up at the airport?”
“That’d be great.”
“Okay. I’ll do that.”
“Do you want to have dinner at the resort?”
She’d already thought about that. She knew that it’d be busy and they’d no doubt run into a whole bunch of people if they ate there. “Maybe. I’ll figure something out.”
“Do you think you might have a place by then?”
“I’m looking, but I doubt I’ll have anything that soon. I’ve heard about another couple of places to eat, so I thought I’d check them out before Friday, see if I can take you somewhere different.”
“Great, it’d be good to check out somewhere new.”
“I’ll let you know what I discover.”
“Or you can just surprise me. I’ll do whatever you say.”
She laughed. “Ooh, that sounds like it could be fun.”
He laughed with her. “It does, doesn’t it?”
“Yes, and I think I’ll leave you on that note.”
“You need to go?” He sounded disappointed.
“Yes. I’ve got a lot to do.”
“Okay. Talk soon?”
“I’d like that.”
“Me too.”
“Bye then.”
“Bye.” Piper hung up and sat down on the bed. Why had she said she had to go? She didn’t need to; she could have talked to him all night if she wanted to. She still didn’t feel comfortable, though. He was right. She needed to relax and start believing that he was calling because he wanted to talk to her—why else would he?
~ ~ ~
Cameron paced his office on Friday afternoon, waiting for a call to say that Gene was back and ready to take him to Summer Lake.
Mary Ellen popped her head around his office door. “Do you want to make yourself useful while you’re still here?”
He frowned at her. “No.”
